Art Of Melody Music &
Burning Minds Music Group are proud to announce the signing of italian AORsters
Mindfeels for the release of their debut album
"XXenty". Born with the name of
Dejanira back in 1994,
Mindfeels were originally the trio of
Italo Graziana (
Soul Seller - Drums),
Roberto Barazzotto (Bass) and
Luca Carlomagno (Guitars / Keyboards / Violin). From the beginning,
Mindfeels showed their love of American AOR/Westcoast legends,
Toto, and built a set list of Toto cover songs for live, instrumental performances. Later,
Dejanira joined forces with female singer
Raffaella Miani, who fronted the band for the recording of their first, unreleased album, which they self produced. A few years later, new frontman
Davide Gilardino, replaced Raffaella on vocals. The band was completed with the addition of
Gloria Strippoli on backing vocals, and
Christian Rossetti on keyboards. This new line-up (with the exception of
Gloria Strippoli) began recording the second unreleased album
"XXenty", a title chosen in celebration of their more than two decades of music together. The new line-up prompted a new moniker – and
Mindfeels was born. They chose the name to represent their infinite love of
Toto, led by guitar maestro Steve Lukather, and in particular, their timeless album “Mindfields". In 2017,
Mindfeels signed with new label,
Art Of Melody Music, for the European release of
"XXenty" (scheduled for
November 17th), and also with
AnderStein Music for a dedicated Japanese release later in
December. The cd version will feature liner notes written by
Kenneth Bremer, editor in chief of renowned westcoast music website
Blue Desert, while the first single,
"Soul Has Gone Away", is available with an official videoclip on Youtube.
01. Don't Leave Me Behind
02. Soul Has Gone Away
03. Hidden Treasures
04. The Joker
05. Skyline
06. Speed
07. These Words
08. Fear
09. It's Not Like Dying
10. Touch The Stone
11. The Number One