Atlantide
Lineup: Mimmo Sanseverino - guitar, vocals Leonardo Sanseverino - organ, synthesizer Mario Sanseverino - bass Matteo Sanseverino - drums
Album: Francesco Ti Ricordi, 1974 Private Press SP 1476 (reissued on CD by Mellow, MMP 260)
This band was based in Germany, where their only album was released as a limited edition in 1974. Their sound was very heavy, energetic and loud, dominated by tough fuzz guitar (sometimes multi-tracked), organ and a high-pitched vocalist comparable to Nico Di Palo in http://www.lucani.org/rosetta/newtrolls.htm - New Trolls . Being isolated from the Italian progressive rock scene, Atlantide were probably more influenced by British heavy rock groups like http://www.black-sabbath.com/ - Black Sabbath and http://www.lucani.org/ar.html - Atomic Rooster and their German counterparts. The best track is the 11-minute "Quando La Luna" where the music ranged from rather heavy to extremely heavy! As such, the album is recommended for fans of heavy-progressive music, but it is perhaps too limited instrumentally and lacking in variety for others. Still, the album is remarkable for its stunning fuzz guitar sound!
Taken from Scented Gardens of the Mind - A guide to the Golden Era of Progressive Rock (1968-1980) in more than 20 European Countries, by Dag Erik Asbjørnsen, Borderline Productions, ISBN 1-899855-12-2
http://bp3.blogger.com/_JPpwjBxR5jc/RllYNA_4VII/AAAAAAAAASI/HjrDh_Vfe2w/s1600-h/image.jpg"> Coming from southern Italy, Atlantide were a family band made by four brothers, based in Rottweil (Germany) since 1973. In that country they supported such major bands like Message, Atlantis, Scorpions, gaining a good live experience and press reviews. For mysterious reasons their self-produced album, only released in Germany in 1976, is completely sung in italian, and very different from the typical production of the time, being a hard-rock album with very small prog influences and based on the good fuzz guitar playing of Mimmo Sanseverino. Italian listeners will find the singer's strong dialect accent a bit disturbing, but the record is very well played and includes six long tracks varying in length from 5 minutes to the 11:15 of the long La luna. This group has nothing to do with another band called Atlantide from France, that released an eponymous LP in 1976 on Crypto
Tracklist
Disc 1 |
1. |
L´uomo ed il cane |
5:02 |
2. |
Sporcandosi di sangue |
4:59 |
3. |
Quando la luna |
10:59 |
4. |
Se perdessi la vita cosi |
5:34 |
5. |
Il pagliaccio |
6:46 |
6. |
Francesco ti ricordi |
7:06 |
Total Time |
40:26 | |
Formed in 1972 in southern Italy, but swiftly making the decision to base themselves in Rottwei, Germany, Atlantide was a Black Sabbath/Atomic Rooster-esque band formed by four brothers, guitarist Mimmo, keyboard player Leonardo, bassist Mario and drummer Matteo Sanseverino. Swiftly establishing themselves in their adopted homeland, Atlantide gained considerable exposure touring with the likes of the Scorpions, Atlantis and Message - although, when they came to cut their one and only album, as late as 1976, they remained loyal to their roots, performing the songs entirely in Italian. Issued on the band's own S label, Francesco Ti Ricordi was nevertheless released in Germany only. It has since been reissued on the Mellow label. ~
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