"L’OCCIDENTE" @ DARKLIFE ZINE (D/UK) by Il Levriero Staff
08/09/2008 at 23:23
Great "L’Occidente" review @ DARKLIFE Zine (D/UK)
"Following up on the highly acclaimed Disobbedisco! (see review in Darklife Online V X.2), ’L’Occidente’ does a great job in confirming the band was not merely a passing meteor. Not that we had ever suspected that, but admittedly, ’Disobbedisco!’ set quite a high standard, not quite so banal to follow up on. The band retain the themed concept but exercise their abilities in the short format of an EP, making for an even stronger challenge to themselves. And they emerge triumphant, with a product that compacts in 4 tracks and under 23 minutes the very best of their capacities. ’L’Occidente’- The West - is a theme that can only have an heroic and unfortunately traumatically decadent flavor, and the band interpret it with impeccable competence. Trumpets, accordion, violins, acoustic guitars and outstanding as usual vocals by Mercy and Stefania T. D’Alterio are the tried and tested ingredients of this retro, nostalgically flavored trip into our past. The Morricone shadow is present as ever, which is quite a compliment on its own, and one of the qualities that will strike the listener - even those - who have no grip on the lyrics as they are sung in Italian, is the highly dramatic character of the work. It pours emotions and drama, much to the credit of the vocalists who take centre stage in the mix, but not only as one of the tracks (’Il Sereno e la Tempesta’) is, as a matter of fact, an instrumental, and an outstanding piece of folk-noir with strong neo-classical elements which we did not feature in the debut album. Ianva seem to be going from strength to strength, and this is clearly going to vet my appetite even further for their next release". (Gianfri - Darklife Zine (D/UK) - August 2008)
Our biggest thnx to Gianfri and all Darklife Zine Staff!
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