Casa Del Mirto

Sometimes it just happens like that.
You open up a link and you find you yourself deeply immersed in the imaginary world created by images and music of a common Youtube clip.



In a few seconds (may the Flying Spaghetti Monster bless internet) you've discovered that Casa Del Mirto is just one guy from Trento and that he's been around for the past ten years!
The time to trace down his Myspace and you have three EPs and a full album on your mp3 player, 'cause the guy is cool enough to give away is music for free. And they're all amazing. And they're all really different one from another. Like four beautiful heterozygous twins.
(my favourite? 1979!)

Poison EP (2011)

1979 (2011)

Acafulcro (2010)

The Eternal (2010)

Aucan

Who likes dubstep? I don't.
Then Aucan abandoned their math-rock and went dubstepping, without losing a rockish attitude.
And here we are with one of the best italian albums (if not the best) of this new decade. Album that provided the Brescia native band a wide international recognition, pushing them to tour all over Europe.
Here's the usual video:



And there you go with their three works.
The self titled Aucan where they were still playing their instrumental rock, DNA EP where they start moving toward their new accomplished sound, which finds its peak (till now) with the amazing Black Rainbow.

Black Rainbow (2011)

DNA EP (2010)

Aucan (2008)

Port Royal

It's time for Port Royal, another group from my Genova who, through their humongous quality, as become well known all around Europe, where they actually play more then they do in Italy.
They started off playing ambient/post-rock music, characterized by the melancholy of a Genovese autumn sky.
In the last three years they've revised their (winning) formula, putting a little more electronic in it, while confirming the dreamy atmospheres of their music.
Atmospheres that become even more impressive during their live shows, with the magnificent videos (love their blue lights, please) by the Berlin based video-artist Sieva Diamantakos.
If they happen to play somewhere near you (and they surely will) they're undoubtedly worth a trip.

Here you with the video for Balding Generation (Losing Hair As We Lose Hope), great song from their 2009 album.



Down here you will find four of their albums, starting with the immature (but still lovable) Kraken EP, dating 2002. I purposely left out three EPs and a remix album (but i can upload them later if requested).

If you want a suggestion, i would start with Afraid To Dance, probably their best album till now.

Dying In Time (2009)

Afraid To Dance (2007)

Flares (2005)

Kraken EP (2002)

Here you have a few links to their site, Myspace and Youtube account.

Enjoy.