Manicburg

While MANICBURG’s stage performances hearken to antique and dramatic public rites, their self-titled debut spans a vast sonic palette at times reminiscent of modern post-punk, dreampop and art-rock. Established in 2023, initially as a collaboration of the two founding members Raymond J. Lustig and Luigi Porto, it soon became a live band with the addition of Alvaro "Varo" Barahona, Daniel Espinoza and Rob Salmon. Raymond J. Lustig as a composer/performer (Semmelweis, Latency Canons, Figments) has created for the symphonic stage, theatre, and mixed media, and he teaches composition at The Juilliard School. His music is performed and recorded by numerous orchestras, ensembles, and soloists around the world. Hailing from the Italian underground and experimental scene, Luigi Porto has released albums under his own name and other monikers (appleyard College, Mond), toured with bands (Maisie, Anima Virus), scored films (Uljhan, Arbëria), and composed for orchestra and stage.