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1/01/2013

Hox Vox - The Carnival of Animals (2012)



9.3

/Avant-prog, Conceptual, RIO, Experimental electronica, Avant-rock, Progressive, Experimental rock, Weird pop/

Comment: this batch of 14 short-running tracks used to run in the wake of theatrical prog rock developments and some free jazz-tinged elements, however, containing lots of "acute" way-out edges and refreshing forays. And many excesses I have always loved by the Venice musician Gianluca Missero aka Hox Vox. At times it chimes slightly in an infantile way, though, mostly showing up steady constitution and suggestive harmonies. Emotionally the release is intense and exuberant, however, giving no possibility to relax or rest. In a word, it is one of the best outputs produced ever by Missero.