L'Aurora Delle Orme＜限定盤＞

70's Italian Rockを代表する名キーボード・バンドの一つ、伊Car Juke Boxから発表された'70年作の伊Vinyl Magic/AMSから復刻された180g重量盤アナログがジャケットを新装し'18年復刻再発!オリジナル・アナログは本国では前作以上、Psyche/Freak Beatマニアからも近年人気が高まった屈指の超々ギガ・レア盤。当時の彼らのSingle音源を纏めたベスト/コンピ盤ですが、前作の流れを汲むビート/サイケ色の濃いサウンドを披露しつつ、string arr.を加えたタイトル曲等、次作以降の黄金期サウンドの萌芽も伺える過渡期のバンドの姿を収めた貴重な1枚です。マスターは新規リマスター音源を使用、通常仕様ジャケットに変更/Red Car Juke Boxラベルを再現。

Italy's Le Orme have gone through a few different phases since their late-'60s arrival on the progressive rock circuit, moving from a very basic keyboard-ladened structure in the early part of their career to a mix of jazz, folk, and classical as they approached the late '70s. L'Aurora Delle Orme, which translates roughly into "Golden Orme," is a 12-track compilation of some of their more lighter material, with integrations of classical music and folk-rock replacing the synthesizers for the most part. In the same vein as PFM, Le Orme produces melodious and spirited songs that usually clock in under five minutes and emanate a playfulness to their sound. From this album, tracks such as "Flowers and Colours" and "Summer Coming" do contain some keyboards, but the flow is very wispy and carefree, somewhat like a progressive rock version of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons." Le Orme's rendition of Bach's "Concerto No. 3" is a nice addition as well, fusing elements of modern rock with the rotund structure of a classical piece which should have been a lot longer. L'Aurora Delle Orme is a fine sampling of this group's unburdened music, dealing mostly with their folk and light rock formula. ~ Mike DeGagne