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Project Two: A Genesis Rhapsody – Marco Lo Muscio with Steve and John Hackett

Project Two: A Genesis Rhapsody is Marco Lo Muscio's recording project dedicated to the world of Genesis, featuring Steve Hackett and John Hackett. Recorded entirely in the studio, the album reimagines this repertoire through a classical and acoustic perspective centred on a Steinway & Sons D-274 concert grand and Lo Muscio's arrangements.

The edition available here is the Velut Luna CVLD387C 180g Crystal Vinyl, made from PET with Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) and a One-Step process. The original recording was captured at 88.2 kHz / 24 bit at Magister Recording Area in Preganziol in December 2024; analog mixing and mastering were completed by Marco Lincetto at VLS Studio in Náquera, Spain, in January 2025.

Genesis reimagined in a classical and acoustic setting

The programme connects music by Genesis with Johann Sebastian Bach and an original composition by Marco Lo Muscio. Entangled, Horizons, After the Ordeal, Watcher of the Skies, Firth of Fifth, Hairless Heart and The Cinema Show are reshaped into a coherent sequence that brings the melodic lines, harmonic architecture and chamber-like character of the repertoire to the foreground.

Steve Hackett on guitar and John Hackett on flute join Marco Lo Muscio on two tracks: After the Ordeal and Hairless Heart. Their presence creates a direct musical connection with the history of Genesis within a reinterpretation designed with its own instrumental identity.

Velut Luna CVLD387C 180g audiophile edition

• Format: 33 RPM LP
• Medium: PET Crystal Vinyl
• Weight: 180g
• Vinyl mastering / production: DMM, One-Step
• Original recording: 88.2 kHz / 24 bit, live-in-studio
• Recording studio: Magister Recording Area, Preganziol, Italy – December 2024
• Analog mixing and mastering: VLS Studio, Náquera, Spain – January 2025
• Catalogue: CVLD387C
• Label: Velut Luna

Tracklist

Side A – 19:55

1. Entangled – 4:47
2. Preludio in G Major BWV1007 – 2:27
3. Horizons – 3:32
4. Meditations on Horizons – 4:10
5. After the Ordeal – 4:59

Side B – 21:03

1. Watcher of the Skies – 2:27
2. Preludio on Firth of Fifth – 1:13
3. Firth of Fifth – 4:15
4. Hairless Heart – 3:40
5. The Cinema Show – 9:28

Musicians and credits

Marco Lo Muscio: concert grand piano
Steve Hackett: acoustic and electric guitar
John Hackett: flute

Production: Marco Lincetto for Velut Luna
Music production: Marco Lo Muscio and Marco Lincetto
Recording, mixing and mastering: Marco Lincetto
Arrangements: Marco Lo Muscio; The Cinema Show arranged by David Myers, Eric Johnsen and Marco Lo Muscio
Design and layout: L’Image
Inside photography: Marco Lo Muscio

DMM One-Step and 180g PET Crystal Vinyl

This 180g edition combines Direct Metal Mastering (DMM), a One-Step process and PET Crystal Vinyl. The production chain therefore combines a high-resolution digital source with subsequent analog mixing and mastering stages, described separately to make the technical path of the edition clear.