Gli Alluminogeni

A vintage Italian rock trio — their Hammond-heavy sound automatically drawing comparisons using the Fine and Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Gli Alluminogeni were named, obviously, for organist Patrizio Alluminio. They initial came to see using a quartet of 45s released on Italy’s Fonit label during 1970-1971: “L’alba di Bremit” b/w “Orizzonti Lontani,” “Dimensione Prima” b/w “La Vita e L’amore,” “Single el Attimo” b/w “Psicosi,” and “Troglomen” b/w “Costruendo Astronavi.” Function commenced on the debut record in 1971, that was an ambitious established dominated with the seven-minute opuses “La Natura e L’universo” and “Fascinating,” but also hearked back again to the band’s origins using a clutch of shorter, even more conventional numbers. Stimulating reviews likened 1972’s Scolopendra with famous brands Vanilla Fudge and Procol Harum, alongside the greater obvious talisman, however the group split up quickly before its discharge. They re-formed around 1992.