DFA - 4th
Steven Sly | Kalamazoo, MI United States | 04/29/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"DFA is a modern progressive rock band from Italy. Their work is mostly instrumental, although there are vocals used on two tracks here with lyrics in Italian. D.F.A. has always taken an influence from the Canterbury sounds of 70's era bands like Caravan and Hatfield And The North, and on this their 4th studio disc the comparisons are even stronger. The album clocks in at over an hour but contains only 6 tracks, so you know you are into some long instrumental jams. My favorite track on the album is the opener "Baltasaurus" which clock in at just less than 15 minutes. The album's centerpiece is the 19 minute epic "Mosoq Runa". The rest of the album consists of slightly shorter tracks, but equal in quality. D.F.A. are definitely one of the best bands to come out of Italy in the past decade and this album should be a no brainier for their fans."