Dente
Almanacco del giorno prima

Is it possible to condense into four lines full of "conceptual oxymorons" the mental confusion caused by the crisis and breakup of an important romantic relationship in favor of a new one?

"Every once in a while I often think of you"

"I miss you when you're with me"

"There is one heart, two huts"

"And your things here with me"

or

"Even the dust under your bed is happier than me"

"Even the last time I heard it laughing at me".

Is it possible to condense the main sentimental theme of the Odyssey into two very modern lines?

"Penelope has lost all her patience"

"Her boyfriend his sense of direction"

Is it possible to condense into a few cheerfully sung lines the words dictated by a pantheistic self-destructive sentiment of the darkest kind?

Of course it is, but go find them yourself at the beginning of "Chiuso dall'interno" by Giuseppe Peveri, aka Dente.

The thing I like most about Dente is that almost everyone who has had the chance to know him considers him a poor fool, aided in this by his tousled hair, his narcoleptic face, his non-sense during concerts, and his lisp.

My wife and daughter detest him mainly because of his voice.

However, as a wonderful character in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" once said: "There is an advantage to being considered an idiot, no one thinks you might have an ulterior motive".

Dente's ulterior motive is to be so boring that it pushes people to focus on the lyrics so as not to fall asleep and to try to understand what he could possibly have to say that is so special and intelligent for having the courage to sing with that voice...

And that's when love blossoms (at least that's what happened to me), and since one thing leads to another, you end up appreciating his voice and his music as well (very beautiful and above all retro and refined in this album, perhaps even too much, to the point of being a bit "plastic" in some cases...).

And even the esoteric, Gnostic, and dualistic spirit that pervades almost all of his lyrics (especially "Un fiore sulla luna"), sometimes in a disturbing way (could he be an illuminated one, with that face..?).

Happy New Year to all.