Marble House - Embers (2018)

Autumn 2018 at Lizard Records is marked by a record gem: the debut of theMARBLE HOUSE, maybe the Italian band closest to the modern-prog sounds of K-Scope, with particular reference to the dark and melancholic atmosphere, rich in pathos and lyricism, of Gazpacho.

Only five songs, but with the long suite “Marble House”, of dense sound suggestions and wonderful vocal melodies, in which the stylistic modernity cohabit with mellotron and Farfisa organ, soft touches of electric piano, the inevitable Hammond, Harmonium and piano.

Atmospheres sometimes tense and electric, often dreamy, from the first song “To makes ends meet”, between the phrasing of distorted guitars and organ, the restless pulsation of drums and bass, which melt into the sweetness of the guitars arpeggios and electric piano.

A vague reference to the first Gesesis in “Reverie”, the epicity of “Riding in the fog”, the touching crescendo of the ballad “The last 48 hours”, and then the 24-minutes highlight of the title-track, an alternation in chiaroscuro in six breathtaking parts.