ifsounds release Stendhal Syndrome their first full length video from the upcoming 6th release MMXX due out April 28th
Stendhal Syndrome is a song about the addiction of modern society on aesthetic and appearance. The video is based on Kaiber AI technology and reproduces the feelings of the song and the obsession of pictures and photos.
Lyrics:
Blinding light. Visual ecstasy.
I, I need a vision of an angel by my side, floating in the waves deep down in my darkest mind. Will you dive deep there with me? Don’t speak, just smile, hold my chain . Stendhal syndrome melts my brain. Blinding light. Visual ecstasy.
You, beautiful picture exposed in a crowded room, my pure idea of beauty, I begin to swoon. What are you doing to me? My eyes get blind down in my cave. Stendhal syndrome. I’m your slave. Blinding light. Visual ecstasy.
Words and Music by Dario Lastella. Video made using AI Technology. kaiber.ai
About ifsounds
The mad man is the happiest one but he frightens the right-minded world”
ifsounds are the images of our dreams and our nightmares. Music is just the shape we give to our stories, our hopes and our fears.
The ifsounds project brings together the talents of a group of musicians, all very different from each other, whose idea is to create a sound that is able to express an emotion, to describe a state of mind, to recount a story, to make a journey into the realms of inner consciousness.
The aim of ifsounds is to reproduce not only the world around us, but above all the world inside us, because each of us is the author of his own reality and his own existence.
Lino Giugliano – piano, organ, synth and keyboards Dario Lastella – guitars, bass guitar, synth and vocals Lino Mesina – drums Italo Miscione – bass guitar Runal – lead vocals Ilaria Carlucci – lead and backing vocals
Guest Musicians: Claudio Lapenna – vocals on MMXX and piano on Kandinsky’s Sky Nadezhda Chalykh – vocals on MMXX Mariano Gramegna – vocals on MMXX Giovanni Liberatore – vocals on MMXX
Written and produced by Dario Lastella, except MMXXII (music by Lastella – Mesina – Giugliano) Arranged and performed by ifsounds Mastered by Steve Kitch – audiomaster.co.uk
MMXX is the new album by Italian prog act ifsounds, the album features 48 minutes of music within five new tracks. The official releases date is April 28th but MMXX is available to Pre-order now!
Watch the Official teaser video here
The Story of MMXX We’re living the most surreal, creepy and tragic years of modern era history. This album tries to translate in words and music the sensations, the emotions and our sense of loss of these strange days. MMXX is the latin notation for 2020, the year that changed our lives forever. MMXXII stands for 2022, and our sense of loss gets worse and worse.
MMXX was recorded in two years. It was a great challenge because of its structure and its complex arrangement including a rock band and a choir, merging several styles together.
An ambitious and insightful choral album for the Italian band, flagship of the American label MRR. Their seventh work is an album full of polyphonic and contemporary prog-rock
Lino Giugliano – piano, organ, synth and keyboards Dario Lastella – guitars, bass guitar, synth and vocals Lino Mesina – drums Italo Miscione – bass guitar Runal – lead vocals Ilaria Carlucci – lead and backing vocals
Guest Musicians: Claudio Lapenna – vocals on MMXX and piano on Kandinsky’s Sky Nadezhda Chalykh – vocals on MMXX Mariano Gramegna – vocals on MMXX Giovanni Liberatore – vocals on MMXX
Written and produced by Dario Lastella, except MMXXII (music by Lastella – Mesina – Giugliano) Arranged and performed by ifsounds Mastered by Steve Kitch – audiomaster.co.uk
We’re living the most surreal, creepy and tragic years of modern era history.
This album tries to translate in words and music the sensations, the emotions and our sense of loss of these strange days. MMXX is the latin notation for 2020, the year that changed our lives forever. MMXXII stands for 2022, and our sense of loss gets worse and worse.
MMXX was recorded in two years. It was a great challenge because of its structure and its complex arrangement including a rock band and a choir, merging several styles together. – Dario Lastella
Written and produced by Dario Lastella, except MMXXII (music by Lastella – Mesina – Giugliano)
Arranged and performed by ifsounds Mastered by Steve Kitch – audiomaster.co.uk
MMXX Sessions
Lino Giugliano – piano, organ, synth and keyboards Dario Lastella – guitars, bass guitar, synth and vocals Lino Mesina – drums Italo Miscione – bass guitar Runal – lead vocals Ilaria Carlucci – lead and backing vocals
Guest Musicians: Claudio Lapenna – vocals on MMXX and piano on Kandinsky’s Sky Nadezhda Chalykh – vocals on MMXX Mariano Gramegna – vocals on MMXX Giovanni Liberatore – vocals on MMXX
Sleeve design by Laura Meffe
Release Date: Spring 2023 Catalog No. MRRCD 22220 Label: Melodic Revolution Records Format: CD, Digital and Streaming Barcode: – 198015284826
Introduction of ifsounds
Dario Lastella is the guitarist, producer and the main songwriter of ifsounds. He founded the band in the 90s and has led the band since then.
Runal is the lead vocalist of ifsounds since 2013. He provides strong rock and blues vocals to the band’s progressive rock music.
Lino Mesina is a talented drummer. He joined ifsounds in 2015 and he is one of the main driving forces of the band.
Lino Giugliano is a pianist, keyboard player and composer. He joined ifsounds for live performances after the An Gorta Mór album, and as a full time member of the band for MMXX album.
Italo Miscione is an experienced bass player well known in the musical scene of Abruzzo. He joined ifsounds for the MMXX album.
Ilaria Carlucci is a talented vocalist, pianist and music teacher. She provided excellent vocals for the MMXX album.
The mad man is the happiest one but he frightens the right-minded world”
ifsounds are the images of our dreams and our nightmares. Music is just the shape we give to our stories, our hopes and our fears.
The ifsounds project brings together the talents of a group of musicians, all very different from each other, whose idea is to create a sound that is able to express an emotion, to describe a state of mind, to recount a story, to make a journey into the realms of inner consciousness.
The aim of ifsounds is to reproduce not only the world around us, but above all the world inside us, because each of us is the author of his own reality and his own existence.
About the song Reptilarium Reptilarium is a song about the darkest part of us and the hidden violence in our homes. We made this video with the kind help of choreographer Maria De Liberato and dancers Rossella Taraborrelli and Sara Bruscino.
Reptilarium is the 4th, track from the bands 2018 release “An Gorta Mór” ifsounds are an Italian Art Rock band
Release Date: August 27th, 2018 Format:CD & Digital Packaging: Jewel Case with 12-page color booklet
Songs Titles: 01. Mediterranean Floor (06:34) 02. Techno Guru (02:17) 03. Violet (04:07) 04. Reptilarium (04:51) 05. An Gorta Mór (22:00 I.Emerald Island II.Phytophthora infestans III. Bridget O’Donnell IV The Great Famine V. Doolough Lake VI. The Docks of Limerick VII. Regina Oceani VIII. Long cónra IX. Ghosts in America
Guests: Lino Giugliano – Keyboards and synths on “Reptilarium”, “The Great Famine” and “Doolough Lake”. Matteo Colombo – Violin on “Emerald Island” and “The Docks of Limerick”. Vincenzo Cervelli – Lead Vocals on “The Docks of Limerick”, Backing Vocals on “Ghosts in America”. Alessandra Santovito – Lead Vocals on “Regina Oceani”. Francesco Forgione – Bhodrán on “The Docks of Limerick”. Marco Grossi – Backing Vocals on “Ghosts in America”. Arranged by ifsounds.
Album Notes Lyrics and Music by Dario Lastella. Produced by Dario Lastella. in Italy Mastered by Steve Kitch in England Sleeve design by Fabienne Di Girolamo: http://fabiennedigirolamo.com “An GortaMór” was produced, recorded and mixed in Molise, Italy between October 2017 through May 2018.
The story of Mediterranean Floor Population migration is as old as civilization, once fueled by curiosity and exploration; now by fear. A people fleeing war, poverty, violence, climate change and hoping to give future generations stability. The story of those brave enough to walk out of Africa through the Mediterranean Way to a life of uncertainty that holds a glimmer of hope.
Mediterranean Floor is the opening track from the bands 2018 release “An Gorta Mór” ifsounds are an Italian Art Rock band
Release Date: August 27th, 2018 Format:CD & Digital Packaging: Jewel Case with 12-page color booklet
Songs Titles: 01. Mediterranean Floor (06:34) 02. Techno Guru (02:17) 03. Violet (04:07) 04. Reptilarium (04:51) 05. An Gorta Mór (22:00 I.Emerald Island II.Phytophthora infestans III. Bridget O’Donnell IV The Great Famine V. Doolough Lake VI. The Docks of Limerick VII. Regina Oceani VIII. Long cónra IX. Ghosts in America
Guests: Lino Giugliano – Keyboards and synths on “Reptilarium”, “The Great Famine” and “Doolough Lake”. Matteo Colombo – Violin on “Emerald Island” and “The Docks of Limerick”. Vincenzo Cervelli – Lead Vocals on “The Docks of Limerick”, Backing Vocals on “Ghosts in America”. Alessandra Santovito – Lead Vocals on “Regina Oceani”. Francesco Forgione – Bhodrán on “The Docks of Limerick”. Marco Grossi – Backing Vocals on “Ghosts in America”. Arranged by ifsounds.
Album Notes Lyrics and Music by Dario Lastella. Produced by Dario Lastella. in Italy Mastered by Steve Kitch in England Sleeve design by Fabienne Di Girolamo: http://fabiennedigirolamo.com “An Gorta Mór” was produced, recorded and mixed in Molise, Italy between October 2017 through May 2018.
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