The opener “Onde di sabbia” (Waves of sand) begins softly by a delicate acoustic guitar arpeggio soon backed by the keyboards. The music and lyrics evoke a strange dream. The object of desire of a real passion appears like a mirage in a strange parallel world where you can see waves of sand and dunes into the sea...
The beautiful “Ascesa al Fuji” (Ascent to Fuji) takes us to Japan for a spiritual experience. In fact, climbing the Mount Fuji is more than a nature hike, as the mountain is not just a tourist attraction, it is a sacred place. The music and lyrics evoke a silent place where time stands still. Along the path, step after step, between oak trees and bamboos, you’re are left breathless as you try to hide the fear of falling. Then, at the top, you can listen to the wind around you instead of the echo of your fears. Eventually, comforted by a friend, you can enjoy the sunrise...
The ethereal “Due pietre preziose birmane” (Two Burmese gemstones) depicts two gems. One reproduces an eight-legged dragon, guardian of the sky, while the other represents a tiger, symbol of earth. The two beasts are fighting each other. The image of the fight evokes the contrast between the desire to chase one’s dreams by leaving for distant places or accepting the reality that the present reserves for us and staying in one’s comfort zone, giving up on adventure. It’s a kind of gambling game where the stake is your time...
“Lame di luce (Blades of light) is a melancholic piece about the fear of the unknown. The music and lyrics evoke the image of a man gazing out to sea from his home, transformed into a bunker of concrete and sand. Blades of light reflect off the walls and play with the shadows as the protagonist aims his gun at an imaginary target emerging on the horizon. Painful and tumultuous memories haunt him. Time cannot be stopped and the blue water turns blood red. The finale restores calm on the sea, as nature takes over under a starry sky...
The jazzy “Si parlerà” (They will talk) brings us the image of a hero from another civilization inventing an ageless world, a musician and poet whose sounds and words are not just notes and voices but trees that grow and do not bend. It's the dream of a better world where people talk to each other instead of waging war. Battles made of words and smiles to shed new light and illuminate emotions...
“Una ferita da disinfettare” (A wound to disinfect) is an introspective song that talks about feelings and relationships that are transformed by time. There are wounds that slowly heal, changing perspectives between regrets and thoughts turned to the faded magic of a smile that time has veiled with indifference...
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“Ore lente” (Slow hours) is a beautiful piece about a train journey shrouded in mystery. A crowded station on a cold winter's day, a seat next to a silent, sleepy stranger, long hours without speaking, then a look that melts the ice in a breath...
“Incontri” (Meetings) is in the same mood and paints in music and words a love understood as art and perfection, a series of days and experiences to remember forever, a series of moments you wish you could capture and that never grow old, precious memories that will never leave you alone...
“Ossessione” (Obsession) is a lively and nervous track that describes a kind of metropolitan nightmare while the concluding track, the ethereal “Il cavaliere del cigno (L’addio)” (The Knight of the Swan - The farewell), is a touching farewell to someone who disappears forever in deep waters, a shadow that can no longer love, a hero that cannot be forgotten...
On the whole, an excellent work!
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