In a mesmerising swirl of psychedelic songwriting shot through with lo-fi dub sensibilities, Quindi Records proudly present the debut solo album of Cosimo Querci. Taking cues from the motorik pulse of krautrock and the hypnotic romanticism of the 1970s Italian underground, Rimane offers a modern, singular approach to grandiose composition grounded by a naturalistic, earth-rooted sound.

Turin-based, Tuscany-born Querci decamped to an old barn in central Italy's Casentino region to record Rimane, playing electric twelve-string guitar, electric organ, bass and singing himself while Walter Bellini assisted with drums and percussion. Long, winding songs emerged from the sessions, bathed in the shimmer of delay and reverb, catching the dub-fusion spirit of post-punk but applying it to sweeping, majestic melodies with a melancholic beauty.

As well as the meandering narrative of each song, stylistically, Rimane roams freely through Querci's personal stew of influences. The insistent bass throb and driving guitar chops of 'Telepatica Pretesa' call to mind soundsystem spirituality, while 'Rimanemai' spirals with a more whimsical groove as it shifts from one passage to the next. 'Nina Ferale' opens with an extended passage of ambient meditation in the American minimalist tradition, nodding to Fourth World mysticism before the Can-schooled upthrust of the main song takes off. Determined to avoid being pigeon-holed, Querci charges 'Caotico Drammatico' with epic string swells and the relentless loop of a knotty drum machine as he plots a long and winding course through unabashedly beautiful landscapes brushed with the dying light of the day. 'Manina Nera' closes proceedings with the record's most concise, heavyweight pulse - a thrumming kick, looming bass and an intoxicating surge of sustained organ chords carrying Querci's treated, cooly detached vocals, sung exclusively in Italian.

The end result is an album that manages to combine widescreen, luxurious soundscapes with a sincere, DIY attitude, presenting the sound of Cosimo Querci as a vital extension of the alternative Italian songwriting tradition.