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Ecce Rock

by Mediterranea

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1.
Vai Facile 04:02
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2.
Sonata 03:29
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3.
Mandovolando 02:53
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4.
Casa Hirta 03:50
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5.
Viaggio in 2a Classe 04:41
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6.
Madama Terra 04:53
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7.
A Sazietà 03:40
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8.
Petroleum 02:23
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9.
Spartacus 07:51
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I Mediterranea hanno pubblicato un solo LP nel 1981, oggi particolarmente raro e ricercato dai collezionisti stranieri. Provenienti da Caserta, questo trio è stato formato nel 1978 dal chitarrista Fausto Mesolella prima del suo enorme successo arrivato fino ai giorni nostri con gli Avion Travel. Insieme a lui, Pasquale Ziccardi (più tardi nei leggendari NCCP) al basso e Agostino Santoro alla batteria.

L'album è davvero notevole e contiene 9 brani interamente strumentali, ma fu pubblicato in un periodo in cui il prog non andava più di moda. Fu però notato da una etichetta giapponese che lo stampò su vinile con una copertina totalmente diversa. I Mediterranea ricordano molto lo "spaghetti-prog" tanto caro alla prima PFM, almeno in materia di orecchiabilità , ma i Mediterranea hanno avuto un approccio molto personale che farà drizzare le orecchie a tutti gli amanti del prog italiano con i suoi forti sentori mediterranei, mai dimessi o folcheggianti, ma con la magnifica chitarra rock di Fausto Mesolella sempre in primo piano.

Un vero e proprio capolavoro molto sottovalutato!

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Mediterranea only released an LP in 1981, which nowadays is particularly rare and sought after by foreign collectors. Coming from Caserta, this trio was formed in 1978 and led by guitarist Fausto Mesolella before his huge success until nowadays with the well-known band Avion Travel. Together with him where Pasquale Ziccardi (later on bass player for the legendary NCCP) and Agostino Santoro on drums.

The album is really great and contains 9 all-instrumental tracks, but being released in a period where progrock was not fashionable at all. Nevertheless it was noticed by a Japanese label that printed it in the land of the rising sun, but with a totally different cover. For comparisons the typical "spaghetti-prog" of PFM comes to mind, at least in matters of catchiness, tough Mediterranea have a personal and distinctive approach that will please all lovers of italoprog with strong Mediterranean hints, tough not folky at all, as the great guitar work of Fausto Mesolella is always in the foreground.

For us this is an underrated masterpiece!

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released January 1, 1981

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Copie fisiche dell'album in formato CD papersleevesono disponibili a questo link / Physical copies in papersleeve CD format are available at this links:

CD: www.btf.it/ecce-rock.html

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Founded in 2005, AMS Records is currently the label which is most careful to the past, the present and the future of Italian prog tout court.
The activity of AMS Records ranges from reprints of historical records or unpublished ones from the seventies through the scenes of new Italian prog of these years. ... more

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