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Il Berlione
12+ albums
Progressive rockjazzAvant-ProgjapaneseJazz Rock
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Il Berlione are a powerful Japanese quintet that had started in the early 90's. Their music is entirely instrumental, somewhere in between Canterbury and jazz fusion; Soft Machine springs to mind. However, they're highly original unit meandering from RIO/avant moments to the most stellar Fripp/Crimson ideas. The emphasis is on guitar (played by Naoya Idonuma), but other instruments are convincing as well, sometimes bordering on extraordinary. Other members of this quintet are Kazuo Ogura on bass, Hirofumi Tanigutchi, on keyboards, Hiroo Takano on saxophone and Tappi Iwase on drums & percussion. Masahiro Kawamura replaced Iwase on drums for the second album. They head released two albums for the Japanese Belle label, 'Il Berlione' and 'In 453 Minutes Infernal Cooking' in 1992 and 1994 respectively. Their self-titled debut is highly recommended. — Progarchives No, this is not another lost 70's Italian reissue, but instead a powerful Japanese quintet featuring guitar, bass, saxes, keys, and drums. Their sound could best be described as a Canterbury/RIO-influenced rock with a healthy dose of mid-period King Crimson. There are strong jazz elements, comparable to the Hopper/Dean period of Soft Machine, and the angularity and moodiness of Univers Zero. Guitarist Naoya Idonuma dominates many of the tracks with his finger-blistering leads, playing in a multitude of textures, reminding at times of Beck, Fripp, even Zappa and Santana, but the similarities are more event-driven than any
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