Ciccada

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Ciccada is a new band from Greece who has generated some high temperature in ProgArchives lately. The high temperature solely caused by the high quality of their debut album and this is album is another candidate for the 2010 top ten list. I got in touch with the band and they gave us these answers.
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Your biography has been covered in 
your ProgArchives profile so let's bypass the biography details. But which bands 
were you influenced by and why did you choose that name ?

Nicolas:Gentle Giant, 
Renaissance,Univers Zero,King Crimson,Hatfield & the North, Curved 
Air, Gryphon and Jethro Tull.

We find that the 
word Ciccada is powerful and we liked the sound, regardless if we like this 
small insect.

Were you involved in any other bands 
before you started Ciccada ?

N: I was the flutist 
in the cross-over outfit Ad Libitum, playing mostly the music of Claude Bolling 
and Mike Mower. Also, a member of Stefanos Andreadis Jazz Quartet.  Georges, as 
far as I know, had not any serious collaboration before.  

Let's go straight to the only 
official album to this date, A Child in the Mirror from earlier this year. An 
album many in ProgArchives have on their Top 5 list of best 2010 albums. Please 
tell us more about this album.

N: It`s an extremely 
rich bunch of tunes.We filtered all of our experience as avid music listeners, 
to create this multi-coloured canvas. The lyrics is our poetry and has almost 
exclusively to do with esoteric images and fantastic worlds.Some lyrics came out 
naturally in our native language so we let it in!

I would compare your vocalist 
Evangelia Kozoni with the the Kari Rueslaatten from Third And The Mortal while 
your music has a lot of influences I have great difficulties with pinpointing. 
Please help me out here. How would you describe your music and which bands would 
you use as good reference points ?

N:I think there`s no 
comparison at all with K.R. and our music is  different even if some influences 
are (perhaps) the same.We mostly do rock chamber music.

You are based in Greece. How is the 
music scene there now and life in general ?

N:Many interesting 
things but almost nothing progressive.I could talk about artistic loneliness... 

What is your latest update and the 
plans for the rest of this year and next year ?

N:Rehearsing and 
performing `till next summer. But we are also trying new 
songs...

To wrap up this interview, is there 
anything you want to add to this interview ? 

N:We hope to be able 
to satisfy and please all lovers of good art as long as Ciccada is alive.It`s a 
great pleasure for us!

Thank you to Nicolas for this interview

Their PA profile is here and their homepage here

Edited by toroddfuglesteg - December 22 2010 at 07:23

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toroddfuglesteg Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Retired Joined: March 04 2008 Location: Retirement Home Status: Offline Points: 3658	Topic: Ciccada Posted: December 22 2010 at 07:20
	Ciccada is a new band from Greece who has generated some high temperature in ProgArchives lately. The high temperature solely caused by the high quality of their debut album and this is album is another candidate for the 2010 top ten list. I got in touch with the band and they gave us these answers. --------------------------------------------------------- Your biography has been covered in your ProgArchives profile so let's bypass the biography details. But which bands were you influenced by and why did you choose that name ? Nicolas:Gentle Giant, Renaissance,Univers Zero,King Crimson,Hatfield & the North, Curved Air, Gryphon and Jethro Tull. We find that the word Ciccada is powerful and we liked the sound, regardless if we like this small insect. Were you involved in any other bands before you started Ciccada ? N: I was the flutist in the cross-over outfit Ad Libitum, playing mostly the music of Claude Bolling and Mike Mower. Also, a member of Stefanos Andreadis Jazz Quartet. Georges, as far as I know, had not any serious collaboration before. Let's go straight to the only official album to this date, A Child in the Mirror from earlier this year. An album many in ProgArchives have on their Top 5 list of best 2010 albums. Please tell us more about this album. N: It`s an extremely rich bunch of tunes.We filtered all of our experience as avid music listeners, to create this multi-coloured canvas. The lyrics is our poetry and has almost exclusively to do with esoteric images and fantastic worlds.Some lyrics came out naturally in our native language so we let it in! I would compare your vocalist Evangelia Kozoni with the the Kari Rueslaatten from Third And The Mortal while your music has a lot of influences I have great difficulties with pinpointing. Please help me out here. How would you describe your music and which bands would you use as good reference points ? N:I think there`s no comparison at all with K.R. and our music is different even if some influences are (perhaps) the same.We mostly do rock chamber music. You are based in Greece. How is the music scene there now and life in general ? N:Many interesting things but almost nothing progressive.I could talk about artistic loneliness... What is your latest update and the plans for the rest of this year and next year ? N:Rehearsing and performing `till next summer. But we are also trying new songs... To wrap up this interview, is there anything you want to add to this interview ? N:We hope to be able to satisfy and please all lovers of good art as long as Ciccada is alive.It`s a great pleasure for us! Thank you to Nicolas for this interview Their PA profile is here and their homepage here Edited by toroddfuglesteg - December 22 2010 at 07:23

memowakeman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13032	Posted: December 31 2010 at 16:08
	I've read about them here in PA, and in other sources, they seem to be a pretty interesting band. The interview was so short, I would have loved to read more info.
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Mellotron Storm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 13489	Posted: December 31 2010 at 20:23
	I have this one on order and really look forward to it.
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iliakis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: October 01 2006 Status: Offline Points: 6	Posted: February 05 2013 at 14:02
	New song by Ciccada http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9USQOZtAAo From the album "The Stories of H.P.Lovecraft" Musea Records 2012

Tom Ozric Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 03 2005 Location: Olympus Mons Status: Offline Points: 15916	Posted: February 08 2013 at 20:03
	Fantastic album !! The dbl vinyl version is a pure luxury to own and enjoy. CICCADA and WILL-O-THE WISP are 2 amazing outfits from Greece. Top-shelf Prog, hands down.

Marty McFly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2009 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 3968	Posted: July 26 2013 at 08:18
	I would be happier if they released new album too.
	There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my

Altairius Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 14 2014 Status: Offline Points: 187	Posted: June 07 2014 at 07:04
	Pretty basic interview, but what a great band. I imagine they should have something new soon, by this point.