Modern Italian Prog Recommendations

noni wrote: Just got recently the NUOVA ERA album - Return to the Castle. Great album..

Noni, would you believe I was literally just looking at that album on my shelf tonight! I'm currently rearranging my collection and getting everything into alphabetical order, and I looked at the CD of that and thought `I'm sure I haven't listened to this yet....'!

Will make the effort to do so shortly.

Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: H, I'm curious about that Eris Pluvia album, but definitely don't have it. But speaking of pastoral modern Italian albums, I'm sure you would have picked up that `Les Châteaux de la Loire' disc by Ellesmere, which features the bass player from Taproban? http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=50792 I've got it but not nearly listened to it enough yet. Very special though!

noni wrote: Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote: H, I'm curious about that Eris Pluvia album, but definitely don't have it. But speaking of pastoral modern Italian albums, I'm sure you would have picked up that `Les Châteaux de la Loire' disc by Ellesmere, which features the bass player from Taproban? http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=50792 I've got it but not nearly listened to it enough yet. Very special though! What's your verdict on this album..  Have not got this yet!...

I haven't listened to it again since I bought it some months ago, so I'll dig that one out too! I remember listening to it at the time and thinking it was lovely, very much in a pretty and gentle Anthony Phillips (ex Genesis) manner, and he himself is on the album.

But there's two very positive reviews on the site from two good contributors and excellent frequent reviewers for the Archives here who've both given it a very positive review if that helps!

That's great, Noni/David, that's all we can hope for, and hope you haven't been too disappointed with too many you've picked up! Also, feel free to make recommendations yourself anytime. There's anyways plenty of titles that can easily slip by!

I've also dug out my CD's of that Ellesmere album and the recent Nuova Era, so will listen to them over the next couple of days.

*****

A great review from Matti on the front page right now for a relatively recent live album from Fabio Zuffanti's band. I've got this one but have never listened to it (again!), so it's good to see the3 disc getting some attention. Matti's been delivering some sterling RPI/Italian prog reviews of late:

http://www.progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=1744322

^ The full album is on Youtube, here's the playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq0NvHXVd_DmROrYtpUxw_WNOqixzokc

Zaum is a trip

I never thought about the cover being that, but now that you say it......  

It shows the Italians certainly have more artistic presentation flair than the Germans

Please no more pictures

Edited by TheH - July 18 2017 at 14:43

Finnforest wrote: Hey at least we didn't post the Swan/unspeakable acts cover!  Can't remember if Zaum had a CD. And yes, I do recall that Obscura album...I had it and reviewed in back in another life