Astrolabio / Elettrosmog biography (http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=3639)
The story of ASTROLABIO begins with ELETTROSMOG, an Italian prog band from Verona. ELETTROSMOG was formed in 2003 by Michele Antonelli (vocals, guitar, flute), Francesco Delli Paoli (bass), Alessandro Pontone (guitar), Massimo Babbi (keyboards), Cristian Maselli (drums) and Alessandro Savalli (bouzuky, banjio, mandolin, acoustic guitar). In 2004 they recorded their first demo EP, "Buona la prima" and started performing live. Later Francesco Delli Paoli and Alessandro Savelli left and were replaced by Michele Fiori (vocals) and Paolo Iemmi (bass). In 2006, after two years studio work, Elettrosmog released their first full length album, the self-produced "Monologando". Elettrosmog were clearly influenced by Italian prog bands of the early seventies like PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI, BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO, LE ORME or DELIRIUM (on their official website you can even find a short history of "Rock Progressivo Italiano") but also by hard rock, jazz, blues, reggae and some Italian singer songwriters...
In 2009, the band changed their drummer (Alessandro Pontone entering at this point) as well as name, re-emerging as ASTROLABIO and recording a demo in 2012 titled "Temperato Demo(de)". After playing several gigs throughout that year, the group won the "Tregnago Rock Contest" which gave them the opportunity to open for the historical RPI act LOCONDA DELLA FATE.
In 2014, Astrolabio signed a record deal with Andromeda Relix and released their debut album "I'Isolamento dei Numeri Pari", an album influenced by the golden era of Italian progressive rock with modern styles and a welcome sense of humour! Plenty of emphasis is placed on flute and keyboards, with wild direction changes, and a refusal by the group to overproduce their sound or rely on the clichéd and stereotyped arrangements often found in modern prog music. This new album sees the sound of the band comparable to DE DE LIND, BIGLIETTO PER L'INFERNO and again P.F.M, and is one of the standout Italian progressive releases of 2014.
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