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DECAMERON - TEN DAYS IN 100 NOVELLAS (PART II)

Various Artists (Concept albums & Themed compilations)

 

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4.02 | 59 ratings

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Windhawk
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4 stars Finnish progressive rock appreciation and fan society Colossus has been more active than many other such constellations in their appreciation of progressive rock. With the French label Musea Records as their primary partner they have planned and executed a number of different projects over the years, where artists have made submitted contributions to projects based on a number of different subjects from the arts and art history. Their latest project of this kind is to give musical life to the Decameron. So far this has resulted in to massive box sets of music. This is the second of these, with more than 4 hours of music inspired by tales from the Decameron, spread over 4 full-length CDs. This fairly massive box set was released by Musea Records in 2014.

The second part of the Decameron project is a real behemoth of a production. Even as a fairly seasoned reviewer, taking on this project was a daunting task, and it took me two full working days to navigate my way through this one. It is a rewarding task though, as there are many intriguing and quite a few spectacular contributions as seen merely from a musical point of view here. As a listener you should ideally spend some days getting familiar with this one, as there are many tracks here that will take some time getting used to, and the diversity of styles at hand may make this one a taxing listen. But take one CD at a time, read the detailed booklet while listening, and spend the time needed to get comfortable with this production. Most that do so will treasure this production then, and more likely than not the affection will grow over time as you get familiar with the more than four hours worth of material here. Recommended to anyone with an interest in progressive rock, and especially those who treasure music of this kind to the extent that they are able and willing to invest the time needed to get familiar with a massive quality production, such as this one.

Windhawk | 4/5 |

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