(Symphonic Progressive Rock) Periferia Del Mondo - Nel Regno Dei Ciechi - 2013, MP3, 320 kbps

Periferia del Mondo was formed in Rome in 1996 by woodwind player Alessandro Papotto (BANCO del Mutuo Soccorso), guitarist Giovanni Tommasi and bassist Claudio Braico, who were soon joined by drummer Tony Zito and keyboardist Bruno Vegliante. The band has performed several shows in Italy and abroad, and released two albums in CD and LP format: "In ogni Luogo, In ogni tempo" (2000) and "Un Milione di Voci" (2002), both featuring important guests such as Mauro Pagani, Vittorio Nocenzi, Francesco di Giacomo, Massimo Alviti, Luca Sapio, and many others. The two albums gained large appreciation and enthusiastic reviews from radios and papers all around the world. Periferia del Mondo also appears on two live productions: the CD "Omaggio a Demetrio Stratos" (2000) and the DVD "Gouveia Art Rock 2004" recorded in Portugal during their exhibition at the Gouveia Art Rock Festival together with Richard Sinclair Band and Isildurs. The style is a kaleidoscope of colours spreading symphonic rock.
Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck has said about them: ''Groups like this define what progressive is, By combining elements of 70's prog-rock. Periferia Del Mondo is one of the world's best-kept secrets and one of the better Italian Progressive Rock bands that I have heard.''
Now is going out their third album called "Periferia Del Mondo" published by label Electromantic Music, leaded by Beppe Crovella, great keyboards player of Arti & Mestieri.
Written by Alessandro Papotto
"Periferia del Mondo" is the last band that has joined the 'big' Electromantic Music family, and 'Periferia del Mondo' is the title of their 3rd CD!
"Their high musicianship, their great artistic/personal intention, the great attention to every tiny details in their arrangements, their constant and unlimited passion towards their creations and at the end, definitely, their 'unique' music, is what lead me to bring them in our label" says Electromantic's Beppe Crovella.
This experienced band (including Banco's Alessandro Papotto at his best) couples the best prog influences with a 'prog intention' to follow a very personal path, trying to expand 'prog horizons' in a pure 'italian prog' way.
Their clean sound, their "crystal clear" and rich orchestrations are the ideal 'highways' for their basically serene and at the meantime ever changin' moods, stories and messages.
Prog Rock, in 2006, needs to confirm the roots but at the same time, more than ever, to get a renewed 'spirit of new': in thise sense, "PDM", "Periferia Del Mondo" have got 'the requested passport" to the future of Prog!

Line-up / Musicians
Alessandro Papotto - Voice, Woodwinds, Percussion
Giovanni Tommasi - Guitars
Bruno Vegliante - Keyboards
Claudio Braico - Bass
Tony Zito - Drums