Skiantos
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Website | skiantos |
Skiantos is an Italian
Background
The group formed in the mid-1970s, and their initial repertoire mainly consisted of
The concerts of the group, especially in the beginning, were characterized by provocative performances with references to
In 1978 the group made their official debut with MONOtono, an album considered the manifesto of the band, characterized by "raw sounds, out of time music, voices out of tune and lyrics that reveal a non-vulgar aggressiveness, made of no sense, paradoxes and puns."[1]
On April 2, 1979, Skiantos participated in the Bologna Rock punk rock and new wave festival, where their performance attracted much publicity. The band brought on stage a kitchen, a table, a TV and a fridge, boiled some spaghetti and then ate it, without playing anything; the audience protested, and Antoni responded "You do not understand a fucking thing: this is avant-garde, you piece-of-shit audience."[2]
The same year they released the album Kinotto, containing their hit Mi piaccion le sbarbine.[1] Shortly later the leader Freak Antoni left the group, dedicating to some solo musical and literary projects with the stage names Beppe Starnazza and later Astro Vitelli.[1][2] The original lineup of the group reformed in 1984, when they released the album Ti spalmo la crema.[1][2]
Personnel
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Former members
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Discography
- Inascoltable (1977)
- MONOtono (1978)
- Kinotto (1979)
- Pesissimo! (1980)
- Ti spalmo la crema (1984)
- Non c'è gusto in Italia ad essere intelligenti (1987)
- Troppo rischio per un uomo solo (1989)
- Signore dei dischi (1992)
- Saluti da Cortina (1993)
- Doppia dose (1999)
- Sogno improbabile (2005)
- Sesso pazzo (2006)
- Dio ci deve delle spiegazioni (2009)
Singles & EP
- 1978 - "Karabigniere Blues / Io sono un autonomo"
- 1980 - "Fagioli / Mi piaccion le sbarbine"
- 1999 - "Gratis"
- 2002 - "Virus"
- 2006 - "Sesso pazzo"
- 2009 - "Phogna - The Dark Side of the Skiantos" (EP)
References
- ^ ISBN 978-8809756250.
- ^ ISBN 9788888865898.
- ISBN 9788879664226.