Released today via Sony Music, Chaire is the new album by Cervello, one of the most fascinating and distinctive bands of the Italian prog scene of the 1970s.
A long-awaited return, arriving fifty years after their only studio work, Melos, now regarded as a cult classic worldwide.
Chaire is a project with distant origins: its roots lie in musical ideas written by the band members between 1974 and 1983, material that remained hidden for decades on cassette tapes and two-track reels.
It is only in recent years, thanks to the determination of the musicians and modern audio restoration technologies, that these ideas have finally taken shape and turned into a completed album.
One of the most moving elements of this return is the presence of the original voice of Gianluigi Di Franco (1949–2005), singer and soul of Cervello.
His recordings, carefully recovered and restored, come back to life today with surprising purity, blending into new arrangements that remain faithful to the group’s original spirit.
Leading this process is Corrado Rustici, guitarist, producer, and a key figure in Italian and international music, joined by the other surviving original members: Antonio Spagnolo and Giulio D’Ambrosio. Together, they worked for five years on reconstructing this material, completing a musical journey that unites memory, sonic exploration, and a sensitivity shaped by fifty years of artistic experience. On drums, Roberto Porta adds a dynamic touch that respects the band’s prog tradition.
“These songs,” says Corrado Rustici, “had remained frozen in time. Only now did we have the tools and clarity to bring them back to life. Hearing Gianluigi’s voice again felt like reliving an emotion I thought I had lost forever.”
The release of Chaire is accompanied by the bonus disc Live at Pomigliano d’Arco 1973, a precious testimony of the band’s live energy, and, also out today, the new remastered edition of Melos, restoring the brilliance of this legendary 1973 album.
Ordeer Chaire: https://bio.to/cervello
