Pholas Dactylus
Paolo Carelli (vocals)
Eleino Colladet (guitar)
Valentino Galbusera (keyboards)
Maurizio Pancotti (keyboards)
Rinaldo Linati (bass)
Giampiero Nava (drums)
Pholas Dactylus have left, with Concerto delle Menti, a unique example of avantgarde prog containing only spoken lyrics that can be appealing to the most adventurous listeners even because the musical background is on a high level. The album contains a long suite divided onto the two sides of the record with no breaks, and even a rare single was released from it.
Coming from near Milan, Pholas Dactylus were formed around 1972 by the guitarist Eleino "Lello" Colladet, from Vimercate, coming from the local group Macus 67. He assembled the group starting with bass player Rinaldo Linati and adding Valentino Galbusera and Giampiero Nava, coming from another small local group, I Puritani (which also included two future members of Dalton). Last to enter were the second keyboardist Maurizio Pancotti and poet/composer Paolo Carelli, whose lyrics were recited by himself rather than being sung.
The first representation of Concerto delle Menti came in the winter of 1972, in Cornate d'Adda. The group had a very good live activity, supporting the German group Amon Düül II and even playing in some open air festivals, and their LP came out in 1973 on the Genova label Magma.
The musical background is intense and mesmerising in some parts, even if the spoken parts can be boring at times. An interesting record and surely worth a listen. The nice cover was made by Caesar Monti.
The group split around the end of 1973, due to some health and financial problems, a shame after the nice reviews of some music magazines.
In 2011 Paolo Carelli collaborated with Tuscan group Labirinto di Specchi, contributing with his narrating voice to their debut album Hanblecheya (Lizard CD0070).
Discographie
LP
Concerto delle menti Magma (MAGL 18002) 1973 gatefold cover and lyric inner
Black Widow (BWR 107) 2008 reissue of the above with gatefold cover
CD
Concerto delle menti Vinyl Magic (VM 041) 1994 reissue of 1973 album
SINGLES (with picture sleeve)
Estratto dal concerto delle menti pt.I & II Magma (MAGL 48004) 1973 excerpts from the album.
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