Featured Tune: "Until I Speak" from Riccardo Moccia
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Riccardo Moccia's latest track, "Until I Speak," is an absolute monster that'll remind you what happens when a real sonic wizard decides to plug in and go wild. This is a carefully built ride through the twisted corridors of a one-man music machine's brain.
Moccia, for the uninitiated, is a Roman powerhouse—a producer, composer, guitarist, singer, and sound engineer who eats complex genres for breakfast. From the jazzy improvisations on his debut Percorsi to the death metal assault of Sensed, this guy's been on a non-stop quest to turn music into pure gold. With “Until I Speak,” he seemingly draws from every corner of his arsenal. Looking at his journey through progressive metal, avant-garde stuff, and his latest instrumental prog-rock adventure It Could Be Different, you can expect specialty. We mean earthquake-level guitar work that jumps from delicate, melodic moments to bone-crushing progressive riffs without warning.
Riccardo Moccia produces and plays everything himself on this track, and honestly, it's jaw-dropping to witness what one person can pull off. We're talking about someone who IS the entire band here. The guitar lines are complex and commanding, likely woven with the konnakol or harmonic singing techniques he’s been messing around with. And since he handles all the production through his own Genes Production label, every single layer comes through crystal clear. This is music that tips its hat to traditional and classical structures.
“Until I Speak” proves that Riccardo Moccia is a straight-up force of nature, one who’s imprinted a sound that's 100% his own, no compromises. Intelligent, muscular, brilliantly crafted rock for anyone who wants their music with serious ambition and technicality that'll make your head spin.