Italian singer-songwriter and composer Chiara Civello has joined forces with Italian producer and DJ Cristiano Crisci, aka Clap! Clap! for a brand new collaborative project called CCCC. Bringing together Civello’s rich songwriting and expressive vocals with Clap! Clap!’s adventurous and rhythm-led production, the pair have found an intriguing common ground between their very different musical worlds. The collaboration began after Civello discovered Clap! Clap!’s 2020 album Liquid Portraits and was captivated by it. She reached out and the two began exchanging ideas, with Crisci sending instrumental sketches that Civello transformed into songs. Rather than imposing a fixed structure on the music, she allowed the melodies and arrangements to reveal themselves naturally. The result is a self-titled album set for release at the end of October through Quarter Moon Records, Civello’s new independent label.

Blending electronic production with more organic sounds, across the record the pair explore deep grooves, broken beat, house and R’n’B. The songs also draw on a rich mix of influences and places, connecting Africa, Sicily, Brazil and the Americas, and touching on themes of grief, renewal, ancestry and self-discovery.

We’ll have to wait until October 30th for CCCC to be out but we can already hear ‘New Dimension’, a gorgeous slice of soulful broken beat pairing Civello’s breezy vocals with Clap! Clap!’s driving production. Take a listen now.