Feat.Esserelà
began life in Bologna in 2009 on the initiative of Francesco
Ciampolini (keyboards), Renato Minguzzi (guitar) and Lorenzo Muggia
(drums), three friends in love with vintage sounds, progressive rock,
jazz, fusion, funk and many more. According to their website, the
name of the band refers to an old dummy lying in their rehearsal room
that they used to call, quite unceremoniously, just quell'esserelà
(that creature over there). As
time passed by, they began to bring the old dummy on stage as a prop
meant to add humour and colour to their live performances and they
began to introduce it as their frontman.
After years of fun, hard work and a good live activity on the local
scene, in 2015 the band released an interesting debut album on the
independent label Joe Frassino Records, distributed in collaboration
with Lizard Records.
The
album title, "Tuorl", and the art cover by Michele Tomasini
recall a living yolk, a kind of nucleus of vital energy in
fieri, but you don't have to
take too seriously this concept. In fact, what prevails in this
completely instrumental work is a strong fun-loving attitude that is
also mirrored by the ironic, non sense titles of the eleven tracks
and by the funny pictures and drawings that you can find in the
booklet. The sparkling opener "Don't leave your dinosauri
at home" sets the atmosphere with its frenzied rhythm and
seventies influences, followed, in the same vein, by "Anche
cotoletta" (Some cutlet as well), "Il nostro batterista ha
un buco nella gamba" (Our drummer has hole in the leg) and
"Canguros de la ventana" (Kangaroos at the window). In my
opinion, these pieces could form a perfect score for an old Italian
poliziottesco film full of car chases and breathtaking rides
through the streets of Milan or Rome...
On
"S.r.l.à" the rhythm calms down for a while, the
atmosphere becomes darker, almost spacey, then the music takes off
again towards new heights and horizons. The following "No ( )"
is longer, more complex but never boring. In the booklet the band
thank artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Stefano Bollani and Claude
Debussy for the inspiration of these last two tracks but in my
opinion the band's songwriting is brilliant and personal and I think
that they fully succeeded in mixing different influences into a new,
tasteful brew.
"/°\
\°/ /°\ \°/ /°\ \°/" starts with a weird funky rhythm, then
evolves into something else through psychedelic rides and sudden
changes of mood. The following "What a (tetra) pack" is
lively and brisk and leads to the more complex "Un duettrè
qqua" and "Stichituffelpa rampa esserelà tum perugià",
two excellent tracks driving you through a colourful maze of sounds
and colours. The funny live atmosphere of "Loop o' pool"
and a short hidden track a cappella end this interesting
album. If you like bands such as Calibro 35, La Batteria or Accordo
dei Contrari, check it out!
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