Homunculus Res

Located in Palermo, Italy, Homunculus Res can be an often breezy group whose music harks back again to the pop part from the ’60s-’70s Canterbury sound and early Italian prog from the same era, with suitably retro elements but also the compositional complexity and production details one would anticipate from a 21st century launch within the Milan-based avant-prog AltrOck label. The Sicilian music group focuses on a primary of music artists including guitarist/vocalist Dario D’Alessandro (who also takes on keyboards), keyboardists David Di Giovanni and Federico Cardaci, drummer Daniele Di Giovanni, bassist Domenico Salamone, and flutist Dario Lo Cicero. Among Homunculus Res’ main antecedents is definitely Picchio dal Pozzo, created in Genoa in 1976 and thought to be among Italy’s preeminent Canterbury-influenced organizations. Like Picchio dal Pozzo, Homunculus Res avoids probably the most bombastic part of prog, just like the initial Canterbury performers Soft Machine, Kevin Ayers, and Caravan do in their first days. However the music group also draws impact from various other Italian sets of the ’60s and ’70s, plus some commonalities to the initial music of Le Orme and Premiata Forneria Marconi could be noticed in Homunculus Res’ amiable vocal harmonies amidst the details of neo-psychedelia and complicated but frequently light and propulsive instrumental experimentation. Homunculus Res’ initial record, Limiti All’eguaglianza della Parte con il Tutto (which approximately translates as Restricts of Equality from the Parts to the complete) premiered by AltrOck in middle-2013, and highlighted guest performances by Yugen keyboardist Paolo “Ske” Botta on several tracks.