under:tones is the result of a creative exchange between Alex Neri, Matteo Zarcone, and the introspective, soulful voice of Sonny Reeves. At its core, it’s a project that treats sound as a space for dialogue — blending electronic production with melodic sensitivity, following a path that resists formulas and embraces exploration.
The debut album, “Encounters”, features ten tracks written between Florence, Los Angeles, and London. Each piece captures a transition, a turning point, through a language that combines electronic grooves, analog synths, ambient recordings, and carefully measured arrangements.
The atmosphere shifts between wide-open soundscapes and emotional tension, between introspection and movement. The structure is fluid: songs unfold through layering or reduction, guided by an internal rhythm rather than fixed patterns.
The production avoids over-polishing, allowing space for detail, nuance, and contrast. Electronics here are not a special effect — they’re a voice, a way of shaping emotion. The influences are broad — from Apparat to Portishead, from Thom Yorke to Burial — but under:tones shapes its own sonic identity through lived experience, shared and transformed.
This is music that doesn’t chase trends, but rather listens to the present with depth.
It’s made for those who take time, who listen with care, who look for meaning beyond the surface. “Encounters” is the first chapter in an ongoing journey — one where sound becomes a form of writing, and music a space for human connection.
