Macroscream
Macroscream

The Romans Macroscream, after their debut "Sysyphus", release their second work simply titled "Macroscream". The first album highlighted excellent potential in which the figure of the multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Patierno shone, who also took on the vocal parts on that occasion. It was precisely the voice, a "historical" issue in Italian prog, that was perhaps the weak point of what was otherwise a good album, where a good basic cohesion was evident. In this new "Macroscream", the main voice is that of the talented Luca Marconi, always accompanied by Alessandro Patierno on various instruments (guitars, piano, bass, mandolin, percussion), Giampaolo Saracino on violin, whose unmistakable touch gives a particular atmosphere that can remind of PFM, Tonino Politano on acoustic and electric guitar, Davide Cirone on keyboards, and Maro Pallotti on drums. The main characteristic of Macroscream is to create a sound marked by the most unbridled and creative contamination: in their music, one can perceive certain influences, as in the opening "Mr. Why", where I sense the Area of "Arbeit Macht Frei" in the violin parts: their strength is, in any case, that of having a fresh and original approach. Another group that comes to mind is Gentle Giant, masters of counterpoint, odd times, and complex scores. In the beginning of 'Than It Goes Away", Macroscream then move into jazz-rock and Zeuhl territories, demonstrating an unrestrained eclecticism that leads them to graze the most disparate settings. The interplay between the musicians is practically perfect and has reached a truly surprising maturity and richness. Essentially, we are faced with an excellent performance that I highly recommend to anyone who loves cross-over and stylistic variety.