Almost ten years after “Passioni postmoderne di un musicista errante” (Post-modern passions of a wandering musician) released on AMS Records (AMS 274 CD) in 2016, keyboardist and composer Corrado Sardella returns with a new album under the Doracor signature, a project conceived a long time ago starting with a collaboration with Red Canzian – already a guest on “Passioni postmoderne…” – for a Sanremo Festival song that remained unfinished, yet became the first spark of inspiration for this new work.
Eventually, in 2024, the meeting with the singer and composer Lorena Cossu provided further creative input that gave ‘Unexpected Intersections’ a well-defined direction, resulting in the making of the suite that gave the entire album its name: the song describes an existential metaphor that urges us never to forget our playtime zone, so that our inner child can be reunited with the adult part.
From a sonic perspective, the whole album revolves around Corrado’s keyboards; in almost 75 minutes of music, intense and emotional moments, delivering various long electric guitar and saxophone solos, with others more mellow and introspective, ranging between neo-progressive and fusion. Among the many excellent guest musicians, who have brought dynamism and enthusiasm to the project, we have John Jowitt (bassist from IQ and Arena), Mirko De Maio (drummer from The Flower Kings), Simona Malandrino (guitarist with Ian Paice, Andrea Braido and Marcella Bella), Elisa Montaldo (singer/keyboardist from Il Tempio delle Clessidre) and Kostas Milonas (drummer of Sunburst and Paradox).
Digipack CD edition.
Tracklist | |
1. Journey (01:32)
2. Remnants Of Memories (10:21) 3. After Waking (04:42) 4. Il Coraggio di Essere (05:38) 5. Distant Lights (You Can’t Forget) (05:11) 6. Quel Folle Volo (04:56 7. That Silent Tear – Intro (00:59) 8. That Silent Tear (05:16 9. And I Miss You… (02:37) 10. Simply You (06:19) 11. Stella D’Agosto (02:00) 12. Laurie (04:01) 13. Esegesi Di Una Fiaba Inenarrata (02:57) |
14. Unexpected Intersections (15:33)
a. Playing With Fears (choir intro) (00:59) b. The Forest Of Fear (01:04) c. Can You Listen To My Voice? (02:08) d. Ethereal Waves (00:46) e. LaurieCaurie (choirs) (00:34) f. Our Better World (03:11) g. Voices (01:11) h. The Purple Nose (01:23) i. Us Again (03:13) j. Our Better World (bagpipes theme) (00:54) 15. Di Quei Giorni Infiniti (01:45) |