dARI
Sottovuoto Generazionale

LA RECENSIONE

The dARI are a Pop Punk group formed by the will of the singer and frontman Dario, and they have proven to be among the best revelations in the Italian scene. They initially gained musical popularity on the internet, then at important musical events such as Total Request Live (TRL), Scalo 76, and the obligatory stop for rock music lovers, the MTV Day.

Combining the synth pop of Depeche Mode (to whom they claim to be inspired) and the Punk of the Sex Pistols (as you can also notice from their very punk look), the dARI managed to create a unique and inimitable sound known as Emotronik (Emo-Electronica). You can find all this in their debut album, Sottovuoto generazionale.

The album's title, Sottovuoto Generazionale, is an explanation of the fact that, as the dARI themselves state, "practically vacuum packing is that practice that allows you to remove air from something, making it last longer, so it is a positive thing. The meaning of the title is that in my opinion, we should put this generation in a vacuum seal, trying to bring out their rice, their mayonnaise, their vacuum-packed candies", but in another interview with the well-known music magazine Focus Junior, they stated that "On the web, a fan told us that we came after the void. So we called the album "Sottovuoto" because we hope to go beyond the void". Which now makes everything much clearer. There are 12 tracks, and they flow quickly, cohesive and without falter.

The CD opens with a blazing Pop Punk track, namely "Wale tanto Wale", the first single of the album. Initially, there's a calm and very nice guitar intro (which will later be copied by Velvet Revolver in "Fall to pieces"), but after a few seconds, we dive into the actual song, where the guitar literally explodes into a breathtaking riff suddenly interrupted by a small electronic bridge (which curiously reminds of Super Mario). The lyrics are very beautiful, moving, and full of meaning. The dARI also took a certain irony towards Italian, distorting the name Vale to Wale. Very amusing.

From the impressive initial punk charge, it then moves on to "Tutto Regolare", a beautiful song, very regular and with lyrics once again full of meaning, talking about a boy who has practically everything but, for reasons unknown to us mere mortals, is sad. The phrase "Tutto Regolare" is repeated 14 times in a matter of minutes, but the record is still held by Sgarbi with his "Taci". Too bad. The remaining track titles speak for themselves. Episodes like "Predisposta", "GP 100 all'ora", "Moltiplicato 10", and "Ho Spaccato" leave a deep imprint on music history. The CD concludes with Minimale Maxibene, a song that highlights their extraordinary sense of irony (Minimal music is a sub-genre of house music, and they cleverly distorted it to Mini-Male. And where there’s Mini-Male, how could Maxi-Bene be missing!!).

The album is definitely one of the best of 2008, to be compared to some pillars of Rock music like "A little bit longer" by the Jonas Brothers (whose title expresses the singer's hidden desire for his genital organ), "Scream" by Tokio Hotel, and "Back In Black" by AC/DC.

An absolute must-have.