Italian prog rock solo bass player ALBERTO RIGONI has released the video of “Kikazaru”, instrumental song from his latest album “Three Wise Monkeys” released by Any and All records in October 2012.
“Kikazaru”, the monkey covering his ears, together with “Mizaru” and “Iwazaru” embody the proverbial Japanese principle “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”. The song, explains Rigoni, is characterized by multi layered bass tracks.
The video, directed by Riccardo Ali, also features the cosplayer Gloria Graziati “Sweet Angel”, wearing a 100 years old kimono.
Link to the video:
Alberto would like to thanks: Ikiya for the kimonos, Andrea Genovese for the katana and advices on its use and Cinzia Ganeo for the hair styling.
Alberto Rigoni‘s new album “Three Wise Monkeys”(also feat. ex Dream Theater member Kevin Moore, Goran Edman and many others) is now available for free full streaming at http://albertorigoni.bandcamp.com.
“Three Wise Monkeys” was released with worldwide distribution (Nightmare Records, Disk Union, Power Prog, MediaStar, BTF.it etc.) by Any And All Records on October 1, 2012.
“Three Wise Monkeys” is the brand new recording by Alberto Rigoni, progressive rock composer & bass player (TwinSpirits, Lady & THE BASS), who is rapidly gaining audience in the international progressive rock fusion music scene for inventive genre-crossing compositions that paint alluring soundscapes comprehensible to wide varieties of listeners, yet artistically sophisticate and individualistic enough to sustain one’s attention once gained.
Half instrumental and half with vocals, Rigoni’s third solo album is thematically centered around the Japanese folk legend of the “Three Wise Monkeys” and further refines the stylistic contrasts and progressive spirit characterizing 2011’s “Rebirth” (Nightmare Records), concretely separating the mellow jazz, rock fusion, and ambient from the assertive melodic and hard rock and developing each extreme into Rigoni’s most aggressive and most delicate material. His distinctively kaleidoscopic bass playing and compositional grace smoothly passes across borders and carries traits of each of its components, becoming less of a solo project based around the bass guitar than a progressive rock experience.
The album also boasts contributions from great special guests: Göran Edman (ex Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum, Brazen Abbot), Jonas Erixon (Alicate), Kevin Moore (ex Dream Theater, OSI, Chroma Key), Mark Cross (Outloud, ex Helloween, Firewind), Federico Solazzo (Alexia), Alessandro Bertoni (Aphelion), Mistheria (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Rock), Tommy Ermolli (TwinSpirits), Simone Mularoni (DGM, Empyrios), Paolo Valli (session drummer), Paco Barillà (Daniele Liverani), Sebastian Persini (Solo artist, session drummer)
The track list:
01. Toshogu Shrine
02. Mizaru
03. Three Wise Monkeys
04. Kikazaru
05. Blackened Tornado
06. Iwazaru
07. Free Falling
08. Between Space And Time
09. Coming Home
10. Believe
The official video trailer of Alberto Rigoni’s new album “Three Wise Monkeys”
Alberto Rigoni’s Press Office has issued as follows:
Now available for free streaming the song “Mizaru”, from ALBERTO RIGONI‘s new album “Three Wise Monkeys” which was released on October 1, 2012 by Any And All Records with worldwide distribution. The instrumental progressive rock metal song features ex Dream Theater member Kevin Moore (OSI, Chroma Key), Tommy Ermolli (Twinspirits guitar player) and Paolo Valli (session drummer for many famous italian artists).
Link to the free streaming song:
“Mizaru is one of the three wise monkeys that together embody the proverbial principle to “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”. The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil,”Rigoni explains.
Asked about working with Kevin Moore, Rigoni adds: “The song is instrumental. When I composed it, I had in mind to ask Kevin Moore to play over it. I love Kevin’s tone and sound. I started playing bass because of Dream Theater, in particular because of Images and Words and Awake albums. Kevin did an incredible job on those albums and I was shocked. It’s a great honor to have him on my new album.“
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Alberto Rigoni‘s new album’s title track “Three Wise Monkeys” is now available for free download via Soundcloud. The hard rock tune features Göran Edman (ex Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum, Brazen Abbot) on vocals, Tommy Ermolli (TwinSpirits, Khymera) on guitars, Alessandro Bertoni (Aphelion) on keyboards and the young talented drummer Paco Barillà.
Italian Bass Player, Composer and Producer ALBERTO RIGONI unveils “Three Wise Monkeys” official video trailer and track list. Check out the trailer below.
Half instrumental and half with vocals, Rigoni’s new album is thematically centered around the Japanese folk legend of the three wise monkeys (together they embody the proverbial principle to “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”) and further refines the stylistic contrasts and progressive spirit characterizing 2011’s “Rebirth” (Nightmare Records).
“Three Wise Monkeys” also boasts contributions from special guests such as keyboard player Kevin Moore (ex Dream Theater, OSI, Chroma Key), singer Göran Edman (ex Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum, Brazen Abbot), drummer Mark Cross (Outloud, ex Helloween, Firewind), Mistheria, Jonas Erixon, Simone Mularoni, Federico Solazzo, Tommy Ermolli and many others.
The track list:
01. Toshogu Shrine
02. Mizaru
03. Three Wise Monkeys
04. Kikazaru
05. Blackened Tornado
06. Iwazaru
07. Free Falling
08. Between Space And Time
09. Coming Home
10. Believe
“Three Wise Monkeys” will be released on October 1, 2012 by Any and All Records with worldwide distribution (Nightmare Records, Disk Union, PowerProg, MediaStar etc.)
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“Three Wise Monkeys” – that’s the name of the third album by italian progressive rock composer and bass player ALBERTO RIGONI (TwinSpirits) that will be released worldwide on October 1st 2012.
Half instrumental and half with vocals, the new album is thematically centered around the Japanese folk legend of the three wise monkeys (together they embody the proverbial principle to “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”) and further refines the stylistic contrasts and progressive spirit characterizing 2011’s “Rebirth” (Nightmare Records).
“Three Wise Monkeys” also boasts contributions from special guests such as keyboard player Kevin Moore (ex Dream Theater, OSI, Chroma Key), singer Göran Edman (ex Yngwie Malmsteen, John Norum, Brazen Abbot), drummer Mark Cross (Outloud, ex Helloween, Firewind), and many others.
The artwork has been realized by Italian designer Davide Guidoni.
The album will be distributed in USA and Canada by Nightmare Records, in Japan by Disk Union, in Europe by Power Prog, in Russia by Media Star and in Italy by BTF.
More info about the album (complete special guest list, track list, video trailer) will be revealed in the next weeks.
Meanwhile, the artist has released some footage from the recording sessions that can be viewed at the following links:
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