(We present Comrade Aleks’ interview of Riccardo Conforti, which focuses on his band Lights of Vimana and their debut album Neopolis, released in June of this year on the Dusktone label.)
Lights of Vimana is a new project of musicians known by a lot of doom fans. It features Jeremy Lewis, current guitarist for Pantheist and Mesmur, and Riccardo Conforti, drummer and keyboardist for the epic Italian project Void of Silence. On vocals is Olmo Lipani, aka Déhà, who has performed with Clouds and… well, he’s got about twenty other active projects and bands, ranging from the ambient drone band Slow to the cutting-edge black metal band Cult of Erinyes.
In short, there are only three members, but they’re all experienced and well-rounded. It’s hard to say who’s in charge in Lights of Vimana, but the rich, cinematic keyboard arrangements evoke similarities between Neopolis and Void of Silence‘s albums, so it seems as if Riccardo deserves credit for the music. On the other hand, the divinely inspired guitar melodies and progressive compositional structures are clearly the work of Lewis. Déhà, as a vocalist, has complete freedom of expression, and the album’s five tracks provide ample space for both growls and clean vocals.
Needless to say, this is a project I couldn’t skip easily, so we got in touch with them in order to shed some light (of Vimana) on Neopolis. Continue reading »
