Melodic Revolution Records is proud to announce the signing of ifsounds.
Italian crossover prog band ifsounds to release a 2 CD Compilation simply titled if?sounds in collaboration with Melodic Revolution Records. if?sounds the release is the closing of one chapter, the ?if? era, and the beginning of a new chapter as ifsounds and will be available as a free download on the band's official website: www.ifsounds.com.
Release date was June 1st 2010. In related news, ifsounds is currently in the studio recording Apeirophobia the follow up to Morpho Nestira, to be released in the fall of 2010 on Melodic Revolution Records.
A history in brief: Formed in 1993 under the name "if" the band recorded and released 2 demos and 2 albums: The Cave 2004 and if 2005. The Stairway was
released in 2006 and the song "I Wish? reached #1 on ?Classical? charts of iacmusic.com. It stayed on the top of the charts for about two months. The song ?You? was nominated for the Golden Kayak Award in ?Easy Listening? category. "if" were awarded by the web site www.primonumero.it as the best band in their zone.
February 2007 6 songs from The Stairway reached Top 10 on ?Progressive
Rock? charts of iacmusic.com. "Close Your Eyes" reached #1. A cover of ?I Wish? by Scottish singer Raymond Porter reaches #1 on General charts of iacmusic.com after just 2 days from its release.
?Don?t Go? and ?It?s Just Me? were nominated for the Golden Kayak Award in ?Progressive Rock? category.
2008 - ?if?s? new album Morpho Nestira was released and by early 2009 Morpho Nestira was gaining much notoriety among prog fans worldwide and very good reviews in many of the best prog webzines around the world.
September 2009 ?if? changes its name to ?ifsounds? and sees a new line up. Elena Ricci (vocals), Franco Bussoli (bass guitar), Claudio Lapenna (piano and keyboards), Enzo Bellocchio (drums and percussions) and Dario Lastella (guitars).
September the 22nd 2009, with a new line up in place, ?ifsounds? releases the video ?Midsummer Raving? directed by Hox Vox. 2010 the band donates the track "Oceans Of Time" for the charity compilation Songs For Haiti ? Relief Through Music (Melodic Revolution Records).
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[Source: Melodic Revolution Records]