Lineateorica
come from Rome and their roots date back to the early nineties when
Daniele Lausdei and Alessandro Milza formed a band called
Praetermittel to play original compositions along with covers of
bands such as Jethro Tull or Marillion. Later they changed their name
into Lineateorica and in 2005 recorded a first demo, Adesso.
In 2014, with a renewed line up, they finally self-released an
eponymous official debut EP featuring four properly re-recorded
tracks from their old repertoire. The current line up features
Daniele Lausdei (bass), Andrea Giuliani (guitars), Simone Serra
(guitars), Roberto Ciai (drums) and Nello D'Agostino (vocals) plus
Luca De Marchis on flute as a special guest. Although there are no
keyboardists involved in this project, the band successfully managed
to weave a fine musical fabric with a perfect interaction between all
the instruments blending prog, folk and melody. This promising EP
sounds fresh, rich in ideas and it is really worth listening to...
The
opener “L'ipocrita” (The hypocrite) features a brilliant drumming
and sudden changes in rhythm and atmosphere. The music and lyrics
describe the inner struggle of a cynical man who conceals his goals.
In some way he wears a mask of hypocrisy that can blot out his
feelings but now he needs to get rid of it. The price to pay is high
but his reward is freedom...
The
following “B-friend” describes another inner struggle. Every day
you have to make some choices but you can't stop growing up even when
you realize that you can't change the world... Then comes “Non c'è
più veleno” (There's no more poison), a track full of energy that
tells of a broken friendship and of the therapeutic role of
forgiveness, of faded photographs, timeless memories, doubts and
obsessions, sounds and colours... “Set your words free from
resentment / There's no more reason that can push you back again...”.
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The
complex “Un'altra avventura di Kohn” (Another adventure of Kohn)
concludes this interesting work. It's a beautiful piece featuring
hermetic lyrics about hope. There are no liner notes to explain who
Kohn is but he seems a man in trouble who gets help from a woman
called Anna, a kind of angel, maybe a nurse who can speak to his
heart... “Every time you try to go further / You know there's Anna
/ Who takes you by the hand...”.
On
the whole, a really good work!
You
can listen in streaming to the complete album HERE
Linateorica:
Lineateorica (2014). Other opinions:
Michael
“Aussie-Byrd-Brother”: Lineateorica should be very proud of
what they've delivered here. It's a shorter album full of charismatic
vocals, melodic tunes, exciting playing and dangerous instrumental
passages, that you just want to keep playing over and over. The
possibilities of what the band could achieve on a proper long-play
album is very promising and exciting... (read the complete review HERE)
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