Circolo Culturale Federico Magnani - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Some reviews taken form the official website:

«[…]This is a new, young Italian septet of clarinet, tenor and soprano sax, piano, electric guitar, electric bass and drums. While definitely a jazz/rock band, this is not a firey disc; dont' come here looking for Mahavishnu fireworks, because that isn't what this is about. This is written music with room for nice, creative solos. You might hear echoes of the mellower parts of The Muffins' Manna/Mirage, Arti E Mestieri's Tilt, Perigeo, etc. Ken also mentioned that at times he heard a vibe like the proto-jam band sound of Traffic circa "Low Spark" and I agree with that. This is a very fine, jazzy fusion album and is a pretty impressive debut.» Cuneiform Records, Febbraio 2005

«[…] the sphere on the album is best described by thinking of a smoky jazzcafé, in which a couple musicians who make a good team play their music. Sometimes there is room for soloing, in which the clarinet-play introduces a classical element in the music, somewhat comparable with Michael Nyman. This element contrast well with the more jazzy saxophone, the piano and the funky bass. The binding factor are the strummed sounds of the guitar, which reminded me a bit of the French group Noetra (who also added classical elements). The spoken voice on Antica reminded me of City Reading from the French band Air, on which they accompany a famous Italian author who reads parts of his novel. » René Yedema, “io Pages”

«OK here is a disc that isn't going to stop the world from spinning on it's axis or change the course of music. Getting that out of they way I can't express how much I enjoyed this disc. It was hyped as being in the vein of Deus Ex Machina and nothing could be further from the truth. CCFM are a young Italian seven piece jazz rock ensemble creating intelligent music that really soaked into my skull. A bit laid back - but with an undercurrent of intensity - the sound revolves around the interplay between clarinet, sax and guitar. The long piece "Aria Antica" reminded me of a long jam from Traffic circa "Low Spark" - Michele Leiss' sax echoing Chris Woods. Other reference points I heard along the way include Perigeo, Secret Oyster, Area and Finnforest. These guys are off to a fine start.» THE LASER'S EDGE: progressive sounds from around the world

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	Italian prog-jazz band from Rome... Until now they have released only a self produced album... They’re working on another CD Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/circoloculturalefedericomagnani Official website: http://www.ccfmweb.net/index.htm

andrea Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 20 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 2064	Posted: January 23 2008 at 17:26
	Some reviews taken form the official website: «[…]This is a new, young Italian septet of clarinet, tenor and soprano sax, piano, electric guitar, electric bass and drums. While definitely a jazz/rock band, this is not a firey disc; dont' come here looking for Mahavishnu fireworks, because that isn't what this is about. This is written music with room for nice, creative solos. You might hear echoes of the mellower parts of The Muffins' Manna/Mirage, Arti E Mestieri's Tilt, Perigeo, etc. Ken also mentioned that at times he heard a vibe like the proto-jam band sound of Traffic circa "Low Spark" and I agree with that. This is a very fine, jazzy fusion album and is a pretty impressive debut.» Cuneiform Records, Febbraio 2005 «[…] the sphere on the album is best described by thinking of a smoky jazzcafé, in which a couple musicians who make a good team play their music. Sometimes there is room for soloing, in which the clarinet-play introduces a classical element in the music, somewhat comparable with Michael Nyman. This element contrast well with the more jazzy saxophone, the piano and the funky bass. The binding factor are the strummed sounds of the guitar, which reminded me a bit of the French group Noetra (who also added classical elements). The spoken voice on Antica reminded me of City Reading from the French band Air, on which they accompany a famous Italian author who reads parts of his novel. » René Yedema, “io Pages” «OK here is a disc that isn't going to stop the world from spinning on it's axis or change the course of music. Getting that out of they way I can't express how much I enjoyed this disc. It was hyped as being in the vein of Deus Ex Machina and nothing could be further from the truth. CCFM are a young Italian seven piece jazz rock ensemble creating intelligent music that really soaked into my skull. A bit laid back - but with an undercurrent of intensity - the sound revolves around the interplay between clarinet, sax and guitar. The long piece "Aria Antica" reminded me of a long jam from Traffic circa "Low Spark" - Michele Leiss' sax echoing Chris Woods. Other reference points I heard along the way include Perigeo, Secret Oyster, Area and Finnforest. These guys are off to a fine start.» THE LASER'S EDGE: progressive sounds from around the world