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Zarastro

by Mandrake

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1.
I need a glow of light to stop your body
2.
Time 03:46
Time is depending on my nights. In the restlessness I rumble, dancing a sad mambo And I need one more drink. Mind is a glory I cannot afford. Everyday is a new day, all the past things are made by Dusty flames. Tonight you could colour my dreams, Or make it so much anonymous to stir And drown into the sea. If you look at my loneliness it's free. Take me to the sill To look at if your happiness is real. Time is depending on your fights Which logic you support? What else I have to pay for To touchcYour holy mouth? I'm gonna tell you of the disaster That I'm gonna do Killing all the losers To try to track you You should know You should know… Tonight you could colour my dreams, Or make it so much anonymous to stir And drown into the sea. If you look at my loneliness it's free. Take me to the sill To look at if your happiness is real. Oh Please! Take me to the sill To look at if your happiness is real never try to flee look at if your happiness is real.
3.
Neighbours 03:24
you use the gun to discover my world. you make me dumb ‘cause i 'm different from you. you hide a badness that i'll never propose you.. you use the gun to discover my world. your mind is gone it's ready for a show.. please stop your war. the leadership is not made for you Many questions for you. Maybe leaving you, could be better for me Many questions for you I’ll run away from here and i show you what i’ve Always thought That you’re my fall, that you’re my hope Sometimes you have been an example too. Sometimes you have been a father too. Can you drop that gun, you can now believe in truth
4.
You chase the gold, leaving behind insegui l’oro, lasciandoti dietro What you never let into your mind. ciò che mai lasci nella tua mente. Your skyscrapers are not so high i tuoi grattacieli non sono così alti To touch the sky, to touch the sky. Da toccare il cielo. You’re a rich man, you do sei un uomo ricco, fai ciò What is right for you. Che è giusto per te. Your Happiness is dictated by the money. La tua felicità è dettata dal denaro. And when it finally ends e quando esso finirà You will take the defense. Tu prenderai le difese Relationships defined by the money. Relazioni definite dal denaro. I’m squeezing your soul sto spremendo la tua anima I wanna crush your weak bones voglio schiacciare le tue deboli ossa Keep me away tienimi lontano From your tumbling plastic face dalla tua rotolante faccia di plastica Oh delicious!! Oh Delicious!! DELIZIOSO, DELIZIOSO!!! You’re a rich man because Sei un uomo ricco perchè A long time ago molto tempo fa The avarice came to your home l’avarizia venne nella tua casa So it bound you così ti vincolò And you have flourished e tu sei fiorito I’m gonna make crazy all your world andrò a rendere pazzo tutto il tuo mondo I’m squeezing your soul sto spremendo la tua anima I wanna crush your weak bones voglio schiacciare le tue deboli ossa Keep me away tienimi lontano From your strategy and your face dalla tua strategia e dalla tua faccia Oh delicious!! Oh delicious!! DELIZIOSO, DELIZIOSO!!!
5.
I'm so confused, we had to live a fire. but suddenly this fire overhangs us. I didn't know its heat could make me shout so much to fall down. Keep me far from your arrogance. Leave your complicated bomb dance, I will take care of that. i'm so confused about your dirty job maybe you you didn’t make a choice beacuse you’re creating wars for yourself. One by one. You don't know anymore your aim.
6.
i remember yesterday i was a child but today the fool is dancing in my mind and the skull is rolling it’s rollino his teeth. when the sailor dreams the sea but you're not here. Devil has put a flower on your lips ants are playing a miserab-ble melody he’s singing “la…laaaaaa” the wind - has called your name and the turtle kisses, it’s kissing my tears because you're not here.
7.
I’m living my uncertain moment I’m waiting for your call to have a candid emotion I’m living my fears at the moment and you You don’t know how much I would like kick to you Attend doesn’t mean to forget I believe in bad moments, they grow up myself Giving life to my creation I’m living my negative moment But thinking about you, overflows me with emotion I’m living my fears at the moment But you don’t know how much I would like to embrace you Waiting for a chance I need you on the dancefloor I can't see you Where is your body groove?? Waiting for a time In which Nothing’s denied Waiting for a colour That’s good for everyone! I’m living my uncertain moment You looked so pretty good on my Beautiful rickshaw I’m living my fears at the moment But you don’t know how much I would like to embrace you
8.
Make me what you want, I’ll be your satisfaction and the immediate response to your enemies. Lead me where you know, I’ll be your temptation and the logical continue to live. Make me what you want, cut and sew me up wherever you will be and breathe. But don’t give weight to words, those don’t make any sense. Even the sea never speaks. You know how short is my word. Nothing is enough and predictable. Anyway i won’t tell you anything because I’d run the risk of making it trivial.
9.
Here it comes to know how to turn off your flow. Here it comes to blow and destroy all your passions. here it comes to make necessary what is always in fade. That's why i make sure that your speeches are devoid of tenor. many years ago people won with my same intentions. Are you ready to fall in my arms and in my thought? There’s garbage that you're looking forward to taste and eat ‘cause you seldom recognize what you need I let you go wherever you will want but in the meanwhile i'm fooling you like i never do. I lead your soul and i free you from the fog. You'll still have a remote control with you forever and ever. Here it comes to numb all your memories until become simply rags. you lazy!! You will be happy you will be dumb! There’s garbage that you're looking forward to taste and eat ‘cause you seldom recognize what you need
10.
black tambourine is beaten and played on a beatiful stage. you bring your case and when you can you shut up every man start to be God start to be God and play your game black tambourine is touched and used by a beatiful muse you bring your case and it’s a boon (benedizione) put out your mad tool start to be God start to be God and play your game you feel a strange feeling of power in you and outside there is who's waiting for just you time is completely over in your hands you exalt the crowd!! you feel a strange feeling of power in you and outside there is who's waiting for just you time is completely over in your hands and you don’t mind mind mind mind!!!!
11.
Soft Temple 03:30
kiss me and lead me over what i see where only you can fill me with joy and vanity. towards sun and rain, but that wet us of love. rainbows of every colour which no one's ever done. kiss me and let me swim between your soul and your skin. kiss me and lead me into the force of gravity. complete my self and all my personality. laid on a towel, you have whispered in my ear "someone has told me i could erase your fears" lead me where i've never been right under your candid skin. and you have stolen my beautiful attention and you have stolen my beautiful attention your eyes are moved by a panther intention my mind have lost my beautiful attention eat me and let me be your usual daily meal someday on a towel you have whispered in my ear "i know i'm going to erase your fears" suddenly we disappeared without reason and i still have got the eternity of a dream

about

"(..) con destrezza che ha davvero del magico i cinque musicisti labronici passano dal pop dei Belle&Sebastian a quello dei Delgados, dagli Shins a echi di Fab Four, attraverso qualcosa che ricorda gli anni 80 degli Style Council e certe tinte autunnali dei Kings Of Convenience(..)voto 7"
RUMORE, Barbara Santi

"(..)Zarastro è un disco raffinato di una band già matura e pronta a stupire."
ROCKERILLA, Iacopo Meille

"(..)un gruppo che suona pop con arrangiamenti incon/de-sueti e riesce ad apparire originale quanto basta per essere miracoloso(..)"
BLOW UP

"(..)e anche se si tratta di un esordio a tutti gli effetti, si percepisce (..) la grande esperienza dei diversi elementi che hanno contribuito al sound di quest'album.(..)"
ROCKIT, Faustiko

" (..) Zarastro” scoppia nel petto come una bomba senza controllo, tassello irremovibile della musica indipendente italiana. "
ROCKAMBULA, Riccardo Morelli

" (..) stupende Mandrakate che lasciano il segno nelle Trombe d’Eustachio e cicatrici nel cambiamento delle cose soniche accanto. Cercatelo ovunque!"
SHIVER WEBZINE, Max Sannella

"(..) Ce dernier a beau être Italien, il semble être né dans la banlieue de Manchester, tant son style sonne anglais. On peut y voir des similitudes avec des folkeux anglais contemporains comme Mumford & Sons et même des réminiscences d'auteurs classiques du genre comme Donovan ("You're not here") (..) Mandrake réalise un premier album très convaincant dans le genre folk, au classicisme rassurant."
CRONIQUES, Francois Becquart

"(..) Un vrai combo qui prodigue ainsi de bienfaitrices mélodies et une saine mélancolie ne peut que forcer le respect. Comme leur nom pouvait le laisser présager, ces Italiens sont magiques. (..)
BENZINE, Denis Zorgniotti

"(..) Akustischer FolkPop mit mediterraner Leichtigkeit, beschwingt bis melancholisch, trotzdem unüberhörbar versehen mit angelsächsischer Songwriter-Tradition.(..) FolkPopmusik zu bleiben, die gefühlsduselige ländliche Folklore bleibt aussen vor. Ein liebenswürdiges Album und leicht wie toskanischer Wein"
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credits

released December 11, 2011

Mandrake:

Giorgio Mannucci - vocals, guitars, ukulele, piano
Mauro La Mancusa - trumpet, guitars, piano
Asita Fathi - violin, viola
Stella Sorgente - double-bass

Dario Gentili - drums

Additional musicians who played on "Zarastro":

Tiziana Gallo - flute on track 2, 5
Marta Bardi - vocals on tracks 2, 3, 11
Tommaso Bandecchi - flat bass on tracks 4, 11
Dario Solazzi - electric bass on track 7
Cristiano Tortoli - mandolin on tracks 2, 11

Arranged and produced by Mandrake and Tommaso Bandecchi.

Recorded, mixed and mastered from Jan to June 2011 at Ice Factory Studio (Livorno, Tuscany, Italy) by Tommaso Bandecchi.

Cover and painting by Luna Bernardeschi
(artfromthemoon.tumblr.com)
Graphic Design by Francesco Manetti
(www.francescomanetti.com)

email: wearemandrake@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/wearemandrake

Management:
ITALY:
FOREARS - Daniele Landi - 345/5931147 info@forears.net
www.forears.net

GERMANY, BENELUX, FRANCE, UK:
5 ROSES PRESS - Julien Fernandez - julien@fiverosespress.net
www.fiverosespress.net

Distribution:
ITALY:
AUDIOGLOBE
www.audioglobe.it

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Pop-rock stirred with classical instruments
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