Il Paradiso Degli Orchi

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Залит IlParadiso_Degli_Orchi/(2016)_IlCorponauta

Концептуальный альбом славных представителей РПИ написанный под впечатлением романа Флавио Эмера. К сожалению, я роман не читал, да и вообще - до этого альбома был не в курсе, кто такой "известный итальянский писатель и журналист Флавио Эмер". О содержании можно только догадываться, основываясь на альбоме.
Музыка альбома - хороший итальянский симфо-рок, временами напоминающий "классиков" жанра - Банко, ПФМ, Гоад, а временами и Пинк Флойд.
Рекомендую любителям жанра!

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Il Paradiso degli Orchi (The Orcs' Paradise) formed in 2009 in Brescia, with a self-titled album released in 2011, their style a crossover of different influences - progressive rock (both vintage Italian and worldwide artists), psychedelia, pop, indie, singer-songwriter atmospheres, ethnic hints and electronica.

In 2014 the group commenced work on their next work, which brought them to the attention of modern Italian prog icon, musician and producer FABIO ZUFFANTI (no stranger to taking notice of promising young bands like UNREAL CITY and OXНUITZA), who, fascinated by the project, began working closely with the musicians to help them focus their ideas and bring out the best in them. The result is `Il Corponauta', a 79 minute concept work inspired by a book of the same name by Flavio Emer.

Il Paradiso degli Orchi and their latest album combine influences by a diverse range of prog-related bands such as PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI, KING CRIMSON, JETНRO TULL, AISLES and the many vintage Italian bands who featured a heavy use of flute in their music. But they have a sound all their own, and on `Il Corponauta', they make just as much of an impressive and confident statement as recent Italian groups who mix a vintage influence with youthful energy that INGRANAGGI DELLA VALLE, LA FABBRICA DELL'ASSOLUTO 1984 and F.E.M PROG BAND did when they released their most recent works, and it's one of the most striking and impressive Italian discs of 2016.

(c) Biography by Michael Нodgson (Aussie-Byrd-Brother), PA
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(c) Review by Aussie-Byrd-Brother, PA

Every year presents no shortage of superior Italian prog discs, but there's always that handful of titles that completely stand out from the rest as an almighty progressive musical statement, and Brescian band Il Paradiso degli Orchi (The Orcs' Paradise) have absolutely delivered one of them with their second album `Il Corponauta', inspired by the novel by Flavio Emer. Overseen by modern Italian prog notable Fabio Zuffanti, the group present a chaotic, hair-tearing work of loopy intensity that always remains highly melodic and accessible without skimping on daring progressive technicality, and their richness of vocal arrangements is truly without compare. The group always sound very youthful and contemporary, but they also show a great understanding of the classic Italian prog groups with influences from the first few Premiata Forneria Marconi albums, King Crimson, Pink Floyd and the many vintage Italian bands who featured a heavy use of flute in their music, but they never come across as mere imitators for even a second.

Opener `Il Mondo dei Pensieri' bristles with a purring danger of all those wilder classic RPI discs, full of energetic guitar bite, searing Mellotron cuts, ruminative flute and exotic percussion, and the variety of group vocals and harmonies is seductive. The gloomy piano-driven of `Il Corponauta' is darkly theatrical and maddening (and just listen to that sneaking bass in the background!), `Silenzi' (perhaps one of the greatest tunes to appear on an Italian prog disc throughout 2016 to date, and vocalist Sven Jorgensen delivers an incredible performance) is a melancholic ballad that slowly builds in power and victory, echoing classic-era Genesis and Premiata Forneri Marconi due to its pastoral qualities from chiming acoustic guitar, gentle flute and wispy Mellotron. `Specchio' is a warm pop-rocker with whirring synths aplenty, P.F.M fans will instantly fall for the ravishing`Pioggia' with its bouncy energy, peppy synth lines and hearty acoustic guitar strums, and `Volare Via' combines dynamic controlled drumming and fiery-edged extended guitar soloing passages with a youthful indie-rock spirit that reminds of Chilean band Aisles.

`La Stanza dei Ricordi' has spirited Mediterranean-infused infectiousness, `Addio al Corpo' rumbles with infernal Mellotron- spiked malevolence and ranting vocals, and `Il Volo' is a shorter fanfare with sly grooves. But the showcase moment is the 18 plus-minute `Deserto' where a complex range of vocal arrangements weave in and out of everything from bluesy saunters of Pink Floyd-like guitar fireworks, drowsy harmonica drones, even subtle reggae struts and dramatic spoken-word passages. But the second half is dominated by devilish flute wisps, classical dark-edged fancy and theatrical crooning in the manner of the classic vintage Italian works. The nine-minute finale `Il Gran Finale' is just that, a fitting closer that, after initially opening full of upbeat Yes-like energy with lots of snappy time-changes, heads into darker chanting vocals and creeping Mellotron murkiness with grand guitar soloing to wrap on.

The 79 minute running time is a risk, but there is literally not a wasted second on the entire disc, and it constantly proves the band is bursting with inspiration and musical creativity with the enviable technical skills to bring those ideas to life. It has a rich and sophisticated production from Fabio Zuffanti that doesn't skimp on dirty rough edges when it suits the music, and there is no other Italian disc in 2016 so far that comes close to matching the complex and exquisite vocal arrangements found here. Every track is incredible on its own, but all housed together on one disc means you have an utterly essential modern Italian prog disc, one that will surely increase the status of the group from this point on. It makes `Il Corponauta' the absolute standout Rock Progressivo Italiano album for this year, and just one of the best progressive rock albums overall as well. Well done, Il Paradiso degli Orchi, you've set the prog-rock standard for 2016!
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Инджой!
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WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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