Deus Ex Machina is an Italian band considered part of the new generation of progressive rock bands from this prolific country. Their first album, “Gladium Caeli”, was released in 1990. Since then, they have released 8 additional albums, the last of which is “Devoto”, released in 2016.
As stated in the Excerpt, and much in line with the topic of this number’s article “Is Prog Alive and Well?”, this band demonstrates that Progressive Rock, as far as innovation goes, is currently expanding the aesthetic boundaries of the genre.
Although all their albums have a quite a bit to offer, my personal favorite is “Cinque”, released in 2002.
A fine example of their music is the piece “De Ordinis Ratione” (Cinque):
And here’s a live version of “Convolutus”, also from their album “Cinque”:
You can listen to other tracks from “Cinque” and purchase the album, at Cuneiform Record’s Bandcamp site