All Prog From Italy Appreciation Thread

 

He asked me of an obscure contemporary italian prog band "Nosound" and added also the info below:

 

NOSOUND “Sol 29”

 

"Sol 29" is the debut album from Giancarlo Erra’s NOSOUND project. A collection of introspective songs and ambitious instrumentals positioned midway between organic early 1970s Progressive experiments and contemporary Post-Rock influences that occasionally recalls the work of SIGUR ROS, PINK FLOYD, PORCUPINE TREE and NO-MAN.

 

The reason NOSOUND should be added is clear. This is prog music to the bone from Italy which has great similarities to PINK FLOYD and Porcupine Tree (The Sky Moves Sideways era).

 

Official website: http://www.nosound.net

 

DISCOGRAPHY :

"Sol 29" is their debut album and therefore their best. They have also released a PROMO CD-R (2004) and a DVD-R “The World is Outside”.

 

 

 

He also told me he already asked for the inclusion. Does some other italian progger colleague knows them?

 

 

From the official website: 2007 Nosound new album:

 

Maybe this could seem too specific, but I just wanted to dedicate some words to Germano Serafin, Le Orme's guitar player between 1976 and 1980. His delicate and imaginative guitar playing has always deeply impressed me, but apart his strong contribution to Le Orme, I don't know anything about his career but his premature death in 1992 (for a car accident? For a severe illness? Sources differ a lot about this). Have you got information about him? Do you want to express your appreciation for a very fine musician?

 

In particular, I'd like to have some information about the years between his exit from Le Orme (1980) and his death (1992). If you have it...

 

Hybla Act 1 is a great album, indeed, Dirk

 

Nowadays I recommend the third album by Periferia del Mondo. Not at the same level of the latest of Randone, but excellent, in my opinion!

 

 

Track Listings

1. Periferia Del Mondo
2. Oceani
3. Suite Mediterranea incluso
a) Tra le terre
b) L'oracolo di Delfi
c) H.H. Blues
4. Chiaroscuro (Le tango du diable)
5. Come un gabbiano
6. Alghe
7. Synaesthesia
8. Angeli infranti
9. Cartolina per il Giappone*
10. Piove sul mare*

Total Time: 62:29

Line-up/Musicians

- Alessandro Papotto / voice, woodwinds, piano, percussions
- Giovanni Tommasi / guitars
- Bruno Vegliante / piano, keyboards
- Claudio Braico / bass
- Tony Zito / drums

Releases information

Published by Electromantic Music CD ART 418 on July 2006 with 2 bonus tracks noted with * in track listing

 

Let's say we're waiting for an enthousiastic review, then!

 

BTW, finally the official release of Primitive is near, Erik. I fear you won't love this album very much, probably for the too much strong (as you know) Genesis' influence. In a past review (on Vacuum, I think) you said that Genesis' isnpired bands such as The Watch fail to conquer your heart. Not because you don't love Genesis (being your fav band ever) but because Genesis' clones aren't really intreresting.

 

After all, I hope the powerful mellotrons can please you and even cause you some "goosebumps" feelings!

 

I think Periferia del Mondo is another promising band from Italy and their recent third work  has pleased me a lot. So when I saw that a copy of this cd was settled on a shelf at Pickup Records it immidiately had to be mine!

 

Yes, I like the eastern and folky incursion in prog and it would also be interesting if the band increase their keyboards' parts in accordance with their jazzy tendencies. I'm curious to see what they will release next!