| Lorenzo Feliciati — Elevator Man (2017) |
Lorenzo Feliciati — Elevator Man (2017) 
♣¤★ As a follow~up to his most personal project to date — 2015’s KOI — in~demand Italian bassist Lorenzo Feliciati has upped the ante on Elevator Man, a powerhouse recording with echoes of King Crimson, Allan Holdsworth and other Prog Rock icons.
♣¤★ Elevator Man features a rotating cast of stellar musicians, including King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto, former Holdsworth/Zappa drummer Chad Wackerman, Swedish Freak Guitar shredder Mattias IA Eklundh, Italian progressive metal guitarist Marco Sfogli (currently in Premiata Forneria Marconi), trumpeter Cuong Vu and Feliciati’s Naked Truth bandmate Roy Powell on distortion~laced clavinet.
♣¤★ As well as composing and arranging the material, Feliciati plays fretted and fretless basses, electric guitar and keyboards on his seventh recording as a leader.
♣¤★ 180g vinyl edition.
Location: Rome, Italy
Genre: Progressive / Nu~Jazz / Rock
Album release: 2017
Format: Vinyl (Scarlet) / limited edition of 300
Record Label: Rarenoise Records
Duration: 58:35
Tracks:
A:
1. Elevator Man 5:54
2. The Brick 7:26
3. 14 Stones 7:47
4. Unchained Houdini 4:17
B:
1. Three Women 5:30
2. The Third Door 5:50
3. Black Book, Red Letters 7:32
4. S.O.S. 5:33
Credits:
★ Lorenzo Feliciati — electric fretted and fletless basses, guitars, keyboards
With:
★ Marco Sfogli — electric guitar
★ Mattias IA Eklundh — electric guitar
★ Antonio Jasevoli — electric guitar
★ Alessandro Gwis — piano
★ Aidan Zammit — keyboards
★ Roy Powell — Hohner clavinet
★ Cuong Vu — trumpet
★ Claudio Corvini — trumpet
★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone sax
★ Sandro Satta — alto sax
★ DJ Skizo — turntables & rhythm design
★ Luca Giacobbe — vibraphone
★ Gianluca Plamieri — drums
★ Davide Savarese — drums
★ Pat Mastelotto — drums
★ Armando Croce — drums
★ Davide Pettirossi — drums
★ Roberto Gualdi — drums
★ Chad Wackerman — drums
★ Gianni Di Renzo — drums
Lorenzo Feliciati : Elevator Man
Full Tracklist and Personnel
01 Elevator Man 5:54
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted and fretless bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Roberto Gualdi — drums
♣¤★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
♣¤★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
♣¤★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone saxophone
02 The Brick 7:26
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass
♣¤★ Roy Powell — Hohner clavinet
♣¤★ Chad Wackerman — drums
♣¤★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
♣¤★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
♣¤★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone sax
03 14 Stones 7:47
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Cuong Vu — trumpet
♣¤★ Alessandro Gwis — acoustic piano with Reaktor running on laptop
♣¤★ Pat Mastelotto — drums
♣¤★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
♣¤★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
♣¤★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone sax
04 Black Book, Red Letters 7:32
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — upright bass, fretted bass with effects
♣¤★ Sandro Satta — alto sax
♣¤★ Claudio Corvini — trumpet
♣¤★ Gianni Di Renzo — drums
05 Three Women 5:30
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretless bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Cuong Vu — trumpet
♣¤★ Antonio Jasevoli — electric guitar solo
♣¤★ Davide Savarese — drums
♣¤★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
♣¤★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
♣¤★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone sax
06 Unchained Houdini 4:17
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Davide Pettirossi — drums
07 The Third Door 5:50
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretless bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ DJ Skizo — turntables & rhythm design
08 S.O.S. 5:33
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted and fretless bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Mattias IA Eklundh — electric guitar solo
♣¤★ Luca Giacobbe — vibraphone
♣¤★ Armando Croce — dr
09 Thief Like Me 5:24
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass, moog bass
♣¤★ Marco Sfogli — electric guitars
♣¤★ Aidan Zammit — keyboards
♣¤★ Gianluca Plamieri — drums
10 U Turn in Falmouth 3:22
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass, electric guitars, Keyboards
♣¤★ Davide Savarese — drums
★ All tracks composed, arranged and produced by Lorenzo Feliciati, except ‘The Brick’ composed by Roy Powell
★ Mixed by Alessandro Marcantoni at Metropolis studio, Milan
★ Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtletone Studios, NYC
Review
© Federico Pedrotti
♠•♠ Lorenzo Feliciati’s career is split between his role as one of Italy’s greatest studio and live professional musicians and his evolving career as one of the contemporary electric bass greats — but what sets him truly apart are his talents as composer, arranger and producer.
♠•♠ For his sixth recording for RareNoiseRecords, following his 2011 solo album Frequent Flyer and subsequent collaborations with vocalist~multi~instrumentalist Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari (Berserk!) and Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin (Twinscapes) as well as two albums with the adventurous jazz~rock band Naked Truth (Shizaru, Ouroboros), the restlessly creative bassist~composer~producer Lorenzo Feliciati followed up by realising his vision in the ambitious and deeply original KOI.
♠•♠ A concept album based on the life of the renowned fish, Koi features former Japan drummer Steve Jansen and current King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto along with pianist Alessandro Gwis, trumpeter Angelo Olivieri, saxophonist Nicola Alesini and a horn section consisting of tenor saxophonist Stan Adams, baritone saxophonist Duilio Ingrosso and bass trombonist Pierluigi Bastioli. A suite~like offering that intersperses mesmerizing ambient interludes with full~blown prog~rock type anthems, Koi brilliantly showcases Feliciati’s composerly vision while highlighting his considerable chops on fretted and fretless electric basses.
♠•♠ Now, at the end of 2017, Feliciati has upped the ante again on his latest project, ELEVATOR MAN. A powerhouse recording with echoes of King Crimson, Allan Holdsworth and other Prog Rock icons in its ten tracks, this latest outing by the prolific bassist~composer~arranger features a rotating cast of stellar musicians, including King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto, former Holdsworth drummer Chad Wackerman, Swedish guitar shredder Mattias IA Eklundh (of the Jonas Hellborg Trio and Art Metal), Italian progressive metal guitarist Marco Sfogli (currently of the legendary Italian Prog Rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi, aka PFM), trumpeter Cuong Vu and his Naked Truth and Mumpbeak bandmate Roy Powell on distortion~laced clavinet. As well as composing and arranging all the material, Feliciati plays fretted and fretless basses, electric guitar and keyboards on his seventh and most potent recording as a leader to date. ♠•♠ https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/
Also:
BY BP STAFF, October 18, 2017
♠•♠ http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/lorenzo-feliciati-releases-solo-album-elevator-man/64144
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LorenzoFeliciati/
Website: http://www.lorenzofeliciati.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rarenoiserecords/lorenzo-feliciati-14-stones-from-elevator-man
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| Lorenzo Feliciati — Elevator Man (2017) |
♣¤★ Elevator Man features a rotating cast of stellar musicians, including King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto, former Holdsworth/Zappa drummer Chad Wackerman, Swedish Freak Guitar shredder Mattias IA Eklundh, Italian progressive metal guitarist Marco Sfogli (currently in Premiata Forneria Marconi), trumpeter Cuong Vu and Feliciati’s Naked Truth bandmate Roy Powell on distortion~laced clavinet.
♣¤★ As well as composing and arranging the material, Feliciati plays fretted and fretless basses, electric guitar and keyboards on his seventh recording as a leader.
♣¤★ 180g vinyl edition.
Location: Rome, Italy
Genre: Progressive / Nu~Jazz / Rock
Album release: 2017
Format: Vinyl (Scarlet) / limited edition of 300
Record Label: Rarenoise Records
Duration: 58:35
Tracks:
A:
1. Elevator Man 5:54
2. The Brick 7:26
3. 14 Stones 7:47
4. Unchained Houdini 4:17
B:
1. Three Women 5:30
2. The Third Door 5:50
3. Black Book, Red Letters 7:32
4. S.O.S. 5:33
Credits:
★ Lorenzo Feliciati — electric fretted and fletless basses, guitars, keyboards
With:
★ Marco Sfogli — electric guitar
★ Mattias IA Eklundh — electric guitar
★ Antonio Jasevoli — electric guitar
★ Alessandro Gwis — piano
★ Aidan Zammit — keyboards
★ Roy Powell — Hohner clavinet
★ Cuong Vu — trumpet
★ Claudio Corvini — trumpet
★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone sax
★ Sandro Satta — alto sax
★ DJ Skizo — turntables & rhythm design
★ Luca Giacobbe — vibraphone
★ Gianluca Plamieri — drums
★ Davide Savarese — drums
★ Pat Mastelotto — drums
★ Armando Croce — drums
★ Davide Pettirossi — drums
★ Roberto Gualdi — drums
★ Chad Wackerman — drums
★ Gianni Di Renzo — drums
Lorenzo Feliciati : Elevator Man
Full Tracklist and Personnel
01 Elevator Man 5:54
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted and fretless bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Roberto Gualdi — drums
♣¤★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
♣¤★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
♣¤★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone saxophone
02 The Brick 7:26
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass
♣¤★ Roy Powell — Hohner clavinet
♣¤★ Chad Wackerman — drums
♣¤★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
♣¤★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
♣¤★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone sax
03 14 Stones 7:47
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Cuong Vu — trumpet
♣¤★ Alessandro Gwis — acoustic piano with Reaktor running on laptop
♣¤★ Pat Mastelotto — drums
♣¤★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
♣¤★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
♣¤★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone sax
04 Black Book, Red Letters 7:32
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — upright bass, fretted bass with effects
♣¤★ Sandro Satta — alto sax
♣¤★ Claudio Corvini — trumpet
♣¤★ Gianni Di Renzo — drums
05 Three Women 5:30
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretless bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Cuong Vu — trumpet
♣¤★ Antonio Jasevoli — electric guitar solo
♣¤★ Davide Savarese — drums
♣¤★ Stan Adams — trombone and horn section arrangement
♣¤★ Pierluigi Bastioli — bass trombone
♣¤★ Duilio Ingrosso — baritone sax
06 Unchained Houdini 4:17
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Davide Pettirossi — drums
07 The Third Door 5:50
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretless bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ DJ Skizo — turntables & rhythm design
08 S.O.S. 5:33
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted and fretless bass, electric guitars, keyboards
♣¤★ Mattias IA Eklundh — electric guitar solo
♣¤★ Luca Giacobbe — vibraphone
♣¤★ Armando Croce — dr
09 Thief Like Me 5:24
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass, moog bass
♣¤★ Marco Sfogli — electric guitars
♣¤★ Aidan Zammit — keyboards
♣¤★ Gianluca Plamieri — drums
10 U Turn in Falmouth 3:22
♣¤★ Lorenzo Feliciati — fretted bass, electric guitars, Keyboards
♣¤★ Davide Savarese — drums
★ All tracks composed, arranged and produced by Lorenzo Feliciati, except ‘The Brick’ composed by Roy Powell
★ Mixed by Alessandro Marcantoni at Metropolis studio, Milan
★ Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtletone Studios, NYC
Review
© Federico Pedrotti
♠•♠ Lorenzo Feliciati’s career is split between his role as one of Italy’s greatest studio and live professional musicians and his evolving career as one of the contemporary electric bass greats — but what sets him truly apart are his talents as composer, arranger and producer.
♠•♠ For his sixth recording for RareNoiseRecords, following his 2011 solo album Frequent Flyer and subsequent collaborations with vocalist~multi~instrumentalist Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari (Berserk!) and Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin (Twinscapes) as well as two albums with the adventurous jazz~rock band Naked Truth (Shizaru, Ouroboros), the restlessly creative bassist~composer~producer Lorenzo Feliciati followed up by realising his vision in the ambitious and deeply original KOI.
♠•♠ A concept album based on the life of the renowned fish, Koi features former Japan drummer Steve Jansen and current King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto along with pianist Alessandro Gwis, trumpeter Angelo Olivieri, saxophonist Nicola Alesini and a horn section consisting of tenor saxophonist Stan Adams, baritone saxophonist Duilio Ingrosso and bass trombonist Pierluigi Bastioli. A suite~like offering that intersperses mesmerizing ambient interludes with full~blown prog~rock type anthems, Koi brilliantly showcases Feliciati’s composerly vision while highlighting his considerable chops on fretted and fretless electric basses.
♠•♠ Now, at the end of 2017, Feliciati has upped the ante again on his latest project, ELEVATOR MAN. A powerhouse recording with echoes of King Crimson, Allan Holdsworth and other Prog Rock icons in its ten tracks, this latest outing by the prolific bassist~composer~arranger features a rotating cast of stellar musicians, including King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto, former Holdsworth drummer Chad Wackerman, Swedish guitar shredder Mattias IA Eklundh (of the Jonas Hellborg Trio and Art Metal), Italian progressive metal guitarist Marco Sfogli (currently of the legendary Italian Prog Rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi, aka PFM), trumpeter Cuong Vu and his Naked Truth and Mumpbeak bandmate Roy Powell on distortion~laced clavinet. As well as composing and arranging all the material, Feliciati plays fretted and fretless basses, electric guitar and keyboards on his seventh and most potent recording as a leader to date. ♠•♠ https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/
Also:
BY BP STAFF, October 18, 2017
♠•♠ http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/lorenzo-feliciati-releases-solo-album-elevator-man/64144
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LorenzoFeliciati/
Website: http://www.lorenzofeliciati.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rarenoiserecords/lorenzo-feliciati-14-stones-from-elevator-man
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