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Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

^ Let's hope it's "Un album migliore" ;)
 
And it is! Still slightly prefer the somewhat wilder debut, but this one is easily their second best.
Beautiful 70s Style RPI.
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H, any thoughts on your top ten Italian releases of the year?

I've just picked up a last-minute catch-up selection of many of them - Moongarden, La Coscienza..., The Winstons, Ranest Rane, Reale Accademia di Musica, Overture and many more, so I've got some busy listening to do over the next few weeks!

Was planning on grabbing the Seldon, FEM and Il Segno del Comando ones very shortly too
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Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

H, any thoughts on your top ten Italian releases of the year?

I've just picked up a last-minute catch-up selection of many of them - Moongarden, La Coscienza..., The Winstons, Ranest Rane, Reale Accademia di Musica, Overture and many more, so I've got some busy listening to do over the next few weeks!

Was planning on grabbing the Seldon, FEM and Il Segno del Comando ones very shortly too
 
So far (subject to change)
FEM - Mutazione
Baba Yoga - L'Uomo Proggresivo
La Dottrina degli Opposti - Arrivedederci Sogni
London Underground - 4
La Coscienza Di Zeno - Un Vita Migliore
DAAL - Decalogue of Darkness
Il Segno del Comando - L'incanto dello Zero
Nathan - Era
The Winstons - Pictures of an Exhibition
Il Bacio della Medusa - Seme
 
Pretty sure I forgot some…
 
P.S. like La Bottega del Tempo a Vapore "Viaggi InVersi"
 
Still waiting for that Celeste album to come out..
 
 
 
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I've been quite enjoying the latest Syndone album, H!

I wish they wouldn't jump between English and Italian on it...but at the same time the English is very convincing.

But it's a very extravagant album with a nice fusion of orchestration and keyboards, and of course the singing is superb.
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Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

I've been quite enjoying the latest Syndone album, H!

I wish they wouldn't jump between English and Italian on it...but at the same time the English is very convincing.

But it's a very extravagant album with a nice fusion of orchestration and keyboards, and of course the singing is superb.
 
Somehow I hesitated to buy that album until now, wasn't to wild about the last one.
I will try to find some camples... 
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I've never been a big fan of RPI (mostly due to the vocal stylings), but there is an instrumental prog band from Italy named "Colster". You can sample their music here: https://soundcloud.com/colster-music

There are a couple of videos here on PA as well: https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5571
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Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

I've been quite enjoying the latest Syndone album, H!

I wish they wouldn't jump between English and Italian on it...but at the same time the English is very convincing.

But it's a very extravagant album with a nice fusion of orchestration and keyboards, and of course the singing is superb.
 
Hi Michael,
 
streaming that album now, and you are right…
 
Went straight to (too long) shopping list...
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Originally posted by TheH TheH wrote:

Originally posted by Meltdowner Meltdowner wrote:

^ Let's hope it's "Un album migliore" ;)
 
And it is! Still slightly prefer the somewhat wilder debut, but this one is easily their second best.
Beautiful 70s Style RPI.
Yes, it's more similar to the debut than "La Notte..." but I still prefer the new one to the debut. It's less technical and has better arrangements and compositions. I didn't like "Danza Ferma" at first but I'm warming up to it.

I was a bit disappointed with the new Syndone, but maybe I should give it another chance.

Mutazione is excellent though! I had high hopes for this one and it delivered.
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Just so curious, how am I the only one on this site that rated Vergati - Atlas? it's a 5 stars amazing album!!! You are all missing out!
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Just forgot to mention another great 5 stars album from 2017 that doesn't get much love 

Andrea Orlando - Dalla Vita Autentica
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Originally posted by TheH TheH wrote:

Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

H, any thoughts on your top ten Italian releases of the year?

I've just picked up a last-minute catch-up selection of many of them - Moongarden, La Coscienza..., The Winstons, Ranest Rane, Reale Accademia di Musica, Overture and many more, so I've got some busy listening to do over the next few weeks!

Was planning on grabbing the Seldon, FEM and Il Segno del Comando ones very shortly too
 
So far (subject to change)
FEM - Mutazione
Baba Yoga - L'Uomo Proggresivo
La Dottrina degli Opposti - Arrivedederci Sogni
London Underground - 4
La Coscienza Di Zeno - Un Vita Migliore
DAAL - Decalogue of Darkness
Il Segno del Comando - L'incanto dello Zero
Nathan - Era
The Winstons - Pictures of an Exhibition
Il Bacio della Medusa - Seme
 
Pretty sure I forgot some…
 
P.S. like La Bottega del Tempo a Vapore "Viaggi InVersi"
 
Still waiting for that Celeste album to come out..
 
 
 
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Thanks for this list.
I know just few of them.
I will search for that discs on internet.

In Italy nobody knows the name of these groups.
They are completely unknown to the mass of people.
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  2020- Italian Top Thirteen

1) Logos- "Sadako e Le Mille Gru Di Carta"
2) Witchwood- "Before the Winter"
3) Nodo Gordiano- "Sonnar"
4) La Maschera Di Cera - "S.E.I."
5) Melting Clock- "Destinazioni"
6) Ellesmere- "Wyrd"
7) Quel Che Disse Il Tuono- "IL Velo dei Rifessi"
8) Hora Prima- "L'uomo Delle Genti"
9) Ubi Maior- "Bestie, Uomini e dei"
10) Blind Golem- "A Dream of Fantasy" (Ringer for Uriah Heep)
11)  IL Paradiso Degli Orchi- Samir 
12) Submarine Silence- "Did Swans Ever See God"
13) (O.A.K.)- " Nine Witches Under a Walnut Tree"





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Originally posted by jamesbaldwin jamesbaldwin wrote:

Originally posted by TheH TheH wrote:

Originally posted by Aussie-Byrd-Brother Aussie-Byrd-Brother wrote:

H, any thoughts on your top ten Italian releases of the year?

I've just picked up a last-minute catch-up selection of many of them - Moongarden, La Coscienza..., The Winstons, Ranest Rane, Reale Accademia di Musica, Overture and many more, so I've got some busy listening to do over the next few weeks!

Was planning on grabbing the Seldon, FEM and Il Segno del Comando ones very shortly too
 
So far (subject to change)
FEM - Mutazione
Baba Yoga - L'Uomo Proggresivo
La Dottrina degli Opposti - Arrivedederci Sogni
London Underground - 4
La Coscienza Di Zeno - Un Vita Migliore
DAAL - Decalogue of Darkness
Il Segno del Comando - L'incanto dello Zero
Nathan - Era
The Winstons - Pictures of an Exhibition
Il Bacio della Medusa - Seme
 
Pretty sure I forgot some…
 
P.S. like La Bottega del Tempo a Vapore "Viaggi InVersi"
 
Still waiting for that Celeste album to come out..
 
 
 
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Thanks for this list.
I know just few of them.
I will search for that discs on internet.

In Italy nobody knows the name of these groups.
They are completely unknown to the mass of people.



Hi! I used to live in Italy but it has been a while. Which groups would you say are currently best known in Italy besides the obvious ones from the 1970s epoca d'oro?

Are any known outside of forums like Arlequins or here?

Feel free to break it down into more than one category. From the touring information I have seen, PFM has played the biggest venues of any Italian prog band in the past several years and I wouldn't think any new group would come close to that so perhaps we could separate classic prog from newer prog and also discuss some of the more prog-metal oriented bands too for that matter like DGM etc. So anything from PFM and Banco to Kingcrow, DGM, Labyrynth, La Maschera di Cera, L'Accordo dei Contrari etc...

Have any Italian prog bands been able to make the FIMI albums chart since the 70s and who plays the biggest clubs more often etc?

Anyone else who might have some insight, please feel free to jump in!

Thanks!
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So one of the best albums of 2017 in my opinion is from a new RPI band "Verganti" album's named "Atlas" and I'm the ONLY one on PA that rated it (5 stars)Confused do yourselves a favor and check them outThumbs Up
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Top Thirteen Italian albums- 2018 


1)  Syndone- "Mysoginia"
2) Armonite- "And the Stars Above"
3) Alchem- Viaggio- "Al Centro Della Terra"
4) Ellesmere-  "From Seas And Beyond"
5) Oscillazioni Alchemico Kreative (O.A.K.)- "Giordano Bruno"
5) Daal- "Dealogue of Darkness"
6) La Coscienza di Zeno - "Una vita migliore"
7) Una Stagione All'Inferno-  "il Mostro Di Firenze" 
8) Hollowscene- "Hollowscene"
9) Ranest Rane- "A Space Odyssey- Final Part: Starchild" 
10) La Dottrina Degli Opposti - Arrivederci Sogni
11) Fem Prog Band- "Mutazion"
12) Tacita Intesa- "Faro"
13) Il Bacio Della Medusa- "Seme*"







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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

Not very familiar with the subgenre, but every year from 2011 to present has added one or more RPI-albums on my list. Here is my top 10:

1. Ingranaggi della Valle - Warm Spaced Blue
2. La Maschera di Cera - Le Porte del Domani
3. La Coscienza di Zeno - La Notte Anche di Giorno
4. Mario Cottarelli - Una Strana Commedia
5. Logos - L'Enigma della Vita
6. Maxophone - La Fabbrica delle Nuvole
7. Alphataurus - AttosecondO
8. Ingranaggi dela Valle - In Hoc Signo
9. Il Tempio delle Clessidre - Il-Lūdӗre
X. Avenoth - La Bocca della Verità

Some non-RPI recommendations from Italy:

Akt - Blemmebeya (5 stars), II (aka Binario, Eclectic)
Camelias Garden - You Have a Chance (Prog Folk, 5 stars)
Daal - Dances of the Drastic Navels (Eclectic)
Profusion - RewoToweR and Phersu (Eclectic)

Michael of the Italian Prog team here...So everyone knows there's plenty of classic Italian prog releases from the Seventies period, but what about the modern era (or let's say the Nineties onwards)? The modern Italian prog-rock scene has not only had many great comeback albums from the big names of the genre from that country from the vintage period, but more importantly there's also a ton of younger bands carrying on the flame and offering some completely thrilling and vital new works that deserve a lot more exposure and recognition. 


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A what is to come list I post regulary on that other site
 
Released and though removed from the list
 Sezione Frenante - Nuove Dimensioni [May 24th] [Ma.Ra.Cash]
Pholas Dactylus - Hieros Gamos [June] [AMS Records]
Finisterre - XXV [Debut album rerecorded May 17Th [AMS Records]
ALLUMINOGENI - Metafisico [Eletromantic]

Coming soon (some very soon)
Imagin'Aria - E X E L I G E R E (no idea about release date)
Il Giardino Onirico - Apofenia
LatteMiele 2.0 - Paganini Experience (a spin off from Latte Miele, June) [Black Widow]
Runaway Totem - Multiversal Matter [Black Widow]
Antonio Moresco - Fabio Zuffanti - "Camminare da solo, di notte" [AMS Records July]

Sooner or later (or never) (some stay here forever it seems)
Ad Maiora (lost their keyboardist (Habelard2))
Asgard "Ragnarøkkr" (might start to record in fall)
Entity "Il Naufragio della speranza" (rerecorded)
Falena (closing in) [Final steps]
Homo Ex Machina (closing in) [Final steps]
Höstsonaten Ancient Mariner Part 2
Il Paradiso degli Orchi [recording]
Logos [in work]
Melting Clock - Destination (Fall 2019) [Black Widow] [Final steps]
Raven Sad Leaf and a Wing (2020)
La Fabbrica dell'Assoluto
Alphataurus Atto 3
Ske second album [composing]
Disequazione -"2084" (don't hold your breath) [recording]
Barock Project
G.F. Piazza Live (ex PFM)
La Bocca della Verita
Cellar Noise (closing in) [Final steps]
Ianva - Fiume Centenary
Il Tempio delle Clessidre
Witchwood [recording]
Unreal City [preparing]
PropheXy
Fufluns [recording]
Submarine Silence [recording]
Bernardo Lanzetti (new solo album)
Nathan
Presence
Aliante [recording]
Spettri [in work]
Altare Tothemico [in work]
Endless Season [recording]
Mangala Vallis [recording]
Goad - Live 1995
Quel Che Disse Il Tuono
Mad Crayon [back from the dead] [recording]

Under Probation (maybe died trying)
Aqua Fragile (not at the moment)
Basta! - Oceanurina (maybe just a tour?)
Fonderia
Le Maschere di Clara
Psycho Praxis [there is still hope for that one]
Murple
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^ What a list! You have to be an insider, H, you mystery man! 

Of that Sooner or Later list, I am most excited about La Fabbrica dell'Assoluto--what a great debut they released, that I love more and more every time I listen.

From the Released list, the new Sezione Frenante album is really really good! The first track of the Pholas album is great, but the rest leaves me flat. 

From the Coming Soon list, the Latte e Miele 2.0 could be good! 

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Well it's been quite a while, let's bring this back.

Here are two new bands recently added that you really need to hear:

Combines classic elements with modern sound and sensibility.

In the classic 70s vein, concept album about... you guessed it! Prometheus. 

From H's list above, to my ears Latte Miele 2.0 and Giardini Onirico were decent but somewhat disappointing. Melting Clock and Giorgio Piazza were both quite good! (Both soon to be added to the archive.) 
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