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'Vernice' with a proven RPI attack, Phrygian vocal, violin and oriental-Irish melody; the meticulous synth, the bouzouki, the clapping hands, Andalusia, the progressive variation which gives pride of place to Emanuela; a whiff of Caravaggio for the dark chords. 'Altrove parte I' acoustic arpeggio by Simone and deliquescent piano; the electric bass by Alessandro à la Serra, cottony just like the melancholic or romantic vocal convolutions, it's up to you to choose; neo-classical piano intermezzo leading to 'Altrove parte II' and its Hackettian guitar; the sound rises calmly on a progressive drift with vocalises, image of the sea in the distance, wavelets; The guitar solo then the dark fina which could have been much longer. 'll Mondo al suo Risveglio' siren first to reinforce the dreamlike ambient vocal, the one that makes the hairs of the prog stand on end. The heavy break makes the ears prick up, Emanuela adds another layer; the siren as on 'Silent Hill' indicates the prog passage with the latent pure RPI blood variation. Colorful organ then the guitar and the riff recalling the metallic origins of certain musicians, the enjoyable moment with the ethereal vocal.

'Città spenta' we adjust the instruments; dark text on the pandemic, death, vocal taking on Meccano or Renaissance. The voice becomes aggressive for a while before returning to a jazzy side with the cascading piano; the romantic ballad which insists on the vocal with the Floydian finale, a real musical waltz in 6/8 too predictable. 'Tramonti di Cenere' arrives with the riff that wakes up, excellent for trying to stigmatize the impotence of politicians to fight against our dying earth. The most accomplished piece of music due to the energy finally deployed with the boiling keyboard; the variation flows naturally between a moment of piano fullness and hard flights boosting advantageously. We find ourselves headbanging on this modern prog as I dream with its torrid keyboard, its captivating crescendo. 'Endurance' ends the album, the story of the explorer Shackleton hence the blizzard and the footsteps on the snow; a case of whisky was found in the boat but I digress, captivated by Emanuela. Ambient piano part followed by the folk part, neo-classical with syncopated jumps, in a tavern telling the story. The symphonic break, oozing tension to follow the evolution of the explorers, the ultimate moment of fusion, the air swelling suddenly with Sandro singing; last warning shot with this heavy solo more than Gilmourian of Simone, giving regrets in view of the intensity and the emotion released.

Melting Clock finally releases its 2nd opus, Emanuela working her voice like an instrument and making forget the typicality of the language, beautiful but targeted in a musical straitjacket. Originelley on progcensor(3.5).