Italian artist Gianfranco Malorgio shows further atmospheric intrigue with new track “Phoenix,” impressing across both wailing guitar entrancement and calming late-night acoustic/synth interplay. The composition was created with a potential film adaptation in mind, also taking inspiration from detective films from the ’70s, much like previously featured track “WOP.” “Phoenix” plays as another rousing success from Malorgio, who founded the group Hot Club Roma in 2005 and has since succeeded in a wide variety of musical realms — including collaborations with Italian guitarist Dario Pinelli and French musician Noè Reinhard.
Rock-ready percussion moves into a more introspective arsenal of instrumentation, fusing glimmering organs, plucky haunts, and solemn acoustic guitar strums. A riveting melodic spell takes hold, expanding gradually into a second half that invigorates in its electric guitar incorporation. There, elongated guitar tones cast a replay-inducing appeal as the rhythm section maintains a pleasing consistency. Impressive in its memorable soundscape and culminating melodic drive, “Phoenix” is another charmer from Gianfranco Malorgio.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.
