PASSIO SECUNDUM MATTHEUM

Latte e Miele were another one of those insanely precocious teenaged bands from Italy. Clearly the folks that signed them to Polydor had an amazing amount of faith in these young mens' abilities, as they lavished a lot of expensive production (notably pipe organ and a choir) on this, their debut album.

Of the three albums that came out in their lifetime, this is the most "serious" sounding. With a concept inspired by Bach and liturgical music in general, this is an appropriately somber affair, with churchy organs, Mellotron strings and choirs galore. Probably their most impressive release.