Artist description Four-piece avant-pop band from Milano, Italy with psychospaceambientprogpopelectronic influences.

Music Style Post-rock

Musical Influences Canterbury Rock, Prog Rock, Space Rock, Kraut Rock, Experimental, Ambient, Electronica, Chill Out.

Similar Artists Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Radiohead, Gong, The Who, Porcupine Tree, The Byrds, Talk Talk, Beatles, Hatfield and the north, Robert Wyatt, Soft Machine, Bark Psychosis, Traffic, Camel, Ozric Tentacle

Artist History The Sunscape project was born in the April 1993 by an idea of Marco Minds Eye Da Rold. The band defines itself progressive - not as a musical genre, but as a philosophy:any production starts from a different research, a work in progress.

Group Members Marco "Mind's Eye" da Rold (Guitars & Vox), Matteo Curcio (Bass, Vox & Programming), Carlo "Smazzabile" soppelsa (Flute, Trumpet, Synths), Tony Fucci (Drums & Percussions) + various guests.

Instruments Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Fretless and Fretted 6 string Basses, Vox, Flute, Trumpet, Drums, Percussions, Vintage Synthesizers, Samplers, Didjeridoo.

Albums The Sun touches the Ground (1996), Cosmic Jokes (1997), Shiva Ita (1998), Sunscape (1999)

Press Reviews "With calculated complexity, Italy's Sunscape play restrained sonic explorations with unrestrained creativity. Diverse instrumentation and melancholy vocals." - E. Lurker, listen.com "One of the best italian bands of the 90's." - Mauro Moroni, Mellow Records

Additional Info Sunscape's debut CD, "Sunscape", is finally avalaible. Listen to "Consorzio Nettuno" - taken from the album.

Location Milano - Italy

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