Picchio Dal Pozzo

Picchio Dal Pozzo can be considered as the definitive canterbury inspired band, coming from italy's 1970 progressive rock scene. their 1976 debut album shows an incredibly rich sound tapestry, made out of some peculiar ingredients. oblique tunes and liquid harmonies, airy flutes , crispy horns, loads of electric piano and fuzz bass, drops of jazz, pop romanticism, waves of minimalism and deep pataphysical vocals and lyrics. the whole album develps through a sequence of highly composed material and wide open sound forms. a deep journey through a multi layered soundscape with echoes of hatfield & the north, soft machine robert wyatt and zappa.

picchio dal pozzo first work, was out on grog records and subsequently reissued only in japan (grog records: an indipendent label known for releasing the work of italian undeground pop groups of the seventies such as corte dei miracoli, latte e miele and celeste) one of the most original, impressive and highly respected of all the experimental groups to have come out of italy in the 1970s (chris cutler)