The Spiritual Bat

"The Spiritual Bat" Is A New Project But It Is An Evolution From "Spiritual Bats" Project Which Was Conceived In 1992 By Dario Passamonti Alchemisti Painters And Matteo Bracaglia. Being A Painter Dario Composed The Music Out Of The Need Of Transmuting Image Into Sound. Matteo Was The Singer And Author Of The Lyrics. The Vinyl EP Spiritual Bats Was Recorded In 1993. The Project Was Destined To Have A New Line Up For Each Recording But Always Featured Artwork By The Alchemisti Painters Biennial Of Venice 1986 Art And Alchemy Section As Well As Their Installations And Projections During Live Performances. The Performances Were Multi-Medial Excursions Or Live Rituals Rare Apparitions Balancing Between Image And Sound. In November 1994 After The Shows At The Crypta Rome And The Condor Modena The Spiritual Bats Had The Pleasure And The Honour Of Opening For Rozz Williams Christian Death And His Daucus Karota At The Black Out Rome . Darios Passage Into The Realm Of Shadows Did Not Weaken The Nucleus Of The Project Confession Was Recorded Live At The Pan Pot Studio In Rome In May 1995 Immediately After The Show At The Velvet. Shamanic Drummer Rosetta On Her Spiritual Journey Around The World S Was Present At That Event . She Was Fascinated By The Fusion Of Alchemy And Art. As The Alchemic Quest Was Her Quest As Well Dario Invited To Her To Join The Group. She Has Been Active In The Project Ever Since. Alchemisti Music Was Born And Sacrament Was Released In 1999 After The Live Show At The CBs Gallery Alchemy New York August 1998 With The Projection Of The Funeral Cries Video. In Addition To The Alchemisti Art Sacrament Proudly Features The Graphics Art By Eric Hammer Musician And Painter Of The Band Mors Syphilitica Today Also Known As Doc Hammer Venture Brothers . In 2004 Due To The Development Of Individual Artistic Choices The Founders Of The Project Decided To Part. Dario Continues To Bring His Visions To Life Through Sound With Rosetta's Support. Through The Shadows Was Performed Recorded And Mixed Entirely By Dario And Rosetta With Some Extraordinary Contributions By Maestro Bruno Paolo Lombardi Flute National RAI Orchestra Italy On "Wandering On Cobble Hills" "Prague" "Twins" And "Primordial Call". The Composition Twins Was Inspired By Breathing The Atmosphere And Ashes Of New York On September 11th 2001. New York Is The Spiritual Bat's Second Home And Home Of Family Rosetta's And Dear Friends. read less