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mili1 A gorgeous rock opera by RanestRane's & Dave Foster Band's Keyboard player, great composer and multi-instrumentalist Riccardo Romano. An amazing progressive symphonic rock opus combining acoustic and electric instruments. Always melodic and finely inspired. With two guest guitarists Dave Foster (Mr So & So) and Steve Rothery (Marillion). Highly recommended !
Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)
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Sven B. Schreiber (sbs) The other day I praised "Ma.Ra.Cash" as "my favorite address for Italian rock music" - and this new release by Riccardo Romano confirms this assertion once again. As the title "B612" already suggests, the album concept is based on "The Little Prince" by Saint-Exupéry, and the music does not accidentally remind us a bit of "Marillion": Besides playing the keyboards in the Italian symphonic rock band "RanestRane", Riccardo Romano is also a member of the "Steve Rothery Band", and he names Marillion's album "Brave" among the main inspirational sources. Moreover, both Steve Rothery and Steve Hogarth appear as guests, the latter even contributing a song ("The Snake", co-written by Riccardo Romano). Except for "The King", which departs remarkably (and, alas, inconveniently) from the overall style of the album, the songs share an exceptional angelic beauty in their melodies and arrangements, setting another highlight in the glorious tradition of "rock progressivo in Italia" (RPI). Favorite track: B612.
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RICCARDO ANDRES Riccardo, como obtengo las letras de este maravilloso álbum?... Habitualmente siempre están las letras de lo que adquiero en bancamp pero ahora no las veo en tu álbum. Un gran abrazo querido amigo. Riccardo Andrés (Chile 🇨🇱)
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B612 05:58
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COMPASS ROSE 08:54
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LETTER 03:46
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THE KING 05:25
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THE SNAKE 05:45
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DRAGONFLY 10:02
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LE RENARD 02:56
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SANDCASTLES 06:30

about

CAST
in alphabetical order
THE MUSICIANS
Andrea Bassato violin on tracks 1, 5 & 9
Lorenzo Feliciati electric bass on tracks 4 & 13
Dave Foster guitars on tracks 2 & 3
Luca Grimieri guitars on tracks 3, 4, 10, 12, 13 & 1b
Maurizio Meo electric and double bass on tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12 & 1b
Daniele Pomo drums & percussions
Massimo Pomo electric and acoustic guitars on tracks 6 & 9
Riccardo Romano keyboards, celtic harp, harmonium,
classical-acoustic-electric guitars, acoustic bass
Steve Rothery guitars on tracks 4 & 1b
THE VOICES
Sonia Bertin as LE RENARD
Steve Hogarth as THE SNAKE
Martin Jakubski as THE KING
Riccardo Romano as THE AVIATOR, THE LITTLE PRINCE & THE LAMPLIGHTER
Jennifer Rothery as THE ROSE
Musical credits:
Composed and arranged by Riccardo Romano except:
The Snake: music by Steve Hogarth and Riccardo Romano
Echo Of Solitude and Sandcastles: music by Luca Grimieri and Riccardo Romano
All lyrics by Riccardo Romano except:
The Snake: lyrics by Steve Hogarth
Letter: lyrics by Jennifer Rothery
French translations by Sonia Bertin
Written between summer of 2015 and autumn of 2017
Recorded in Rome at The Shellseeker Studio, La Genesi Studio and other personal studios around
the world by the musicians envolved
Engineering by Riccardo Romano
Mastering by Fabrizio De Carolis at Reference Mastering - Rome
Executive production: Ma.Ra.Cash Records and Riccardo Romano
Worldwide distribution: Ma.Ra.Cash Records - Via Duse n. 6 - Vigevano (PV) Italy
www.maracash.com
Mail: info@maracash.com
Bandcamp: maracashrecords.bandcamp.com
Web sale: www.maracash.com
Invisible to the Eyes and Laughing Star (Part Two) published by Fox Band s.r.l.
Daniele Pomo uses Sonor Drums, Meinl cymbals and percussions, Evans drums heads and
Vater drum sticks
Lorenzo Feliciati uses Markbass amps and effects, Cort, Maruszczyk and Rufini basses,
Earthquaker devices and Galli strings and Killpick picks

credits

released December 1, 2017

Technical credits:
Original Poems written by Riccardo Romano
Original Fondant Sculptures by Ilaria D’Angelo
Cake&Art - www.letortedicakeart.com
Artwork & Graphic design: Davide Costa
Pictures by Ilaria D’Angelo
Press Office: Irene Schillaci
pressoffice@riccardoromanoland.com
Official website: www.riccardoromanoland.com
Special thanks to:
All the musicians and singers involved for your passion and depth in the creative process,
You were amazing.
Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery for your trust in this project, for your help and closeness
Ilaria D’Angelo for her support and patience and for the huge work with the fondant characters
Leonardo Romano for teaching me so much
Melody and Luna for their unconditional love
Luca Grimieri for being my brother through the years and for your magic and precious inspiration
Massimo Orlandini and Ma.Ra.Cash Records for the courage
Davide Costa for your friendship and graphic ideas, for supporting me so much and for your heart
Irene Schillaci for your help with social networks and the website
Simona Kühndel and Denise Romano Bright for your help with lyrics translations
RanestRane, Steve Rothery Band and Dave Foster Band for being my fantastic mates of travel
Simona Spadaccia for your work and passion in the original project
The Web Italy, Lilian and Robert Boomsema, Claudia Rustichelli, Alessandro Carmassi,
Sara D’Angeli, Michele Bordi, Anna e Giorgio, Simona Rongione, Monica Franzon.
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry and Pablo Neruda for inspiration

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MaRaCash Records Italy

Ma.Ra.Cash Records is an indie prog label based in Vigevano (PV), Italy. Founded in 2005 by Massimo Orlandini and Domizia Parri and Raoul Caprio, who left the label in 2007 and used to run his own prog label beforehand, (Kaliphonia) and a CD/LP shop in Milan.
Ma.Ra.Cash Records won the first edition of the ProgAwards as Best Indie Label.
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