Italian progressive post-rockers STRANIA released their stunning debut album “Acceptance” on October 18th via Diotima Records!

Today, the band reveals the track-by-track of their first opus:

“The Tide’s Echo” is based on Giacomo Leopardi’s conception of Nature, whose words in the song express her extraneousness towards human beliefs and comprehension.

“It’s meant to be” depicts Mother Nature severing ties with humanity as an inescapable and logical consequence to it’s repeted mistakes and negligence.

“Metempsychosis” is about the last moments of an old man’s life, who ventures into the woods to reconcile with nature and find refuge for his soul, which will be reincarnated in new trees.

“Nothing remains” describes the disasters caused by the indomable forces of nature, that men percieve as a punishment, asking forgiveness for their errors.

“Lost at sea” tells the story of a shipwreck survivor that has to face the harshnesses of nature surrounding her, just to fall victim of its magnetic beauty and embracing death as a relieving departure from a painful mortal existence.

Album artwork was created by Alessandro Beccari.

The band on “Acceptance”:
“Our first album, “Acceptance”, is a collection of songs composed between spring 2021 and early 2023 and revolves around the personification of nature and the conflictual relationship between mankind and nature herself, whose role constantly shifts from being a saviour and merciful mother to that of a cruel and destructive entity in the eyes of man.

We recorded the instrumental parts of the album at “La Fucina Studio” between April and May of 2023. Not having an official singer during that period, the vocals were recorded between June and July of the same year by four local singers, each singing on one of the songs, thus giving every piece a certain feel thanks to their different styles and musical backgrounds. All the tracks were mixed and mastered at the same studio by the end of the summer.
The hard work, patience and sacrifice that went into the composition (often troubled and complex) and the recording of this album are rewarded by our trust and love toward music as a whole, and we hope that “Acceptance” and our future works can reach and inspire as many people as possible.

“Acceptance” is taking inspiration from Giacomo Leopardi’s work, we’ve crafted songs that tell stories and describe scenarios which evoke a sense of desperation and beauty, concepts that coexist in the figure of Mother Nature, who is nothing short of a God who dominates man’s life and fate: in the end, the only thing we can do is not fight or fear her, but accept our part as pawns in nature’s bigger and mysterious picture. In order to convey these sensations through our music, we searched for sounds that were both refined and impactful, never neglecting the melodic and atmospheric side, spacing from powerful and epic choruses to more soft and airy verses or instrumental sections, always trying to match a specific mood or image, reinforcing the lyrics. Also, since we give great relevance to the instrumental aspect, we used different time signatures and dynamic ranges to add variety and keep things engaging.”

“Acceptance” Tracklist:

1. The Tide’s Echo 7:22
2. It’s Meant To Be 6:40
3. Metempsychosis 4:21
4. Nothing Remains 7:38
5. Lost At Sea 10:34
   Total length 36:35

Stream the first single ‘Metempsychosis’ (feat. Mattia Braghero) on your favorite streaming platforms: https://bfan.link/metempsychosis-1

Special Guests:
Francesco Marino vocals on “It’s Meant To Be”
Mattia Braghero vocals on “Metempsychosis”
Leonardo Magi vocals on “Nothing Remains”
Martina Barreca vocals on “Lost At Sea”

Order the album at https://straniaband.com/product/1041577

Further news on STRANIA’s activities will be revealed in the coming weeks!

More information:

STRANIA is an Italian progressive post-rock band, formed in the province of Florence by Andrea Borgioli, Mattia Nicolini and Giacomo Bracci in the summer of 2019. The band reached its current four-piece lineup in late summer 2022.

The members of the band have a very heterogeneous musical culture, but the meeting point between them is highlighted in the post-rock genre, which leaves a lot of expressive and compositional freedom to the group. In fact, all the songs are composed in a collective creative process in the rehearsal room, which can sometimes even last whole day sessions, taking care of the smallest detail.

Current lineup:

• Andrea Borgioli, guitar;
• Mattia Nicolini, guitar;
• Giacomo Bracci, drums;
• Jacopo D’Arpino, bass.

More information:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strania_band/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/straniaband/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@strania_ita
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/artist/5nfukIkGrYImYQ3hTtcsNl
Website: http://www.straniaband.com

The wait is over! Italian progressive post-rockers STRANIA have unleashed their stunning debut album “Acceptance” today, October 18th via Diotima Records! Furthermore, the band reveals the artwork and all the details of their first opus!

The band shared:
“Acceptance” is taking inspiration from Giacomo Leopardi’s work, we’ve crafted songs that tell stories and describe scenarios which evoke a sense of desperation and beauty, concepts that coexist in the figure of Mother Nature, who is nothing short of a God who dominates man’s life and fate: in the end, the only thing we can do is not fight or fear her, but accept our part as pawns in nature’s bigger and mysterious picture. In order to convey these sensations through our music, we searched for sounds that were both refined and impactful, never neglecting the melodic and atmospheric side, spacing from powerful and epic choruses to more soft and airy verses or instrumental sections, always trying to match a specific mood or image, reinforcing the lyrics. Also, since we give great relevance to the instrumental aspect, we used different time signatures and dynamic ranges to add variety and keep things engaging.”

Earlier the band on the album:
“Our first album, “Acceptance”, is a collection of songs composed between spring 2021 and early 2023 and revolves around the personification of nature and the conflictual relationship between mankind and nature herself, whose role constantly shifts from being a saviour and merciful mother to that of a cruel and destructive entity in the eyes of man.
We recorded the instrumental parts of the album at “La Fucina Studio” between April and May of 2023. Not having an official singer during that period, the vocals were recorded between June and July of the same year by four local singers, each singing on one of the songs, thus giving every piece a certain feel thanks to their different styles and musical backgrounds. All the tracks were mixed and mastered at the same studio by the end of the summer.
The hard work, patience and sacrifice that went into the composition (often troubled and complex) and the recording of this album are rewarded by our trust and love toward music as a whole, and we hope that “Acceptance” and our future works can reach and inspire as many people as possible.”

Album artwork was created by Alessandro Beccari.

“Acceptance” Tracklist:

1. The Tide’s Echo 7:22
2. It’s Meant To Be 6:40
3. Metempsychosis 4:21
4. Nothing Remains 7:38
5. Lost At Sea 10:34
   Total length 36:35

Special Guests:
Francesco Marino vocals on “It’s Meant To Be”
Mattia Braghero vocals on “Metempsychosis”
Leonardo Magi vocals on “Nothing Remains”
Martina Barreca vocals on “Lost At Sea”

Order the album at https://straniaband.com/product/1041577

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September 13th, STRANIA unleashed the first single ‘Metempsychosis’, from the debut album, featuring Mattia Braghero as guest vocalist.

In case you missed, stream the single on your favorite streaming platforms: https://bfan.link/metempsychosis-1

The band on ‘Metempsychosis’:
“Metempsychosis is a song that tells the story of an old man who ventures into the woods to reunite with Mother Nature in his final moments, allowing her to take care of his body and soul. As he walks deeper into the forest, he feels observed by the surrounding trees, which are the reincarnations of those who, like him, sought final peace in that place.”

Further news on STRANIA’s activities will be revealed in the coming weeks!

More information:

STRANIA is an Italian progressive post-rock band, formed in the province of Florence by Andrea Borgioli, Mattia Nicolini and Giacomo Bracci in the summer of 2019. The band reached its current four-piece lineup in late summer 2022.

The members of the band have a very heterogeneous musical culture, but the meeting point between them is highlighted in the post-rock genre, which leaves a lot of expressive and compositional freedom to the group. In fact, all the songs are composed in a collective creative process in the rehearsal room, which can sometimes even last whole day sessions, taking care of the smallest detail.

Current lineup:

• Andrea Borgioli, guitar;
• Mattia Nicolini, guitar;
• Giacomo Bracci, drums;
• Jacopo D’Arpino, bass.

More information:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strania_band/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/straniaband/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@strania_ita
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/artist/5nfukIkGrYImYQ3hTtcsNl
Website: http://www.straniaband.com

Italian progressive post-rockers STRANIA will release their debut album “Acceptance” on October 18th via Diotima Records! Today the band reveals the first details of their first opus, alongside the tracklisting.

The band shared:
“Our first album, “Acceptance”, is a collection of songs composed between spring 2021 and early 2023 and revolves around the personification of nature and the conflictual relationship between mankind and nature herself, whose role constantly shifts from being a saviour and merciful mother to that of a cruel and destructive entity in the eyes of man.
We recorded the instrumental parts of the album at “La Fucina Studio” between April and May of 2023. Not having an official singer during that period, the vocals were recorded between June and July of the same year by four local singers, each singing on one of the songs, thus giving every piece a certain feel thanks to their different styles and musical backgrounds. All the tracks were mixed and mastered at the same studio by the end of the summer.
The hard work, patience and sacrifice that went into the composition (often troubled and complex) and the recording of this album are rewarded by our trust and love toward music as a whole, and we hope that “Acceptance” and our future works can reach and inspire as many people as possible.”

“Acceptance” Tracklist:

1. The Tide’s Echo 7:22
2. It’s Meant To Be 6:40
3. Metempsychosis 4:21
4. Nothing Remains 7:38
5. Lost At Sea 10:34
   Total length 36:35

More details to be revealed soon, stay tuned!

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September 13th, STRANIA unleashed the first single ‘Metempsychosis’, from the debut album, featuring Mattia Braghero as guest vocalist.

In case you missed, stream the single on your favorite streaming platforms: https://bfan.link/metempsychosis-1

The band on ‘Metempsychosis’:
“Metempsychosis is a song that tells the story of an old man who ventures into the woods to reunite with Mother Nature in his final moments, allowing her to take care of his body and soul. As he walks deeper into the forest, he feels observed by the surrounding trees, which are the reincarnations of those who, like him, sought final peace in that place.”

Further news on STRANIA’s activities will be revealed in the coming weeks!

More information:

STRANIA is an Italian progressive post-rock band, formed in the province of Florence by Andrea Borgioli, Mattia Nicolini and Giacomo Bracci in the summer of 2019. The band reached its current four-piece lineup in late summer 2022.

The members of the band have a very heterogeneous musical culture, but the meeting point between them is highlighted in the post-rock genre, which leaves a lot of expressive and compositional freedom to the group. In fact, all the songs are composed in a collective creative process in the rehearsal room, which can sometimes even last whole day sessions, taking care of the smallest detail.

Current lineup:

• Andrea Borgioli, guitar;
• Mattia Nicolini, guitar;
• Giacomo Bracci, drums;
• Jacopo D’Arpino, bass.

More information:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strania_band/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/straniaband/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@strania_ita
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/artist/5nfukIkGrYImYQ3hTtcsNl
Website: http://www.straniaband.com

Photo by Lec Patoku

Today, September 13th, Italian progressive post-rockers STRANIA have unleashed their new single ‘Metempsychosis’, featuring Mattia Braghero as guest vocalist. The single is taken from the band’s upcoming debut album “Acceptance”, out later this Fall via Diotima Records.

The band shared:
“Metempsychosis is a song that tells the story of an old man who ventures into the woods to reunite with Mother Nature in his final moments, allowing her to take care of his body and soul. As he walks deeper into the forest, he feels observed by the surrounding trees, which are the reincarnations of those who, like him, sought final peace in that place.”

Buy and stream the single via your favorite streaming platforms: https://bfan.link/metempsychosis-1

METEMPSYCHOSIS – lyrics:

I am too old
To wake once more
My life was long
I’ve come to rest
In your green chest
Mighty forest
Open your arms
Show me the path
To reach your heart
Those who died
In this place
Found a new home
For their soul
My spirit
Is a seed
From the ground
Trees will grow
They breath they breath
Like human beings
Their bark’s moving
They see they see
They’re watching me
Walking dying
It lives they live
This place the trees
Surrounding me
In this magic place
Now i see her face
She is everywhere
Mother please take care
Of my worn out body
Of my broken bones
You’ll turn them into new
Trees, life must go on

Currently, the production of the first album, “Acceptance” has been completed, independently produced at Giacomo Salani’s “La Fucina” recording studio in Empoli (FI). The album consists of five songs, composed between 2021 and 2023, recorded in collaboration with four different singers external to the project.

Further news on STRANIA’s activities will be revealed in the coming weeks!

More information:

STRANIA is an Italian progressive post-rock band, formed in the province of Florence by Andrea Borgioli, Mattia Nicolini and Giacomo Bracci in the summer of 2019. The band reached its current four-piece lineup in late summer 2022.

The members of the band have a very heterogeneous musical culture, but the meeting point between them is highlighted in the post-rock genre, which leaves a lot of expressive and compositional freedom to the group. In fact, all the songs are composed in a collective creative process in the rehearsal room, which can sometimes even last whole day sessions, taking care of the smallest detail.

Current lineup:

• Andrea Borgioli, guitar;
• Mattia Nicolini, guitar;
• Giacomo Bracci, drums;
• Jacopo D’Arpino, bass.

More information:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strania_band/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/straniaband/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@strania_ita
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/artist/5nfukIkGrYImYQ3hTtcsNl
Website: http://www.straniaband.com