IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI

Heavily rooted in the romantic tradition of the best Italian progressive rock, IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI blends beautiful instrumental passages with heavy classical orchestration. This is pure symphonic prog the way it was meant to be played and heard. This album dives from the gentle touch of the softest symphonic prog to a medium tempo jazz influenced atmosphere. Like BANCO, PFM and Le ORME, IL PAESE DEI BALOCCHI displays awesome keyboard driven progressive creating the most interesting melodies and warm atmospheres. It is however, their use of the full orchestra which I find so charming here and truely seperates it apart for so many others. This album is not unlike a grand epic soundtrack really and offers the listener a deep conceptual atmosphere to get lost in. This album also varied widely from the chimes of a nursery to the deep gothic pillars of a church organ. Outstanding and clever recording.