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Fonderia is a Rome-based instrumental band now three decades into their career. They released three albums in the first decade of the century and are now back after a 13-year release hiatus with Dinamo. The line-up has remained mostly consistent for their albums save, with the new album, bassist Paolo Pecorelli replaces Claudio Mosconi. I've not had the chance to hear their earlier work, so I can only speak about the new album without making comparisons to their first three albums. Yet just yesterday I reviewed an instrumental band called Forsqueak, and the two albums are actually pretty similar. Thus my immediate sound references to Dinamo were the same.

This album reminds me of those '80s albums from Fripp-Summers and to a lesser extent bands like early Police, '80s Crimson, and even '80s Rush. Yet Fonderia lacks vocals and are more experimental for sure. We're talking here about post rock, math rock, neo-psych, and some fusion tendencies. Beyond the great guitar work and super-tight rhythm section, the buffet of keyboard models and sounds is a veritable feast. Without vocals, each of these tracks would make great soundtrack to short film or conceptual videos. However, I end up in the same place I did yesterday with Forsqueak. This is a good album. These guys have fantastic chops. Yet, as an album, it doesn't move me a great deal emotionally. I appreciate it. I respect it. But I didn't fall in love with it.

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