Raven Sad - Layers Of Stratosphere (2011) [gnodde]



Raven Sad is an accessible modern prog band from Prato Italy, and this is their third album for Lizards Records, one of Italy's premier labels. The band began in 2005 under the direction of multi-instrumentalist Samuel Santanna and was generally a one-man (with friends) project for a while, this time out he sought a full working band which could be taken live. So along with keyboardist Fabrizio Trinci who had played on the first two albums, they added bassist Giulio Bizzarri and drummer Simone Borsi. The result is a bit less of an ambient experience and a bit more of a muscular band feel, but of course the hazy pleasures of Raven Sad remain. At times they can remind me of Moongarden but that would be only a glancing reference.

Tracks:
01 - Door Almost Closed (6:38)
02 - Lies in the Sand (16:42)
03 - First Layer (4:39)
04 - Mind Flies (6:56)
05 - The Highest Cliff (6:17)
06 - Second Layer (4:29)
07 - Lullaby for a Son (8:36)

All in MP3 @ 320kbps