Art Rock Show – Limite Acque Sicure – Un’Altra Mano Di Carte (Week 14)

Corde Oblique is een van de belangrijkste etherische progressieve neofolk bands uit Italië. Het is het soloproject van Riccardo Prencipe (componist, kunsthistoricus) met vocale bijdragen van talrijke zangeressen en actrices.

Prog Archives review: “This band from Ferrara put out a 2022 debut album that was met with both high ratings and positive comments from the community, and well deserved as they had been a Banco tribute group which helped them hone their considerable chops, having paid their dues for 17 long years. They have now just launched their sophomore release, and it is fair to say, that a new milestone has been reached. These ‘ragazzi’ form a well-oiled ‘squadra’ that plays offensive minded prog, with little holding back or kicking the ball around without purpose. Every detail is crisp and emotive, the pace endlessly varied, and the technique flawless.

“Joker” is an urgent prog tornado, a whirling dervish opener that has all the tastiest ingredients for a full-blown magnum opus in the making. Colossal riffs and thunderous beats combine to blow away both any rust or dust, a strangulating bass carving up any opposition, and a male vocal flow two Italian steps from Gentle Giant in tone, the chorus devastating and agreeably pompous. The piano and harpsichord whip out a couple of aces, the harmony choir vocals provide a series of red queens, a bluffing drum package to outdo all the odds, and a final full house to take the tokens to the cashier and venture off into the night. Deeply rooted in the RPI tradition of blending Italian folk, medieval music, prog and storytelling of the highest order, “Il Raconto di Juan della Sua Terra” submits to this thrilling style with a fervor only a couple of ‘espressi corti’ could fuel. (…)

The thunder and lightning reappear on “Storie Perdute “, a rousing lesson in quality prog composition, stamped with equal amounts of vigor, contrast, mood, and passion. There is even a whistling section! Each member gets to extol the virtues of their capabilities, such as the duality of organ and mellotron, allied in work ethic, while the rhythm section wreaks havoc at every turn, like a controlled race with countless obstacles. Already in January, with 11 months to go, this vital work has already been anointed (and added) to my very best list of 2025.

Naast Limite Acque Sicure (Un’Altra Mano Di Carte), Thirteen of Everything (Time and Other Delusions), Il Bacio Della Medusa (Discesa Agl’inferi D’un Giovane Amante), All Traps on Earth (A Drop of Light), Isobar (Isobar III) & Karmamoi (Strings from the Edge of Sound).

• Thursday/Donderdag 12.00 – 24.00
• Friday/Vrijdag 12.00 – 24.00
• Saturday/Zaterdag 12.00 – 24.00