Rafael Martini Sexteto, Orquestra Sinfônica Da Venezuela E Coral, Maestro Osvaldo Ferreira – Suíte Onírica (2017, LP, Brazil)

Tracklist:
A1 I. Péndulo 8:33
A2 II. Éter (Sonhando com Pixinguinha) 8:11
B1 III. Dual 6:54
B2 Iv. Rapid Eye Movement (Sonhando Com Stravinsky) 9:58
B3 V. Loops 5:12

Musicians:
Arranged By – Rafael Martini
Clarinet – Joana Queiroz
Clarion – Joana Queiroz
Concert Grand Piano – Rafael Martini
Concertmaster – Alfonso López Cholet
Conductor – Osvaldo Ferreira
Conductor, Coro – Jesús Alberto González
Contrabass – Trigo Santana
Coro – Coral del Teresa Carreño
Drums – Felipe Continentino
Flute – Alexandre Andrés
Lead Vocals – Rafael Martini
Orchestra – Orquesta Sinfónica De Venezuela
Saxophone – Jonas Vitor

Rafael Martini is a brazilian composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist.

As a composer and arranger, he won several awards, released albuns in Brazil and Japan, and touring around the world.

Member of the Egberto Gismonti Quartet, works as producer, musician and arranger side by side with artists such as Mônica Salmaso, Sérgio Santos, Silvia Iriondo, Joana Queiroz and Antonio Loureiro.

Suite Onirica", recorded in Brazil and Venezuela, joins Rafael Martini Sextet, the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra and Choral, under the direction of the Portuguese conductor Osvaldo Ferreira, and brings the jazz-symphonic piece "Suite Onírica", in five movements, composed and orchestrated by Martini, with texts by the poet Makely Ka, inspired on the universe of dreams, the interpretations and in the writings of Carl Jung on the subject.

The musicians of Rafael Martini Sextet, who has some of the most outstanding composers of the new scene of instrumental music in Brazil, such as flutist Alexandre Andrés, clarinetist Joana Queiroz and drummer Felipe Continentino, are the main soloists of this work, which presents a strength rarely found in popular music nowadays.

Produced by Rafael Martini and the Venezuelan musician Hildemaro Álvarez, the album counts approximately with150 musicians to present a hybrid music, that transits between song, symphonic music, jazz and Brazilianmusic.

Orquesta De Las Nubes – Me Paro Cuando Suena (1983, LP, Spain)

Tracklist:
A1 Voces 2:42
A2 Parte I 7:38
A3 Divertimento 1° 2:43
A4 Parte II 5:22
A5 Bocinas - Chak - Intermedio 1° 1:07
B1 Intermedio 2° - Parte III 1:26
B2 Divertimento 2° 6:09
B3 Parte IV 3:30
B4 Tiestos 4:06
B5 Final 2:43

Musicians:
Guitar, Flute, Ocarina, Percussion, Voice – Suso Sáiz
Marimba, Shekere, Drums, Percussion, Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Maria Villa
Marimba, Vibraphone, Congas, Pandeiro, Gong, Percussion, Voice – Pedro Estevan
Music Director – Nacho Sáenz de Tejada

Luciano Simoncini – Storia & Politica (1971, LP, Italy)

Luciano Simoncini Italian pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. Mostly author of film scores and music library, in his career wrote almost 2000 songs used to jump so naturally from a musical genre to another, thus making everything seem easy, almost like a game. Gentleman, ironic, lazy, according to the piano made sure his exuberant friendliness and, as a man of southern Italy, full of blood and energy, his enormous wealth interior, bright of colors, rich of sounds.

Franco Battiato – Messa Arcaica (1994, CD, Italy)

R.i.p. Franco Battiato

Roberto Cacciapaglia – Generazioni Del Cielo (1986, 2xLP, Italy)

Disco 1
A1 Ouverture 5:29
A2 Kneeling World 3:46
A3 Desir D'une Vie Plus Juste 1:15
A4 Anello 1:41
A5 Gesang Der Wesen 3:18
B1 Fuaco Celeste 5:14
B2 La Voie Du Coeur 4:13
B3 L'échelle Des Sentiments 4:08
B4 Incanto Dell'Arcobaleno 2:54
B5 Helmat 5:09
Disco 2
C1 Unisono - Life Explodes 3:40
C2 Notturno 3:35
C3 Desiderio Contro Il Tempo - Life Explodes 5:33
D1 Preghiere Lontane 3:19
D2 Animals 4:41
D3 Kinderwelt 5:20
D4 No Name 4:23
D5 The Last Day 2:26

Musicians:
Contralto Vocals [Tenor] – Giuseppe Zambon
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Ulrike Wurdach
Music By – Roberto Cacciapaglia
Orchestra – Orchestra "Carme"
Organ – Malleus
Piano – Michele Fedrigotti
Soprano Vocals – Cinzia Alessandroni, Sara Stowe

Originally released in 1986, Italian pianist and composer Roberto Cacciapaglia's Generazioni del Cielo is a contemporary musical work in the form of oratory; it is born from a development of matured musical language across polyvalent experiences, ranging from classical to pop composition. The subject originates from the will to tell an unusual story, a story without events but with real emotions, drawing from contemporary literature and sacred texts. In the production, the music, which was classically conceived, is projected into an environment of technological media, where the ancient and the modern interact.

Flairck ‎– Bal Masqué (1984, LP, Netherlands)

Tracklist:

A1. Ouverture  2:49

A2. De Gravin  3:25

A3. Presto de l'estate  2:44

A4. Inventies (de ivoren toren)  6:41

A5. De Derde Wals  5:44

B1. Tango & Les Riches  9:07

B2. Het Debat  2:46

B3. Nocturne  3:45

B4. Reprise  2:40

B5. De Amsterdamse Grachten  2:25

Musicians:

Choir – Koor Van De Kerkmuziekschool Te Utrecht

Chorus Master – Jan Stulen

Concertmaster – Jenö Nemeth

Contrabass, Cello, Organ, Harmonium, Vocals [Choir Vocals] – Dirk van Gorp

Flute [Transverse Flute], Piccolo Flute, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Accordion, Lead Vocals, Vocals [Choir Vocals] – Cornee Van Der Kleij

Guitar [6-String], Twelve-String Guitar, Resonator Guitar, Bouzouki, Banjo, Vocals [Choir Vocals] – Erik Visser

Orchestra – Noord-Hollands Philharmonisch Orkest

Tabla, Marimba, Percussion, Timpani, Vocals [Choir Vocals], Voice [Tabla Vocals] – Ted De Jong

Violin, Viola, Harp, Vocals [Choir Vocals] – Sylvia Houtzager

Originally Bal Masqué was written as an instrumental opera for Flairck and balletdancers. The first performances took place during a Dutch-Belgian tour in the spring of 1984. The libretto of this piece is based on the idea of a masqued ball with a number of important guests, who are staying in a place which is shut off from the outside world because of approaching danger. Apart from an overture and a reprise the music consists of various dances or acts in which one or more of the guests come to the foreground. When, after the Overture, all the guests have arrived, the hostess steps forward in a piece called The Countess. Presto da l'Estate (the third part of the Summer of the Four Seasons by A. Vivaldi) is part of the music played by the musicians at the ball. Inventions (part 1 the Ivory Tower, part 2 Eureka) is the dance of a General and The Rich (a song written by G. Moustaki) is about all the guests. The Debate is the story of a politician and Nocturne is a description of the end of a party. The piece ends with a Reprise of the opening theme.

Flairck ‎– Circus (1981, LP, Netherlands)

Tracklist:

A1. The Crossing  8:45

A2. Circus (Acts 1 & 2 - Before The Interval)  16:03

B1. Circus (Acts 3 & 4 - After The Interval)  14:10

B2. Struggle For Life  10:35

Musicians:

Bass Guitar [Acoustic], Performer [Bass Pedals], Guitar [Classical] – Hans Visser

Guitar [6- And 12-string], Banjo, E-Bow, Other [Music Box], Siren – Erik Visser

Piccolo Flute, Flute [Silver, Alto, Bass], Accordion, Oboe, Bagpipes [Uillean Pipes] – Annet Visser

Tabla, Xylophone, Marimba, Sitar, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Drums [Snare], Performer [Woodblock, Car Horn], Gong, Timpani, Cymbal – Ted De Jong

Violin, Viola [5-string], Cello, Harp, Saw [Musical Saw] – Sylvia Houtzager

Written-By – Erik Visser (tracks: A1 to B1), Hans Visser (tracks: B2)

The fourth record has tempted us, after travelling around in the business for some years, to write a suite about the circus, because we were slowly changing into an (instrumental) circus ourselves. The Crossing tells about the journey from Europe to America. The Cooke Circus was the first to cross the ocean with 40 artists, 42 horses and 14 ponies. During this voyage a girl was born, called Oceana. She later became a famous ropedancer. The Circus starts with a view inside an empty tent, after which the actual show starts. It is opened by an instrumental circus orchestra with a central theme that is used later on to join 4 important acts, in which each time a solo instrument performs. This first act is a solo mortale on the twelve-string guitar. The jugglar plays a central part in the second act, in which the bass guitar is assisted by tabla's. In the break, provided by the street organ "De Arabier", you can turn the record to side B. In the third act the flute steps forward in a dance on the rope. The violin plays the clown in the fourth act and finally the circus orchestra plays the central theme again in the parade. Dedicated to Thomas Visser. In Struggle for Life the cavalry enters the ring.
Sergeant Major Astley started the modern circus. After quitting the army he gave performances with daring horse-acts. Around 1770 he extended this with clowns and rope-dancers, accompanied by a circus orchestra. (by flairck)

Flairck ‎– Gevecht Met De Engel (1980, CD, Netherlands)

Songs:
1. Oost-west Express (East-West Express) (4:49)
2. De Vlinder (The Butterfly) (7:25)
3. Voor Antoinette (For Antoinette) (2:08)
4. De Stoomwals (Steam Engine Waltz) (7:13)
5. Gevecht Met De Engel Deel I (8:25)
6. Gevecht Met De Engel Deel II (8:35)
7. Gevecht Met De Engel Deel III (5:28)

Musicians:
Erik Visser / 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars, sitar, mandolin, spinet, panpipes, gong, kettledrums
Peter Weekers / flutes (transverse, alto, piccolo), panpipes, Uillean pipes, spinet, castanets
Sylvia Houtzager / violin, viola, cello, harp, panpipes
Hans Visser / acoustic & electric basses, Classical & 12-string guitars, panpipes

Gevecht Met De Engel was released as the second album. East-west Express describes a train journey through an East European landscape. The Butterfly is an arrangement of an Irish melody. The rights for this piece were benefited to UNICEF. For Antoinette is a guitarsolo, written for Antoinette Hensey. Steam Engine Waltz: in this piece the technique of hiccupping is used to spread one melody over several voices. Some Phony Symphony: this is a threepart guitar concerto and entirely covers the B-side. The piece is dedicated to Anna Visser.

Flairck ‎– Live In Amsterdam (1980, 2xCD, Netherlands)

Songs:
1. Oost-West Express (8:20)
2. De Stoomwals (6:35)
3. Aoife (6:45)
4. Reklame (:14)
5. De Eerste Dag Na Je Vertrek (17:50)
6. April 3rd / De Vlinder (14:30)
7. Voorspel In Sofia (9:00)
8. Variates Op En Dame (19:35)

Musicians:

Flute, Piccolo Flute, Panpipes, Bagpipes, Spinet – Peter Weekers

Guitar [6- And 12-string], Sitar, Panpipes – Erik Visser

Guitar [Classical], Acoustic Bass, Panpipes – Hans Visser

Violin, Harp, Panpipes – Sylvia Houtzager, Sylvia Houtzager

This double album contains recordings that were made on the evening of the 31st of March in the Nieuwe dela Mar theatre in Amsterdam. One of the four sides is covered by The Day You Left, a composition that had been part of the repertoire for quite some time but was never released on record, because it is based on improvosations, and gets off much better in front of an audience than in a studio. Most other pieces come from the album Variations on a Lady and The Lady's Back, but these live recordings are very different from the studio versions. Four solos are added in the opening number, East-west Express, a harp is used in Aoife and April 3rd starts with a sitar improvisation. On Variations on a Lady the slow first part is left out and the flute improvisation is extended. The encore Sofia's Foreplay leads to a love scene between two birds.

Flairck ‎– Variaties Op Een Dame (1978, CD, Netherlands)

Songs
1. Aoife (6:28)
2. Voorspel in Sofia (7:06)
3. April 3rd (5:39)
4. Oneven Wals (7:17)
5. Variaties op een Dame (21:25)
6. Dubbelspel (1:22)

Musicians
Erik Visser / 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars, sitar, mandolin, mandola
Peter Weekers / flutes (transverse, bamboo, piccolo), panpipes
Judy Schomper / violin, viola
Hans Visser / acoustic bass, Classical & 12-string guitars
Fred Krens / vibes, marimba, glockenspiel, gong & cymbals

Flairck's first album. Aoife is a lullaby written for the birth of Mary Coughlan's daughter. ('Aoife' is Gaelic for 'Eve'.) Sofia's Foreplay: a reflection of an amourous event in a big city in Eastern Europe. April 3rd: played for the first time on that date in 1977 in a church during the wedding of the piano-player/composer Jolyon Jackson and his bride Theresa. Odd Waltz: in which the three-fourth bar is used as the building stone in a rhythmically unusual construction. The piece Variations on a Lady nearly covers the whole B-side and is one of the eldest compositions of Flairck. It is written for a female violinist and exists of two parts that are separated by a violin solo. Doubles is a short guitar duet.

Camerata Mediolanense ‎– Vertute, Honor, Bellezza (2013, CD, Italy)

Tracklist:
01. Voi Ch'ascoltate - 5:00
02. Dolci Ire - 4:07
03. Canzone Allitalia - 4:38
04. 99 Altri Perfecti - 4:05
05. Fragmentum XXXV - 1:39
06. Solo Et Pensoso - 5:34
07. Tremo Et Taccio - 5:26
08. Vago Augelletto - 5:23
09. Vergine Bella - 4:48
10. Lo Gran Desire - 3:20
11. O Mia Stella - 3:57
12. Quest'anima Gentil - 4:25

Musicians:
Backing Vocals, Chorus – Chiara Rolando, Daniela Bedeski
Bass – Edi Zuliani
Cello – Annamaria Cristian
Chorus – Daniela Ciannarella, Desiree Corapi, Elisa Santoro, Giancarlo Vighi, Paola Favalessa, Teresa Signorino, Vittorio Dante Ceragioli, Viviana Zordan
Harp – Giovanna Di Lecce
Lead Vocals – Daniela Bedeski (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8, 9), Desiree Corapi (tracks: 8, 10), Elisa Santoro (tracks: 10), Matteo Benedini (tracks: 12), Vittorio Dante Ceragioli (tracks: 8)
Lyrics By [Based On Poems] – Francesco Petrarca
Performer – Elena Previdi, Manuel Aroldi, Marco Colombo, 3Vor


Ever since its foundation in 1994, Italian collective Camerata Mediolanense merges Wave and Post Punk with the musical spirit of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, not shying away from experimentation. Although they have been received mainly within the neoclassical and neofolk spheres, professional composer and musicologist Elena Previdi and her entourage cover a wide area, ranging from traditional songs across archaic rhythmic parts to electronic elements, all of which make it hard to categorize the three studio albums, multiple singles, and EPs Camerata Mediolanense has issued so far.

After five years in the making, Camerata Mediolanense's fourth album "Vertute, Honor, Bellezza" (English: "Virtue, Honour, Beauty") is finished now. With the new album the band continues to proceed on its path, mixing archaic, traditional and tribalistic music with experimental and electronic sounds.

The album is the centrepiece of Camerata Mediolanense's "Petrarca project," which is conceptually based on the poetry of 14th century scholar, poet, and humanist Francesco Petrarca, one of the fathers of Italian language and literature. The project was initiated by the CD single "99 Altri Perfecti" (2011) and is closed by the CD single "Vergine Bella," which are both included in the art-book edition of "Vertute, Honor, Bellezza."

ゲルニカ – 新世紀への運河 Guernica–Shinseiki e no Unga (1988, LP/CD, Japan)

Tracklist
Jiryoku Begin (磁力ビギン; Magnetism Begin)
Shudan Nojo no Aki (集団農場の秋; Autumn in the Collective Farms)
Shishou Miya (水晶宮; Crystal Palace)
Ni Hyaku Juu Nichi (二百十日; Stormy Day)
Shounen no Ichiban no Tomo (少年の一番の友; The Boy’s Best Friend)
Kura Udo 9 (クラウド９; Cloud 9)
Panorama Hour (パノラマ・アワー)
Rintenki (輪転機; Rotary Press)
Koutsuu Sanka (交通賛歌; Transportation Anthem)
Denryoku Kumikyou a:Dam no Uta (電力組曲 a:ダムの唄; Power Suite a:Song of the Dam)
Denryoku Kumikyou b:Denryoku no Michisuji (電力組曲 b:電力の道筋; Power Suite b:The Path of Power)
Denryoku Kumikyou c:Denka no Kurashi (電力組曲 c:電化の暮らし; Power Suite c.Electrification of Living)
Dokuro no Enbukyoku (髑髏の円舞曲; Waltz of the Skull)
Zekkai (絶海; Distant Sea)
Jiryoku Begin (Demo Tape/1988) (磁力ビギン; Magnetism Begin) (Guernica 20th Anniversary Commemoration Bonus Track)
Shishou Miya (Rehearsal/1987) (水晶宮; Crystal Palace) (Guernica 20th Anniversary Commemoration Bonus Track)
Rintenki (Live at Shibuya Live Inn/1988.11.9) (輪転機; Rotary Press) (Guernica 20th Anniversary Commemoration Bonus Track)
Dokuro no Enbukyoku (Live at Shibuya Live Inn/1988.11.9) (髑髏の円舞曲; Waltz of the Skull) (Guernica 20th Anniversary Commemoration Bonus Track)
Jiryoku Begin (Rehearsal/1987) (磁力ビギン; Magnetism Begin) (Guernica 20th Anniversary Commemoration Bonus Track)
Information
Shinseiki e no Unga is the second album released by GUERNICA. This album was produced by Ueno Koji and written by Ohta Keiichi. The album has been described as very theatrical, and it contains a large range of musical styles. The album reached #60 on Oricon charts, and charted for 3 weeks.

Members:
戸川純：vocal
上野耕路：keyboards・computer programming
太田螢一：lyrics・visual

熊谷弘：conduct
村山雄三：balalaika
宇都宮積善：mandolin
佐藤正治：drums
山本直樹：drums
加沢フミヒコ：accordion
吉川雅夫：timpani
岸義和：trumpet
白山文夫：trumpet
林研一郎：trumpet
横山均：trumpet
清岡太郎：trombone
花坂義孝：trombone
三田治美：trombone
和田美亀雄：trombone
岡田澄雄：bass trombone
清原カズト：bass trombone
今井彰：horn
長岡慎：horn
松崎裕：horn
山本真：horn
渡辺勝：horn
久保修平：tuba
佐野博美：soprano sax
吉永寿：soprano sax
金城寛文：tenor sax
斎藤清：tenor sax
石兼武美：baritone sax
相馬充：flute
西沢幸彦：flute
川村正明：oboe
柴山洋：oboe
常光誠治：english horn
小倉清澄：clarinet
関口仁：clarinet
中野賢：bass clarinet
大畑篠亭：fagotto
前田信吉：fagotto
前田正志：fagotto
山上貴司：contra fagotto
小出道也：ocarina
Zheng(arpa cinese)：electric violin
金子飛鳥：electric violin・violin
姜小青：electric violin
会田ミホ：violin
岩井真美：violin
植田みゆき：violin
栄田嘉彦：violin
片岡マキ：violin
桑野千絵：violin
桑野聖：violin
小屋松香織：violin
佐川チアキ：violin
佐藤ナオコ：violin
竹内純：violin
栃谷若子：violin
中嶋弦一郎：violin
服部奈々：violin
深見邦代：violin
牧カズミ：violin
村上英子：violin
森由里子：violin
山森陽子：violin
横山俊朗：violin
岩田裕子：viola
佐川由紀緒：viola
筒井はるみ：viola
遠山常身：viola
新田綾子：viola
村山達哉：viola
両角里香：viola
山田雄司：viola
折笠満：cello
河田夏実：cello
寺井庸裕：cello
十代田光子：cello
藤沢俊樹：cello
向山佳絵子：cello
山本裕泰：cello
渡辺辰紀：cello
松永孝義：contrabass
渡辺等：contrabass
山川恵子：harp
山畑松枝：harp
佐藤タツヤ：computer programming

produced by ゲルニカ

Shinseiki e no Unga (新世紀への運河; Canal Into the New Century)
Released:
1988.07.21
1995.11.22 (CD reissue)
Catalog Number:
28BA-18 (LP)
28TB-18 (Cassette)
30CH-310 (CD)
TECN-15321 (’95 reissue)

In 1980, a new actress Jun TOGAWA came across a talented music producer Koji UENO on the stage of Koji's band 8 1/2 - this fateful encounter could let them form a three-piece electronic-avantgarde outfit GUERNICA. They created retrospective atmosphere such as Japanese cabaret music in 1920s, with Jun's mysteriously antique voices of purely Japanese sensitivity and Koji's strong intention of assimilating into Japanese Dadaistic culture for his production.

GUERNICA could shoot up to stardom in Tokyo with their uncategorized musical style, that was much approved by Haruomi HOSONO (ex-Yellow Magic Orchestra). in 1982 From Haruomi's YEN label they released the debut album 'Kaizoh E No Yakudoh', getting appreciated all around Japan.

Through five year hibernation soon after releasing this album (mainly because of Jun's solo project), GUERNICA gave the short-lived shout again and released two albums - 'Shinseiki E No Unga' (1988) and 'Denrisoh Kara No Manazashi' (1989) - and at last they had gone under suspension for an indefinite period. (progarchives)

Antonio Riccardo Luciani ‎– Europa 1930-1940 (1975, LP, Italy)

Antonio Ricardo Luciani (10 August 1931, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy), also known as Antonino Riccardo Luciani Turicoli is an Italian musician author of soundtracks and television themes, of these, the most famous is Chanson Balladée, written in 1976 and used by Italian ​​RAI TV as the theme song of Almanacco del Giorno for fifteen years. Is to remember Tecnica Di Un Colpo Di Stato (1978) published by Titian Records, experimental suspense-tense military-action soundtrack of Italian television series directed by Silvio Maestranzi.

Egisto Macchi ‎– Preludi E Non (1981, LP, Italy)

EGISTO MACCHI preludi e non, LP released on on label cometa,superb album blending both baroque classical music with avant garde sounds by the always excellent maestro Macchi.

Alquimia & Jose Luis Fernandez Ledesma ‎– Dead Tongues (Lenguas Muertas) (1996, CD, Mexico)

Atmospheric, evolving, intricate and layered; a suite of fine compositions and carefully crafted sounds. Consistent creation of another place, another time.

Dead Tongues is Mexico-born singer Alquimia's third album and her first to have been widely available. A collaboration with keyboardist Jose Luis Fernandez Ledesma, it also includes appearances by Arturo Romo (percussion), Julio Sandoval (bass), Blu (saxophones), and Ramon Nakash (violin). The match between Ledesma and Alquimia is perfect: both play many instruments and conceive their music as accumulated layers. It results in dense pieces filled with keyboard parts, flutes, multi-tracked vocals, and samples related to folk music or traditional everyday activities. The album is bookended by "Foundations" and the two-part title track, both highly evocative pieces featuring recitation by both musicians. Ledesma's texts conjure up dead civilizations. Added to Alquimia's often-dreamy vocal constructions (a Mexican version of Enya?), they provide a slight new age aura that is not completely brushed off by the daring arrangements. In between these two songs there is the suite "Road to Santiago" -- a series of impressionistic snapshots -- and three more instrumental pieces, very soft and somewhat immaterial. They lack focus and leave the listener wondering what they should have been about. Dead Tongues stands among the most accessible (as in "marketable") albums ReR Megacorp has released. Followers of the label may find it lacks challenge, but fans of haunting female vocals and those looking for a touch of exoticism will appreciate.

Breznev Fun Club ‎– L'Onda Vertebrata (2010, CD, Italy)

BREZNEV FUN CLUB hails from the province of Matera, in Basilicata and began life in the mid eighties on the initiative of guitarist Rocco Lomonaco, drummer Mario Ventrelli and keyboardist Francesco Gallipoli. Their sources of inspiration range from classical music to avant-garde, from Rock In Opposition to Canterbury and more. During their live performances they've always showcased a strong theatrical attitude introducing cabaret elements and recitative parts thanks to their front-man Franco Sciscio who joined the band in 1990.

During the years the band went through many troubles and line up changes and it wasn't until 2010 that they managed to release a real debut album on the independent label Btf/AMS, “L'onda vertebrata: Lost + Found Vol. 1”, with pieces composed from 1990 to 1997 re-arranged and properly re-recorded in studio in 2009 by a line up featuring Rocco Lomonaco (guitars, banjo, mandolin, quatro, harmonica), Franco Sciscio (vocals), Giuliana Di Mitrio (vocals), Maria Mianulli (flute), Francesco Manfredi (clarinet), Michele Motola (sax), Gianfranco Menzella (sax), Francesco Panico (trumpet), Francesco Tritto (trombone), Tommaso De Vito Francesco (bass, oboe), Michele Fracchiolla (drums, percussion, vibraphone, marimba), Pino Manfredi (piano, keyboards), Duilio Maci (violin) and Angela Schiralli (cello). In my opinion, the final result of their efforts is excellent! The sonic experiments of the band are never too extreme or self-indulgent and the well balanced arrangements avoid the wild territories of “musique concrète”. The music flows away without weak moments and I'm sure that even those who are not in love with avant-garde will find this challenging work rewarding.

Ennio Morricone - La Corta Notte Delle Bambole Di Vetro (1971, LP, Italy)

Morricone’s Career Has Often Walked Together with the History of the Italian Thriller and Horror Cinema. Some of the Greatest and Scariest Soundtracks, the Ones Most Full of Suspense and Anxiety, were Composed and Performed by this Absolute Genius of Modern Orchestral Music. The Soundtrack to 1971’s La Corta Notte Delle Bambole Di Vetrofits Perfectly in Morricone’s Repertoire of his Most Intense Works to Date.