The winds have shifted, the stars have aligned, and now is the time. Trust the Mask are back with their spacey first album; they are Elisa Dal Bianco and Vittoria Cavedon. The 12-song “synth-spoloration” Idiom is impressive in its boldness and strength.
The genres of cyber, glitch, wave, industrial, alternative, and synth pop are all explored boldly on Idiom. Listening to Idiom is like embarking on a dreamlike sonic adventure into the unknown.
Elisa Dal Bianco, a multi-instrumentalist and a partner in Trust the conceal, has said, “Every human being wants to be accepted and loved, and as a result, everyone tries to mask themselves in social contexts – at work, at school, everywhere.” “Only when we are performing music do we feel completely free,” Vittoria Cavedon elaborates. Everyone hides behind an alter ego, but taking it off reveals the real them. When we play music, we let our guard down and the audience shares in that moment of liberation.
This year, the two mismatched artists wore handmade crowns that stole the show. The mask of trust fascinated us. From the luminous “Will you come?” to the futuristic and gloomy “Otaku,” and finally the bubbly and undulating “Our Fault” just last month.
They wrap up by playing nine songs that have not been released before, sucking in anyone who wanders into their orbit. The album’s rich, layered lead single, “Juniper,” is about the “conscious end of a relationship,” while the album’s closing track, “Frontiers,” blends processed vocals, industrial elements, Cambodian monks, and a bright vocal hook that lifts the track exactly when it needs it.
Idiom is the ethereal pursuit of a common language across time, space, and social strata and individual identities. In Idiom, we investigate how the next generation may take for granted the removal of geographical and ideological barriers to fully perceive the world around them. The paintings all feature foreign landscapes and exotic cultures. Trust the Mask creates alternative music with elements of pop and dance.
