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DORACOR









ABOUT

DORACOR

.DORACOR
from progarchives.com

Doracor biography
Founded in Rome, Italy in 1995 - Still active as of 2016

DORACOR is an anagram/pseudonym for keyboardist and drummer Corrado SARDELLA. Segni Premonitori (1998) and Antiche Impressioni (1999) are the 2nd and 3rd Doracor albums. These are high-caliber, primarily-instrumental symphonic rock albums, with Corrado handling most of the instruments himself, with assistance from guest musicians. These have a very full-band sound and a 1970's orientation. The best way to think of them is as the albums Tony Banks could make if Tony made progressive rock solo albums instead of trying to match the chart success of Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford. Antiche Impressioni features a female vocalist, a bassist and a guitarist, while Segni Premonitori features a male singer and a guitarist.

"Transizione" (2001) trumps the earlier albums, as here Sardella is aided by seven other musicians, and the sound is that of a full band, with male and female vocals in Italian. It is one of the best symphonic progressive albums that no one has heard and is quite similar to the first album by the French band HECENIA. Though it does have most of the hallmarks of the Italian 1970's romantic progressive style, it is even more influenced by GENESIS circa "Wind and Wuthering", while at times the energy level suggests later bands such as IQ. "Evanescenze" (2005) continues in this vein but is even better. Just male vocals this time around, but they are very strong, reminding one of ATON's or even LOCANDA DELLE FATE at times."

Thanks to Larry Kolota of Kinesis Progressive Rock CDs for permission to reproduce this bio. Visit Larry's



















These are my best tracks of 2025


Track Title-Group or Artist-Album

King Kong-AMPLIFIER-Gargantuan

Night Terror-DREAM THEATER-Parasomnia

Panopticon -GHOST OF THE MACHINE-Empires Must Fall

The End of Days Suite: 1. The City Lights at Twilight -THE JOHN IRVINE BAND-HERE COME THE ROBOTS!

Lucifer, Bringer of Light -MOTORSPSYCHO-MOTORSPSYCHO

Marvelous World-CHEAT THE PROPHET-Redemption

The-Shoreline-EYE 2 EYE-Lost Horizon

End of the Road-KARMAKANIC-Transmutation

These Hands That Build-BLACK NARCISSUS-There Lingers One Who's Long Forgotten

Objects Outlive Us-STEVEN WILSON-The Overview

Far From Here-IQ-Dominion

Sleeping on a Cloud-LET SEE THIN-Machine Called Life

Gone-BJØRN RIIS-Fimbulvinter

Deep Water Suite IX-COSMIC CATHEDRAL- Deep Water

Another Holy Grail-PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS-Friend Of All Creatures

Seraphina Moon-CEN-PROJEKT-Carnival Of Lost Souls

Demain a l’aube-GERALD MASSOIS- Demain a l’aube

-Considerations-THE FLOWER KINGS-Love

-The Passing-JACOB ROBERGE-The Passing

-Ordinary Gods-KARIBOW-PanTerrania

-Division Warning-COSMOGRAF-The Orphan Epoch

-De Tre Gratier-Lars Fredrik Froislie-Gamle Mester

-Terraforming-AMBIENT DEN-Ambient Den

-Fall Away-DAVE BAINBRIDGE-On The Edge (Of What Could Be)

-Remnants of Memories-DORACOR-Unexpected Intersections




























Remnants of Memories-DORACOR
https://doracor-ams.bandcamp.com/tra...ts-of-memories


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