LE QUATTRO STAGIONI

Among the bands from Italy who gone under the radar in prog circles is for sure La N.A.V.E. ("Nuovo Avanguardia Voci Etniche) formed in late '80 and releasing only one album much later on in 2000 named Le quatro stagioni at Mellow records. There are only 4 pieces here and as title implies, each piece representing a season of the year. The music is strongly rooted in '70 italian prog scene with influences from Metamorfosi or even Le Orme here and there. Also are some psych prog parts that can easely evoke late '60s in aproach very much reminescent with I Pooh. All in all a decent towards great album, no particular excellent parts but worth investigated. . Anyway the forte tune is for sure the opening Primavera, a 22 min little prog treasure with energic guitar passages and in combination with leading instrument organ, the result is quite enjoyble from start to finish. 3.5 stars for sure.