John Southworth shares “RIALTO”

RIALTO is a full length album, 8 series podcast, novella and show! Born out of a dream, RIALTO is a mind movie, that follows loner and insomniac cab Klaus who after a series of unsettling paranormal events, finds himself agreeing to a strange request! ⁣

In John’s words: ‘A few years back I had this dream: I was walking through vast grasslands towards a solitary hill. On top of the hill was a movie house. On the marquee: History of Jazz

I kept thinking about it. What was in the movie house? Why was I going there? Why “History of Jazz”? To reach some kind of insight, I began a film script, extending the dream tenfold. The script morphed into a novella-sized book, a series of songs, and finally, a “mind-movie” podcast, forming this labyrinthine, multi-medium story – equal parts dream, film and waking life.

Figuring out how to transcend the traditional parameters of the album to create a more panoramic story-vision is something I’ve been unconsciously trying to do for some time. I’ve been pushing against the edges – toying with narrative, characters and visuals with Easterween and Niagara, a weird children’s book Daydreams for Night – but the scope of life behind Rialto felt too irrepressible and expansive to be boxed in an album. The book and podcast have kicked open the doors – allowing the album to lead or serve where it should.’

‘RIALTO’S’ full-length album is due out October 1st via Tin Angel and will be available digitally + on vinyl! ⁣Pre-order HERE: https://johnsouthworth.bandcamp.com/album/rialto-2