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Mangala Vallis - "Lycanthrope"

Label - Tambure Vapore Records
Reviewed by: Kevin Cloe
Genre: Prog Rock
Country: Italy
Language: English
Length: 62:21
Release Date: Nov/2005
Label:
Tambure Vapore Records
Band Members: Gigi Cavalli Cocchi / drums, percussions & chorus Enzo Cattini / keyboards
  Mirco Consolini / electric & acoustic guitars Ricardo Scavetti / bass guitars
  Bernardo Lanzetti (PFM) / lead vocals
 
Track Listing: 1.)-Echo Absolute (1:45) 8.)-The Transparent and the Obscure (9:57)
  Werewolf Suite:  
  2.)- Cosmotraffic Jam (9:49)  
  3.)- Call me Alias (7:14)  
  4.)-Lycanthroparty (5:24)  
  5.)- Hum/Animal Song (2:51)  
  6.)-The Boy that Howls at the Moon (13:36)  
  7.)The Mask (11:43)  
     
The Review

Wow. I had really been waiting for this one. Mangala Vallis' first album, The Book of Dreams, was fantastic Genesis-inspired prog with tons of wonderful analog keys and some great melodies in a retro-prog style. On one of the tracks on the first album, Bernardo Lanzetti of PFM (Chocolate Kings era) and Acqua Fragile fame lent his vocals. Well, he is the sole singer on this one. Before we start I might as well get this out of the way: you either love his voice or you hate it. There is no in between. I happen to love it, but I can see how some hate the "warbling" nature of it. Some have described it as Gabriel singing into a fan. Anyway - his voice sounds EXACTLY the same as it did way back when he sang for Acqua Fragile, if that helps.

Now, on to the music. This cd is better musically than the first. This is straight up, first rate prog in the Genesis vein with mellotron galore, moog and organ and the whole gamut of prog keys. The guitar interplay is fantastic, and, on top of all this, the melodies are first rate as they were on the first disc. I won't pretend to understand the concept here, but needless to say, this album is not really about werewolves - I think it is more in a metaphorical sense perhaps.

After a meaningless filler intro (read "skip") the cd kicks off with a bang on "Cosmotraffic Jam" and never lets up. "Call Me Alias" continues with mellotron and Lanzetti in a beautiful duet and then gets quite majestic with fluid Floyd-like guitar leads. "Lycanthropy" the song is very "Battle of Epping Forest"-like and is great. This segues into "Animal Song" which provides more majesty (bells, mellotron, epic guitar leads). Then come 2 epic tracks at 13 and 11 minutes back to back with "The Boy that Howls at the Moon" and "The Mask", respectively. Both are amazing with all the requisite elements: acoustic guitar, more great flowing leads on electric, so much mellotron you can't see straight, organ. The cd ends with the darkly wonderful "The Transparent and the Obscure", perhaps the best track (though that decision is tough as they are all great). The ending group vocals are awesome, and create a great ending to a great album. I really loved this one and hope we see much more from these guys. Vocals in English, by the way.

Rating: 4.5 stars

 

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