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Artist Sospetto
Title Quattro Specchi Opachi [lp/cd]
Format D/LP
Label Cineploit
Release Year 2015
Genre PROGRESSIVE
Country Austria
Print Limited 50 copies
CatalogueNumber CINE 13
Description:
Black vinyl edition with gatefold cover and the entire album on cd as bonus

Previous releases from German band Sospetto have firmlyestablished them as one of the very best Goblin-worshippersoperating today. Indeed it's hard to believe that they're notItalian, and that their recordings haven't just been unearthed fromsome previously unknown treasure trove of reel to reel tapes in adusty studio somewhere in Rome. Quattro Specchi Opachi is a moreambitious affair then their normal undertakings however, and setsout to prove that there's much more to this band than incrediblyaccomplished neo-Giallo vibes - although that would be plenty.Originally conceived as four separate E.Ps, Quattro Specchi Opachi( that's Four Blind Mirrors) eventually became a double album, witheach side soundtracking an imaginary film. The first, IntrappolatiNel Harem Di Satana (Trapped in the Harem of Satan) is a Giallo,and is as accomplished as you'd expect from Sospettos track recordup to this point, but the three other films stretch the band intopreviously unexplored realms, which complement each otherperfectly, while showcasing the versatility, compositional skills,and attention to detail that Sospetto are renowned for. Behind doornumber two we have L'exposition de Genevieve, an erotic Frenchpsycho drama. As you'd expect from that description, there's stillthe need for suspenseful cues here, and Sospetto deliver these withease, but L'exposition de Genevieve also gives us the chance toview the more playful and sensuous side of Sospetto, with breathywordless vocals and samba / bossa nova grooves working their way inamongst the sensuous strings and vibes. There's a definite BrunoNicolai vibe to this set. Lovely. Next is Schwarzes Licht (TheBlack Light), a German horror / sci-fi. Presented as one longsuite, this is probably the most psychedelic suite of the set withatmospheric staccato guitar parts, and kosmische synths accompaniedby a free jazz rhythm section. Another successful diversion. Andlastly we have Devil's Cops in Angel County, an American copthriller, which could so easily have resorted to brassy (butcliched) funk grooves. Impressively, there's very little of that,and when there is (Law Viper), it's exceptionally well executed,especially once the groovy flute and organ interplay kicks in. Acover of Bruno Nicolai's peerless giallo classic Sabba (alsorecently revisited by Orgasmo Sonore, who makes a guest appearancehere) rounds things off, reminding us of where Sospetto's rootslie, but also, by not standing head and shoulders above the band'sown compositions, showcasing just how strong the band's ownmaterial is. An essential purchase for lovers of psychedelicEuropean soundtracks of the seventies. - Review from: The ActiveListener (check this excellent blog out if youre into odd psych andprogg)

Cineploit Records is the home of cinematic music and supportsacts like Zoltan, Thelema, Orgasmo Sonore, Sospetto, Oscillotron,MalaBimba, Deaf Ferance and Roger Conrad, Alain Leonard and AlexWank, Luigi Porto. This Austrian label focuses to release highquality vinyl and cd products

Vinyl listing:
1. Intrappolati Nel Harem Di Satana
a) Introduzione
b) Rapimento
c) Fattaccio
d) Equilibrio
e) Condanna A Morte
f) Deserto Emotivo
g) Scaramanzia
2. L Exposition De Genevieve
a) Sans Peau
b) La Fille Dans La Milieu Du Lac
c) Trempe Jusquaux Os
d) Le Jardin
e) Au Revoir, Genevieve
f) Esouffle
3. Schwarzes Licht Teil
a) Schwarzes Licht Teil 1
b) Schwarzes Licht Teil 2
c) Schwarzes Licht Teil 3
d) Schwarzes Licht Teil 4
4. Devils Cops In Angel County
a) Steps Of A Suspect
b) Law Viper
c) Copwalk
d) Resurrected
e) Wreaking Havoc
f) Sabba

CD listing:
1. Intrappolati Nel Harem Di Satana
a) Introduzione
b) Rapimento
c) Fattaccio
d) Equilibrio
e) Condanna A Morte
f) Deserto Emotivo
g) Scaramanzia
2. LExposition De Genevieve
a) Sans Peau
b) La Fille Dans La Milieu Du Lac
c) Trempe Jusquaux Os
d) Le Jardin
e) Au Revoir, Genevieve
f) Esouffle
3. Schwarzes Licht Teil
a) Schwarzes Licht Teil 1
b) Schwarzes Licht Teil 2
c) Schwarzes Licht Teil 3
d) Schwarzes Licht Teil 4
4. Devils Cops In Angel County
a) Steps Of A Suspect
b) Law Viper
c) Copwalk
d) Resurrected
e) Wreaking Havoc
f) Sabba