Fufluns

Formed in May 2009 and boasting members of notable Italian progressive groups, Fufluns is a new symphonic project formed by Il Bacio della Medusa singer Simone Cecchini, keyboardist Alfio Costa (Alfio Costa, Prowlers) and bassist Guglielmo Mariotti (ex-Taproban, now with The Watch and La Bocca Della Verità), as well as drummer Maurizio Di Tollo ([m772460], Hostsonaten, ADM (18)). Taking their name from the God of plant life, happiness, wine, health and growth in all things in Etruscan mythology, the purpose of the group was to craft a progressive album with a strong Italian song-writing style. Whilst slowly working on their own original material, the group contributed to Colossus Project's 'Decameron - Ten Days in 100 Novellas - part 1' in December 2011, and when Di Tollo departed, guitarist Stefano Piazzi and drummer Marco Freddi (both also of Prowlers) entered the group in April 2015. By June of that year, the band was in the studio recording, and their first album saw a release on March 2nd, 2016. An hour-long concept piece entitled `Spaventapasseri' (`Scarecrow'), Fuflun's debut is a fairy-tale-like story with colourful characters, full of charismatic vocal-driven pieces and a dreamy instrumental backing. Elements of folk, classical, theatrical, psychedelic and symphonic all join together on this lush ballad-heavy album.