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. Some of their compositions have also been used as soundtracks for Italian television shows. The band was founded by Lucio Lazzaruolo (keyboards and guitar) and Raffaele Villanova (guitar) with Michele Iacoviello (percussions), Giancarmine Tammaro (vocals), and Enzo Matarazzo (flute). Their style includes influences from

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, and other

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bands from the 1970s, as well as

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Current lineup

* Giuseppe Relmi – vocals * Raffaele Villanova – guitar, vocals * Lucio Lazzaruolo – keyboard * Carmine Marra – saxophone, flute, clarinet * Carmine Meluccio – violin * Giuseppe D'Alessio – bass guitar * Simone Pizza – drums, percussions * Gabriele Moscaritolo –

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Discography

* ''The Hiding Place'' (Musea 1989, republished by Mellow Records in 1992) * ''Erewhon'' (Mellow Records 1993) * ''News from Nowhere'' (Mellow Records 1993) * ''The Glass Tear'' (Mellow Records 1994) * ''Riscrivere il passato'' (Mellow Records 2002) They also contributed to several progressive rock collections as well as to

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s dedicated to major progressive rock bands of the past, such as

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, and

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References

External links

Official site
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