Al-Kemi Split Vol.1

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"Al-Kemi Split Vol.1" is the new project  onceived by the al-kemi factory, a nucleus of already established artists who are joined by new names: ‘Bastian Contrario’ and  ‘Diverba’.

This is a split (a formula very much in vogue in the 1980s) of DIVERBA and BASTIAN CONTRARIO.
Specifically, these are two bands "coming out together," each with its own album: "Per chi tace" is the title of Diverba's record, "Due il contrario di uno" that of Bastian Contrario.

Diverba is a rock band in which six different ways of being come together and coexist in one musical body.
The record is a collection of stories, thoughts and states of mind derived from personal experience.
"PER CHI TACE" that becomes a common thread with multiple meanings.
"Intra nos", for example, is a song that manifests strong musical passion between accelerations and sudden states of stillness.
Another impressive song is "Ilenia" where a fast tempo blends with a narrative about those who have suffered too much for too long. It then shifts to darker atmospheres in "Resto perso" with very dense and well-calibrated bass lines.

Bastian Contrario, on the other hand, offer "DUE IL CONTRARIO DI UNO", aking their cue from a story by Erri de Luca.
The richness of the music of the two musicians from Campania consists of different elements: drums, trumpets, trombones, strings, accordion, bass and guitar.
Everything is played now swirlingly now more delicately and has a strong emotional appeal.
The beautiful "L'amore distratto" opens the album and is a concentrated pop-folk with an extraordinary final chorus.
Then there is the softly moving tale of "Annina" with a very evocative refrain, also underscored by the presence of the violin. The soft atmosphere of "Parla tu per me" has something magical about it: the whispered voice is masterfully accompanied by the rhythm section in a gradual unified crescendo.