(RPI) Contrappunto (Andrea Cavallo project) - Discography 1998-2004 (3 albums), MP3, 320 kbps

Contrappunto are a late 90's symphonic Italian band emulating the 70's sound. Mainly keyboard driven (piano), their music is reminiscent of French neo-progsters ARRAKEEN. Their latest line-up consisted of lead female vocalist Adelaide Loru, keyboard player Andrea Cavallo, guitarist Sebastiano Di Paola, bassist Denis Fiori and drummer Denis Militello. They've put out three albums: "Subsidea" (1998), "Lilith" (2001) and an all-instrumental "Elegie d'inverno (2004)".
"Subsidea" is a mix of moody instrumental rockers with some jazzy bits à la KARNATAKA, interspersed with vocals by Sara Arrigone (who appears on this first album only). It features lots of Moog and Hammond organ as well as a few good guitar solos. "Lilith" will no doubt remind you of MARILLION's "Clutching at Straws" with, again, the addition of some jazzy parts. The tunes sometimes drag on a bit longer than they should and the "marillionisms" are slightly overdone, but the overall result is fairly palatable.
Their third album "Elegie d'inverno" is quite different and has more complex instrumentation and lots of acoustic passages, with contemporary classical flavours reminiscent of Stravinski, Gershwin and Piazolla.

Трэклист:
1. Over Flow (6:25)
2. In the Silence (6:31)
3. She, god Bringer (7:00)
4. Right of Life (5:55)
5. Nevermind (3:39)
6. Memories (7:32)
7. Not to forget (6:03)
8. Farewell (4:48)
9. Bad Choice (4:02)
Total Time: 52:00
Музыканты:
- Andrea Cavallo / piano, keyboards and synthetizers
- Sebastiano Di Paola / electric and acoustic guitar
- Roberto Picardi / bass
- Christian Mont Anarella / drums and cymbals
- Sara Arrigone / vocals and backing vocals

#777Трэклист:
1. Moon (9:00)
2. Far from here (5:28)
3. New day (4:04)
4. Time: 1st time (4:27)
5. Time: 2nd time (1:00)
6. Don't wake me up (7:29)
7. Fantasia pour le piano (5:39) (instrumental)
8. Dive in yourself (13:31)
Total time: 50:42
Музыканты:
- Adelaide Loru / vocals
- Andrea Cavallo / keyboards
- Sebastiano Di Paola / guitars
- Denis Fiori / bass
- Denis Militello / drums

#777Трэклист:
1. Oltre La Luce (4:20)
2. Profondità Ossessive (9:11)
3. Attraverso La Luce (2:39)
4. Vivaci Acrobazie (6:21)
5. Luci Chiaroscurate (1:55)
6. La Nebbia (14:27)
7. Laggiù, Lontano, Luce (2:45)
8. Nevermind (5:35) (live)
Total time: 47:15
Музыканты:
- Andrea Cavallo / piano, electric piano, celeste, synthesizers and other keyboards, xylophone, marimba and other percussion, violin synthesizer
- Alessandro / French horn, bandoneon
- Antonio / flute, tenor saxophone
- Daniele / trumpet, trombone
- Isabella / clarinet