- Daniele Defranchis: classic guitar, acoustic guitar, Turkish saz, oud, ukulele, santoor - Andrea Laudicina: mandolin, flute, wood whistle, fiddle - Gianrico Agresta: violin - Rocco Viggiano: flute à bec soprano and contralto - Orberto: piva piemontese (traditional pipes from the North-East of Italy), hurdy gurdy - Hasan Akman: drums and percussion - Assunta Mancusi, Marco Sivo and Riccardo Canato: additional vocals on Heavenly spark - Betül Benedetta Candas: spoken words on At one with the universe - Alberto Sozzi and Roberta Bianco: Additional flute - Ilyas Zarifgil: additional guitar - Aly Öztürk and Suphi Yesilova: additional Turkish saz
Influences
We are inspired by traditional and ethnic music in general, but especially by Celtic music, ancient European music and music from the Middle East. We like electronic sounds too. We're deeply influenced by classical music and soundtracks by Ennio Morricone, Howard Shore, Harry Gregson-Williams, Hans Zimmer. We are also inspired by the following artists: Loreena McKennit, Yanni, Vangelis, Delerium.
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ORKUS (Germany)
Mit “Endless Way” haben Iridio ein album geschaffen, das Vorbildern wie Loreena McKennitt in nichts nachstehen muss. 8,5 / 10
www.gothicparadise.com (USA)
Franz, Valentina and their myriad of guest musicians have done an incredible job with this album. […] don't hesitate to pick it up, you won't be sorry, you will love it. 5/5
www.metalfrance.net (France)
"Endless Way" saura certainement vous séduire par sa délicatesse et son invitation au voyage, un voyage de pures emotions
IN SOUND (Italy)
Un disco incantevole
ROCK HARD (Italy)
Chiunque voglia ascoltare musica fatta col cuore e culturalmente valida si segni il nome di questa sorprendente realtà tricolore 8,5 /10
ORKUS (Germany) Es gibt Lieder, Gesänge oder Melodien, die man einmal Hört und von ihnen schlichtigweg in völliger Faszination überschwemmt wird. "Waves Of Life" [...] ist ein ganzes Album voll davon! 9,5/10
www.rocktotal.com (Spain) [...] la voz de Valentina nos inunda poco a poco y nos ayuda a viajar en sueños bajo una musica realizada con mucha pasiòn. [...] Interesante trabajo.
www.sensorium.it (Italy) [...] disco poliedrico e cangiante, di grande spessore artistico e molto interessante ad ogni latitudine, in ogni sua sfaccettatura. Un grande debutto.
www.versacrum.it (Italy) Un disco eccellente, sotto ogni aspetto.
ENDLESS WAY and WAVES OF LIFE now on
IRIDIO was created in 2002 by musician, composer and sound designer Franz Zambon and singer Valentina Buroni.
They wanted to develop an original musical style where they could mix elements taken from different cultures and traditions.
Their debut album was released in 2004 by Standing Stones Records and it’s called WAVES OF LIFE. It’s inspired by Celtic and ethnic music with some dark-gothic and ambient atmospheres. Acoustic instruments are blended with electronic sounds in a perfect synthesis between past and present. The album was highly appreciated and got excellent reviews from all major European magazines and webzines (e.i. Orkus – Germany, Sonic Seducer – Germany, Keltika – Italy, New Age – Italy). Such positive reactions gave IRIDIO the chance to perform many live shows all over Italy and abroad, supported by guitar player Maestro Daniele Defranchis. They played live at Wave Gotik Treffen Festival (Leipzig, Germany, June 2006) and Triskell Celtic Festival (Trieste, Italy, July 2006) just to mention a few. They also performed a small tour in Turkey during Winter 2005.
IRIDIO’s new album is called ENDLESS WAY.
Fifteen international guest musicians coming from both classical and folk environment worked on it and Maestro Daniele Defranchis played classical and acoustic guitar, Turkish saz, oud and santoor.
The album tells the story of a very special journey made by a young woman at the end of the 15th century. She wants to break the invisible chains that hold her unquiet spirit and so she secretly follows her father (a rich merchant) on a business journey from Europe to the Middle East, discovering new worlds and new emotions. ENDLESS WAY is a refined and emotional acoustic - ambient album influenced by Celtic, ancient and ethnic music. Elements taken from classical music are blended with sounds and melodies belonging to European and Middle-Eastern folk traditions, creating an evocative “soundtrack style” that leads the listener on a spiritual journey through time and space.
Valentina’s charming voice flows like a wave expressing deep emotions with its warm sound and its unique touch which is soft and intense at the same time. An extremely careful sound research was made to create ravishing atmospheres and to emphasize all the musical nuances of the acoustic instruments, giving the album an astonishing sound quality which is uncommon among independent productions.
ENDLESS WAY makes the listener travel through different worlds: from the misty Centre-European hills to ancient Venice, from the deep waters of the Mediterranean to the Middle-Eastern deserts and commercial towns of the past. …always remembering that life is a never-ending path! WAVES OF LIFE and ENDLESS WAY are released by Standing Stones Records. Italian distributor: Audioglobe (www.audioglobe.it). European distributor: SPV (www.spv.de). Both albums are released and distributed in the U.S. by NOIR RECORDS / DANCING FERRET DISCS (www.dancing-ferret.com)
Ciao! Approfitto della nostra amicizia per cercare di aiutare le vittime del terremoto e la ricostruzione. Grazie.
Un abbraccio, Ale
Qui in Abruzzo c’è stata una gravissima tragedia. Ci sono tante persone sole senza più famiglia, tantissimi non hanno più una casa, la città dell'Aquila ed altri meravigliosi paesi, con le loro bellezze architettoniche ed artistiche, sono andati distrutti. Cerchiamo di aiutare, anche con piccoli gesti, le vittime del terremoto e la ricostruzione. Sul web sono riportati vari modi per farlo. Di seguito ne ho trascritti alcuni:
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Iridio is the finest group of musicians i've come across in a long time. your work is truly inspired! i remain in awe.
by the way, where can i purchase your first album? i looked for it on iTunes, but i couldn't find it there. i must complete my Iridio collection! also, is there a 3rd album on the horizon? i really hope so. i'll buy my copy in advance!
Ciao Vale!!!!! Finalmente!!! Complimentoni anche a voi! Ci dobbiamo assolutamente vedere! Comunque la prima volta che organizziamo qualcosa ve lo faccio sapere. Un bacione a tutti e due!
“I’m wearing this outfit again, shiny silver skin. It protects me from heart creatures giving me scars. Wolfbane Productions reporting live from Mars! It looks like we have a rare occurrence in the stars. Rare to have Friday the 13th prior to Valentine’s Day but what the Hay? As long as lovers luck is in the heavens and the numbers come up seven or eleven the day should go quite well, but if it turns to hell just sing. Best to have Fun Earthling and not believe in superstitious bad luck, just be prepared to say “What the…?” ♪ So Earthling Happy Valentine’s Day! May it be fantastic fun or for some may they dance to the beat of a different drum. If alone or with someone know that either way both feel the sun, both hear the music start. Stepping forward is good for the heart. ”
♥ Val Valdemart ♥
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