Yūgen – Mirrors (2012, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:
1 On The Brink 0:59
2 Brachilogia 3:09
3 Catacresi 6:39
4 La Mosca Stregata 0:57
5 Overmurmur 5:30
6 Industry 7:50
7 Cloudscape 10:38
8 Ice 1:55
9 Becchime 12:38
10 Corale Metallurgico 9:19

Musicians:
Bass – Matteo Lorito
Drums – Michele Salgarello
Guitar – Francesco Zago
Marimba, Vibraphone – Jacopo Costa
Organ, Electric Piano, Synth, Artwork, Cover – Paolo «Ske» Botta
Piano – Maurizio Fasoli
Soprano Sax, Clarinets – Valerio Cipollone

Recorded live at RIO Fest, Carmaux, France on September 17th, 2011

Picchio Dal Pozzo ‎– A_Live (2010, CD, Italy)

Songs
1. Merta (7:32)
2. Cocomelastico (6:29)
3. Off (4:17)
4. Il Presidente (9:06)
5. Adriatico (10:05)
6. La Bolla (9:55)
7. Uccellin del Bosco (4:55)
8. Napier (7:28)
9. Lindbergh (7:11)

Musicians
Aldo de Scalzi/ vocals, electric bass, WX7
Paolo Griguolo/ vocals, electric guitar, tenor flute
Aldo di Marco/ Visual effects editor, percussion
Dado Sezzi/ percussion
Paolo "Ske" Botta/ electric piano, synth
Pietro Cavedon/ piano
Calerio Cipollone/ bass clarinet, soprano sax
Mattia Signo/ drums
Fracesco Zago/ electric guitar

Note
Altrock Festival 15-16 Nov 2008, Sesto San Giovanni, Milano.
The guest musicians are members of Yūgen.

Yugen - Iridule (2010, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:
1 On The Brink 0:51
2 The Scuttle Of The Past Out Of The Cupboards 6:38
3 Iridule 3:08
4 Overmurmur 8:50
5 Scribbled 1:44
6 Becchime 6:20
7 Ice 1:46
8 Ganascia 4:12
9 Thaw 1:41
10 Serial(ist) Killer 5:45
11 Cloudscape 7:56

Musicians:
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – Markus Stauss
Bass – Dave Willey, Guy Segers (2)
Bassoon – Giacomo Cella
Contrabass Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Saxophone – Peter Schmid
Drums – Alberto Roveroni, Dave Kerman (10, 11)
Electric Guitar – Mike Johnson
Guitars, Mellotron, Piano [Prepared Piano], Music By – Francesco Zago
Harp – Enrica Di Bastiano
Harpsichord – Michele Epifani
Mandolin – Tommaso Leddi (6, 8)
Organ [Hammond], Electric Piano, Synth – Paolo «Ske» Botta
Percussions, Theremin, Harmonium – Giuseppe A. Olivini
Piano – Maurizio Fasoli
Soprano Saxophone, Soprano Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Valerio Cipollone
Vibraphone, Marimba, Glockenspiel – Simone Beneventi
Violin – Elia Mariani
Vocals – Elaine Di Falco

"Iridule pushes on the most abstract language derived from the avant-garde music of the Twentieth century (Ligeti, Xenakis, Nancarrow), but also on a typically rock rhythmical drive, thanks to a more aggressive drum-and-bass section and to heavier and multi-faceted sound, on the edge between Henry Cow, King Crimson and Frank Zappa, with the further novelty of the voice. You won’t miss, as in Labirinto d’acqua, great dynamical ranges, a scrupulous tymbrical research, an even more articulated and stratified rhythmical detail. Important guests as Elaine Di Falco, Dave Willey, Mike Johnson, Dave Kerman (practically speaking, the whole of Thinking Plague!), Guy Segers (Univers Zero), Michele Epifani (Areknames) and others make a kaleidoscopic and astonishing album."

Yūgen – Labirinto D'Acqua (2006, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:

1 Sévére Réprimande 0:50
2 Catacresi 6:35
3 Omelette Norvegese 1:07
4 Corale Metallurgico 7:33
5 Danse Cuirassée (Période Grecque) 1:03
6 Brachilogia 3:11
7 La Mosca Stregata 0:56
8 Quando La Morte Mi Colse Nel Sonno 9:23
9 Skellotron 003 1:23
10 Le Rovine Circolari 6:53
11 Anastomosi 1:28
12 Danze Corazzate 3:49
13 Labirinto D'Acqua 1:21
14 Incubi Concentrici 4:42

Musicians:
Bass – Stephan Brunner
Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Saxophone, Subcontrabass Saxophone, Bass Flute, Tárogató – Peter Schmid
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Marco Sorge
Drums – Dave Kerman (4), Mattia Signò
Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Keyboards – Francesco Zago
Electric Piano, Mellotron, Organ, Synthesizer [Moog] – Paolo «Ske» Botta
Harpsichord, Percussion, Shakuhachi, Theremin – Giuseppe A. Olivini
Mandolin, Lute – Tommaso Leddi
Music By – Francesco Zago
Music By [Themes] – Erik Satie (1, 5)
Performer [Sculture Metalliche Suonate Da] – Markus Stauss
Piano – Maurizio Fasoli
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Saxophone – Markus Stauss
Vibraphone, Marimba, Glockenspiel – Massimo Mazza
Violin – Elia Mariani

The first album by this Italian/international avant-progressive supergroup, which has been eagerly anticipated. Their stated influences should tell you all you need to know: Satie, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Cage, Reich, Zappa, Henry Cow, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Univers Zero! Very very good stuff for fans of 'rehearsal-intensive, complex avant-progressive rock. "Yugen is a musical project born during autumn of 2004 from an idea by Francesco Zago and Marcello Marinone. Four years after the end of The Night Watch, , Francesco Zago begins thinking about a synthesis between rock (progressive and RIO-style oriented) and chamber music. Thanks to the ideas and fundamental support of Marcello Marinone, the project takes its shape from a few chamber compositions, enriched with electric sounds and a rock rhythm section. The name of the project became Yugen, a japanese word – impossible to translate in its precise meaning – which expresses the aesthetic canon of japanese art, as haiku in poetry or Noh in theatre. Between December of 2004 and January of 2005 the first demo of Yugen was produced. Diego Donadio, formerly drummer of The Night Watch, contributes to the drums arrangements. In February, during an extemporaneous jam session in Tradate, the keyboard player Paolo Botta (Franch TV) and swiss saxophone player Markus Stauss (Spaltklang, Ulterior Lux) joined the group. Then Stephan Brunner, who plays electric bass in Spaltklang, and reed player Peter Schmid (Evan Parker, Vinny Golia) accept to play with Yugen. In the meantime, new compositions come out: Zago writes little acoustic pieces. To satisfy the complexity and richness of the arrangements, other instrumentalist join the band: the percussionist Massimo Mazza, Giuseppe Olivini (OZ, Contrapplugged) plays harpsichord, the classical players Maurizio Fasoli (piano), Elia Mariani (violin) and Marco Sorge (clarinets). Last arrivals, but not less important, the drummer Mattia Signò, Tommaso Leddi (Stormy Six) and U.S. drummer Dave Kerman (Thinking Plague, 5uu’s, Present, Blast, Ahvak….). The recordings began in June of 2005 and they continued until January of 2006. During the following months, Udi Koomran (Avhak, Present, Thinking Plague) worked on mixing and mastering." (Wayside) Fantastic first working draft of Francesco Zago, "Yugen" is, in my opinion, today one of the best progressive group of the world. An incredible blend of progressive/avant-garde/contemporary-chamber rock.