Calomito

Cane di Schiena

Label: AltrOck Productions Country: Italy

"Calomito are a six-piece Italian band who bring a high degree of eclecticism to an overall avant-prog sound, which is made clear even with the instrumentation: in addition to the usual rock accoutrements, one hears a Fender Rhodes, soprano sax, and violins/violas. The influences of RIO greats like Zappa, Henry Cow, and their countrymen Stormy Six are clear, yet they also infuse their music with flavors from the Middle East, and even some klezmer at times, thus bringing a world/folk aspect into an avant-jazz basis - and of course, a bit of humor sprinkled in every now and then."-Progarchives

"Five years after their much-acclaimed album Inaudito, Calomito is coming back with a new great album! Calomito melt with taste avant-prog, Canterbury, jazz and folk, but they give the right space to melody, a typical feature of many Italian bands. Beside usual electric instruments, their arrangements include a peculiarly nice palette of acoustic colours - trombone, violin, viola - that gives the band a really recognizable sound.

Sharp and groovy, Cane di schiena is a relevant step forward compared to the first album, being a clear sign of maturity for a band which is considered among the most interesting ones in the alternative Italian music scene, taking the best from the past and revising it in a new direction.

If you like Frank Zappa, Canterbury sound, Stormy Six, Gong, Dr. Nerve."-Calomito website