strange lights

2009
Previously released on the double CD "Odos Eis Ouranon - La via per il cielo",
featuring Ataraxia + Autunna et sa Rose, produced by Equilibrium Music - Portugal
Out of press

New remastered edition with new lay-out featuring only the ATARAXIA performance
by Shadowplay - November 2009 - exclusive for Russia / Ex Urss

** Shelmerdine **
** Bonthrop **
Tu es la Force du Silence
Ophélie
Faust in una sala maledetta
* Seas of the Moon *
** Les Tisseuses Lunaires **
** Veules Les Roses **
Fuga Trionfale
Oduarpa
Medusa

* exclusive tracks
** tracks belonging to limited edition releases

Acoustic performance for vocals, piano and classical guitar featuring new arrangements and interpretations previously released on the double CD Ataraxia + Autunna et sa Rose "Odos Eis Ouranon - La via per il cielo"(2005).

NEW EDITIONS - NEW LAYOUTS - DIGITALLY MASTERED SOUND - 11 SONGS

After 4 years and a half from the release of "Odos Eis Ouranon - La via per il cielo", a double CD splitted with the Italian band Autunna et sa Rose, ATARAXIA have decided to re-release their unique acoustic performance featuring rare, old and unreleased songs played with new arrangements in an essential evidence of crystalline purity, in a Cd called "Strange Lights" that was the name of their part of the previous 2005 album and of that peculiar performance lit up by Angelo Zanella's enigmatic copper masks. This release is meant to reach people from America and Russia offering an acoustic sound that, thanks to the recent digital mastering, can communicate, in the best way, all its evoking magic and poetry.

"At the beginning of 2005, in an ancient place where the stone speaks, we weaved tangible visions with golden threads and precious gems to offer them to our listeners. We performed an acoustic session featuring some of our most meaningful songs in an exclusive version for piano, classical guitar and vocals.
For this special occasion we chiselled original arrangements and interpreted with a new sensitivity all the songs. We have called this special performance " Strange Lights ", being inspired by the prophetic masks of Angelo Zanella, copper simulacra treasuring the karma of several living and dead persons and of some elemental spirits. Angelo took simbolically part to the rite of music by lighting the candles hidden inside each sculpted face. He lit up their eyes. And music came !
The plucked and struck strings, the vibration of the air produced by the flutes, bells and vocals created a peculiar harmony. A naked, essential sound, deeply evocative in its purity, became our way to the heavens..." Ataraxia, 2005

"STRANGE LIGHTS" will be released and distributed only in Russia/ex Urss by SHADOWPLAY - Format: cartoon box + jewel case + 24 pages booklet. It will be available through ATARAXIA's mailorder. Release date: end of 2009/beginning of 2010.

Francesca Nicoli : vocals, flute
Vittorio Vandelli : classic guitar, back vocals
Giovanni Pagliari : piano