First Cd for the roman Divae Project, descendants of Divae, the band which released the album DETERMINAZIONE in 1995. Following the release of STRATOSFERICO (vinyl, 11 June 2021) only on vinyl and PROG WILL NEVER DIE (vinyl, 23 June 2023), and the single \u201cAfter The War\u201d (vinyl, 2023), dedicated to John Wetton.<\/p>\n
STRATOSFERICO<\/p>\n
The project was conceived by Guido Bellachioma (music critic, director of \u00abProg Italia\u00bb magazine and of the Progressivamente Festival since 1993) and Davide Pistoni (multi-instrumentalist and uniquely talented composer), who developed and worked on the ideas together, right up to the final mix, obtaining a full-bodied and nuanced sound. Around them they gathered some of the best Italian musicians of yesterday and today, as well as creating some new music to match the voice of Demetrio Stratos – the song \u201cStratosferico\u201d, taking the original file of the tongue twister \u201cO tzitzeras o mitzeras\u201d, included in the 1978 FUTURA box – and Giulio Capiozzo’s drums – \u201cL’urlo\u201d \u2013 thanks to the collaboration of Daniela Ronconi, Demetrio\u2019s wife, and Christian Capiozzo, Giulio’s son. \u201cRawon\u201d is the significant tribute to Demetrio and Giulio by their great friend, Gianni Nocenzi (Banco del Mutuo Soccorso), who offers the listener restless and beguiling atmospheres with his Bechstein A-228 acoustic piano.<\/p>\n
The second side is occupied by the revisitation of three songs from Osanna’s first album, L’UOMO. In the suite, which combined \u201cIntroduction\u201d and \u201cL’uomo\u201d, Lino Vairetti, the heart and soul of Osanna, is present on vocals and harmonica; \u201cL\u2019amore vincer\u00e0 di nuovo\u201d is sung by Gazebo, an icon of the 80s with \u201cI Like Chophin\u201d and \u201cMasterpiece\u201d, who demonstrates his great love of seventies rock.<\/p>\n
This songs tells six stories, suspended between rock and experimentalism, connecting prog, hard-rock, psychedelia, classic-contemporary music, electric and acoustic instruments, vintage and modern sounds, melody and rhythms which refuse to stand still.<\/p>\n
OTHER STORIES<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00c8 la guerra\u201d (\u201cThat’s War\u201d): Romantic and chiaroscuro piece that reflects on the various meanings of the word “war” and on the ways to combat the resulting cultural brutalization, including that of never betraying one’s ideas.<\/p>\n
\u201cLampo\u201d (\u201cLightning\u201d): Symphonic prog with the expressive urgency of punk. We liked the idea of a prog synthesis, almost an oxymoron.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter The War\u201d: Homage to John Wetton with a “forgotten” piece by “his” Asia, which concluded their third album, ASTRA (1985). It was also chosen for the value of the anti-war lyrics. The group’s approach was not philological, avoiding the photocopy effect. The song is devoid of the original smooth atmosphere. It is practically played live with a decidedly powerful style compared to the original version.<\/p>\n
\u201cLa follia che diventa realt\u00e0\u201d (\u201cThe madness that becomes reality\u201d): A lyric written by Gianni Leone of the Balletto di Bronzo. Recorded for another project of ours (Sinfonia) for the anthology PROGRESSIVAMENTE 1973-2003 (Cd). The first part is sung and apparently reassuring on a melodic level, even if it features an odd time signature, with the second, only instrumental, part which explores the depths of the darkness of the human mind. Sax, violin and a choir in Latin (using only phonemes that sounded in tune with the rest, without finding the meaning in the lyrics). A song that I have always loved and of which we had not created the “right” version yet.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00c8 la guerra\u201d (\u201cThat’s War\u201d, orchestral version): The music, deprived of its lyrics, almost takes on another meaning, also thanks to some changes in the arrangement.<\/p>\n
\u201cA Gift For Keith Emerson\u201d: HE is the character who gave equal dignity to keyboards in rock. Dutiful homage in three instrumental movements\u2026<\/p>\n
A) The Beginning<\/p>\n
B) From The Beginning To The Top<\/p>\n
C) From The Top To The Hell<\/p>\n
D) Goobye Life<\/p>\n
This minisuite describe his problematic life, which ended in suicide on 11 March 2016 The formation is triangular like Emerson, Lake & Palmer but involves the use of the electric guitar instead of the bass, a role covered by the synthesizers. Keith was an absolute master, at least among the key artists of the music that exploded in the 70s, on the piano, Hammond organ and synthesizers. In 1967 he began his climb to success with the classic band Nice. He exploded in 1970 with the supergroup par excellence… Emerson, Lake & Palmer. But from the top you can only go down! After the ecstasy of success comes torment! In the 90s he discovered the disease which severely limited the use of his right arm. On the night between 10 and 11 March, now aware that the disease could no longer be cured and afflicted by a profound depression, the king of rock keyboard players committed suicide with a gunshot to the head. The last movement describes the moments in which he thinks back to his beginnings, when he had yet to begin traveling in music. He needs it to find the courage to end it, because his music is more important than his own life to him. The final noise, after the last note, symbolizes the closing of the piano lid, perhaps due to the fall of his body on it, perhaps due to a compassionate hand that prefers to remove the sight of Keith’s lifeless body from those magical keys in white and black.<\/p>\n
1 Stratosferico 2:03<\/p>\n
2 L\u2019urlo 2:33<\/p>\n
3 Rawon 5:17<\/p>\n
4 Introduzione 4:31<\/p>\n
5 L\u2019uomo 4:34<\/p>\n
6 L\u2019amore vincer\u00e0 di nuovo 3:36<\/p>\n
7 \u00c8 la guerra 3:24<\/p>\n
8 Lampo 1:29<\/p>\n
9 After The War 5:05<\/p>\n
10 La follia che diventa realt\u00e0 6:48<\/p>\n
11 \u00c8 la guerra (versione orchestrale) 3:24<\/p>\n
12 A Gift For Keith Emerson 8:38<\/p>\n
Demetrio Stratos: voice (1 – Area) – Davide Pistoni: piano, keyboards, synthesizers, effects, orchestrazioni (1\/12 \u2013 Zucchero, Enzo Avitabile, Rovescio della Medaglia), Giulio Capiozzo: drums (2 – Area) – Gianni Nocenzi: acoustic piano (3 – BMS) – Lino Vairetti: harmonica, voice (4\/5 – Osanna) \u2013 Gazebo: voice (6) – Luca Velletri: voice (9\/10 – JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, EVITA, NOTRE DAME DE PARIS, Jon Anderson & Vangelis, Phil Collins) – Francesco Isola: drums (4\/6, 8\/10, 12 – Mo Foster, Alex Britti, Rovescio della Medaglia) – Fabio Cerrone: guitar (4\/6, 8\/10, 12 \u2013 Divae, Virtual Dream) – Lorenzo Trincia: bass (9\/10 \u2013 Floydiana, Rovescio della Medaglia) – Fabio Trentini: bass (4, 6 \u2013 Le Orme) \u2013 Carlo Maria Micheli: sax (4, 10 \u2013 Vittorio Nocenzi, Tullio De Piscopo) – Paolo Lucini: flute (4\/5 \u2013 Ezra Winston) – Enzo Vita: guitar (4 \u2013 Rovescio della Medaglia) – Alessandro Costanzo: voice (5 – Divae) – Dahl Ah Lee: violin (10 \u2013 Conservatorio S. Cecilia) – Elio Volpini: bass (5 \u2013 Flea, Uovo di Colombo, Etna) – Pericle Sponzilli: acoustic guitar (4\/5, Reale Accademia di Musica) – Guido Bellachioma: voice (7).<\/p>\n
Art production: Guido Bellachioma & Davide Pistoni<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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