NOTABENE

4.5 stars.This has pretty much everything I like in an RPI recording. Powerful Italian vocals, some heaviness and beautiful melodies to boot. I'm surprised this band hasn't "taken off" yet to be honest, but with just a few reviews I guess they haven't caught on yet. It's not because of the music that's for sure.The violin and trumpet really add another dimension as well.

There is an organic, warm atmosphere to the opener that I guess I find a lot with Italian prog. I like the synths and we get some trumpet in this one as well. There is some heavy riffing going on during the second song "Danza 'Nel Fuoco", it really rocks out. It opens quietly enough with piano and trumpet before they let it rip. Some powerful organ a minute in and later. Trumpet after 4 minutes. Great track ! "Effimero Regno Di Plastica" opens with spacey synths and spoken words before they are replaced by an incredible soundscape with violin. Drums join in and organ. Powerful sound. Lots of tempo changes in this one. Check out the drumming then the rhythm 2 1/2 minutes in. Vocals follow as guitar joins in. This song is a real ride.

"Maestrale" begins with piano then the flute comes in followed by the violin, with light drums behind it. It gets heavier. This song has so many mood shifts and time changes. It's amazing and also my favourite on the record. It includes a couple of ripping guitar solos, an organ solo along with fragile, emotional vocals. Great song ! Lastly the fifth and final track clocks in at almost 14 minutes.This epic includes some beautiful piano and trumpet, spacey synths, some atmospheric Jazz and on and on, yeah, these guys can play ! Bravo ! The hidden track is a bonus as well as it continues the magic.

I am so impressed with this album, it seems to have it all yet it flows beautifully.This review doesn't do it justice.