PRESAGI

Butterfly System come from Trento and were formed in 2015 by Michele D'Alberto (keyboards, vocals), Claudio Granatiero (bass, guitar, lead vocals, Taurus ? former vocalist of Phaedra) and Claudio Cassol (drums, keyboards) with the aim of performing live progressive rock covers of bands such as Le Orme or EL&P and some original stuff. After a good live activity on the local scene and a hard work in their rehearsal room, in 2020 they self-released an interesting debut EP entitled "Presagi" (Omens), a mini concept album about child abuse featuring three original pieces for a total of more than 22 minutes.

The tense opener "Cenni di tempesta" (Signs of a storm) introduces the subject matter. The music and lyrics conjure up the image of a careless eight year old child laying on a meadow looking at the white clouds running in the sky, than this image melts like in a distant dream. Now the child is an adult who has lost his innocence, he can see nothing but the signs of a storm in the sky of his life and the clouds seem just dark omens about his future...

The disquieting "Stai con me" (Stay with me) deals with the painful memories of an abused child, wounds that time won't heal. The music and lyrics evoke old fears and the wish for revenge of the child once grown up. There is a strong link between the physical, sexual or psychological maltreatment of children and the development of psychiatric problems and in some way you can feel it listening to the music that every now and again could recall the dark atmosphere of Goblin's album "Profondo Rosso"...

"La fortezza" (The fortress) depicts a gloomy inner shelter where self-isolation is the last refuge against a world crowded with evil people and full of every kind of danger. High pitched vocals on the border of hysteria evoke the refusal to accept reality by building up an imaginary world that can drive you on the brink of madness. Now the abused child is a man who won't let the world in on the secrets of his heart. Anger, shame and despair can lead to depression, anxiety, suicidal tendencies or other and the child's adaptive or protective mechanisms have become self-defeating leaving a wounded child within the adult but the music and lyrics try just to describe a state of mind: the conclusions are up to you...

On the whole, excellent music and a challenging conceptual work. A very promising debut!