We go to Italy with 'Mesmerising' which is the project of 'Davide Moscato' and who already has 2 albums to his active, 'The Golden Dawn of the Tramp' in 2012 and 'Mental Maze' in 2016 and which released a new opus 'The Clutters Storyteller' which he wrote after the death of his mother and to whom he pays tribute. In a melodic progressive style, 'The Clutters Storyteller' takes us back to the 70s with on the one hand the Mellotron and the Hammond of keyboardist 'Giovanni Pastorino' bringing the vintage side and on the other hand the Saxophone and Flute of 'Martin Grice' which brings a felted and airy side.
The first two tracks 'Feel…' and '… My Dream' form only one and welcome us in a quiet and melancholy first composition in the vein of formations like 'BJH' with very beautiful solos by 'Floydian' guitar, the high pitched vocals of 'Davide Moscato' reinforcing this delicate atmosphere, then, 'Ballad of a Creepy Night' is a beautiful mid-tempo to which are added remarkable accompaniments of the saxophone and the flute. We continue in this relaxing atmosphere with very beautiful melodies, first with the light 'Slave Your Shell' in a pop style, then, 'Underground', one of my favorites of the album, which brings a progressive side with remarkable instrumental sections and several changes of tempo throughout the title and a symphonic final in which the flute twirls deliciously, and as for 'Vortex', after a rhythmic part, the tempo mellows for a delicate section and has a finale in which the Saxophone of 'Martin Grice' strangely recalls the end of the first part 'Shine On Crazy Diamond' of the 'Floyds' in slightly faster. With 'False Reality', we let ourselves be lulled by a stripped piano/voice ballad filled with emotion, then, the short 'In a Different Dimension', in a cinematic symphonic style gives way to a new melodic jewel, 'The Man Who's Sleeping' tagged seventies with multiple changes of tempos and a very beautiful instrumental final, the album ending in serenity with the eponymous title of the album, a ballad which rocks us one last time with the sweet voice of 'Davide Moscato', the delicious accompaniment on the flute and very beautiful guitar and keyboards solos with a hidden ending made of sound effects.
In summary, this latest baby of ‘Davide Moscato’, filled with poetry and emotion, is a great success and ‘The Clutters Storyteller’ is recommended to a large audience who like an intimate and quiet progressive... | |
