Noesis by ClockDVA: official cover

CLOCK DVA’S NOESIS VOTED AMONG THE TEN BEST ALBUMS OF 2023 FOR BLOW UP MUSIC MAG

The music magazine Blow Up voted Noesis as one of the best ten albums of 2023.

Here is the Playlist 2023, according to the critics of the well-respected Italian magazine Blow Up:

ClockDVA’s album, Noesis, released by Rizosfera in January 2023, placed ninth on Blow Up’s Playlist 2023 #307 December 2023. (Blow Up is an Italian magazine very close in terms of quality to The Wire). Amongst great artists and great albums, other Playlist 2023 releases include Pere Ubu, Fire! Orchestra and Anohni and the Johnsons. We would like to thank all the journalists who voted for Clock DVA’s album (Stefano I. Bianchi, Vittore Baroni, Andrea Amadasi, Paolo Bertoni, Antonio Ciarletta) :: At the same time, we see that many playlists of electronic, gothic, ebm, dark, esoteric music lovers mention Noesis among the most representative and excellent albums of the year 2023. Let us also thank them, the voice of fans of a way of experiencing music and life that never ceases to amaze. To all of you, Happy New Year!

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