Active from 1975 | Genre Prog rock | |
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Albums Arx Atlantis, Sono io il Signore della Terre a Nord Record labels Musea, ElectRomantic Music, Azafrán Media, Vinyl Magic, Aenima Recordings Similar Sara Romano, His Clancyness, Fatso Jetson, The Fleshtones, Cap | ||
Il castello di atlante la foresta dietro il mulino di johan
Il Castello di Atlante ("Atlas' Castle") is an Italian progressive rock band based in Vercelli. Although the band was founded in 1974, it released its debut album in the early 1990s. It has since released 7 albums.
Contents
- Il castello di atlante la foresta dietro il mulino di johan
- Il castello di atlante tony pagliuca 2015
- History
- Personnel
- Former member
- Discography
- Songs
- References
Il castello di atlante tony pagliuca 2015
History
The band was founded in 1974; its name was originally "Hydra", later changed into "Stato d'Allarme" and then, in 1974 in "Il Castello di Atlante". The original personnel included Aldo Bergamini (guitars, keyboards and vocals), Massimo Di Lauro (violin, keyboards), Giampiero Marchiori (flute), Dino Fiore (bass guitar), and Paolo Ferrarotti (drums, vocals). The band played live in several locations in Italy, and survived despite no released albums and frequent personnel changes, whereby only Bergamini, Fiore and Ferrarotti remained of the original personnel.
In the early 1990s, they signed for Vinyl Magic, a minor label specialized in progressive rock that at the time was republishing rare albums by many Italian progressive rock bands of the 1970s. Il Castello di Atlante's debut album, Sono io il signore delle terre a nord ("I am the lord of the northern lands", 1992) had good reception by both specialized magazines and progressive rock fans.
In 1994 the band released two CDs: a compilation of recordings from the 1970s, Passo dopo passo ("Step by step") and a studio album with new material, L'ippogrifo ("The hippogriff"). In 2000s (decade) they signed for another label, Electromantic Music, releasing 4 more albums: Come il seguitare delle stagioni (2001), Quintessenza (2004), Concerto acustico (2006) and Cap. 7 - Tra Le Antiche Mura (2008).
Since 2005 the band has been taking part in the most important progressive festivals all over the world.
In 2011 has been published the DVD Una sera a Tokyo ("A night in Tokyo]]", recorded live in Tokyo during the Japan Tour 2008. This was the first production made by the band.
In 2014 the mexican label Azafran Media published the double CD/DVDCap. 8 - Live
Personnel
Former member
From 1975 to 1982 the lineup of the band was Aldo Bergamini, Massimo Di Lauro, Paolo Ferrarotti, Giampiero Marchiori (flute) and Dino Fiore (bass guitar). From 2001 to 2007 Franco Fava temporarily replaced Fiore. In 2010 Mattia Garimanno joined the band as a drummer.
In 2014 Andrea Bertino replaced Massimo to the violin. Andrea is a classical violinist graduated at G. Verdi conservatory in Milan. He has an intense concert activity and collaborates with the orchestra Rondò Veneziano.
In 2015 Tony Pagliuca, the one who with Le Orme wrote the story of progressive music, joined the band.
Discography
Songs
Tra le antiche muraCapitolo 7: Tra le antiche mura · 2009
Cavalcando tra le nuvolePasso dopo passo · 1994
Sotto il ponteCome il seguitare delle stagioni · 2000