It can be retro because I like that sound but also those bands that are doing things in a more modern or eclectic style.
It can be retro because I like that sound but also those bands that are doing things in a more modern or eclectic style.
Here are a few that I have heard and liked:
Il Bacio Della Medusa
Marchesi Scamorza
Il Tempio Della Clessidre
La Maschera Di Cera
the last two in skeptrick's list above are my two votes. fabulous.
Of those modern Italian bands that are still active (as far as I know), my votes would go to these:
Accordo dei Contrari
Areknamés (particularly Love Hate Round Trip)
Magnetic Sound Machine
Calomito
Not as good as these, but still interesting is Altare Thotemico. I have the new Oxhuitza disc as well, which is OK. Definitely the most interesting Zuffanti-related thing I've heard.
I'm not as big a fan of most of the modern Italian symph bands, like those mentioned above. I find them high on the drama and low on the compositional intricacy. But many seem to like them.
Bill
There's quite a few good bands coming out of Italy these days. I agree with Il Tempio Della Clessidre and La Maschera Di Cera, and I'll add Fonderia, who have a bit of a Canterbury feel at times and Oxhuitza, who has a modern edge to them but still remains symphonic in nature.
Fonderia:
Oxhuitza:
Ahhhhh, that was awesome! How did that one slip by me? Great recommendation!Originally Posted by FredOCal
Awesome, glad you liked it! Their first album, Chromatic Tunes, is also quite good, but Chances & Accidents is a bit better. Hope they do another one.
Fantastic band. I left them off my list because I wasn't clear if they were still together, and thus wouldn't be considered "modern." I left off DFA and Deus Ex Macnina for the same reason.
Bill
They are still with us and playing a (very) few live gig every year. They are not very informativ, but ther's still hope for a new record.
Maybe Deus Ex Machina will Reform you can at least still hope. For DFA fate had no mercy.
Not me. I was glad to see them go. One of thew worst vocalists ever.
Many great recommendations so far.
did anyone mention Slivovitz?
Why would you be glad they are gone?
Was anyone forcing you to listen to them?
And if there were a god, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence - Russell
Deus Ex Machina is absolutely mind blowing! was that Pavarotti on vocals?
Bill, I dialed up some Magnetic Sound Machine on YouTube. Found a jazz album, Chances & Accidents. Sounds good. Thanks!
That is a good album.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF STUPID PEOPLE IN LARGE GROUPS!
Hostsonaten
Moongarden
Silver Key
Pandora
La Maschera for sure. They are the top of the heap for me. I was also very impressed with Accordo Dei Contrari at ProgDay last year.
Steve Sly
Funny, I was thinking of starting a similar thread today.
At the moment I'm hearing my way through about a dozen or so CDs of my latest order of current Italian Prog.
There is a incredible amount of great current Prog band in Italy.
As a start I would recommend:
La Torre Dell Alchimista (best synphonic retro prog band)
Areknames (harder VdGG Retro prog, brilliant)
La Maschera di Cera (very good retro)
Il Bacio Della Medusa (very good retro)
Il Tempio delle Clessidre (strong retro with modern "harder" elements)
Gran Tourismo Veloce (strong retro with modern "harder" elements)
Abash (harder ethno folky Prog)
Ianva (dark folk prog)
This list could go on for some pages so..
Can anyone tell me about these 3 bands?:
Lingalad
Magnolia
Musicalia
Lingalad are a (very) folky Outfit, they obviously have a Thing going for Lord of the Rings stuff.
To nice for me actually.
Magnolia are too poppy for me
The Former Life
Doracor
Akt
Sithonia
Yugen
La Maschera di Cera
Areknames
Sorry forot the third one:
Musicalia were formed in the 70s and offer serious folk rock. Easily best from your list:
New Trolls (La Leggenda) - Concerto Grosso III
HuGo"Very, very nice," said a man in the crowd,
When the golden voice appeared.
She was gold alright, but then so is rust.
"Such a shame about the beard."
Museo Rosenbach - Barbarica
Alphataurus - AttosecondO
HuGo"Very, very nice," said a man in the crowd,
When the golden voice appeared.
She was gold alright, but then so is rust.
"Such a shame about the beard."
A lot of good stuff has been recommended. One that hasn't that is pretty fantastic is:
Ske (Yugen keyboardist with one solo album, '1000 Autunni' with members of Yugen on the album)
I was just gonna post
SKE!
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
Guys - definitely don't miss Moogg. Fantastic Italian progressive meets Canterbury. The fuzz guitar solo at about 3:20 raises the hair on your arm!
(For the first 10 seconds you might think this is an ELP album...)
definitely cool stuff! gotta investigate further
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
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