On this day in 2012, first Slig’s album “Salamanderland” was released.

It took his name from an old, now dismissed, amphibians farm, leaded by a man called Gunter, and on the cover appears a specimen of Salamandra salamandra bernardezi.

It was my first music made on my own, where I tried to explore everything that Cubase could offer, like a child in a candy shop.

I had no electric guitar back then, so everytime you hear one, it’s a distortion on an acoustic fender.

It starts with High Cut Nappies, remnant of the Low Battery experience, goes on with Enormous In Basins and Glass Frogs From Berlin, both played with sitar and esraj and an indian touch.

After a bit of rock with Chicken Breast, it turns sad with Drink To Maz, last minute addition for the death of my cat Mazzola.

Musicians Use To Wear Obscene Shoes (n. 6) and I’ve Killed A Girl With A Swordfish (n. 8) are a clear tribute to Blur, while Dance On A Bench is about death on holidays.

It ends with and experiment, Aerosol Land, which has a refrain but 4 different verses, and, above all, 5 different arrangements in less than 4 minutes.

If you want to hear it, you can go to my Spotify page, or just scroll down this page.

Enjoy!