Il Castello di Atlante - -Sono io Il Signore Della Terre A Nord (1992)

One of the best italian bands from the new generation. Traditional italian symphonic prog with folkish elements, clearly influencied by earlier italian bands like QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA. This could be the best reference to apply due to the exceptional violin work found on both bands. Recommended to all of those who love italian prog music.

One of the best italian bands from the new generation. Traditional italian symphonic prog with folkish elements, clearly influencied by earlier italian bands like QUELLA VECCHIA LOCANDA. This could be the best reference to apply due to the exceptional violin work found on both bands. Recommended to all of those who love italian prog music.

Some reviews from progarchives

- This is the album of the reborn of RPI and, strange, is produced from a band called Il Castello Di Atlante. Even more weird if we consider that Il Castello di Atlante is a good but unluckly 70's RPI band!!! Strange the life… "Sono Io Il Signore Delle Terre A Nord" is a very good album in the Folk RPI vein. In fact the songs like "Il Pozzo" or "Semplice Ma Non Troppo" are good example of Folk Prog ("Il Pozzo" is Medieval/ Renaissance music) also because Il Castello Di Atlante have a good violin player (Massimo Di Lauro that in this album uses Joseph Beltramius (Cremona- 1872) violin. Only for this reason this Il Castello Di Atlante come approached to Quella Vecchia Locanda and it is true in the Rock parts. But Il Castello Di Atlante is more and too Folk respect to Quella Vecchia Locanda. In this CD what we listen to it is a Classic RPI with violin to the place of the flute and the synths to the place of mellotron. "Non C'è Tempo", very Rock track, is a good example of the new but traditional RPI because in this song the Synth is the rhythmic carpet and the guitar is the soloist instrument. Besides the magic it is the original RPI magic but the atmospheres are those of the new RPI.

For me if loved Il Castello Di Atlante you will love the Faveravola (and vice versa). But remember: this is the disc of the reborn of the RPI. We want to rediscover it and to treat it how it deserves?

- This is their best effort so far (in the vein of "Quella Vecchia Locanda"), but it doesn't add anything new to such standard set into the Romantic style of the Italian Prog Scene in the seventies. The production is quite week, even though the violin arrangement is good and synths remarkable enough too (and despite also of all their vintage keyboards being a little bit poor!!). However the unique problem is connected with their lack of natural inspiration;otherwise both the execution and the music harmony can be regarded as remarkable examples of their derivative style, unfortunately being not supported by a great vocalist!!

Interesting even though not completely essential!!


TrackList

1. Tirando Le Somme (7:04)
2. La Foresta Dietro Il Mulino Di Johan (8:29)
3. Il Sagio (5:03)
4. Semplice Ma Non Troppo (5:17)
5. Il Pozzo (5:49)
6. Non C:é Tempo (5:04)
7. Estate (7:55)
8. Il Vessillo Del Drago (5:24)

Studio Album, released in 1992
Total Time: 50:13

Line-up/Musicians

- Roberto Giordano / keyboards, vocals
- Dino Fiore / bass
- Aldo Bergamini / guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Paolo Ferrarotti / drums, vocals
- Massimo Di Lauro / violin, keyboards

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