Franck Carducci-Oddity (2011)

Clearly in tune with the baroque style of early Genesis, and particularly with Steve Hackett's guitar playing, Franck Carducci is a French multi-instrumentalist with an impressive musical career that began in the early 2000s, contributing to a dozen projects for other artists. In 2010, encouraged by Steve Hackett himself, Carducci decided to launch his solo career, releasing his debut album, the splendid "Oddity", a year later. This recording featured Steve Hackett's brother, John Hackett, among other musicians from the European rock scene. On this first album, Carducci perfectly emulates the pastoral, progressive, and symphonic sounds of Genesis, and to a lesser extent, Pink Floyd and The Alan Parsons Project, with music inspired by British literature and Greek mythology. This is one of those albums where different styles merge in perfect harmony, making songs like the mini suites "Achilles", "The Quind" or "The Last Oddity", with their passages full of elaborate melodies, great acoustic textures, grandiose sections and epic atmospheres, turn it into a modern version of classic progressive rock and art rock.