Il Berlione are a powerful Japanese quintet that had started in the early 90's. Their music is entirely instrumental, somewhere in between Canterbury and jazz fusion; Soft Machine springs to mind. However, they're highly original unit meandering from RIO/avant moments to the most stellar Fripp/Crimson ideas. The emphasis is on guitar (played by Naoya Idonuma), but other instruments are convincing as well, sometimes bordering on extraordinary. Other members of this quintet are Kazuo Ogura on bass, Hirofumi Tanigutchi, on keyboards, Hiroo Takano on saxophone and Tappi Iwase … read more
Il Berlione are a powerful Japanese quintet that had started in the early 90's. Their music is entirely instrumental, somewhere in between Canterbury and jazz fusion; Soft Machine springs to mind. However, they're highly original unit meandering from RIO/avant moments to the most st… read more
Il Berlione are a powerful Japanese quintet that had started in the early 90's. Their music is entirely instrumental, somewhere in between Canterbury and jazz fusion; Soft Machine springs to mind. However, they're highly original unit meandering from RIO/avant moments to the most stellar Fripp/Crimson ideas. The emphasis is on guitar (played by Naoya Id… read more
