Hey, guys, SKE is absolutely fabulous, why it is still not included? To me, it doesn't matter, that too little streaming was available, or the record was not sent to PA. PA is for all and not only for PA staff, isn't it? Here is my review, please, include SKE as soon as possible.
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Tracklist:
1.
Fraguglie (6:05)
2.
Denti (5:10)
3.
Carta E Burro (4:57)
4.
Scrupoli (4:12)
5.
Delta (5:05)
6.
Scogli1 (2:12)
7.
Sotto Sotto (5:35)
8.
Mummia (5:23)
9.
Scogli 2 (2:33)
10. La
Nefazia Di Multatuli (6:29)
11. Scogli
3 (1:30)
12. Rassegnati
(7:08)
Line-up:
Paolo Ske Botta – Keyboards, synths
Fabio Ciro Ceriani – Sansula, percussion
Valerio Cipollone – Clarinets, saxophones
Enrica Di Bastione – Harp
Maurizio Fasoli – Piano
Elia Leon Mariani – Violin
Nicolas Nickolopoulos – Flute
Giuseppe Jos Olivini – Theremin, percussion, effects
Roberta Pagani – Voice
Valerio Neth Raina – Voice
Mattia Signò – Drums
Markus Strauss – Saxophone
Fabrice Toussaint – Idiophones, trombone, perscussion
Pierre Wawrzyniak – Bass
Francesco Zago – Guitars
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we do, not only increases entropy in the Universe, but also does something with
the total balance of beauty and ugliness. Or, in other words, it adds to or
subtracts from the Total Harmony of the Universe. I believe, that good music adds.
It doesn’t
even matter, if somebody listens to this music. The musician releases it, just
like a beautiful bird from its cage. If somebody has seen the bird flying,
consider it as a piece of luck. If not, it doesn’t matter, the music has fulfilled
its global task: helping us to approach the state of the Total Harmony, making
the world cleaner, brighter. Those were
my thoughts while listening to the SKE’s first album “1000 autunni”, released in the spring of 2011 by
Fading Records/Altrock.it. I was sure. This music adds to the Total Harmony of the
Universe. It is a most beautiful bird, and I
was lucky to see it flying. I was also sure of another thing. If I would ever
make a movie, I will ask Paolo Ske Botta, the SKE’s mastermind, to write the
music. His music is not only symphonic or even spherical, but also it tells a
story. Or if you wish, it shows you beautiful landscapes, seen, as if from the
seat of the train.
I guess, this
is an imprint Paolo has got after his work on French TV and of course, with
another RIO superband – Yugen. But also, SKE’s
music has this special, a little iron edge in it. I guess, the term fusion fits
most here.
Talking
about performance, only superlatives pop in my mind. But my heart is gone to
the woodwind, and especially the flute. I will definitely show this exotic bird
to my friends. I think, even people who don’t dig prog or fusion, will be able
to appreciate the beauty if this one.
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5 stars, absolutely!
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