Sandro Petru
a Roma settlement outside Sibiu, Romania
Sandro Petru is a 78-year-old Roma farrier living in a settlement outside Sibiu. His days are spent meticulously crafting horseshoes, using tools and nails passed down from his father. Each evening he lies in bed, the ticking of numerous clocks in his home echoing in his mind, a reminder of time fleeting and the work of his hands enduring beyond his years.
About
Obsession
The cacophony of ticking clocks at night
Voice
Anvil echoes in hollow chapel
Genre
Roma Anvil Blues
Instrumentation
Anvil percussion, traditional violin, distant church bell, ticking clocks
Vocal Style
Gravelly whispers that swell to a chant
Production Style
Recorded in an echoing chapel, with natural acoustics and ambient village sounds
Influences
Sounds of the village forge, the calm silence of empty churches, his father's tools
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