Putting a 21st century spin on the sound of classic '70s prog rock, the Italian band Not a Good Sign came together after Marcello Marinone, producer and head of the Milan-based avant-prog AltrOck label, and two of the label's key musicians, guitarist Francesco Zago and keyboardist Paolo "Ske" Botta, decided to develop a group with a somewhat more accessible sound than their more avant-leaning projects. Zago and Botta are both members of the sometimes exceedingly complex avant-prog ensemble Yugen -- which might be considered AltrOck's flagship group -- and Botta (under the Ske ...