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Tangle took form in 2019 in Bergamo with the aim of experimenting with new sounds drawing inspiration from jazz rock, fusion, prog rock and artists such as Porcupine Tree, Plini or The Aristocrats. The name of the band refers to their compositional style in which they blend many genres to play a music that, in their own words, is rich in variations, dynamic excursions and tempo changes. After a good live activity on the local scene, in 2023 they self-released an interesting debut album, entitled Entangled, with a line up featuring Fulvio Marcarini (guitar), Manuele Mariani (bass), Francesco Locatelli (keyboards, synthesizers) and Matteo Locati (drums). It’s a completely instrumental work that tries to evoke images, suggestions or stories in the listener and the art cover gives an idea of the musical content...

 

The beautiful opener “Splash” begins with a slow pace and a dark, threatening atmosphere that might recall Goblin’s Profondo Rosso but after a couple of minutes the deep red colour turns into pink giving room to a section that reminds me of panther walking out from a cartoon on the notes of famous theme by Henry Mancini. Then it’s the turn of a rock part with the electric guitar in the forefront before pulsing bass lines and powerful organ waves take the lead for a vibrant finale...

The frenzied “Chronicles Of A Chicken Thief” is a short piece that might recall bands such as Calibro 35 or La Batteria and the soundtracks of poliziotteschi films, a subgenre of crime and action films that was very popular in Italy in the seventies, full of scenes of car chases and bloody shootings...

The mysterious “Arrakis” features Eastern influences and is named after a fictional desert planet featured in the Dune series of novels by Frank Herbert. The music seems to invite you on a journey across exotic landscapes to experience a dangerous cosmic adventure...

The dreamy “Restless” starts with a nervous drum pattern, then goes through many changes in rhythm and mood with classical inspired piano arpeggios and Latin guitar solos à la Santana, calm passages and a final surge of dark energy...

“Kizaru” is a colourful piece with strong funky influences. The title refers to a character from the manga and anime One Piece, a Navy admiral who appears as a careless, absent and forgetful man, usually speaks in a very calm and composed manner and never gets upset, even when faced with problematic situations, in which he often feigns fear or amazement in a sarcastic way...

“Hoketi Poketi” begins with funky bass lines in the forefront that conjure up the funny magic of a 1963 animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney, The Sword In The Stone, and that seems to depict a very strange way of packing your bags for a fantastic trip to unknown realms...

“Red Sky” begins with a dreamy piano pattern soon submerged by a threatening rhythm and dark atmospheres. When the storm calms down an almost romantic section follows, classically inspired, that leads to a new dawn full of hope and good intentions...

On the whole, an interesting work that deserves a try.

You can listen to the complete album HERE

More info:
https://www.facebook.com/tanglemusic/