Art Rock Show – Stranger Skies (Week 21)
Stranger Skies is het vierde plaat van het Ellesmere-project van multi-instrumentalist Roberto Vitelli, muzikaal en visueel sterk verbonden met het vorige Wyrd dat in 2021 uitkwam. Stranger Skies behandelt dus opnieuw het thema van reizen en het ontdekken van nieuwe, onontdekte werelden, de echte trait d’union van alle platen van Ellesmere.
Prog Archives review: “Northwards’ symphonic, medieval intro on heroic fantasy with Clive delivering a bucolic arpeggio; lush trumpets for the hero’s arrival; two minutes of pure joy preceding John’s voice flirting with Collins as if Genesis merged with Rush; majestic, airy prog rock and a very beautiful guitar solo; four supposedly chilling tracks that warm my ears; ‘Tundra’ begins jerkily, the tundra sounds very pleasant with these bucolic synths, one of which is used as a fast rhythmic base; the Genesisian air second version in reminiscence and a Rushian break for a refreshing variation; choruses eyeing Yes from ‘90125’ before Giacomo’s solo assisted by Riccardo.… Read more...