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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Cititrax is proud to present Sand Clock, the new full-length album by Men With Secrets—the Italian trio of Donato Dozzy, Lino Monaco, and Nicola Buono (Retina.it). Born from a shared background in experimental techno under the name Le Officine Di Efesto, the three found themselves drawn toward something slower and more deliberate: the emotional directness of classic post-punk, minimal wave, and synth-driven pop.
    Sand Clock is the fullest expression of that devotion. Recorded in Rome and Pompeii in 2023, the album channels the melodic clarity and romantic tension of late-80s and early-90s darkwave while never losing the cool precision the trio carries from their electronic roots. Icy synthesizers curl around shuddering basslines; drum machines land with quiet authority; baritone vocals move between intimacy and quiet apocalypse. The result is music that breathes between the shadowed dance floor and solitary headphone listening—structured, emotionally exposed, and impossible to place in any single moment.
    This is not revivalism. It is the recognition that certain emotional territories were mapped but never fully inhabited—and a determination to go further in.
    Written and produced by Donato Dozzy, Lino Monaco, and Nicola Buono. The vinyl edition is pressed on clear 160-gram vinyl, limited to 500 copies worldwide, housed in a heavy printed jacket with matching printed inner sleeve.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Sand Clock via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Men With Secrets Rome, Italy

Italian gothic trio led by Donato Dozzy, Lino Monaco, and Nicola Buono (Retina.it). Built around baritone vocals, stripped- down drum machines, icy synths, and melodies unearthed from another era—echoing Trisomie 21, New Order, and Clan of Xymox without imitation. Their forthcoming LP Sand Clock (Cititrax) is their most personal statement yet: anthemic yet restrained, timeless and immediate. ... more

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