Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti, also C.S.I. ("Consortium of Independent Players") is an Italian

Italy

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 band evolved from former punk/art band CCCP Fedeli alla linea

CCCP Fedeli alla linea

CCCP Fedeli alla Linea were an Italian band formed in 1982 in Berlin by vocalist Giovanni Lindo Ferretti and guitarist Massimo Zamboni. The band's style was self-defined by the members themselves as “Musica Melodica Emiliana—Punk Filosovietico” Their name, CCCP, stems from the cyrillic script for...

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C.S.I. were founded in 1992 by Giovanni Lindo Ferretti

Giovanni Lindo Ferretti

Giovanni Lindo Ferretti is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer and author.- Biography:Giovanni Lindo Ferretti was born in Cerreto Alpi , in the province of Reggio Emilia, in the western part of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna...

 and Massimo Zamboni, along with original members of the Italian band Litfiba

Litfiba

Litfiba is an Italian hard rock band formed in Florence in early 1980.Litfiba originated from the meeting of 5 punk, New Wave and simply rock music fans with then no musical background....

. The naming conventions of the band followed political changes occurring around the time of the fall of the Berlin wall

Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...

. Whereas the earlier band's name referenced the Cyrillic lettering for SSSR (i.e. USSR), "CSI" follows the conventions of the Italian acronym for the newly-established Commonwealth of Independent States

Commonwealth of Independent States

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After Zamboni departed in 2000, the remaining members of C.S.I. continued in the form of Per Grazia Ricevuta

Per Grazia Ricevuta

Per Grazia Ricevuta, often abbreviated as PGR, is an Italian band led by Giovanni Lindo Ferretti.The band grew out of the ashes of his previous project Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti, which disbanded following the departure of long-time collaborator Massimo Zamboni. Their name Per Grazia Ricevuta...

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Discography

• Maciste contro tutti (Maciste against All); 1993, with the bands Üstmamò and Disciplinatha
• Ko de mondo; 1994
• In quiete (In quiet), 1994; ‘unplugged’ concert for Videomusic
  Videomusic
  Videomusic was an Italian music channel and one of the first music channels in Europe. It was founded by Marialina Marcucci and Pier Luigi Stefani in early 1984. The channel used to be broadcast from a location called "Il Ciocco", near the Castelvecchio Pascoli, Frazione of Barga in the province...
  
  
• Linea Gotica (Gothic Line); 1996, I dischi del mulo (distributed by PolyGram Italia)
• Tabula Rasa Elettrificata (Electrified Blank Slate); 1997
• La terra, la guerra, una questione privata (The land, the war, a private affair); 1998
• Noi non ci saremo vol. 1 (We will not be there 1); 2001, collection
• Noi non ci saremo vol. 2 (We will not be there 2); 2002, collection