For those navigating the intricate world of contemporary avant-prog and chamber rock, the 2018 release (The Body in the Dream) by OTEME (Osservatorio delle Terre Emerse) stands as a landmark of Italian experimentalism. Led by the visionary composer and filmmaker Stefano Giannotti , the ensemble delivers a work that defies easy categorization, bridging the gap between high-art chamber music and the subversive energy of the Rock-In-Opposition (RIO) movement. A Sonic Architecture of the Subconscious

: A central "Chamber Poem" in three movements ( Il cimitero delle fate , Di passaggio , Prato Fiorito ) that explores oriental scales and lullaby-like melodies.

: A vivid example of Giannotti’s "theatrical" songwriting.

Released through the esteemed , Corpo nel Sogno is OTEME’s third studio effort and perhaps their most ambitious "total work" to date. Giannotti, acting as the group's deus ex machina , spent two years meticulously constructing these twelve tracks, which he describes as an exploration of the "song form" expanded into something theatrical and surreal.