Doracor

Lady Roma (2008). In his thirteen years of activity as a prog musician, Corrado Sardella seems to have learned that one-man bands, no matter how gifted one can be, will hardly ever be able to replace a real band in terms of overall quality. Luckily, over the years the number of guest musicians employed by Sardella has steadily grown, and some of them (like guitarist/violinist Riccardo Mastantuono and vocalist Milton Damia) have become steady presences on his albums. On "Lady Roma", Doracor's seventh studio album, one finally gets the impression of a real band, not just a collection of hired hands (even if talented ones). This time, in particular, there are no less than three drummers involved - a vast improvement over Sardella's previous use of programmed drums. As the title implies, "Lady Roma" is meant as a tribute to the Eternal City of Rome (Sardella's home town), represented on the cover as a beautiful woman…

With a 20-year music career, full of important albums for the Italian progressive rock scene released among the old and new millennium, the Doracor project - a curious anagram of keyboardist and composer Corrado Sardella’s name - lands on AMS Records with what’s likely his most ambitious work ever: "Passioni Postmoderne di un Musicista Errante…", a double concept album inspired by Robert Lanza’s theory of biocentrism, and in particular on the subject of memories and experiences coming from present and past lives.
As usual, Corrado has invited numerous to collaborate with him, talented guests who have beautifully interpreted his compositions…