La Piramide di Sangue
Tebe

THE REVIEW

I continue to follow the traces of the most enigmatic figures in the Italian "underground" scene.

"La Piramide di Sangue" is born from the mind of Stefano Isaia, singer of MOVIE STAR JUNKES.

Comparable to various CANNIBAL MOVIE, MAMUTHONES, HEROIN IN TAHITI, for the search for unprecedented sounds that arise from the contamination of the darkest psychedelia, kraut rock, an esoteric prog, with current experiences, La Piramide di Sangue is not a calligraphic retrieval from a collection of old unknown vinyls, they shuffle the cards, adding the experience of modern musicians making the proposal captivatingly elusive.

What do they offer us in "Tebe", the work of 2012? Seven instrumental tracks that sink their teeth into ETHNIC KRAUT PROG flavored with moderately SPACE ROCK PSYCHEDELIC spices.

Visions dear to EMBRYO, AGITATION FREE, and certain MEDITERRANEAN PROG emerge.

The tracks rest on hypnotic rhythmic bases, a springboard for clarinet, synths, and guitars that venture into adventurous digressions, yet follow a suggestive melodic line.

In pieces like "SANDALO", "L'INVASIONE DELLE LOCUSTE", the evident ties to the past are cut by a hazy, metropolitan sound that gives an imprint of modern, sick, contaminated psychedelia.

I imagine they are great live, immersed in long and improvised instrumental escapades, a calling card for journeys in imaginary, drugged lands.