Deca
Vorago Deboniana

LA RECENSIONE

About the work "Lucifero Alchemico," I first heard about it about two years ago, in the summer of 2017. It was supposed to be a new unreleased album by Deca, alias Federico De Caroli. A work that was once again experimental (along the lines of previous titles like "Onirodrome Apocalypse," to be clear) after the unexpected acoustic window of the remarkable solo piano album "Isole Invisibili," which was released just in 2017.

Fragmentary and unofficial news suggested that the Ligurian artist was in discussions with some record labels and that the album's release was almost imminent. However, here we are in 2019, and there is virtually no trace of this work yet. Except for a couple of excerpts that appeared at two different times on YouTube, which do not reveal much about the album's journey but gave a fairly precise idea of its musical content. And especially the themes it is inspired by, as well highlighted by the title of the work, after all.

Alchemy, Luciferianism, Gnosticism, cryptographies: a very pronounced esoteric aura that emerges from the incredible sounds that the two brief excerpts offer us. In particular, the track "Vorago Deboniana," which, although it is not known if it is part of a more extended track, speaks volumes about the spirit with which Deca has constructed a new chapter of his exceptional discography. Evocative and chilling, accompanied by the footage of abstract magma that has the feel of an inner hell, it combines abyssal choirs and cosmic noises. With a harmonic structure that defies all orthodox musical rules and shows that being avant-garde is not always synonymous with experimentation for its own sake.

Besides, this composer's credentials are unequivocal. Even from these few minutes, it is clear that there is considerable preparation, study, and research behind it. Those who are well acquainted with Deca's comprehensive and heterogeneous production know what to expect. And to confirm this, just listen to the even shorter excerpt "E' sempre dalla tua parte," which gives chills and drags into unknown places and dimensions, sealing with the silhouette of an angel with large black wings the desire to delve into the depths of esotericism.

It's a real shame that "Lucifero Alchemico" remains today an enigmatic and hidden chapter. Perhaps destined to become a cursed work, which will never be released in its entirety, circulating in an occult form only among passionate connoisseurs.