Kaori Tsurutani Metamorfosi

Music for Modified Melodica was born out of two explorations: one of tuning (and subsequently degrading) the small reeds of a melodica, and the other to modify it playable with foot pumps, allowing for the sustained excitation of the reeds.

Metamorfosi's Inferno is a remarkable record that sits somewhere in the middle between Italian rock, opera and synth-dominated heavy prog. It is often called dark and sinister, an impression further enhanced by the bleak artwork, and it certainly is quite gothic from a 70s perspective. Of course, by today's standards it is fairly mild and friendly. Inferno is a conceptual album, based on Dante's "La Divina Commedia".

Monster Italian Symphonic Rock band, formed at late 60's, when Sicilian singer Davide "Jimmy'" Spitaleri met the members of the beat group "I Frammenti", led by keyboardist Enrico Olivieri.It took the new Rome-based band about two years to refine their sound and come up with a style closer to the rising force of progressive rock.The 29th May of 1972 was the date when their debut finally sees the light entitled "…E Fu Il Sesto Giorno" on Vedette Label, with lyrics dealing with the positives and negatives of the human nature and an obscure cover featuring Spitaleri in the role of Jesus Christ.
"…E Fu Il Sesto Giorno" is one of the greatest examples of the growing progressive scene in Italy. Obviously Spilateri and Olivieri are the driving forces in this debut. Spilateri has a dramatic, emotional operatic color in his voice, making every sung line a pure heaven for the listener…