The third album from this band from Italy.
The band was a sextet with a lineup of drums, percussion, vibraphone, xilophone, bass, guitars, banjo, melodica, mellotron, moog, piano, flute and vocals.
This album really is their third album. It is also their final album unless they want a comeback. That would be a welcome comeback.
I reviewed their first two albums and two EPs in # 1 of this blog more than ten years ago. I really liked them and is fair to label Akt as one of Italy's hidden gems. In fact; the music genre RPI's hidden gems.
The music is RPI, indeed. In this case, a mix of Italian symphonic prog, eclectic prog in the vein of Gentle Giant and some jazz in the vein of Area.
The music on this fifty minutes long album is still mid-tempo melodic and takes us through some different themes. The good Italian vocals is our guide and a big plus.
The result is a good album from a band I very much rate. I hope their albums and EPs once again will be available as it seems like their old homepage is down. But check out Youtube and ProgArchives for the albums. Albums every fan of RPI should have.
3 points
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