Five years after their acclaimed “Did Swans ever see God?”, Submarine Silence, the romantic symphonic side project founded in the late 90s by Cristiano Roversi and David Cremoni of Moongarden, is now back with their fifth work called “Atonement Of A Former Sailor Turned Painter”, a concept album where the most classic sounds of the 1970s merges in a perfect balance with those of the new and best symphonic progressive rock of these last decades.

Peculiar to new the album are the lyrics, besides mainly English, also other languages such as French, Portuguese, Creole and Dutch, aimed at emphasizing some passages of the twisted and winding story of a wandering sailor who finds atonement for his tumultuous past life in the art of painting. A story is fully mirrored in the evocative image artwork by artist Ed Unitsky.

With this new record, Submarine Silence has officially now formed a final 6-member lineup, with a brand new rhythm section with Marco Croci (ex-Maxophone) and Maurizio Di Tollo (Ex-Maschera di Cera), the definitive confirmation of the two vocalists, Guillermo Gonzales and Manuela Milanese, who consolidate the ensemble led by Cristiano Roversi and David Cremoni

As a further highlight in the turning point which “Atonement Of A Former Sailor Turned Painter” represents, the presence of Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) in the opening track “Majestic Whales” for the first time on an Italian progressive rock album.

Track list

1. Majestic Whales (feat. Roine Stolt) (6:38)

2. Les Mots Que Tu Ne Dis Pas (6:13)

3. Limbo of the Rootless (8:06)

4. Atonement of a Former Sailor Turned Painter (21:05)

I) Guadeloupe

II) Port of Spain

III) Shango Orishas

IV) The Floating Painter’s Palette

V) Chanson à la lune

VI) Port-au-Prince

VII) Niet vergeten!

VIII) Self-Portrait for Two

5. Zena (CD extra track) (3:13)