CONTRAPPUNTI

Another charming album from Le Orme sees the band stretching their wings just a little bit, with the occasional fusion influence creeping in at the edges of their sound which is still centred on a blend of ELP and Genesis - Trespass-era for the latter, naturally. Whilst it's good to see the group experimenting with a few new elements to their sound, the very occasional excursions into new territory only serve to highlight how much time they spend in familiar ground for most of the album. After three preceding albums of this particular style of RPI, Le Orme were about due for a change, and Contrappunti doesn't quite deliver. Nonetheless, it's a pleasant release which will please most fans of their work from Collage to Felona e Sorona.