Odessa - "nessun atto da celebrare" (12inch EP)

Odessa, a heavy alternative / post-rock band from Italy. Although tagged with the self-proclaimed "post-hardcore" label, the mid-tempo groove and guitar riffs woven together with distinctively unique vocals are completely different from what I had imagined, almost giving off a stoner rock element in a sense. The jacket artwork is smoke, after all. Among the members are musicians from Concrete—a band I consider a Japanese-style passion-hardcore (gekijo) legend in Italy—and it seems many of them originally played in hardcore bands. That said, the depth of this middle-aged heavy rock, completely devoid of any passion-hardcore feel, means it probably won't sell well, but that's great in its own way too.

イタリアのヘヴィオルタナ/ポストロックのOdessa、自称"ポストハードコア"のタグが付いてるけど想像していたのとは全然違うヘヴィオルタナ系かつ癖のあるVoが織り成すミッドなグルーヴとギターリフは、ある意味ストーナーロック的な要素すらある。ジャケットアートワークも煙だし。メンバーは私の中でイタリア激情レジェンドなConcreteのメンバーも在籍しており、元々ハードコアバンドをやっていたメンツが多いみたいです。とはいえ、激情感皆無のこの中年ヘヴィロックの深み＝売れなさそうだけど、それもまた良し。

tracklist:
1. la mano sinistra di fleming 05:33
2. gentlemen's agreement 03:02
3. sei volte sigma 05:43
4. mesmer 03:42