Altare Thotemico - Altare Thotemico

The project named Altare Thotemico is a brand new musical ensemble of Italian musicians that create a unique, poetic, retro but still abundant in new ideas debut album. It gains strenght from it's '70s roots, taking US back to the innovative musical power of Area, blended with the visionary sound of Biglietto per l'Inferno. This album's evocative magic is made possible by the vocals by poet Gianni Venturi who sings in Italian, together with the amazing keyboards from young Leonardo Caligiuri, true enfant prodige, direct descendant from Area's Fariselli - but not only! Enrico Saccaglia, another extra talented youth, takes US into symphonic, meditative lands with his skilled guitar playing. Valerio Venturi on bass provides a solid pulse and the drumming by Davide Zanotti structures a warm, tight beat for the heart of these ever-varying, original melodies. The CD is enriched by a fascinating hand painted cover artwork, originally a real oil on canvas, no photoshopping for this quality band! If some of US are full of nostalgia for a past that seems too far away, here is a rich, fresh album that will bring back many of US to that fantastic past and at the same time trace a path towards a bright RPI future.