Album Type:
Album
Date Released:
15th
September 2014
Label:
Subsound Records
Terra 42 -
track listing:
Phase I – The
Infinite Improbability Drive Part 1-2-3 (32:05 min)
Phase II –
Sussurri…Nel Bosco di Diana (11:20 min)
Phase III –
Volcano x13 (14:34 min)
Bio
The project,
originally formed as LOOSIN ’O’ FREQUENCIES (and released a mini
CD produced by doom guru Paul Chain) was born from Alessandro
”Drughito” Santori and Roberto Malerba. In 2006 they decided to
turn it into an instrumental band and call it L'IRA DEL BACCANO,
melting doom influences as Black Sabbath with the 60’, 70’s
psychedelia of Pink Floyd and Hawkwind, the heavy-prog vibes of bands
like Rush, as well as the performing freedom and attitude of jam
bands such as Grateful Dead. The result… long tracks, in constant
evolution and movement on every concert.
In summer '08 the
band released it's first album – “Si non sedes is…Live”, 56
minutes of live performance in concert. They decided to let the album
be available as a free download from their official site and very
soon many reviews started to appear on the web. During the following
two years they played many gigs in Italy, having the opportunity to
share stages with bands like Nebula, Witchcraft, Doomraiser,
Vibravoid and La Ira de Dios. In the spring of 2010 the band released
a split CD with different version of songs already released on the
first album, once again to show their way of conceiving music in
"never ending movement". In the fall of 2013 L'IRA DEL
BACCANO recorded the second album, no longer on stage as with the
first album, but this time in a studio......
Members
Alessandro
“Drughito” Santori - guitar/direction and architecture of Baccano
Roberto Malerba -
guitar/synth
Sandro “fred”
Salvi - drums
Luca Primo - Bass
Review:
Let’s
go back in time to 2008 before The Sludgelord even started. I came
across a band called L’Ira Del Baccano who had just released their
debut album to the world. Si Non Sedes Is Live was a 55-minute
live album featuring these cosmic space doomsters in fine
free-flowing form that won them a loyal following. It’s an album
that has slowly started to attain a cult following within the
Stoner/Doom Metal Community over the years. 6 years since its
initial release I consider it one of the best live albums currently
within the underground scene. It showed the arrival of a great band. I couldn’t wait to hear what album No 2 would
sound like.
Time
passed as time does and there was still no sign of a new album from
L’Ira Del Baccano. I was beginning to wonder if we would ever see a
new album from the band, as it had been too long since their
celebrated debut album. Then earlier in 2014 there were rumbles of a
new album from the L’Ira Del Baccano camp. Really?!! The guys had
finally finished recording their new album and it would be released
soon. Could this actually be true? I waited with excitement and
anticipation. Low and behold L’Ira Del Baccano has released a new
album – Terra 42.
Terra
42 is heavily influenced by the works of Douglas Adams so the science
fiction factor is a big part of this album. Terra 42 can be classed
as one huge musical science fiction lesson and L’Ira Del Baccano
drown you with epic psychedelic doomy cosmic riffs that will take you
to the far reaches of space. The album is split into 3 phases with oneh of them being the epic 'The Infinite Probability Drive' which
lasts for a mind-expanding 32 minutes. The album itself runs for 57
mins and it is a big risk to devote about 60% of the album to one
epic song. However, L’Ira Del Baccano pulls this off with ease, as
this song will entertain the heck out of you from start to finish.
It’s
a sprawling epic that combines Doom, Stoner, Space Rock and elements
of trippy Trance based vibes all wrapped up in one delicious and
addictive jam-based package. With this being an entirely instrumental
album it is still a highly intelligent and exciting album as it
contains quite a few ambient-based noises to make you question the
world around you. It can be very peaceful and tranquil at times which
leaves you in a small state of bliss before unleashing epic
sonic blasts of spacey riffs for you to contend with.
I
would review the other two tracks but Alessandro told me recently
that this album should be experienced as one epic 58-minute track
with no breaks in-between. And he’s right. That’s the best way to
experience this album as one huge spaced-out trippy journey where
these cosmic mavericks act as your guides and pilots to the far
reaches of the galaxy. I can see why this album took so long to
release and record as it’s a huge sounding record, which you will
need to take a few listens to experience the full powerful effect.
L’Ira
Del Baccano are a different band to the one that recorded Si Non
Sedes Is Live, they have progressed into better musicians as their
music is a lot more complex on Terra 42. It’s a sign of a great
band that does something different with their music, compared to their
previous album and that’s what L’Ira Del Baccano have
accomplished here. Terra 42 is a success on every level. The
production is flawless throughout and L’Ira Del Baccano sound
incredible from start to finish. It’s a very expansive album with
the emphasis on volume and Terra 42 packs quite an emotional punch.
Terra
42 is a must have album. You cannot pass this one by. An incredible
release. Let’s hope the guys don’t leave it another 6 years for
album no 3.
Thanks
to L’Ira Del Baccano and Subsound Records for sending me a promo to review. Terra 42
will be available to buy on CD from September 2014 and Vinyls will be
shipped out from October 2014 via Subsound Records.
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by Steve Howe
Check the video for The Infinite Imprompabilty Drive Part 1
Check the video for The Infinite Imprompabilty Drive Part 1
