Anatrofobia
Live Interzona 14-05-2004

THE REVIEW

A wonderful surprise, the Anatrofobia concert that appeared in a deserted Interzona.

They were formed about 10 years ago as a trio composed of Alessandro and Luca Cartolari (sax and bass) and Andrea Biondello on drums. In their latest work Tesa Musica Marginale, we also find the noise guitarist Roberto Sassi (from the incredible Cardosanto) and Alessio Pisani.
None of the five members are missing tonight, as they display with great precision and professionalism a fairly experimental jazz-rock while never losing too much of an underlying melodic vein. The instruments (bassoon, guitar, sax, bass, and drums) live in practically perfect balance, which is often not easy for bands with more than three elements, technically skilled and in perfect sync with each other, as the attendees were able to see.
Without vocals, all that’s left is to sit and enjoy the instrumental compositions that transform Interzona into a dark and dusty theater, into any place, out of time.

The definition jazz-rock, (used by some critics) feels very limiting to these phobics because on Friday a bit of everything was heard, high-level noisy guitar crescendos followed by relaxing moments of contemporary classical music, not to mention the Pink Panther-style march that appeared midway through the concert. While all the instruments were playing together, the sound became spectral and visionary.

Original, intense, and never pretentious, for one of the best concerts seen lately.

There remains a great sadness in seeing the paying audience tonight, but by now it is known, the Italian band must go first to America to be known by us. A pure and brilliant diamond but unjustly unknown.

Maybe it's time to go back to the mine...