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Waves

by Lelio Padovani

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Siren Song 04:26
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Sunday 04:26
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Waves 06:21

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“Waves” is a four-track EP by guitar maestro and composer Lelio Padovani. He plays instrumental guitar rock with a progressive edge. Picture Steve Vai or Joe Satriani playing progressive rock-oriented music.

[...] This album is beautifully presented as a six paged digipack and has liner notes that explain the way the songs came to life. The four compositions have Lelio as a guitar player as well as bass player, keyboards and the drums are programmed. This results in a very organic side, with beautiful guitar lines and mesmerizing melodies, strongly supported by the accompanying bass parts. [...] Technically there is no doubt that Lelio is a versatile player, who fuses Joe Satriani's softer compositions with the jazzy undertones of fusion master Frank Gambale. (Pedro Bekkers from Background progressive magazine -NL)

[...] Overall, “Waves” is a pretty solid release that delivers four very cinematic and enjoyable tracks. You won’t find ridiculous amounts of shredding in this release, but you will find lively and engaging tracks that showcase the musical skills and qualities of Lelio Padovani. If you like solo guitarist releases or instrumental music in general, this is definitely a release worth adding to your collection. (Dark Emperor on Infernal Masquerade Magazine)

[...] Padovani is a talented musician, as well as a professional performer. His guitar sounds clean, neat and crystal-clear, being also very melodic, uplifting and elegant. His compositions follow mainly the Fusion and Prog-Fusion styles, covered with a thin Electronic layer produced with synths. Overall, Padovani’s instrumental pieces have recalled me of guitarists like “Steve Vai”, “Frank Gambale”, “Greg Howe”, “Steve Lukather”, “Steve Stevens”, “Steve Morse”, “Al Di Meola”; and also of the non-Metal side of “Vinnie Moore”, “Tony MacAlpine”, “Marty Friedman”, “Jason Becker”, and “Paul Gilbert”. Padovani is also influenced by the experimental work of “Rhys Chatham”. (Marcelo Trotta on Progressiverockbr.com)

[...] “Waves” include quattro tracce in cui la chitarra occupa un ruolo centrale, ma tutta la sezione ritmica partecipa efficacemente alla realizzazione di un prodotto di alto livello qualitativo, nonostante la sua brevità. Il cuore pulsante del disco, paradossalmente, è la traccia conclusiva nonché titletrack: si tratta di una cavalcata di oltre sei minuti (le altre tre restano sull’ordine dei quattro minuti e mezzo) che cresce d’intensità già dopo pochi secondi prima di un finale in cui più chitarre elettriche si sovrappongono e i cui piani scivolano l’uno sull’altro, sprigionando “le onde elettriche” che danno il nome al disco. “Time Traveler” apre invece le danze con suoni dilatati, e la sensazione è davvero quella di essere in viaggio, mentre “Siren Song” concede qualche virtuosismo in più, ma senza eccessi. “Sunday” è un pezzo dal tono più epico, in cui diventa cruciale l’importanza di tutto ciò che fa da sfondo alla chitarra. Le idee alla base di “Waves” sono semplici, ma si trasformano in qualcosa di grande grazie a tanto talento messo in campo anche in fase di produzione. (Piergiuseppe Lippolis di Music Map)

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released March 5, 2021

A return to guitar-oriented intrumentals here, and some experimenting with large guitar ensembles (think Rhys Chatham or Glenn Branca, or just imagine having 30 electric guitars playing in the same room).

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Lelio Padovani Parma, Italy

I am a guitar player who loves writing instrumental music.

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