Percorsi is Plurima Mundi’s second studio work (and their first full length album) and was self-released in 2017 with a renewed line up featuring Massimiliano Monopoli (electric violin), Grazia Maremonti (vocals), Massimo Bozza (bass), Silvio Silvestre (guitar), Gianmarco Franchini (drums) and Lorenzo Semeraro (piano). It maintains all the good promises of the 2009 EP entitled Atto I with its excellent mix of classical influences, progressive rock and world music...
The excellent opener “Eurasia” is a long, complex instrumental piece that starts with a drum solo part, then the sound of the violin lead us from Venice to Asia and back through the Silk Road. You can hear strong classical influences with the shadow of Vivaldi looming large, but this particular journey goes through many changes in rhythm and atmosphere and all you have to do is set your imagination free and let the music drive...
The following “E mi vedrai... Per te” (And you’ll see me... For you) every now and again reminds me slightly of Opus Avantra and tells in music and words of a burning, sensual passion and of a lost love that the protagonist would like to take back. A dream that could turn to nightmare. In fact, in my opinion, the operatic, theatrical vocals of Grazia Maremonti conjure up the image of a crazy, hysterical, dangerous woman...
The disquieting “L. ...Tu per sempre” (L. ...You forever) tells of another tormented love story. The atmosphere is dark, the music is closer to Goblin’s horror soundtracks than to dreamy emotional landscapes. Here the music and lyrics evoke a love that burns like a raging fire in the heart of the protagonist, but her lover is missing. She runs to the border of the night, her lover now is like a haunting ghost with an icy look. The wind is blowing, time passes by but in the darkness the memory of a lost summer dream shines on...
“Male interiore (La mia età)” (Inner disease - My age) starts softly, by an acoustic guitar arpeggio, the atmosphere is hypnotic and tense. The hermetic lyrics and operatic vocals express the need to open your heart to the universe and follow the rhythm of its notes while the music takes rough trails with sudden accelerations and unexpected turnarounds... Then a shortened version of “L. ...Tu per sempre” closes the album.
On the whole, an interesting work that is really worth listening to.
You can listen to the complete album HERE
Plurima Mundi: Percorsi (2017). Other opinions:
Steven Reid: Clocking in at just over forty minutes (including the bonus track), the first full effort from Plurima Mundi may not be the longest album you'll encounter this year and yet with not a second wasted in its running time, it may well be one of the most interesting you'll come across. The songs are tightly constructed and varied, while the violin and vocals always keep similar underlying themes in play. As with their previous release, there's little doubt that a band emanating from the US or the UK would never have conjured up what Plurima Mundi do. Something that, with so many outfits working towards similar goals, is a real breath of fresh air... (read the complete review HERE) “Male interiore (La mia età)” (Inner disease - My age) starts softly, by an acoustic guitar arpeggio, the atmosphere is hypnotic and tense. The hermetic lyrics and operatic vocals express the need to open your heart to the universe and follow the rhythm of its notes while the music takes rough trails with sudden accelerations and unexpected turnarounds... Then a shortened version of “L. ...Tu per sempre” closes the album.
On the whole, an interesting work that is really worth listening to.
You can listen to the complete album HERE
Plurima Mundi: Percorsi (2017). Other opinions:
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