>>> BTF NEWSLETTER >>> December 30th 2009

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ROCK   NEW New italian super group formed by Marco Mesemi, Marco Boncristiano, Nando Corradini and Walter Calloni (ex-PFM). More hard-rock than prog but still an enjoyable experience. Great instrumental skill!

PROGRESSIVE   NEW Gleemen, featuring Bambi Fossati on guitars, Maurizio Cassinelli on drums and voice, Lio Marchi on keyboards and Angelo Traverso on bass, had been musical pioneers in the field of Italian progressive pop during the mid 60's. They started playing The Rolling Stones and The Beatles' cover songs until the release of their very first 45rpm in 1967, with their version of a very famous and successful song, "Lady Madonna" - by The Beatles, of course! - something typical in the Italian Beat scene of those years. In 1970 they published a self-titled LP, an album still delivering some beat influences, but yet containing some new 'breaking-up' elements for that period. Tracing a thick line between the band's old and new course, guitarist Bambi decided to change the group's name into "Garybaldi". Here's what they wrote on the following 7" single "Martha Helmut / Corri Corri Corri" in 1971: we're not Gleemen anymore, since today our name is Garybaldi. Printed in gatefold edition LP.

PROGRESSIVE   NEW Digipack, digital remaster edition! The most progressive rock album from Goblin at the top of their form!

PROGRESSIVE   NEW The only album form 1971 for this little known trio. A charming melodic progressive rock with large instrumental parts. Finally reprinted on 180 gr. vinyl with digital remastered sound. Gatefold sleeve.

PROGRESSIVE   NEW One of the masterpieces of italian progressive rock finally reprinted on 180 gr. vinyl with remastered sound! Gatefold sleeve.

PROGRESSIVE   NEW This band from Genoa with link with New Trolls (Usai and Belloni) realized this fantastic album in 1972. finally reprinted on 180gr vinyl with digital remastered sound and gatefold sleeve.

PROGRESSIVE   NEW The comeback of ODESSA, after 10 years since the well received "Stazione Getsemani" (Mellow Records), is full of energy and their music is close to the hard-progressive. "The Final Day - Il giorno del Giudizio" starts where the previous album left off, with a new line-up and expressive force sealing its bondwith the seventies with an original version of "Cometa Rossa", an Area classic, after having given homage to Il Rovescio della Medaglia and Trip. Hard-rock progressive defined by the powerful voice of Lorenzo Giovagnoli, who is also the Hammond player. the rest of the band feature Giulio Vampa on the guitar, Valerio De Angelis on bass and Marco Fabbri drums (also on tour with THE WATCH). Il ritorno degli ODESSA: dopo dieci anni dall'apprezzato "Stazione Getsemani" (Mellow Records), ritorna con rinnovato slancio l'hard-progressive degli ODESSA. Dieci anni di attività soprattutto concertistica che li ha portati a raccogliere entusiasmi in festival prog francesi e persino messicani. "The Final Day - il Giorno del Giudizio" raccoglie alla grande l'eredità del primo disco, con una formazione rinnovata ed un'ulteriore maturazione e forza espressiva, suggellando stavolta il proprio legame coi seventies con un'originale versione di "Cometa Rossa" degli Area, dopo aver omaggiato in passato Il Rovescio della Medaglia e Trip. Hard-rock progressivo caratterizzato dalla notevole voce del leader Lorenzo Giovagnoli, impegnato anche alle tastiere (hammond in gran rilievo), coadiuvato da ottimi musicisti come Giulio Vampa (chitarra), Valerio De Angelis (basso) e Marco Fabbri (batteria, in tournèe anche con THE WATCH)

DVD > MUSIC   NEW Opus Avantra was born during the first years of the seventies not just as a musical band but above all as an experimental aesthetic movement. An original project born from the union between progressive rock and classical music. Opus Avantra is very touched by the japanese following and they decided to record in the land of the rising sun this fantastic live DVD. All the tracks from Introspezione have been played and a selectionfrom the other three records: Lord cromwell, Strata and Lyrics. A musical and theatrical show where the historic members of the band prove their abilities in giving emotions. Gli Opus Avantra sono un gruppo italiano progressive nato negli anni Settanta non solo come gruppo musicale ma soprattutto come movimento estetico sperimentale. Un progetto originale, nato dall’unione di suoni prettamente progressive alla musica classica contemporanea. La band nutre ancora molto successo, soprattutto in Giappone: qui gli artisti italiani progressive sembrano essere più amati che in terra nazionale, dove vengono tutt’ora ristampati i loro vecchi lavori. Proprio per questo attaccamento dimostrato dal pubblico orientale, gli Opus Avantra hanno deciso di esibirsi a Tokyo per riproporre la propria musica live. Sono stati eseguiti tutti i brani di Introspezione, l´album di esordio del 1974 e una selezione di brani dagli altri tre dischi: Lord Cromwell, Strata e Lyrics. Uno spettacolo musicale e teatrale al tempo stesso dove i componenti storici della band hanno dimostrato di essere ancora capaci di regalare emozioni.

PROGRESSIVE   NEW Legendary Osanna is back! With a new line-up but still representing the spirit that was always typical for the original band, but with a new, dynamic, innovative and passionate sound. David Jackson from Van Der Graaf generator joined this project, becoming much more than a guest but a stable element of the band, contributing with a strong added value, and so did guest stars Gianni Leone (Balletto di Bronzo), David Cross (King Crimson), Tim Stevens, Lello Brandi and the other guests, who enriched the project with their talent and creativeness, creating a true and deep-hearted homage to this historical band. Lino Vairetti knew how to gather a real "Prog family" rearranging Osanna's classic tunes keeping the vintage sound of the electric and acoustic guitars, synths as Mellotron and Hammond, and especially the flute and saxophone of David Jackson. The Cd also inckludes a stunning version of Theme One by Van Der Graaf Generator! Over 70 minutes of music, deluxe limited edition papaersleeve. Tracklist: TEMA/ANIMALE SENZA RESPIRO/MIRROR TRAIN/L'UOMO/A ZINGARA/CE VULESSE CE VULESSE/FUJE 'A CHISTU PAESE/IL CASTELLO DELL'ES/ORO CALDO/MY MIND FLIES/L'AMORE VINCERA' DI NUOVO/EVERYBODY'S GONNA SEE YOU DIE/IN UN VECCHIO CIECO/VADO VERSO UNA META/SOLO UNITI/THEME ONE/THERE WILL BE TIME First 1000 copies come with a hand numbered and signed litography by Lino Vairetti.

PROGRESSIVE   NEW Riddle is back! After their bestselling (and excellent) debut of 2004 (reissued last year by AMS Vinyl Magic and still available on CD, catalogue number AMSCD134) Riddle start the 2009 AMS Vinyl Magic season with their brand new effort. "Tomorrow" is a noticeable step forward for the band hailing from Milan, as they did choose to insert some vocal parts in their tunes, still keeping a strong reference to their typical "third generation" energic and complex King Crimson sound and some harder edge reminding Porcupine Tree. Guitar player Jacopo Bertacco is a proud member of Robert Fripp's League Of Crafty Guitarists. Very good! Deluxe paperlseeve CD!

PROGRESSIVE   NEW At last! The first live CD from the top seller italian new-progressive rock band! Track list: Sound of Sirens Shining bald heads the Fisherman Goddess Riding the Elephant Twilight Alehouse/Another Life Berlin 1936 Digipack!

PROGRESSIVE   NEW The son of the popular tenor Tito Schipa, the young Tito Jr. started his career in 1967 with a show based on Bob Dylan's songs, arranged like a sort of rock opera. Fascinated by this formula he repeated it many times in his later works. His recording debut came in 1972 for Fonit Cetra, with the single Sono passati i giorni, but his first proper work was the ambitious opera Orfeo 9, that he had concentrated on since 1969, and that was first represented in theatre in Rome in 1970. A TV film also came in 1973, and the double album was one of the first examples of pop operas in Italy. Influenced by classical music, Schipa released a beautiful work that can be hardly described as a proper rock album, but surely falls into the progressive music field. Orfeo 9 included among the others, the first record appearance by two Iant musicians are listed in the cast, including Brainticket's leader Joel Vandroogenbroeck and drummer Tullio De Piscopo. Thetalian artists soon to become very popular, Renato Zero and Loredana Bertè, but many import rock opera style means multivocal parts and orchestral arrangements, and is an interesting early example of this kind. For the first time this double cd at normal price features an exact replica of the original LP artwork (and for us one of the most beautiful of Italian prog) and the orignal complete booklet (28 pages!!) with all lyrics and extended liner notes. Double papersleeve CD at a special price!!!!

JAZZ   NEW Extreme-jazz-rock is perhaps the best definition for the music of Tom Moto. tom Moto plays junk music, an estraordinary mix of schizoid jazz and derailed funk, but not just. A fantastic trio based on bass, drums and trumpet with intrusions of sax, contrabass, guitar, electronics stuff and reading. Tom Moto play the misfit life of Henry Chinaski, prime charachter of "Post office", a novel based on the dirty face of the big american dream. Potremmo parlare di extreme-jazz-rock dalle forti tensioni con peculiari affinità con gli apprezzatissimi ZU, ma più esattamente i TOM MOTO suonano musica junk, mix travolgente di jazz stralunato e schizoide e di funk deragliante, ma non solo. I Tom Moto sono un formidabile trio toscano basso-batteria-tromba ma non solo (ci sono intrusioni di sax, contrabbasso, chitarra, electronics, reading). I Tom Moto, nome estrapolato dal romanzo "Post office" di Charles Bukowski, suonano la vita disadattata e disarticolata di Henry Chinaski (la faccia sporca e sottoproletaria del grande sogno americano), protagonista del romanzo stesso a cui il disco è ispirato.