Contaminazione 2.0, by Rovescio della Medaglia

Contaminazione 2.0

by Rovescio della Medaglia

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foxdurer Un très intéressant ré-enregistrement de cet album que j'écoute régulièrement depuis des dizaines d'années. L'acoustique de l'endroit rend à la voix et aux instruments un son grandiose à donner des frissons. Favorite track: La Grande Fuga.

Carsten Pieper So this is a re-recording of a classic RPI album of 1973 (which I have to admit to have missed so far), an concept album based on Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier" and dealing with the Maestro's live and work.
Thus, it comes as no surprise that this is an ambigious album that might be considered to be over the top in many ways, but that might also be part of why I have so much fun listening to it ;-)

PKMetal How did I miss this gem for so long? Thanks for re-releasing it! Favorite track: Alzo un Muro Elettrico.

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	1.	Absent for this Consumed World 01:36
	2.	Ora Non Ricordo Piu' 03:45
	3.	Il Suono del Silenzio 03:43
	4.	Mi Sono Svegliato e...Ho Chiuso gli Occhi 07:10
	5.	Lei Sei Tu: Lei 02:15
	6.	La Mia Musica 04:29
	7.	Johann 05:44
	8.	Scotland Machine 01:06
	9.	Cella 503 01:48
	10.	Contaminazione 1760 05:46
	11.	Alzo un Muro Elettrico 05:16
	12.	Sweet Suite 03:16
	13.	La Grande Fuga 06:46

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Il Rovescio della Medaglia was born in Rome in 1970 from an idea of guitarist Enzo Vita, then Stefano Urso on bass, Gino Campoli on drums and singer Pino Ballarini joined the band. Unlike many prog-rock bands of the time (PFM, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Orme, Osanna,...), they chose not have a keyboard player, aiming to offer so a straight hard rock sound with a strong live impact. Showing great skills with their instruments, they played live at many festivals in in Italy. In 1971 they signed a deal with major RCA to record their first album entitled “La Bibbia”. Recorded live in only one day (!) it’s a “rock bomb” and immediately a triumph among critics and audiences. In 1972 they recorded their second album entitled “Io come Io”, inspired by Hegel's philosophy. Then they started to tour (also outside Italy) and played live with their “rare” huge music-equipment, infact at the time owning more than 10 thousand watts of power was thing reserved to few groups. In 1973, Luis Enriquez Bacalov, famous orchestra conductor and composer of many motion-soundtracks (Oscar with Troisi's “Il Postino”) contacted the band to propose to work together on a new album that would have melt rock to symphonic music. For Bacalov it was the third experience like this, after the previous successes with New Trolls (“Concerto Grosso”) and Osanna (“Milano Calibro 9”). The result of this cooperation was the album ”Contaminazione”. It’s considered a milestone of the italian progressive rock, taking inspiration from by J.S. Bach’s preludes and fugues while lyrics tell the alleged theme of a Scottish son not recognized by the great Austrian composer. It was a worldwide success, so high that RCA company also released an english language version with the title “Contamination”. To present live the new album Il Rovescio della Medaglia recruited a keyboard player, Franco Di Sabatino. Unfortunately later their truck with the equipment is stolen and even if the most famous bands of the time organized a concert to help them, at the “Piper” in Rome, the band feels the blow: the singer left and after a new single, they decided to quit. Founder Enzo Vita began his career as session-man collaborating with many Italian artists and in 2011 gave new life to the band releasing a new album “Microstorie” with Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth, New Trolls,…) on vocals. In 2016 it’s time for another new album, entitled “Tribal Domestic” (with major Sony) back to a progressive and symphonic rock sound. In 2017 Enzo Vita contacted bassist Andrea Castelli (Shabby Trick, Silver Horses, Mantra, Cappanera…) to form also a live-band to bring on stages once again their music.

"La Grande Fuga" Live Videoclip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8LMzqtnvo
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released November 20, 2020

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