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Clepsydra is a Southern Switzeland (canton Ticino) based Progressive Rock band, found in 1989.

History
After its founding in 1989, Clepsydra releases its first album "Hologram" in 1991. This album has been recorded in 5 days only. At that time there was no progressive rock scene in Switzerland: it was a difficult start. In 1994 the second album "More Grains of Sands" is released, a concept album with the participation of Nick Barrett (of Pendragon) in the outro of the song "Moonshine on Heighs". The third album "Fears" released in 1997 features for the first time Marco Cerulli on guitars. Gabriele Hoffman left the band to create a new band named "Shakary". after the tour for this album Andy Thommen leaves the band in 1998 to found his new band "Zenit". The fourth and last album to date was "Alone" released in 2001. A concept album sold with three different covers (the photograph of a fish, a naked chiken and an octopus).

Actual members

 * Marco Cerulli: guitars and saxophone
 * Pietro Duca: drums
 * Philip Hubert: keyboards
 * Aluiso Maggini: vocals
 * Nicola de Vita: bass guitar

Former Members

 * Andy Thommen: bass (left Clepsydra in 1998)
 * Gabriele Hofmann (Lele Hofmann): guitars (left Clepsydra in 1995)

Pieces From The Hologram (mini cd)
This is a mini-CD (8cm) featuring 4 songs from the first album "Hologram". This record was self produced by the band, and featured sponsors on the back cover to finance its production. It was released end of Autumn 1991.
 * Track 1: Fleeting Moments (3:18)
 * Track 2: Fading Clouds Of Time (3:54)
 * Track 3: New Day (Part 1) (5:16)
 * Track 4: Steve And Jane (5:24)

Hologram
The debut album of the band was released in November 1991, self produced. However the Swiss record label COD-Tuxedo signed the band for the Swiss territory. The cover of the first 1.000 albums featured a real handprocessed hologram of a belt-buckle created by the Swiss Academy Award winner HR Giger. The following covers had a photograph integrated into the coverart. This album was then signed in 1994 by the German record label InsideOut Music for the entire European territory distribution by SPV. In 1997 the album was also signed for Avalon Records in Japan and distribution in Asia trough Marquee. The Japanese version has a different cover and features the bonus track "The Age Of Glass", an alternate version from the same song on third album. The guitar solo on "Sunset" is performed by Marco Zappa, a local folk musician and recording engineer of the album.
 * Track 1: Sunrise (1:20)
 * Track 2: New Day (part one) (5:11)
 * Track 3: 4107 (5:12)
 * Track 4: Fleeting Moments (3:13)
 * Track 5: Fading Clouds Of Time (3:50)
 * Track 6: Poem For A Rainy Day (2:11)
 * Track 7: New Day (part two) (6:13)
 * Track 8: Sandflow (3:17)
 * Track 9: For Her Eyes (4:41)
 * Track 10: Steve and Jane (5:19)
 * Track 11: New Day (part three) (2:01)
 * Track 12: Hologram (7:40)
 * Track 13: Sunset (1:21)