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Inside the fold out cover of this new Hostsonaten CD
I read: “Autumnsymphony is the second part of the ‘SeasonCycle
Suite’, a musical celebration of season’s power in four
parts, part one is Summereve, part two is this Autumnsymphony,
part three is Winterthrough and part four is Springsong”.
So in the footsteps of famous Italian composer Vivaldi,
this excellent Italian progrock formation is inspired by
the four seasons. Last year we could enjoy their wonderful
previous effort entitled Winterthrough, this time the focus
in on the third season, the autumn. -
Led by the musical brainchild and multi-instrumentalist
Fabio Zuffanti (bass guitar, bass pedals, acoustic – and
electric guitar, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Mellotron
and Minimoog synthesizer) Hostsonaten delivers a beautiful,
very elaborate instrumental album. The sound on the 9 compositions
ranges from 24-carat symphonic rock to avant-garde oriented
climates, you have to be up to a lot of variety and very
interesting musical ideas: a dreamy atmosphere with a trumpet
solo, then a hypnotizing beat and a flute solo in the first
track Open Windows To Autumn, warm classical guitar and
Grand piano, followed by a howling electric guitar, culminating
in a bombastic part featuring Mellotron and Minimoog and
in the end wonderful flute and Japanese koto in the long
and alternating Leaves In The Well (Including Riverbank
Prelude), trumpet, bagpipe, Mellotron and a pumping bass
in As The Night Gives Birth To The Morning and a Bolero-like
build-up in the final composition Autumn's Last Breath /
The Gates Of Winter (slow Grand piano runs as the basic
element, then repetitive drums beats, violin, choir-Mellotron
and trumpet, very compelling).
Remarkable is the more experimental side of Hostsonaten
in the tracks Out Of Water and Nightswan I and the jazz
climate in the first part of Trees In November (followed
by a slow rhythm with moving electric guitar, bass pedals,
majestic choir- Mellotron and trumpet, very special). One
of the highlights on this album is Nightswan II: first prog
folk like Dutch Flairck, then awesome symphonic rock with
bombastic Moog, choir-Mellotron and howling electric guitar,
goose bumps. - Adventure, emotion, skills, variety, a wide
range of instruments, you can’t beg for more!
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]
Erik
Neuteboom
Progwalhalla.nl
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