Italian musician Stefano Panunzi0, creates an atmospheric Art Rock sound pitched somewhere between the elegance of David Sylvian, Talk Talk and No-Man and the rock sensibility of Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree. Now he has moved on with a new band: Fjieri.

Ten years in the making, Fjieri’s debut album Endless represents the satisfying conclusion to a meticulously executed labour of love.

The band, led by Stefano Panunzi and Nicola Lori, are joined by an impressive cast of guest musicians, including Mick Karn, Tim Bowness, Peter Chilvers and Porcupine Tree members, Gavin Harrison and Richard Barbieri.

Co-produced by Barbieri, the album artfully combines Ambient and Progressive Rock influences to create a sophisticated sound that incorporates delicate atmospherics, rich melodies and hard-hitting riffs.

Track listing

• 1. A Reality Apart
• 2. A Big Hope
• 3. Ad Occhi Chiusi (Vocals by Andrea Chimenti)
• 4. Marcinelle
• 5. Breathing The Thin Air (Vocals by Tim Bowness)
• 6. Endless (Vocals by Tim Bowness)
• 7. Soul Eaters (Vocals by Haco)
• 8. The Breath Of The Earth
• 9. Lotus Flower

For audio samples go to http://www.myspace.com/fjieri

Stefano Panunzi

Dave Stewart (keyboards) and Barbara Gaskin (vocals) are English musicians who have been working together since 1981, when their first single ‘It’s My Party’ reached number one in the UK. Since then they have built a reputation for creating intelligent pop music. The duo release their music on their own independent Broken Records label and occasionally perform live concerts.

Prior to playing at Tokyo’s TLG club in 2001 Dave & Barbara compiled and mastered a personal selection of rare and unreleased tracks.

The album was originally sold in a limited edition to the audience at Tokyo’s TLG club in 2001 and has not been available since – the music remains unchanged from the Japanese edition but the artwork has been redesigned and now includes new sleeve images by artist Mike Inns, photos from the duo’s personal archive, full track credits and extended sleeve notes by Dave Stewart. The CD ships in a 4-page colour Digipak with a 12-page colour booklet. Musical contributors include Andy Reynolds (guitar), Jakko Jakszyk (guitar), Porcupine Tree / King Crimson drummer Gavin Harrison and Annie Whitehead (trombone).

The compilation was sold in a strictly limited edition under the title of ‘TLG Commemorative CD’ to TLG concertgoers and has not been available since. The music remains unchanged from the Japanese edition but the album now features a completely new design by artist Michael Inns and a 12-page colour booklet containing photos from the duo’s personal archive, full track credits, new text and song notes by Dave Stewart.

Track Listing

1. Transylvanian Blue Suede Hooves (Subterranean Homesick Blues extended mix) (B. Dylan arr. D. Stewart)

2. René and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War (P. Simon)

3. Shakin’ All Over (2001 Rough mix) (J. Kidd)

4. Give Me Just A Little More Time (R. Dunbar / E. Wain)

5. McGroggan (1995 Remix) (D. Stewart)

6. When The Warcry Comes (D. Stewart)

7. Fear Is The Thief (D. Stewart)

8. Hold On To The Chain (D. Stewart)

9. Roads Girdle The Globe (1991 Remix) (A. Partridge)

10. Henry & James (1996 Remake) (D. Stewart)

11. The Curve Of The Earth (D. Stewart)

12. Painter Man (E. Phillips / K. Pickett)

13. Your Majesty Is Like A Cream Donut (quiet) (D. Stewart)

14. Ads Infinitum (D. Stewart)

(Total running time 66 minutes 35 seconds.)

Dave Stewart says: “After the long delay in releasing our recent album Green and Blue we wanted to keep the ball rolling and get more material out there for our listeners. Barbara and I really enjoy the music in this collection so we decided to make it available as an interim release while we work on new songs for our next album.”