The Italian Prog Appreciation den

Sagichim wrote: ^ Not so bad Coaster, but as always the Italian version is by far the better one. I've been listening to it on repeat the last few days and it's just getting better and better, this is superb music RPI or not, it even reminds me of Maxophone (minus the brass) in a few places. I begining to think Triumvirat Doug's rating is not that far off at all. The opener is a killer... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFpVzvHQuyY

Hey, guys, great to see some interest, praise  and focus on the Libra debut!


Edited by presdoug - July 08 2014 at 21:05

^ Thanks guys for the recommendation, got the Chocolate Kings today and am listening for the first time now.  Wow, totally different than the big three but in a good way.  Guy does sound like Garbriel.

hellogoodbye wrote: Psychedelic  mood  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtrNx2ssosQ

Gli Spettri will have a new concept album called "MMCMLXXIII…LA NEMICA DEI RICORDI" out soon.

This one will feature Elsia Montaldo (Il Tempio delle Clessidre) on guest vocals (!?)

There was some very high praise on this new album by the lable boss of Black Widow.

Some very good news, at least for me:

La Torre dell'Alchimista started recording a new album!!!

Seven years after the marvelous "Neo" I had lost all hope for that to happen..

Esoteric Records will release a 2CD/DVD set of PFM at the BBC
in September.

(1975 & 1976 BBC RADIO ONE IN CONCERT BROADCASTS & OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST)

TheH wrote: Some very good news, at least for me: La Torre dell'Alchimista started recording a new album!!! Seven years after the marvelous "Neo" I had lost all hope for that to happen..

How good is that album, H?! I give it quite a workout pretty often!

Definitely will look into this when it's released!

What have been your particular favourites this year so far?

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: TheH wrote: Some very good news, at least for me: La Torre dell'Alchimista started recording a new album!!! Seven years after the marvelous "Neo" I had lost all hope for that to happen.. How good is that album, H?! I give it quite a workout pretty often! Definitely will look into this when it's released! What have been your particular favourites this year so far?

To me "Neo" is the strongest Retro Symph Prog album of this millennium!
Absolutley wonderfull perfectly balanced Album.

My favourites of this year? Hard to say, a lot of good stuff.


I enjoyed a lot of live Albums and DVDs by 70s bands.
(Museo Rosenbach, Alphataurus, Maxophone, RDM, PdP, Nuova Idea)

I love the remake abum by Latte Miele.

From the "new" bands it would choose "Aurora Lunare" as the best so far

But they are closly followed by:

Entity
Astrolabio
LogoS
Nodo Gordiano
Syndone
Greenwall
FEM

There is quite a number of others I really like too.
(nad most likley I have simply forgotten something)

Still have to get the new AdC.

A list I keep of what is still to come:

Promenade - tba (Altrock/Fading)
Barock Project - tba (about 75% recorded)
Breznev Fun Club - tba (Altrock) (half of it is recorded (for 3-4 years now)
VIII Strada - Babylon (if it is ever going to happen)
Il Tempio delle Clessidre - Live in Korea DVD (still with Galifi)
Fonderia - tba
Egonon - "IN VITRO" (mixing)
Abash -tba (mixing)
Lagartija - tba (mixing)
Narrow Pass (recording)
DAAL - "Dances of the drastic navels" (with Tirill Mohn (White Willow) and a 30 min Suite)
Gran Turismo Veloce - tba (with Tony Levin, Colin Edwin, Craig Blundell and synphonic orchestra)
Cherry Five - Il Pozzo dei Giganti (No Joke!!!!!!!!)
Delirium -L’era della Menzogna"
Spettri - MMCMLXXIII…LA NEMICA DEI RICORDI
Unreal City - tba (January 2015)
Il Castello di Atlante - ArX Atlantis
CATAFALCHI DEL CYBER - tba
Maxophone - tba
Alluminogeni - tba (actually 3 albums in the works!)
Il Giardino Onirico - tba (Work in Progress)
MOOGG - tba (WIP)
Slivovitz
IANVA has something cooking maybe alive DVD

I wonder, is it a true reunion of the original members?  Will the Zarrillo brothers both be there?

I found this, a real treat.  If you scroll down toward the bottom you will see 3 old old color photo snapshots of Semiramis in their rehearsal space.  Wow! 

http://www.rockprogressive.it/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1586


Edited by Finnforest - August 03 2014 at 11:38

^^^ 

Not yet, for the moment they are going to play live in Rome...

http://italianprogmap.blogspot.it/2014/08/progressivamente-festival-rome-24-28.html

I don't think so...