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This CD has come out of the blue, from a band I had
never heard of before; it just shows what good music there
is out there. They are not to be confused with an American
band of the same name; this Ephemeris comes from Bologna,
Italy. They started about 2003, but it was only when they
met Italian musician Cristiano Santini that they had the
opportunity to record this, their debut album. The band
is made up of Sara on vocals, who has a lovely voice, plus
guitar, bass, drums, piano and violin. ****
This is a very diverse album, with elements of semi
acoustic gothic Within Temptation, Renaissance, Mostly Autumn,
Fairground Attraction and the Corrs. It starts with the
gothic rock of ‘Angelo’, then ‘Dipinta di Sole’, which starts
with a swing before going through numerous shades and moods.
The syncopation of ‘Creatures’ is followed by the driving
rock of ‘Burattini’. ‘Madreluna’ is a swing waltz with delightful
piano that gradually builds. The acoustic guitar and piano
‘Libera da me’ comes before the Corrs like, and all too
brief, ‘Angelo II’. They pick it up again with the rockier
‘Your Glance’, then the folk rock of ‘Puff’ that builds
into something rather heavier. The brief atmospherics of
‘O Filii et Filae’ is followed by the title track, the organ
fuelled ‘Evoluzioni’. The only criticism is that some songs,
like ‘Evoluzioni’ and ‘Angelo II’ deserve to be longer.
****
The changes in pace and tone makes this a truly delightful
listening experience, but it still has a consistency in
sound and style that unifies all the songs. It is highly
recommended for fans of the lighter side of progressive
and gothic rock, but still like some oomph. It is available
from their shop on their Myspace site, http://www.myspace.com/ephemerisrock
8.5 out of 10
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