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Great expectations for the release of Detachment, fifth
and new work of Barock Project, published two years away
from Skyline and sees the band remained "orphaned" by Luca
Pancaldi voice and, at the same time, the debut in the hall
d 'engraving bassist Francesco Caliendo.***
The pianist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Luca
Zabbini, soul of the Emilian group, now also plays the role
of a singer with more than encouraging results.***
Having completed the premise, I want to emphasize that
this new work marks a further step in the BP discography,
a process that shows that he is still in positive and proactive
evolution.*** Rhythm and thick lines, progressive acceleration,
brush dreamy piano and keyboards, romantic melodies, arrangements
taken care of but not redundant, intense guitar rips; this
and much more gives us the young Emilian quartet, able to
move forward and reinvent themselves at each exit.***
Sound remains some concession to the past, scattered
here and there, but in low and pleasing shape without encroaching
on the dominant melancholy for a time long gone. In this
regard (I know I repeat myself) I remain of the opinion
that if Zabbini and partners will definitely prune the sound
from these calls residues will gain not just their (already
strong) stylistic.***
Provided the overall picture, I want to focus now on
individual songs starting from Promises button, where the
arsenal of keyboards and drumming arrembante Eric Ombelli
are the authentic matadors; melody, harmony and rhythm are
beautifully with each other and should be emphasized as
well the good performance in the role of lead singer Luke
Zabbini.*** The trend of soft, lilting Happy to See You,
almost smell folk prog, record a melody line large and growing
before a break of 'Hammond. Hence the master plan for a
second half marked by a bully only guitar (Marco Mazzuoccolo).***
Continuing, the slight lines of One Day intertwine
as, become symphonic and are characterized by clear references
to the great names of the past (PFM .and Jetrho Tull) in
an instrumental segment is barred; great, as usual, the
floor of the embroidery work.***
A track chameleonic, from two sides, double-speed (Secret
Therapy); the voice of Peter Jones (Tiger Moth Tales) to
lead the pack in Broken, long episode opens with a remarkable
score of the plan and that winds with an ascending arrangement
up to a fascinating epilogue with six character strings.***
Rhythm in the foreground, counterpoints of the plan, a Spanish-style
guitar in Old Ghosts; a hot and melancholic ballad masterfully
conducted by the floor and still sung by an inspired Peter
Jones (Alone).***
A track seemingly soft and able then to highlight the
strength and the band roll (Rescue Me); with a dense arpeggio
acoustics opens Twenty Years, a delicate ballad and toned
suffused revived by a central rhythmic segment and tightened.***
Guided by an electronic approach, Waiting located in
carrying out the usual spaces for multiple keys of Luca
Zabbini and sudden rhythmic accelerations, real leaps forward.***
A sweet melody and persuasive, nostalgic, it is the
supporting beam of A New Tomorrow; invigorated in the middle
phase by a more articulated movement and rhythmic, and then
by an overwhelming epilogue.***
Conclusion with Spies, the only passage of the disk
that does not raise me irrepressible enthusiasm despite
no lack surprise shots including a good jazzy improvisation.***
75 minutes of music, broken down by 13 tracks of which
the first is a short and pleasant intro to plan; again an
impressive music that amount, however, has the advantage
of never slipping into boredom, keeping alive listening.
It 'true that maybe not every single episode is crossed
by vibrating the same voltage but, I repeat, Detachment
is a very enjoyable album and cohesive, a new and interesting
chapter for Barock Project.***
Max
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