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Hominido

Estirpe Litica

(2014 - CCM - Chile)

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Former drummer Rodrigo Gonzalez Mera from Chile, who previously played in Le Desoorden (sadly now no longer together) brings us a brand new band and recording. A couple of other former members also make up part of this.  A wonderfully exotic and superb release it is!  Precisely incorporating jazz fusion ingredients with world, metal and folk, all in an exquisite progressive work.  Hominido glows with a winning debut.

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Highlighted by beautiful female lead vocals, supported by nimble musicianship, “Estripe Litica” paints visions with each song.  This is the first time I have heard such a particular mixing of lush world jazz fusion with a more aggressive rock, and it works wonderfully.  No gimmicks!  The compositions are well thought out and executed.  I hardly felt the metal influences once they got through the third tune.  The band kept such a majority of interesting jazz oriented music surrounding any of these heavy parts, it just melted together extremely well.

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Do not be scared away by my mention of metal, as it’s the most tasteful this reviewer has come across so far.  Also the vast bulk of this beautiful disc is superlative world fusion with loads of influences adding violin, bajo, didgeridoo, trumpet and much more.  Much of it floats and swims like the more eastern jazz fusion outfits of the 70’s from France and Italy.  Eliana Valenzuela Hernandez’s voice lifts the instrumentation even higher.  Some of the music even gets huge with orchestration and epic proportions. “Shalagram Shila” (Track 5) is not to be missed! You’d be right to assume it includes some South American flavors, as this does after all, come from Chile. Excellent!

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Reviewed by Lee Henderson – August 21, 2014

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ACQUA FRAGILE
Moving Fragments
(2023 - Maracash - Italy)


https://maracashrecords.bandcamp.com/album/moving-fragments


  A group who have the uncanny talent of keeping their classic  sound along with staying up tpo date. This amazing return is from 1970's Italian progressive rock outfit, with frontier man lead vocal Bernardo Lanzetti, who made this band and some PFM albums so specifically brilliant. At this decade, to expect more beauty would be a fantasy, yet it is set before your ears, even with the first notes, this masterpiece of Italian, (and not only Italian) progressive rock that certainly grasps the notion of what the genre of "progressive" was always meant to be. ACQUA FRAGILE create another sweetly classic knockout recording, not with even a heavy breath of past to present effort.  In fact, it sounds and feels more authentic than ever.  Bernardo sounds as if he never aged a week, and all muscians present are at full force, not passing up the chance to make another massively classic album.   An album to put Acqua Fragile at the top of the few chosen progressive rock choices of all time. The first song ('Her Shadlows Torture' 05:52 - editors note:  A misspell on the 'Shadows' which is on Bandcamp at this writing - but is correct as 'Her Shadow's Torture' on physical CD)  hug you and give all relief, as to any possible doubts of a long awaited fourth album by this top notch Italian band. I claim it will leave your heart lay bleeding. Grab the spectral energy and enjoy a glimpse of beautiful cocoon birth.

  Not one song is with sacrifice, even a wink of lamb. In fact, some elements are added to further enchance and stun the audience, such as inclusive female vocals by Rossella Volta. The bulk of the outfit is Piero Canavera (drums, percussion, vocals),  Franz Dondi (bass), Bernardo Lanzetti (lead vocals, guitar, Glovox),  Stefano Pantaleoni (keyboards),  Claudio Tuma (guitars), with special aid by (aforementioned vocalist Rosella Voita) ,  Gigi Cavalli Cocchi - drums (1,6),  Sergio Ponti - drums (4,9), Stef Burns- guitar (2),  Brian Belloni - guitar (4),  Davide Piombino - 7 string guitar (5),  and David Jackson - sax & flute (6). Could you ask for more?   After one listen you cannot want more. Thank Maracash label (Italy) for standing behind so many great Italian artists who have done the blood, sweat, and tears in earlier years, and deserve the attention now.
Although the band name translates to 'Fragile Water', it might be better described as Precious Water at this point and time in our decreasingly cared for world. Perhaps even better, Rare Water. The beauty of this entire recording is apparent, true, sincere, and a step forward. Better than one would dream of, past the point of how all old fans could imagine, and  actually done in the upper atmospheres of what anyone could have dreamed of. Everyone is top notch and most of all, Lanzetti is 100% present, making it another masterpiece.  It is my deep recommendartion for all fans of both classic progressive rock and the new fields of progressive music to give this a direct and full attention (no distractions) listen. RECOMMENDED.
  ©Reviewed by Lee Henderson 1 - 19 - 2024


 

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