Forty Years of Italian Progrock

                            FORTY YEARS

                      ITALIAN PROGROCK  

                               1969 – 2009

PREVIEW : Chapters 3/7, what to expect?

3)    The Years Between 1980 And 2002

Featuring: Abiogenesi, Arcansiel, Asgard, Aton’s, Il Balletto Di Bronzo, Barrock, Cage, Calliope, Circle Of Fairies, CAP, Contrappunto, Deus Ex Machina, Devil Doll, DFA, Distillieri Di Malto, Divae, Doracor, Empire, Eris Pluvia, L’Estate Di San Martino, Ezra Winston, Foglie Di Vietro, Garden Wall, Germinale, Leviathan, Mad Crayon, Malibran, Men Of Lake, Minstrel, MO.DO, Moongarden, Nuova Era, Rhapsody (Of Fire), Romantic Warriors, Standarte, Submarine Silence, Tale Cue, Il Trono Dei Ricordi.

4)    Interesting New Bands And New Releases Between 2003 and 2009

Featuring: VIII Strada, Ainur, Archangel, Areknames, Aries, Il Bacio Delle Medusa, Cage, Il Castello Di Atlante, Il Cerchio D’Oro, Conqueror, Coral Caves, Delirium, Doracor, Faveravola, Finisterre, Germinale, Gan Eden – Giardino Delle Delizie, Goad, Hostsonaten, London Underground, Malaavia, Malibran, Mangala Vallis, Marigold, La Maschera Di Cera, Mass Media, Maury E Y Pronomi, Moongarden, Narrow Pass, Notabene, Obscura, Pandora, Periferia Del Mondo, Randone, Cristiano Roversi, Tapobran, La Torre Dell Alchimista, Ubi Maior, The Watch, Wicked Minds.

5)    Reunions Of Legendary And Popular Bands In The Last Decade

Featuring: Banco, Il Balletto Di Bronzo, Campo Di Marte, Delirium, Latte E Miele, New Trolls, Le Orme, Osanna, PFM.

6)    Compilations And  Special Projects:

Featuring:

(THE) 7 SAMURAI – The Ultimate Epic – Various Artists (2007)

Here is another project by Colossus and Musea, this time featuring three bands (including two Italian bands), each with an ‘epic’ composition between 20 and 30 minutes.

CAP and Tapobran

CANOSSA - Rock Opera (2006)

- This is an Italian prog project by Mangala Vallis member Gigi Cavalli Cocchi, he is both the brainchild as the producer. The bands are: Mangala Vallis, Arcanoise, Trama Sonora, Sequencer, Type, Oltremare and Master Experience.

FAFNIR – Various Artists (1993)

- In 1993 the Italian progrock label Kaliphonia released this interesting compilation CD featuring many lesser known and unknown Italian progrock bands: Fancy Fluid, CAP, Marcello Capra, Deus Ex Machina, Clarion (ex-Zauber member), New Credo, Michele Tale Di Bella, H2O, Myros, Ars Antiqua and Max Oil.

COLOSSUS PROJECT – The Empire & The Rebellion – Various Artists (2008)

- Colossus Project is an Italian musical project featuring four members and a wide range of guest musicians, including ‘big names’ Keiko Kumagai (Ars Nova) and Fred Schendel (Glass Hammer) and fellow Italians Cristiano Roversi (Moongarden, Submarine Silence and recently The Watch) and Joe La Viola (Malaavia).

DANTE’S INFERNO – The Divine Comedy – Part 1 (2008)

- Here’s another stunning progrock project by Finnish progrock magazine Colossus and French progrock label Musea entitled Dante’s Inferno – The Divine Comedy – Part 1:

- Nuova Era, Count, Wicked Minds, Garamond, Contrappunto Project, CAP, Armalite, Corte Aulica.

GIALLO! – One Suite For The Murderer – Various Artists (2009) :

The bands: Alfio Costa, Dark Session, Leviathan, Floating State.

TUONEN TYTAR 2 – A Tribute To Finnish Progressive Rock Of The 70’s – Various Artists (2008):

Featuring:

Il Fauno Di Marmo

7)    DVD’s

Featuring:

- Ainur, Banco, Jumbo, Malibran, Mangala Vallis, Le Orme, Un Biglietto Per L’Inferno Tribute Concert, PFM, Wicked Minds.