Melting Clock is a musical project born in the Faculty of Physics, University of Genoa, in 2001. At the time the group\u2019s aim, which brought
\ntogether experienced musicians and beginners, was sheer amusement and musical growth, pursued through the covering of songs by more
\nand less known bands of the progressive rock scene. Over the years the pieces studied have influenced Melting Clock\u2019s sound: much attention
\nhas been paid to some of the most interesting contemporary bands such as Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Opeth, Ayreon, without however
\nneglecting milestones that have made the history of the progressive genre like Pink Floyd, Genesis and PFM. Melting Clock have undergone
\nmany line up changes: alongside the four founding members Sandro Amadei (keyboards and vocals), Stefano Amadei (guitars), Alessandro
\nBosca (bass guitar) and Francesco Fiorito (drums), Simone Caff\u00e8 (guitars) and Emanuela Vedana (vocals) more recently joined the band. The
\nskills acquired and the renewed enthusiasm led to the decision to devote to the composing of original music. Melting Clock\u2019s style is
\ncharacterized by evocative and powerful sounds, which aim at immediately capturing the listener – without giving up elements of complexity
\n– and conveying a strong emotional charge. Lyrics are in our mother tongue, Italian. We fully follow the spirit of progressive music in our free
\napproach to writing and interest in contamination from the most diverse genres.
\nAltrove:
\nALESSANDRO BOSCA: \u201cThe World as He Wakes Up\u201d is a reflection on the perception of reality and the way it constantly changes as one’s
\nawareness evolves. Inspired by the birth of the first son, for whom each new awakening represents a new beginning, it also applies to the
\nadult when he finally manages to emancipate himself by overcoming convictions rooted over the years and accepting the most uncomfortable
\ntruths; in doing so, the human being awakens and is reborn with a new awareness of himself and the world around him, finally free but only
\nafter having paid dearly for this epiphany.
\nALESSANDRO BOSCA: \u201cBlacked-out City\u201d is about the sudden loss of a loved one and the desire for absolution and reunion elaborated by the
\nsubconscious while dreaming. Initially conceived following the premature loss of a maternal figure, the song later matured and became
\nrelevant in the period of confinement due to the pandemic. In that sad time, a usually personal drama turned into a mass phenomenon with
\nan impact on society and on the subtle balance between morality and necessity. But it is only in the most intimate dream dimension that the
\nindividual can reconcile and grant himself a final farewell, freeing his own soul as well as that of his loved one from remorse and suffering.
\nSANDRO AMADEI: \u201cElsewhere\u201d is about the dream, shared by all, of escaping from the stress, worries and weariness of everyday life, yearning
\nto seek refuge on a remote little island where time seems to stand still, under the illusion of experiencing an eternal holiday. But this desire
\nactually conceals a deeper and sadly unattainable one: to go back in time to rediscover the idyllic wonder of a carefree childhood.
\nSANDRO AMADEI: \u201cPaint\u201d is a journey through the complexity of places of which the labyrinthine alleyways of Genoa\u2019s neighborhoods are a
\nprime example, portrayed through the prejudiced gaze of those who do not reside there and therefore, not being part of their everyday life,
\nare unable to grasp their essence. Situations that often evoke suffering, degradation and neglect coexist with art, culture and examples of
\nwonderful humanity that make these places a kaleidoscope of extraordinary diversity.
\nSIMONE CAFFE\u2019: \u201cEndurance\u201d was conceived following the reading of Alfred Lansing’s homonymous text, which relates the epic tale of the
\nvessel Endurance, which, after running aground in the pack during an Anglo-Saxon expedition to reach the South Pole, was crushed due to the
\nenormous pressure exerted by the ice. As a result, Captain Shackleton and his crew had to undertake an unprecedented journey under extreme
\nconditions that brought them safely back to South Georgia after months of hardship and unimaginable dangers.
\nEMANUELA VEDANA: \u201cAshen Sunsets\u201d wants to issue a warning: due to man’s reckless and heinous behaviour, the Earth is now the scene of
\nirreversible climate change in which the only fate of the unaware human being seems to be extinction. However, by reversing the perspective
\nand thus considering life and death as a single cycle in eternal becoming, we can hope that after the catastrophe life will once again flourish
\non our planet, finally freed from the deleterious human presence.
\nMelting Clock \u201cAltrove\u201d is available in the following formats:
\nCd with booklet
\nLP with booklet
\nLp limited edition 66 copies in colored vinyl + poster + 2 book + Compact Disc
\nTRACK LIST:
\nVernice 6:16
\nAltrove Parte 1 4:53
\nAltrove Parte 2 3:18
\nIl Mondo al Suo Risveglio 7:51
\nCitt\u00e0 Spenta 6:40
\nTramonti di Cenere 8:10
\nEndurance 9:03
\nEmanuela Vedana: Voce
\nSimone Caff\u00e8: Chitarra
\nStefano Amadei: Chitarra
\nSandro Amadei: Tastiere\/Voce
\nAlessandro Bosca: Basso
\nFrancesco Fiorito: Batteria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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