Bisceglie Vincenzo's "Casting n. 2014," takes listeners into an intimate scene rooted in personal experience, peppered with a sense of honesty and, ultimately, a whispered sliver of hope.
Produced during a significant personal and professional transition, "Casting n. 2014" is a whispered confessional, a minimalist gem of an album made to be played in the dark. There are no dramatic crescendos or overproduced frills to be found here. Instead, Bisceglie embraces subtlety, allowing the sparseness of the production to leave room for its true center, the lyrics and the heavy emotion they bear.
In intimate and unpretentious language, Bisceglie provides a snapshot of what it means to question oneself, not in despair but with grace. "Casting n. 2014" doesn't shout for your attention, it taps quietly on the door of your pity, asking to be let in, to be heard, to be understood, and, for all we know, to be felt. It's a courageous position in a world that suffers from too much spectacle. The music explores the human condition today, the pressures of society, and the challenge of balancing our authentic selves with the way we're perceived on social media. Instead of getting lost in the sauce, Bisceglie gets real, preferring substance to superficiality. Bisceglie puts down a song that sounds more like a late-night journal entry than some perfectly snap-polished audition, and in that sense at least, he passes the only test that's worth a good goddamn.
"Casting n. 2014" is not a show about impressing the world. It's finding the courage to show up as yourself, with all your flaws. In just a few minutes, Bisceglie can distill the confusion, irony, and quiet strength of moving through life when nothing is even somewhat specific, except for the fact that the answer is to keep showing up.