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The record company describes this all
instrumental Italian band as ‘Anekdoten with a violin but without
their dark influences’. Just at a time when Anekdoten switches
towards another mainframe these guys come up with music from
Anekdoten’s back garden ? After listening to this album I don’t
think they come anywhere near the Anekdoten sound whether their
current sound or their more vintage early years. Personally I don’t
like saxophone too much because it tends to steer the music
immediately towards a heavy jazz feel. The opening track therefor is
totally different than the more melodic, symphonic second track
‘Alchimista’. The classical violin here soon gives way to a more
‘funky’ approach also including an electric wah-wah guitar. The song
evolves towards pure hypnotic rock based on loud guitars. As happens
so much with new bands they tend to deliver such a wide scope of
music losing originality along the way. With ‘Marmo di luna’ the
band concentrates on the pure acoustic nature of the music ending in
authentic folk.
Throughout this debut guitars will be
the focal point helped out by guests on violin, flute and sax to
make the music more interesting. The actual band is based around two
guitarists who complement each other’s style but sometimes I miss
the sound of keyboards to make the sound much fuller. ‘Lethe’
contains some nice moments but as a whole it really has no structure
moving from one style into another without meaning. With ‘Pensieri
di Paglia’ the band even introduces some spacerock movements which
again is highlighted by the use of wah-wah. Again a completely
different atmosphere with the dramatic ‘Autumno’ which once again is
based on acoustic guitar accompanied by violin.
First
of all this is a very short album and secondly after listening to
their own compositions I still don’t know what Lethean music stands
for. Every song is much different and I can’t see the direction this
band is taking. Also forget the name Anekdoten as there’s no way you
can compare the music. Anekdoten is lightyears ahead of these guys
who urgently need to discuss what they want to obtain in the music
industry. |
