Jacula
Tardo Pede In Magiam Versus
Probably the most charismatic figure of all the Italian prog scene, Antonio Bartoccetti (Antonius Rex) began his career going to Milan from the Marche, forming Jacula, Dietro Noi Deserto (even with a single on Decca in 1971!), and Invisible Force (another lonely single in 1971). Not real bands but just a group of musicians working beyond the leading figure of Bartoccetti. This legendary album Tardo pede in magiam versus, originally released in 112 copies by Rogers Records label housed in a cover which is an icon of the Italian 70s Dark Sound. An album full of dark atmospheres, mainly based on church organ and with no drums, long instrumental spectral organ parts are the main ingredients of this album, that has in the suggestive U.F.D.E.M. (also on the Invisibile Force single) probably their best track.