Cleopatra Records
This band from Pavia,
Italy has been
around since 2015 and has put together their new album of instrumental prog
rock. Basically a duo, Jacopo Bigi (acoustic and electric violin), and Paolo
Fosso (piano and keyboards) have added a bunch of people to this album to give
it the sound that they were striving for. The album also includes Colin Edwin
(bass), Giacomo Lampugnani (double bass), Corrado Bertonazzi (drums), Maria
Chiara Montagnari (voice), Diletta Fosso (child's voice), Marcello Rosa
(cello), Quartetto Indaco (string quartet): Eleonora Matsuno (violin), Jamiang
Santi (violin), Francesca Turcato (viola), and Cosimo Carovani (cello), and
finally Jacopo Bigi also plays viola, and ukulele on “By the Waters of
Babylon,” whistles on “Freaks” and plays both violins and viola on “A Playful
Day.” Whew!
As you can see, what a group of people on here, and not
totally instrumental, but vocals used very carefully and sparingly on the
album. Starting off with violin and sweet vocals, the album gets going to a
great effect with added piano and then the band kicks in and get things going
in a rock oriented vein that is catchy and thrilling. The instrumentation on
this album is just unbelievable, with so much going on and in such different
ways that the blend is simply intoxicating and will give you goose bumps. The
album has a beautiful flow to it, going from one song to the next and carrying
you on a journey that you never want to end. The production is perfect, giving
the sounds the space that they need to be heard and having fullness to the mix.
This band is unique and will have you wanting more and more
from them as you listen to the haunting sounds they produce. This is something
special that you won’t find in any other band, they have hit the jackpot on
this one.
-Rick Ecker
-Rick Ecker
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