No Strange
Live concert No Strange "Il sentiero delle tartarughe"

THE REVIEW

The psychedelic epic of No Strange has, in a way, become legendary: the Turin-based group of Salvatore “Ursus” d’Urso and Alberto Ezzu has achieved “cult” status in the eyes of enlightened minds and cosmic travelers. It all started long ago, at the end of the '60s and in the '70s, when the culture of psychedelia was extremely vital and an atmosphere full of creative ferment was in the air. People discussed Eastern philosophies and the use of drugs as a means to expand consciousness: they listened to groups like Tangerine Dream and Pink Floyd, gathered to play music, experimented with echo effects, and shared experiences. In some ways, it was an unrepeatable era that may seem distant to those who, like myself, did not live through it. Yet those times aren't so far away, and the No Strange remind us of this, having absorbed the essence of psychedelia in the truest sense: there's a red thread in their music that extends to the present, in this massified era, reminding us that magic and good vibrations still exist and can be found within ourselves. The recent album Il Sentiero Delle Tartarughe, which I recently discussed here on DeBaser, has fully confirmed their worth. The work was recently presented at the Museo di Arte Urbana di Torino directed by Edoardo Di Mauro, where one could also admire Ursus' psychedelic art graphic exhibition. On YouTube, you can listen to the first half-hour of this liquid and lysergic performance: it is an improvisation based on an idea present in “Il Sentiero Delle Tartarughe” that expands, bringing the music “to the gates of the Cosmos up there in Germany” as Eugenio Finardi sang, and directly into the hidden recesses of our souls. The second part of this concert, which was introduced by the poems of Gianni Milano, a historical figure of Italian counterculture, featured the performance of an extended version of the track “L’Universo”, from one of their most significant albums. You can listen to the concert on YouTube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlFJcgXWsgE.