Watcher of the Trees "Fireflies in the Wood"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Atmospheric Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 15, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Trees Of Light At Dawn (6:01)
2. Watcher Of The Trees (5:30)
3. Trees (5:09)
4. Trees Are Blooming (5:44)
5. The Beech And The Birch (4:32)
6. Standing Still As Stony Trees (5:07)
7. The Shadows Of The Trees (6:04)
8. The Tree With The Spoon (5:39)
9. Trees In November (5:53)
10. The Old ManTree (5:25)
11. I Remember The Trees (4:43)
12. Anthem To Trees (8:27)

Total Time 68:14

Line-up: 
Dario Marconcini – vocals, keyboards & drums emulators, bass (7), acoustic guitars (4, 11), slide guitar (2), guitar loop (5), guitars (6, 8, 9), lead guitar (7), 12string guitars (12), harmonica (12)
Desireé Calzavara – cello (1-2, 4-5)
Nicolai Cattoi – bass (2-6, 8-11)
Flavia Depentori – acoustic piano (1, 5, 10)
Luca Martini – violas (1-2, 5)
Michele Gobbi – flutes (1-2)
Michele Sartori – contrabass (1, 4, 5)
Marco Carner – acoustic and electric guitars (2, 3, 7, 8), e-bow (8), additional keyboards (8)
Stefano Roveda – violins (1-2, 5), lead guitars (6)
Paolo Mairer – electric guitars (4, 11)
Riccardo Miori – classical guitars (5), acoustic and electric guitars (9, 10), lap steel guitar  (9)
Alessandro Manente – bass & fretless bass (12)
Elias Oberschmied – 6string guitars & lead guitar (12)

Description/Reviews

Fireflies in the Wood is a concept album that develops, therefore, on two levels: thematic (nature and man) and temporal (four seasons that characterize the existences of both, the first cyclically, the second in a linear way: spring -summer-autumn-winter and childhood-youth-maturity-old age). The lyrical aspect has fallen very well in a musical context with dramatic and suggestive atmospheres where theinternational component is strong. In the mix of alternative rock, progressive rock, symphonic rock, psychedelia and melody we can perceive many influences that wink at the "soft side" of bands such as Spock's Beard, Soen and Riverside, passing by The Pineapple Thief and Steven Wilson soloist up to go towards the romantic element of the Real Illusions of "Impheria" cleaned of massive distortions.

(translated from the review by Donato Ruggiero at hamelinprog.com)

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