{"id":5992,"date":"2016-04-25T17:15:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T17:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/04\/25\/italian-prog-ensemble-armonite-releases-debut-album-the-sun-is-new-each-day\/"},"modified":"2016-04-25T17:15:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T17:15:41","slug":"italian-prog-ensemble-armonite-releases-debut-album-the-sun-is-new-each-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2016\/04\/25\/italian-prog-ensemble-armonite-releases-debut-album-the-sun-is-new-each-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Prog Ensemble Armonite Releases Debut Album \u201cThe Sun is New Each Day\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"


Italian prog ensemble Armonite, featuring composer Paolo Fosso and violinist Jacopo Bigi, has released their highly anticipated debut album \u201cThe Sun is New Each Day\u201d! Produced by the first producer of Muse, Paul Reeve, and mastered by Geoff Pesche at the prestigious Abbey Road Studios in London, \u201cThe Sun is New Each Day\u201d is an exciting mix of electric violin, keyboards, bass, and drums, including amazing participation by Porcupine Tree’s bassist, Colin Edwin and Dutch drummer Jasper Barendregt.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking with a team like this is fantastic,\u201d says Fosso, composer of the album, \u201cEveryone’s unique skills and talents added something special to the album and the final result is powerful. Life and people offer a boundless supply of inspiration. Channeling concepts without the support of lyrics might be hard, but it’s also very universal. These songs break down the language barriers becoming visceral and direct. We tried to give the album one sonority, but also characterize each track with a different setting.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, in the song ‘Suitcase war’ you’ll see a rejection of how our life has changed after becoming workaholics. Whereas ‘Insert Coin’, featuring 8-bit sounds by Swedish demoscener Anders ‘Goto80’ Carlsson, is a tribute to 80’s and 90’s arcade coin-ops.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each track captures the various passions found in the band. \u201cSatellites\u201d is a reflection on space exploration and technology, \u201c ‘G’ as in Gears\u201d features Samuel Gomper’s famous speech, \u201cWhat does the Working Man Want?\u201d and \u201cDie Grauen Herren\u201d recalls the Men in Grey from Michael Ende’s novel, \u201cMomo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sun is New Each Day\u201d is a whirlwind of sounds, themes and emotions. \u201cConnect Four\u201d, a track composed by Bigi, finds its sound in a protest against gambling addictions. While the track \u201cSandstorm\u201d is a look at the living energy that can be found in Marrakech.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope the album connects you to the world around you,\u201d says Fosso, \u201cTracks like ‘Le temps qui fait ta rose’ from ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupery suggest ‘It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.’ Yet, the track ‘Slippery Slope’ explores that unclear side of the human soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here’s what the press have said about Armonite’s \u201cThe Sun Is New Each Day\u201d:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe release is a collection of artistic violin rock, prog metal and progressive music, all instrumental, which has a strong impact on the listener. Truly something unique, Armonite is compelling, captivating, and worth exploring. Their music gives way to an emotional and dramatic excitement.\u201d – The Huffington Post<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a spectacular album performed by spectacular musicians.\u201d – ProgPizza<\/p>\n

\u201cArmonite are an infectious prog rock masterpiece in the form of a band. Their new album, ‘The Sun Is New Each Day’ is a journey through the minds of brilliant musicians in the truest sense of the word.\u201d – Jammerzine<\/p>\n

\u201cEntertaining, colorful, varied, enthralling instrumental music played at an impressive level.\u201d – Babyblauen Seiten<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Sun is New each Day is a brilliant and bold album. Paolo Fosso and Jacopo Bigi along with their mates are talented musicians and without question have mastered their respective instruments.\u201d – The Even Ground<\/p>\n

\u201cMinute after minute, you realize each track is a gem of sound which goes through different ideas, from jazz to electronics, some classical music, rock fusion, and above all progressive.\u201d – Mundo Rock & Heavy Webzine<\/p>\n

\u201cFor any rock music fan that is looking for a diversion from the usual, this album will not disappoint.\u201d – Daily Vault<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery progressive rock fan should take a listen to \u201cThe Sun is New each Day\u201d, as they will certainly find something interesting.\u201d – Altprogcore<\/p>\n

In conclusion, Armonite’s hopes and goals go well beyond the release of their album. Says Bigi, \u201cWhat we really want to do is bring these tracks live. In order to do this, we need to show how great our fan base is. So follow us on Twitter and YouTube, ‘like’ us on Facebook. The more people that get involved with us, the sooner we can go on tour and share our music live!\u201d<\/p>\n

The band will be going to tour with \u201cThe Soundtrack is New each Day\u201d show, one soundtrack cover in violin rock after each original song from our album. Then they’ll get back to writing for a new album. Stay tuned\u2026!<\/p>\n

TRACKLIST
1) Suitcase war
2) Connect Four
3) ‘G’ as in Gears
4) Sandstorm
5) Slippery Slope
6) Satellites
7) Die Grauen Herren
8) Le temps qui fait ta rose
9) Insert Coin<\/p>\n

To purchase Armorite’s \u201cThe Sun is New Each Day\u201d CD: https:\/\/armonite.bandcamp.com<\/p>\n

Armorite’s videos:
Suitcase War – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G1hl4guK6ow
Le temps qui fait ta rose – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kYiDjAYmFlI
Die Grauen Herren – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8L8tt7IuiYs
Insert Coin – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IgsibAqvpJE<\/p>\n

Sources:
Website: http:\/\/www.armonite.com
Bandcamp: https:\/\/armonite.bandcamp.com<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Italian prog ensemble Armonite, featuring composer Paolo Fosso and violinist Jacopo Bigi, has released their…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}