Massimo volume: Il nuotatore
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
Despite the indifference of their recent works (which I found forced), this pleasantly struck me. In some ways, the passage of time is palpable; it’s undeniable. Mimì's voice has changed, it has lost some thickness and warmth, but not its peculiar expressiveness. The others in the group no longer have that slightly angry grit from the past. Resignation is the theme of the album, perfectly balanced between lyrics and music that harmonize well with the voice. It makes me think of the Massimo Volume of Da qui or Lungo i bordi but in a more mature key (age-wise speaking). It was seriously the best Italian album of 2019, and not just of that year. #forse
Message: From Books and Dreams
CD Audio I lack ★★★★
Second album by the Germans Message, a prog-kraut-sticatzi bomb with clear Sabbath influences? Yes?! What matters is that it needs to be listened to.
  • hjhhjij
    24 jan 20
    What intrigues me the most is the sticatzian influence mixed with prog-kraut.
  • TataOgg
    24 jan 20
    I know, the sticatzianity always attracts the attention of those who can appreciate it. I do things and see things, hi higigi!