Maurizio Ravalico was born in 1963. As a professional percussionist he has and continues to explore the most diverse specialisations of his field, and to establish new relations between them. From funk and pop to Afro-Cuban and Brazilian, and from classical/contemporary music to experimental, improvised and electronic, his list of collaborations, past and ongoing, is probably the best index of his eclecticism and broad range of interests. Among them: Jamiroquai, Paul McCartney, Jesus Alemani, Snowboy, Alex Wilson, Greg Osby, Kaidi Tatham, Dego McFarland, Finn Peters, Dele Sosimi, John Edwards, Steve Beresford, Oren Marshall, Shabaka Huchkins, Andrea Parkins, and the choreographers Lea Anderson, Bill T.Jones, Maja Garcìa and Jane Turner.
He co-founded, and presently runs, the Fiium Shaarrk trio, jointly with Isambard Khroustaliov and Rudi Fischerlehner, and has released most of his last decade’s works on the Not Applicable label. He lives and works in London, where he moved from his native Italy in 1991.
Albums on Not Applicable:
No Fiction Now! – Fiium Shaarrk
The Resurfacing of an Atavistic Trait – Maurizio Ravalico / Isambard Khroustaliov
In Thunder Rise – Maurizio Ravalico / Oren Marshall with Isambard Khroustaliov
A Further Insight Into Not Applicable – Andreas Willers / Anna Kaluza / Isambard Khroustaliov / Lothar Ohlmeier / Maurizio Ravalico / Rudi Fischerlehner / Tom Arthurs
An Introduction to Not Applicable – The Not Applicable Artists
Five Loose Plans – Maurizio Ravalico / Isambard Khroustaliov
Tracks on Not Applicable:
Fear Of Bees – Isambard Khroustaliov / Maurizio Ravalico
Duetto (part I) – Maurizio Ravalico / Ollie Bown
Elastic – Isambard Khroustaliov / Javier Carmona / Maurizio Ravalico / Tom Arthurs
Duetto (part II, III) – Maurizio Ravalico / Ollie Bown
Up, Down, Charm, Strange, Top, Bottom – Javier Carmona / Maurizio Ravalico
Tubes – Lothar Ohlmeier / Maurizio Ravalico / Ollie Bown / Tom Arthurs
She Closes Her Windows at Night – Adem Ilhan / Lothar Ohlmeier / Maurizio Ravalico / Ollie Bown / Tom Arthurs
Films on Not Applicable:
Flat Home – directed by Martin Hampton, music by The Not Applicable Artists
Links:
Website – www.maurizioravalico.com
Previous discography via his personal Bandcamp page – maurizioravalico.bandcamp.com