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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN - Music For Phantoms (IV)
Art Box 12" + 10" Lathe Cut + Art Object

Private Art Edition of 6

Box:

– 32,5 x 32,5 x 3,5 cm heavy duty cardboard box covered with fine art white paper; professionally handcrafted appositely for this edition;
– black indian ink art work on front cover by Roberto Opalio; handstamped; signed by the artist on box inner cover;
– handstamped, handnumbered 1/6 and signed by both artists on box back cover;

Contents:

– original mixed media artwork by Roberto Opalio: black permanent ink drawings on Polaroid films (1 Duochrome and 1 Color, both overexposed) in Polaroid plastic cartridge mounted on 31 x 31 cm heavy white cardboard; signed and numbered by the artist;
– 180 gram black 12inch lathe cut record version of Music For Phantoms (IV), manufactured in 6 copies;
– 180 gram black 1-sided 10inch lathe cut record containing a 13-minute bonus unreleased piece from the session of Music For Phantoms (IV), manufactured in 6 copies exclusively for this Art Box edition;
– two 12" x 12" fine art yellow cardboard inserts;
– full Art Box Edition credits; handstamped, handnumberd and signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.



Art edition concept and design by My Cat Is An Alien.
All music copyright My Cat Is An Alien


This edition copyright MMXXII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in June 2022 by Opax Editions. Manufactured in Western Alps.

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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN - 'HYPNOTHERAPY'
Painting on Canvas Folder + Cassette

Private Art Edition of 10

– 17 x 20 cm acrylic painting on canvas by Roberto Opalio
– the canvas is folded and fixed with eyelets and twine by Maurizio Opalio;
– ‘HYPNOTHERAPY’ transparent blue cassette in plastic case with 6-panel J-card released by Lost Treasures Of The Underworld records, NYC, USA, August 2021;
– individually handstamped, handnumbered and signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio on inner flap;
– Art edition concept and design by MCIAA.

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Music:

My Cat Is An Alien – HYPNOTHERAPY

Maurizio Opalio - self-made double-bodied string instrument, pedal fx
Roberto Opalio - wordless vocals, pedal fx, alientronics

recorded live in Lausanne, Switzerland in the pre-pandemic world

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Music copyright 2021 My Cat Is An Alien.
This edition copyright MMXXI My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in August 2021 by Opax Editions.

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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN - 'The World that IS and IS NOT'
Diptych Painting Art Box LP

Private Art Edition of 6

– 30 x 30 x 2 cm Art box
– 30 x 60 cm silver acrylic and black outliner gatefold diptych painting by Roberto Opalio on fine art canvas boards; the two 30 x 30 cm painted canvas constitute front and back boards of the box; front painting signed by the artist;
– the diptych is kept together by a 1,2 cm thick gatefold internal vinyl holder system made with fine art cardboard, which serves as box spine refined with aluminium tape. Handcrafted by Maurizio Opalio. Designed by MCIAA;
– handwritten and signed poem by Roberto Opalio on inner front board;
– ‘The World that IS and IS NOT’ silver color vinyl LP released by Opax Private Press, November 2020;
– art edition’s full credits on inner back board, individually handstamped, handnumbered and signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio;
– Art edition concept and design by MCIAA.

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Music:

My Cat Is An Alien – The World that IS and IS NOT

Maurizio Opalio – self-made double-bodied string instrument, pedal effects
Roberto Opalio – wordless vocalizations, modified electronic devices, pedal effects, alientronics

Instantaneous compositions performed, recorded and mixed by My Cat Is An Alien (except B2 performed by Roberto Opalio) at their secret Alien Zone studio in Western Alps.
Produced by MCIAA in multi-dimensional, full dynamics-frequency spectrum "STEREOALIEN FIDELITY".

Note: this concept album has been created in two days during the endless 2020 pandemic.
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Music copyright 2020 My Cat Is An Alien.
This edition copyright MMXXI My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in January 2021 by Opax Editions.

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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN & JEAN-MARC MONTERA - ‘Nuit d'Hiver’
Art Edition LP

Private Art Edition of 9

– Original acrylic and relief outliner painting on front and back cover canvas by Roberto Opalio, signed;
– LP cardboard jacket entirely covered with fine art canvas, handmade by Maurizio Opalio;
– ‘Nuit d’Hiver’ vinyl color variant featuring clear ghost-shape “alien cat’s head” manufactured in 9 copies appositely for this art edition. Regular LP edition co-released by Opax Records and The End mAde RecordS;
– 30 x 30 cm cardboard panel with art edition’s full credits, individually handstamped, handnumbered and signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio;
– Art edition concept and design by MCIAA.

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Music:
My Cat Is An Alien & Jean-Marc Montera – ‘Nuit d'Hiver’

Jean-Marc Montera | self-made table top guitar, objects, electronics, small gong, dan bau
Maurizio Opalio | self-made double-bodied string instrument, pedal effects
Roberto Opalio | alientronics, wordless vocalizations, pedal effects, modified electronic devices

Instantaneous composition performed and recorded live at REEVOX-NUIT D'HIVER Festival, GMEM, Friche La Belle de Mai - Le Module, Marseille, France, December 20, 2018.
Produced by MCIAA in multi-dimensional, full dynamics-frequency spectrum "STEREOALIEN FIDELITY".
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Music copyright 2020 My Cat Is An Alien & Jean-Marc Montera.
This edition copyright MMXX My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in September 2020 by Opax Editions.

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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN - 'Into the White Vortex'
Art Edition 1-Sided Etched LP

Private Art Edition of 10

– Original white and iridescent ink drawing by Roberto Opalio on front cover, signed;

– Hand made etching art intervention on the B-side of the vinyl by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio; signed as "MCIAA 2020";

– 'Into the White Vortex' black vinyl 1-sided LP pressed at GZ Media (CZ);

– Drawing in permanent black ink by Roberto Opalio on both side A and side B labels, with handwritten title and "Alien Eye" drawing in permanent white ink on side A;

– Individually handstamped, handnumbered and signed by the artists on inner die cut back cover;

– Art edition concept and design by MCIAA.

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Music:
My Cat Is An Alien - 'Into the White Vortex'
Maurizio Opalio | electric cosmic guitar, mini-xylophone, Vortex percussion
Roberto Opalio | vocals, electric astral guitar, space toys, piano toy, White percussion

Instantaneous composition recorded June 2004 at MCIAA's Space Room studio, Torino, Italy
Recorded, mixed and produced by MCIAA.
Previously released in February 2007 by Opax Records in a limited vinyl edition of 110 copies.
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Music copyright 2007-2020 My Cat Is An Alien.
This edition copyright MMXX My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in August 2020 by Opax Editions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN - 'Listen Before Black Falls'
Art Edition LP

Private Art Edition of 6

– Vinyl LP housed in 31 x 31 x 0,5 cm jacket handcrafted by Maurizio Opalio; front cover made with 360 gram Fabriano Murillo fine art cardboard mounted on 1 mm heavy grey board; aluminium tape binding on right, left and bottom sides.
– Original white permanent ink drawing with gold acrylic painting intervention by Roberto Opalio on front cover, signed;
– Original white permanent ink drawing by Roberto Opalio on outer plastic sleeve;
– 'Listen Before Black Falls' black vinyl LP pressed at RTI Record Technology Inc. (USA);
– Vinyl’s side A and side B white labels handwritten and drawn in permanent blue ink by Roberto Opalio;
– Art edition's liner notes and credits on back cover;
– Individually handstamped, handnumbered and signed by the artists on back cover;
– Art edition concept and design by MCIAA.



Music:
My Cat Is An Alien - 'Listen Before Black Falls'
Maurizio Opalio | electric alien guitar, cosmic percussion;
Roberto Opalio | vocals & acoustic guitar, small astral keyboard, cosmic percussion

Instantaneous composition performed by My Cat Is An Alien at their former “Space Room” studio, Torino, Italy on May 30, 2003.
Vocals & acoustic guitar intro performed and recorded directly to cassette by Roberto Opalio at home, Torino, June 2, 2003.
Recorded, mixed and produced by MCIAA.
Previously released in 2006 by Root Strata (USA) in a limited vinyl edition of 300 copies"

Music copyright 2003-2020 My Cat Is An Alien.
This edition copyright MMXX My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in April 2020 by Opax Editions.

ROBERTO OPALIO “The First Time I Touched The Earth”
Art Object with Single-sided 7“ Square Lathe Cut Record

Private Art Edition of 6

– 30x31 cm Art Object in fine art white cardboard, designed by MCIAA;
– original permanent ink drawing by Roberto Opalio on the non-playable side of the 7” lathe cut record, signed by the artist;
– Art Object housed in black plain sleeve, with handmade front die cut and handwritten title;
– full credits and hand-stamped Opax Editions logo on back;
– signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio on back, hand-numbered.


Music:
Roberto Opalio - "The First Time I Touched The Earth"
wordless vocalizations, prepared toy keyboard, Alientronics
An exclusive instantaneous composition by Roberto Opalio, recorded in 2006 at Alien Zone studio, Western Alps.

Lathe cut records manufactured in 2006 by Peter King in New Zealand.
Copyright MMXX Roberto Opalio. All rights reserved.
Published in March 2020 by Opax Editions.. All rights reserved.

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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
'ATP Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 curated by Thurston Moore'
Mixed Media Art Object + LP

Private Art Edition of 6

- 32 x 32 x 5,5 cm wooden Art Object designed by MCIAA and handcrafted by Maurizio Opalio; handstamped, numbered and signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio on back.

- Unique and functioning exemplar of “space toy” from Roberto Opalio's personal collection played by the artist during the ATP Festival 2006 live performance, mounted inside the wooden object; each copy of the edition features a unique “space toy” with different shape, lights and sounds; labelled "MCIAA" with Dymo embossing tape; replaceable batteries included.

- Original mixed media painting and intervention by Roberto Opalio on wooden object and space toy; signed by the artist.

- My Cat Is An Alien 'ATP Nightmare Before Christmas 2006 curated by Thurston Moore' LP manufactured by Feeding Tube Records (USA); full color, double-cover artwork by Roberto Opalio on textured jacket; pressed and printed at GZ Vinyl; folded liner booklet by Byron Coley.

- 31,5 x 31,5 fine art cardboard panel with exclusive 11" full color printed artwork on one side and art edition full credits on flipside.

- Signed, handstamped and handnumbered by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.

Art by Roberto Opalio.
Art edition concept and design by MCIAA.

This edition copyright MMXIX My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in January 2019 by Opax Editions.ions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN & THURSTON MOORE – 'PoesiaSonorAlienica'
Art Edition Flexi-disc + Painting + Artist's Book

Private Art Edition of 10

– original mixed media artwork by Maurizio & Roberto Opalio (MCIAA); hand-stamped and torn piece of paper, acrylic painting on 20 x 20 x 3,5 cm canvas; signed by the artists on back.

– 10,5 x 11,5 cm 16-page artists’ book manufactured in 10 exemplars by Divinités Irritées private press, Western Alps; hand-numbered 1/10 on back; signed by Maurizio & Roberto Opalio.

– limited edition white flexi disc pressed at GZ Vinyl (CZ), published by Opax Records.

– 14 x 11,5 cm printed card with art edition’s full credits and hand-stamped Opax Editions’ logo; hand-numbered and signed.

*PRIVATE EDITION TO CELEBRATE MCIAA'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND THURSTON'S 60TH BIRTHDAY*

Music copyright by My Cat Is An Alien & Thurston Moore.
This edition copyright MMXVIII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in October 2018 by Opax Editions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN & JEAN-MARC MONTERA
'Union Of The Supreme Light'

Art Edition LP + DVD + Diptych Painting

Private Art Edition of 10

Double-sided, two-panel gatefold art edition in thick fine art grey cardboard and black elastic band

- Outer side: vertical diptych featuring two 20 x 20 cm acrylic paintings on canvas by Roberto Opalio, pasted on two 32,5 x 32 cm cardboards, signed by the artist on back.

- Inner upper side: 'Union Of The Supreme Light' LP manufactured by Starlight Furniture Co. (USA); full-color, old-style tip-on jacket printed at Stoughton; vinyl pressed at RTI.

- Inner lower side: 30,5 x 30,5 cm white cardboard panel with exclusive DVD limited to 10 exemplars featuring the complete live performance at GRIM in Marseille, France on March 11, 2015, including 12 minutes of extra, unissued material. Disc onbody handstamped and handnumbered 1/10.
Art edition's full liner notes on back panel; individually handstamped, handnumbered and signed by both artists.

Art by Roberto Opalio.
Art edition concept and design by MCIAA. Handmade by Maurizio Opalio.

Music and video copyright by My Cat Is An Alien & Jean-Marc Montera.
This edition copyright MMXVIII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in May 2018 by Opax Editions.

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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN – 'mciaa | space | noise | music | cable'
Artist’s Book + 10” lathe cut record

Gallery Art Edition of 10

26 x 26 x 5 cm Art Book, with 6 inner panels and gatefold outer sleeve:

– musical instrument cable cut and mounted on 5 fine art cardboard panels (26 x 26 cm), with silver tape and handmade stamps; each panel handnumbered TAVOLA I to V and signed by the artists on back;
– 10” 1-sided lathe cut record featuring an exclusive 10-minute instantaneous composition by My Cat Is An Alien;
– Divinités Irritées Manifesto by Roberto Opalio;
– edition credits on folded insert pasted on the rear panel;
– gatefold cover with stripe of printed dust jacket;
– title handstamped by artists on front cover;
– Divinités Irritées and Opax Editions logos handstamped on back cover;
– signed and handnumbered 1/10 by artists on back cover;
– designed by MCIAAed.

Music:

My Cat Is An Alien - 'Divinités Irritées #6'
10-minute exclusive instantaneous composition by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.
Recorded by MCIAA at their Alien Zone studio, Western Alps. Mixed and produced by MCIAA.
Maurizio Opalio | handmade string instrument, pedal effects, field recordings
Roberto Opalio | wordless vocalizations, alientronics, field recordings

note: the musical piece contains loops of field recordings of all materials used during the action of cutting, bending, creasing, tearing, gluing, taping, stapling, stamping, etc – every sound that characterizes the handcrafting of this series of art books.

Copyright MMXVII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.

Released on the occasion of MCIAA’s personal art exhibition “Oltre il libro d’artista” (’Beyond artist’s book’), Libreria Antiquaria Freddi-Galleria, Torino, Italy, November 16-30, 2017

Published by Opax Editions / Divinités Irritées, November 2017 .

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN – 'Echoes Of Printed Dust'
Art Design Object

Gallery Art Edition of 9

– two 8inch Lathe Cut records mounted on iron structure, with exclusive 27 minutes instantaneous composition by My Cat Is An Alien;
– original typographic cliché from 1944; every cliché is a unique piece with different design;
– photograph and full credits on the present paper certificate, handstamped and handnumbered;
– double signed by Roberto and Maurizio Opalio on back of cliché and the present paper certificate;
– designed by MCIAA

Music:
My Cat Is An Alien - 'Echoes Of Printed Dust'
27 minutes exclusive instantaneous composition by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.
Recorded by MCIAA at their Alien Zone studio, Western Alps. Mixed and produced by MCIAA.

Maurizio Opalio | electric guitar, pedal effects
Roberto Opalio | wordless vocalizations, mini-keyboard, alientronics

Lathe cut records manufactured by Peter King in New Zealand.


Copyright MMXVII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.

Published in June 2017 by Opax Editions on the occasion of art exhibition 'My Cat Is An Alien - the other sound of art', Contact Artecontemporanea gallery, Rome, July 1-30, 2017.

Exhibited at 'My Cat Is An Alien. Oltre il libro d'artista', LIbreria Antiquaria Freddi-Galleria, Torino, Italy, November 17-30, 2017

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN – 'MCIAA | XAVIER VEILHAN | STUDIO VENEZIA 2017'
Art Edition Golden Vinyl LP

Private Art Edition of 50


Made on the occasion of the opening of 57th VENICE ART BIENNALE 2017, where My Cat Is An Alien have been invited by visual artist Xavier Veilhan and co-curator Christian Marclay to activate the artist's Studio Venezia at French Pavilion.

Few copies here available come with exclusive 24-page Xavier Veilhan's Studio Venezia journal.

Signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio on LP label.

'4 Alien Cats' logo by Roberto Opalio.
Art edition concept and design by MCIAA.

This edition copyright MMXVII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in May 2017 by Opax Editions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN & NAD SPIRO
'La Casa Encendida'
Art Object

Private Art Edition of 6

C60 solid red cassette tape in 21 x 15 x 3 cm house-shaped wooden box.
- wooden house designed by MCIAA, handcrafted and burnt by Maurizio Opalio; with iron wire “alien-eye” sculpture insertion by Roberto Opalio;
- acrylic painting by Roberto Opalio featured inside the box, beneath the cassette;
- My Cat Is An Alien & Nad Spiro 'La Casa Encendida' C60 cassette manufactured by Sloow Tapes; cassette case artwork: acrylic painting and handwriting by Roberto Opalio; layout by MCIAA;
- edition full credits and handstamped Opax Editions logo on hand-burnt card insert;
- handnumbered, handstamped and signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio on rear wooden boards of the case box.

Music:

Maurizio Opalio | self-made double-bodied string instrument, pedal effects, real-time loops
Roberto Opalio | wordless vocalizations, alientronics, pedal effects, modified electronic devices
Nad Spiro aka Rosa Arruti | electric guitar, fx pedals
MK Ibáñez | introVOX + text (Mess/Age.)

Instantaneous composition performed and recorded live at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, April 29, 2012

Copyright MMXVII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in March 2017 by Opax Editions.

ROBERTO OPALIO
'a thin layer of dirt (I can see you)'
ARTIST'S BOOK + 3” CD-R + DL code

Private Art Edition of 21

The artist's book is housed in 20x20cm handmade jacket;

- front: original acrylic painting on jute canvas by Roberto Opalio, signed by the artist

- back: heavy cardboard panel with art edition credits; handstamped, handnumbered I-XXI

- artbook: front cover with acrylic painting and white ink handwriting interventions by the artist; "first numbered exemplars #/XXI" handwritten on back cover.

ARTBOOK: 15x11,50 cm, 46 pages artist's book by Roberto Opalio of My Cat Is An Alien (MCIAA).
Handmade trifold cover in 140-gram grey faux leather paper, fastened with blue string and eyelet; artist’s intervention with handwritten extra-title on cover. 20 b&w illustrations on “Acquerello” paper cards of acrylic paintings by Roberto Opalio. With “Divinités Irritées” aesthetic manifesto by Roberto Opalio. Manufactured in Western Alps.

MUSIC: The musical piece – a 10 minutes solo instantaneous composition by Roberto Opalio – contains loops of field recordings of paper and cardboard during the action of cutting, bending, creasing, tearing, gluing, taping, stapling, stamping, etc – every sound that characterizes the handcrafting of this series of art books.


Copyright MMXVI Roberto Opalio. All rights reserved.
Published by Opax Editions / Divinités Irritées.

MAURIZIO OPALIO
'signs of the mountains'
ARTIST'S BOOK + 3” CD-R + DL code

Private Art Edition of 21

The artist's book is housed in 11x15cm handmade heavy cardboard jacket;

- front: original ink drawing on recycled paper by Maurizio Opalio, signed by the artist;

- back: art edition credits; handstamped, handnumbered

- artbook: "first numbered exemplars #/XXI" handwritten on back cover.

ARTBOOK: 10,5x15cm, 46 pages artist's book by Maurizio Opalio of My Cat Is An Alien (MCIAA). Handbound with red string and eyelets by the artist. Cover in 140-gram grey faux leather paper. 20 b&w illustrations of graphite pencil drawings on cherry red fine paper. With “Divinités Irritées” aesthetic manifesto by Roberto Opalio. Manufactured in Western Alps.

MUSIC: The musical piece – a 10 minutes solo instantaneous composition by Maurizio Opalio – contains loops of field recordings of paper and cardboard during the action of cutting, bending, creasing, tearing, gluing, taping, stapling, stamping, etc – every sound that characterizes the handcrafting of this series of art books.

Copyright MMXVI Maurizio Opalio. All rights reserved.
Published by Opax Editions / Divinités Irritées.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
'The ReveRSe Of The Fallen Star'
Art Object

Private Art Edition of 6

CS40 transparent purple cassette tape in 11 x 11 x 6 cm mini aluminium case with foam lining, containing an actual stone found in Western Alps at exactly 3333 m.a.s.l.
Alienarchaic drawings on stone by Maurizio Opalio and Roberto Opalio.
My Cat Is An Alien's cats logo sticker and art object handwritten title pasted on top of the case box.
Edition full credits and handstamped logo on gatefold carboard insert.
Handnumbered and signed by both artists on bottom of the case box.


Music:
Side A | 'The Revenge Of The Fallen Star' (released by Old Bicycle Records, 2016)
Side B | 'The ReveRSe Of The Fallen Star' (previously unreleased, exclusive of this edition)

Maurizio Opalio | self-made string instruments, pedal effects
Roberto Opalio | wordless vocalizations, toy-keyboard, modified electronic devices, alientronics

Instantaneous composition performed, recorded, mixed and produced by MCIAA at their Alien Zone studio, Western Alps.
All distortions are fully intentional and integral part of the musical compositions.
Side B plays as reverse version of Side A, as appositely conceived.

Copyright MMXVI My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in September 2016 by Opax Editions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
'The Dance Of Oneirism'
Art Box
2LP + Art Book + Art Print

Art box edition of 21

Contents: 
- Black box with copper screen printing on front.
- handmade screen printed art print in copper on 30x30 cm heavy grey cardboard featuring artwork by Roberto Opalio; handnumbered 1/45 and signed by the artist;
- 'The Dance Of Oneirism' double LP " deluxe edition", manufactured by Backwards records; includes LP1 in green color vinyl, LP2 in black vinyl with copper screen printed artwork on Side D;
- 24 pages full-color art book and poem card by Roberto Opalio;
- foreword insert by David Keenan;

Individually handnumbered on back.

Copyright MMXVI My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
'scratching the ground with your bones'
Art Object
Single-Sided 12" Lathe Cut + Painting + Art Object

Private art edition of 6

- 12" lathe cut record with a previously unreleased musical piece by My Cat Is An Alien.
- Original acrylic painting by Roberto Opalio on the blank side of the 12" record, with etched signature.
- The record is mounted on a 30,5x30,5 cm Art Object created on a 3 separate levels of frames made of Italian fine art superior quality heavy grey board, 350 gram green Fabriano and pure wood pulp cardboard. Four brass-plated paper fasteners on each corner hold together the 3 levels.
- 4 pure wood pulp cardboard stripes on front frame feature original black ink drawings by Maurizio Opalio.
- Title handwritten by Roberto Opalio in white ink on middle frame.
- Full liner notes and credits on back panel. Handstamped.
- Handnumbered and signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.
- Art Object designed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio. Handcrafted by Maurizio Opalio.


Music:
My Cat Is An Alien - 'scratching the ground with your bones'
A 20 minute exclusive instantaneous composition by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.
Recorded by MCIAA on January 25, 2013 at their Alien Zone studio, Western Alps. Mixed and produced by MCIAA.

Maurizio Opalio | antique zither, pedal effects, cymbals, bell
Roberto Opalio | 78 rpm shellac noise, alientronics, mini-keyboard, modified electronic devices, drum, wordless vocals


Lathe cut records manufactured by Peter King in New Zealand.
Copyright MMXV My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in June 2015 by Opax Editions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN

“to the crystal sound of all tears
        lost in the violent murmur
           of winter wind”

10” Lathe Cut Record in folder Painting

Private Art Edition of 9

- 81x82 cm original acrylic painting by Roberto Opalio on fine art jute canvas, cut in 5 square pieces, all hand sewn with twine by Maurizio Opalio; the 5 canvas pieces fold in on each other to house the 10” record and boards;
- 10inch lathe cut record featuring an entire previously unreleased instantaneous composition by My Cat Is An Alien entitled “to the crystal sound of all tears / lost in the violent murmur / of winter wind”, cut in two parts appositely for this edition; title: poem by Roberto Opalio;
- the record is housed in white sleeve mounted on 26x26cm, 3mm thick cardboard panel; an additional panel is included with handwritten title and art edition full credits.


Music:
My Cat Is An Alien - “to the crystal sound of all tears / lost in the violent murmur / of winter wind”
A 25 minute exclusive instantaneous composition by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio;
Recorded one night in winter 2014 by My Cat Is An Alien at Alien Zone studio, Western Alps.

Personnel:
Maurizio Opalio | self-made double-bodied string instrument
Roberto Opalio | mini-keyboard, modified electronic devices, alientronics

Lathe cut records manufactured in 9 copies by Peter King in New Zealand. 
Copyright MMXV My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved. 
Published in February 2015 by Opax Editions.

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ROBERTO OPALIO
'Aurōra Coelestis'
Art edition LP + Painting with section of glockenspiel on board

Private Art Edition of 9

- Original art work by Roberto Opalio: acrylic paint, part of a glockenspiel and 1 mallet mounted on 30x30x2 cm wooden panel. The section of glockenspiel is functioning and can be played using the apposite mallet; the 9 segments featured on the copies of this edition are all portions of the proper instrument used by the artist to perform the title track from ‘Aurōra Coelestis‘.
Two handcrafted holes on panel’s back to hang it on the wall.
Wooden panel signed on front and back by Roberto Opalio; handnumbered.

- ‘Aurōra Coelestis‘ limited private edition 165 gram vinyl LP manufactured by Opax Records, and housed in a tri-fold, white-coated cardboard jacket.
- 30,5x20 cm portrait photograph of the artist on front cover taken by Maurizio Opalio.
- 30x30 cm insert on 350 gram fine art pearl paper, with reproduction of an original photo by Roberto Opalio, handnumbered and signed.
- Art edition's full liner notes and credits on jacket’s folded panel, handstamped.
- Back cover handnumbered and signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.
- Designed by Roberto Opalio. Handcrafted by Maurizio Opalio.

Music:
ROBERTO OPALIO 'Aurōra Coelestis'
two instantaneous compositions performed and produced by Roberto Opalio.
Recorded and mixed by Roberto Opalio in March 2014 at his Alien Studio for audiovisual arts, Torino, Italy.

Roberto Opalio | 'Aurōra Coelestis': glockenspiel through alientronics; ‘Hic et Nunc’: voice through alientronics.
Every distortion is fully intentional.

Notes by the artist: ‘Aurōra Coelestis’ is dedicated to my mom.
The work is intended to be listened to at soft volume level, quietly in a room.

Copyright MMXIV Roberto Opalio. All rights reserved.
Published in September 2014 by Opax Editions.

ROBERTO OPALIO
'Aurōra Coelestis'
Double-Disc Art Edition with Art Object

Art Edition of 50

- ‘Aurōra Coelestis‘ limited private edition 165 gram vinyl LP.
- extra twin vinyl Art-Object LP featuring a proper original acrylic painting by Roberto Opalio on Side A.
- 30,5x20 cm portrait photograph of the artist on front cover taken by Maurizio Opalio.
- Art edition's full liner notes and credits on jacket’s folded panel.
- housed in a tri-fold, white-coated cardboard jacket, handnumbered and handstamped.

Music:
ROBERTO OPALIO 'Aurōra Coelestis'
two instantaneous compositions performed and produced by Roberto Opalio.
Recorded and mixed by Roberto Opalio in March 2014 at his Alien Studio for audiovisual arts, Torino, Italy.

Roberto Opalio | 'Aurōra Coelestis': glockenspiel through alientronics; ‘Hic et Nunc’: voice through alientronics.
Every distortion is fully intentional.

Copyright MMXIV Roberto Opalio. All rights reserved.
Published in September 2014 by Opax Records.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN & CÉDRIC STEVENS - 'Abstract Expressionism For The Ears'
Art Box | Triple LP + Painting

Private Art Edition of 9.

- 32 x 33 x 2,8 cm box made with Italian superior quality, 3mm thick, heavy cardboard; designed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio; handcrafted by Maurizio Opalio.
- 29 x 29 cm original acrylic painting by Roberto Opalio on handmade paper, pasted on front box.
- 'Abstract Expressionism For The Ears' 3 vinyl LPs housed in three inner sleeves handcrafted by Maurizio Opalio; each sleeve made with 360 gram Fabriano Murillo fine art cardboard mounted on 2 mm heavy grey board; brown cloth tape binding on top, bottom and spine. Front sleeves are marked 1 to 3 with a handpainted sign in acrylic by Roberto Opalio.
- Art edition's liner notes and credits on 31,5 x 31,5 cm grey cardboard panel.

Individually handstamped and handnumbered on rear box panel. Signed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.

Music:
My Cat Is An Alien & Cédric Stevens - 'Abstract Expressionism For The Ears'

Maurizio Opalio | self-made string instrument, pedal effects, cymbal, piano strings, Roberto’s piano real-time loops.
Roberto Opalio | wordless vocalizations, alientronics, pedal effects, electronic devices, vertical piano.
Cédric Stevens | electric guitar, analogue modular system, minimoog, various analogue pedals.

Instantaneously composed, performed and produced by My Cat Is An Alien & Cédric Stevens. Recorded and engineered by Hugo Ficher on February 26, 27 and March 2, 2014; mixed by Hugo Ficher, Maurizio Opalio, Roberto Opalio and Cédric Stevens on March 3, 2014 at Triangulation Hazard Studios, Brussels. Mastering by Fabrizio Ronco.

Maurizio and Roberto dedicate this work to their mom.
Vinyl LPs pressed with the help of La Communauté Française De Belgique.

All music copyright My Cat Is An Alien & Cédric Stevens.
Cédric Stevens published by Touch Music (MCPS).
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Art edition copyright MMXIV My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in November 2014 by Opax Editions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
'In The Spiral Of Yellow Shadows'
Art Box
Triple Lathe cut LP + Mixed Media Art

Private Art Edition of 6

31,5 x 31,5 x 4,5 cm box made with Italian superior quality pure-wood-pulp, white-coated cardboard; die-cut on front. Designed by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio; handcrafted by Maurizio Opalio.

Contents:
- 3 lathe cut LPs featuring an entire previously unreleased instantaneous composition by My Cat Is An Alien entitled 'In The Spiral Of Yellow Shadows', edited in six parts by Roberto Opalio appositely for this edition;
- 5 collaborative works of art by Roberto and Maurizio Opalio made using rayon and silk embroidery thread fixed with three prong round metal tacks on original "Fome-Cor" 5mm thick yellow foam boards (31x31cm); individually handnumbered and signed by both artists on back;
- 1 cardboard panel including full liner notes and credits of the edition; handstamped , handnumbered and signed by both artists.

Music:
My Cat Is An Alien - 'In The Spiral Of Yellow Shadows'
An exclusive instantaneous composition by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio; no overdubs no outtakes.
Recorded by MCIAA on September 13, 2013, at their Alien Studio for audiovisual arts, Torino, Italy.

Maurizio Opalio | His Master’s Voice early 1930s portable wind-up gramophone, ‘50s Philips portable stereo phonograph, prepared classical 78 rpm looped-groove shellacs, vinyl records,pedal effects and real-time loops
Roberto Opalio | modified and re-assembled electronic devices, prepared mini-keyboard, alientronics, manipulated vocal loops, real-time intervention on an auxiliary output of Maurizio’s gramophone action

Lathe cut records manufactured in 6 copies by Peter King in New Zealand. 
Copyright MMXIII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved. 
Published in December 2013 by Opax Editions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN with NELS CLINE
‘The Ocean Above Your Heads’
Art Box LP

Private Art Edition of 10


- 32x31,5x1,5 cm heavy cardboard box covered with pasted canvas for paintings, handmade by Maurizio Opalio.
- Original acrylic painting by Roberto Opalio on box surface  area, signed by artist on front.
- ‘The Ocean Above Your Heads‘ LP in full-color printed jacket released by Starlight Furniture Co. / Revolver USA,
   featuring cover artwork by Roberto Opalio; vinyl LP manufactured at RTI.
- Art edition's liner notes and credits on 31,3x31,3 cm white cardboard panel.

Individually handstamped and handnumbered on the inner panel.
Signed by both artists.

Copyright MMXIII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in October 2013 by Opax Editions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
‘Alien, All Too Alien’
Art Edition LP

Private Art Edition of 10

- Original drawing by Roberto Opalio embossed on 30x30 cm copper anodized aluminium foil by the artist, with engraved signature. Mounted on 31,3x31,3 cm heavy cardboard panel by Maurizio Opalio. Art edition's liner notes and credits on back;
- ‘Alien, All Too Alien‘ limited edition color vinyl LP and jacket manufactured by Trensmat Records (Ireland), featuring cover artwork by Roberto Opalio. Includes digital download of entire album.

Individually handstamped and handnumbered on back.
Signed by both artists.

Copyright MMXIII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in August 2013 by Opax Editions.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
'Noise As You Need'
Art Object

Private Art Edition of 6

2xCD-R in a facsimile, nonfunctional reproduction of one of My Cat Is An Alien's electronic musical effects, completely designed and handcrafted by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.

Description of the art object:
- 14 x 25 x 3,5 cm heavy cardboard box, assembled and covered with professional American tape;
- body structure and electronic circuit designed and handmade by Maurizio Opalio, using wires, jack connector, control knob; - look design by Roberto Opalio, using American tape and My Cat Is An Alien's sticker; title and writes handwritten in permanent ink on surface by the artist;
- plugged-in, original My Cat Is An Alien's jack cable used during their live performances;
- back panel handstamped, handnumbered and signed by the artists; with full liner notes sticker.

Contents:
- 2 highest quality Japanese CD-Rs, containing two complete and previously unreleased live recordings performed by My Cat Is An Alien respectively in Lausanne (CH - théâtre Le Bourg, 23/5/2013) and Brussels (BE - Recyclart, 31/5/2013);
- each disc's onbody handwritten by Roberto Opalio.

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Personnel:
Maurizio Opalio | self-made string instrument
Roberto Opalio | wordless vocalizations, re-assembled electronics, alientronics

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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
'The Secret Of The Dancing Snow'
Art Box
12" Lathe Cut Picture Disc + 12" Lathe Cut + Art Objects

Private Art Edition of 4

Clear acetate box (30x30x2,5 cm), with inner pocket divider folders; handmade by Maurizio Opalio.
Individually and progressively handnumbered 1/4 and signed by the artists on back.

Contents:
- 12" Lathe Cut Picture Disc LP, each side featuring an original photographic print by Roberto Opalio made in 4 exemplars exclusively for this edition. The 12" Picture Disc contains an alternate mix STEREO version of the album 'The Secret of the Dancing Snow' (2006); "A" and "B" letters of respective sides hand etched by Roberto Opalio;
- 12" clear Lathe Cut LP containing an exclusive MONO version of the same album; center labels handwritten by Roberto Opalio;
- 12" snow flake-shaped Art Object in front pocket and irregularly shaped Art Objects in back pocket designed by Roberto Opalio and handmade by Maurizio Opalio in two-colors polyester fiber cloth;
- 12" clear acetate sheet with full description of contents;

Music:
Maurizio Opalio | electric alien guitar, acoustic guitar, bells, cosmic percussion;
Roberto Opalio | alien vocals, electric astral guitar, mini-keyboard, toy mics, space toys, cosmic percussion;
feat. Ramona Ponzini | Japanese wind percussion, cymbals

recorded November 18, 2005, at MCIAA's Alien Zone studio, Western Alps. No overdubs, no outtakes.
Copyright 2005 My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.

*'The Secret Of The Dancing Snow' originally released on CD format by Ikuisuus (Finland) in 2006. Both STEREO and MONO versions of the album presented in this private art box are previously unissued, and exclusive of this edition only.

Edition designed and handmade by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.
Lathe cut records exclusively manufactured in 4 copies by Peter King in New Zealand.
Copyright MMXII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in December 2012 by Opax Editions

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
'Art Is A Tear Of Noise And Infinite Silence'
Art Edition Box 2LP + Painting


Private Art Edition of 9


Tri-panel gatefold box in heavy, fine art cardboard, with double die cut (front and back); closed by elastic band; handmade by Maurizio Opalio;

Contents:
- Original acrylic painting on 30x30 cm canvas by Roberto Opalio; handnumbered 1/9 and signed by the artist;
- 'Art Is A Tear Of Noise And Infinite Silence' double LP in deluxe gatefold full-colour jacket, manufactured by Discrepant records (UK); including personal download coupon of entire album;
- Art edition's liner notes and credits on 12" heavy cardborad panel;

Individually handstamped and handnumbered on back;
Signed by both artists.

Copyright MMXII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in October 2012 by Opax Editions.

BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER SPACE
'ALIENACUSTICA'
3 CDs Art Edition

Private Art Edition of 10
Size: 18x18x1 cm


Original pencil and gold ink drawing by Roberto Opalio on wood board 7", signed by the artist.
Handbound gatefold edition in heavy cardboard, handstamped and handnumbered.
Contains full liner notes about the 3 disc set.
Signed on back by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio.

CDs manufactured by Elliptical Noise records, Canada.
Copyright MMXII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published in May 2012 by Opax Editions.

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MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
"ALIENOLOGY: Selected Works 1998-2008"
10 CDs in Art Book

Private Art Edition of 10
Size: 26x23x3,5 cm

Outer cover formed by two wooden boards binded with fake leather to the heavy cardboard spine; seventeen pages printed on "Tintoretto" 95g paper, four 240g parchment paper leaves, and two heavy cardboard panels, all glued and punctured along their inner margin and secured with a natural fibre rope to the outer spine.
The book includes full liner notes of each disc, plus a section dedicated to all lyrics, poems and some writings.

Roberto Opalio's 'Alienology' illustration printed in full colors on front cover board.
Opax Editions' logo handstamped in black ink on the back cover board.
Pencilled signature by both artists on inner front board; handnumbered.

Edition concept & design: Maurizio Opalio.
Layout: My Cat Is An Alien
Completely handmade by Maurizio Opalio.

CDs manufactured by Elliptical Noise, Canada.
Copyright MMXII My Cat Is An Alien. All rights reserved.
Published by Opax Editions in Western Alps, January 2012.

MAURIZIO OPALIO / ROBERTO OPALIO
"Il Lungo Inverno"
Lathe cut LP + Drawings

Private Art Edition of 9

Maurizio Opalio | music - electric guitar
Roberto Opalio | visual art - black Indian ink drawings

Lathe cut record LP containing a full-lenght previously unreleased soloist album by Maurizio Opalio, recorded in Western Alps in November 2010.
Original black Indian ink drawing by Roberto Opalio on 30x30 cm canvas hard-cardboard panel, signed and numbered by the artist.
5 fine reproductions of works of art by Roberto Opalio on high quality 135gr acquerello paper, 21x30cm, individually signed and handnumbered 1/9.
Handbound hardcover gatefold jacket; canvas panel as front cover; heavy weight cardboard folder as back; appositely designed inner disc holder.
20x15cm color photo portrait of Maurizio Opalio by Ramona Ponzini.
Written introduction to the project.

Edition designed and handmade by Maurizio Opalio.
Lathe cut record manufactured in 9 copies by Peter King in New Zealand.
Published in June 2011 by Opax Editions. Printed in Western Alps.

"Il Lungo Inverno" ('The Long Winter') is not a soloist project, but a four-hand collaborative project by brothers Maurizio and Roberto Opalio. The juxtaposition of visual matter and sonic matter is intended to be creative and enlightening. The artists' establishment of a relationship of consonance or dissonance between each other's work generates an expansion of the entire work of art, interacting with the true and proper creative impulse. The visual work of one artist relates to the musical work of the other, as a creative action responding to a creative action. In the more and more desolate and desolating landscape of this beginning of the third millennium.

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ROBERTO OPALIO / MAURIZIO OPALIO
"Il Lungo Inverno"
Lathe cut LP + Drawings

Private Art Edition of 9

Roberto Opalio | music - wordless vocalizations, old zither, effects
Maurizio Opalio | visual art - black Indian ink drawings

Lathe cut record LP containing a full-lenght previously unreleased soloist album by Roberto Opalio, recorded in Western Alps in winter 2010-2011.
Original black Indian ink drawing by Maurizio Opalio on 30x30 cm canvas hard-cardboard panel, signed and numbered by the artist.
5 fine reproductions of works of art by Maurizio Opalio on high quality 135gr acquerello paper, 21x30cm, individually signed and handnumbered 1/9.
Handbound hardcover gatefold jacket; canvas panel as front cover; heavy weight cardboard folder as back; appositely designed inner disc holder.
20x15cm color photo portrait of Roberto Opalio by Ramona Ponzini.
Written introduction to the project.

Edition designed and handmade by Maurizio Opalio.
Lathe cut record manufactured in 9 copies by Peter King in New Zealand.
Published in June 2011 by Opax Editions. Printed in Western Alps.

"Il Lungo Inverno" ('The Long Winter') is not a soloist project, but a four-hand collaborative project by brothers Maurizio and Roberto Opalio. The juxtaposition of visual matter and sonic matter is intended to be creative and enlightening. The artists' establishment of a relationship of consonance or dissonance between each other's work generates an expansion of the entire work of art, interacting with the true and proper creative impulse. The visual work of one artist relates to the musical work of the other, as a creative action responding to a creative action. In the more and more desolate and desolating landscape of this beginning of the third millennium.

Private Art Edition of 20

Tri-panel gatefold box featuring:
Cover Painting by Roberto Opalio; acrylic on canvas and heavy cardboard (25x70 cm)
'What Space Is Made For' triple CD set
'The Antigravitational Sense Of Nothingness' DVD; exclusive video by Roberto Opalio (4'16), PAL, 4:3, Region Free; with alternate edit of the track taken from the WIRE TAPPER CD version
Extensive writing by Roberto Opalio as introduction to the work, in Italian and English
Six special full-color Art Cards, reproductions of original Polaroids by Roberto Opalio

Art object designed and handcrafted by Maurizio and Roberto Opalio
Individually numbered and signed by the artists

Published in March 2011 by Opax Editions

BBNU & MCIAA
'GRAMOFONU = voice of the Universe'
LP + Painting on Canvas

Private Art Edition of 20

Vinyl LP in its pro-printed jacket and insert.
Each copy comes wrapped in a 90x30 cm canvas, featuring an original black&silver ink painting by Roberto Opalio Individually signed and numbered by the artist.

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Collaboration between My Cat Is An Alien and Birds Build Nests Underground.
Maurizio Opalio - acoustic and electric guitars, effects
Roberto Opalio - wordless vocalizations, electric guitar, space toys, mini-keyboard, alientronics
Petr Ferenc & Michal Brunclik - turntables, effects, loops

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Art Edition of 20

Original art work by Roberto Opalio on 6-pages handbound booklet, mounted on 12" panel, individually numbered and signed by the artist;
Multicolor vinyl LP with handwritten labels by Roberto Opalio, housed in heavy cardboard jacket, with 12" insert;
Professionally pressed CDr as digital version of the album, mounted on 12" cardboard panel;
Bonus DVDr containing a film by Roberto Opalio inspired by 'Fragments suspended in time - alba', mounted on 12" cardboard panel;
Each Box is handcrafted by Maurizio Opalio, and comes with paste-on silver artwork on cover, individually numbered, hand stamped and signed by the artists

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Maurizio Opalio - electric and acoustic guitar, effects
Roberto Opalio - wordless vocalizations, mini-keyboard, effects

Roberto Opalio
'Lullaby from another space'
7" Square Art Object

Private Art Edition of 5

Single-sided 7" square lathe cut record featuring a previously unreleased 6 minute piece of music by Roberto Opalio
Name, title and speed are handwritten in silver ink on the lathe cut surface by the artist.

The 7" square is installed on a 30x25 cm cardboard support object, designed and handmade by Maurizio Opalio, and featuring an original drawing in pearl copper ink by Roberto Opalio.
The 7" square and the cardboard support have been conceived to combine together into a unique art object.
Each copy is signed and numbered by the artists.

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN
'Alien Blood'
Art Box LP

Art Gallery Edition of 20

Art Gallery Edition of 9 copies

'The last night of the Angel of Glass' is a film by Roberto Opalio, here presented as a 'silent version' on DVD in its entirety (1 hour 30 minutes)
The complete soundtrack was transferred on two lathe cut LPs manufactured in 9 copies by Peter King in New Zealand.
The artist recommends to play the LPs and the DVD simultaneously.

The set is made of:

An original acrylic painting on canvas by Roberto Opalio (45x65 cm), numbered and signed by the artist
Three heavy cardboard panels (50x30 cm each) of Italian superior quality cardboard in pure wood pulp, with LP records and DVD mounted on
Title and poem handwritten by the artist
Paste-on insert and handmade die-cut panels by Maurizio Opalio
Two double pieces of wood (41x4 cm) as clamps to hold the set together.
Individually handnumbered and signed by the artist.

Both film and music were recorded by Roberto Opalio at home in Torino, Italy on November 1st, 2005; the artist set his 8mm camera on the balcony and filmed his own glass art creation entitled 'The Angel of Glass' animated by the soft light of a candle under a blackened sky.

Roberto Opalio
'Shadows of my Unearthly Soul'
7" Square Art Object

Private Art Edition of 6

Single-sided 7" square lathe cut record featuring a previously unreleased 6 minute piece of music by Roberto Opalio
B-side features an original drawing in silver ink signed by Roberto Opalio

the 7" square is installed on a 26x29 cm shaped support object made of Italian superior quality cardboard in pure wood pulp
The cardboard support features an original drawing in pencil, black and silver ink by the artist.
The 7" square and the cardboard support have been conceived to combine together into a unique image.
Each copy is individually signed and numbered by the artist.

Roberto Opalio - vocals, zither, alientronics

ROBERTO OPALIO
'Whispers of the last Light, part I & II'
Lathe cut LP + DVD

ROBERTO OPALIO
'Whispers of the last Light, part I & II'
Lathe cut LP + DVD + 3-panel painting

Art Gallery Edition of 9

Lathe cut LP record featuring 38 minutes of unreleased music by Roberto Opalio. Name, title and speed handwritten in silver ink by the artist on each record.

DVD featuring a 40 minutes silent film by Roberto Opalio, exclusively created for this lathe cut LP set, conceived to be played simultaneously with the LP's soundtrack

Three-panel acrylic and crystal painting by Roberto Opalio on triple 31x31 cm wood support, with LP and DVD in plastic sleeve as fourth panel. The four panels are tied up together (total heigh 150 cm; the 4 panels can be folded into a regular vinyl box)

With handwritten insert in silver ink; hand numbered and signed by the artist.

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Roberto Opalio - vocals, effects, alientronics

MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / VVAA - 'Cosmic Debris'
Split ART LP series Vol. I-V (2006-2008)

Project set up by MCIAA—following the previous 'From the earth to the Spheres' series—who invited five artists to contribute an exclusive piece of music to fit in one side of a split vinyl release. Each vinyl copy came out alongside a mixed-media painting created by Roberto Opalio on 30 x 30 cm canvas board; each painting features a Polaroid film representing one of the artist's space toy used to compose music, taken from 100 different perspectives.
Each volume released in 100 copies, numbered and signed 1/100 by the artist.

- Vol. I - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / TEXT OF LIGHT
split ART LP w/ Acrylic Painting & Polaroid film on canvas board
Limited numbered edition of 100

- Vol. II - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / STEVE RODEN
split ART LP w/ Acrylic Painting & Polaroid film on canvas board
Limited numbered edition of 100

- Vol. III - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / KEIJI HAINO
split ART LP w/ Acrylic Painting & Polaroid film on canvas board
Limited numbered edition of 100

- Vol. IV - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / MATS GUSTAFSSON
split ART LP w/ Acrylic Painting & Polaroid film on canvas board
Limited numbered edition of 100

- Vol. V - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / LOREN CONNORS
split ART LP w/ Acrylic Painting & Polaroid film on canvas board
Limited numbered edition of 100

VVAA / MY CAT IS AN ALIEN - 'From the earth to the Spheres'
Split ART LP series Vol. 1-7 (2004-2006)

Project set up by MCIAA, inviting seven artists to contribute an exclusive piece of music to fit in one side of a split vinyl release. Each vinyl copy came out alongside a mixed-media painting created by Roberto Opalio on 31 x 31 cm wooden panel; each volume released in 100 copies, numbered and signed 1/100 by the artist.

Awarded 2004's “Avant Rock Top 10" by The Wire

"A series of records that has been a thrill from the very beginning" - Edwin Pouncey (The Wire)

"This is truly music that inhabits the space between the Earth and the Spheres" - Foxy Digitalis magazine, USA

"What a series this is turning out to be ! Where will they take us next ? Sublime" - KFJC Library (San Francisco)

- Vol.1 - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / THURSTON MOORE
split ART LP w/ Mixed-Media Painting on Wooden board
Limited numbered edition of 100.

- Vol.2 - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / THUJA
split ART LP w/ Mixed-Media Painting on Wooden board
Limited numbered edition of 100

- Vol.3 - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER
split ART LP w/ Mixed-Media Painting on Wooden board
Limited numbered edition of 100

- Vol.4 - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / JIM O'ROURKE
split ART LP w/ Mixed-Media Painting on Wooden board
Limited numbered edition of 100

- Vol.5 - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / CHRISTINA CARTER
split ART LP w/ Mixed-Media Painting on Wooden board
Limited numbered edition of 100

- Vol.6 - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / GLANDS OF EXTERNAL SECRETION w/ NELS CLINE
split ART LP w/ Mixed-Media Painting on Wooden board
Limited numbered edition of 100

- Vol.7 - MY CAT IS AN ALIEN / CHRISTIAN MARCLAY
split ART LP w/ Mixed-Media Painting on Wooden board
Limited numbered edition of 100