Giardini di Mirò
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Giardini di Mirò is a post-rock
unit based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The group formed in 1998, and its members include Jukka Reverberi, Lorenzo Lanzi, Mirko Venturelli, Luca Di Mira, and Corrado Nuccini. Notable acts the unit has toured with include Godspeed You! Black Emperor
, Karate
, Ulan Bator
, and Unwound
.
The band has released several EP
recordings, in addition to a pair of full-length studio recordings. A remix
album of some of their recordings was released in 2002, with performances from several notable artists including Apparat
, Styrofoam
, ISAN
, Dntel
, Herrmann und Kleine, amongst others.
to a Progressive rock
outfit which was based in Rome, Italy in the 1970s. The earlier outfit disbanded after recording some tapes for Italian national television. The newer band's first recording was an instrumental
version of the original band's song, "Città di Vetro". The mastermind behind the original group was impressed by the cover version
, so much so that he paid for the recording expenses to have the song done in a studio. this band is not all Italian but they come from Italian background
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
unit based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The group formed in 1998, and its members include Jukka Reverberi, Lorenzo Lanzi, Mirko Venturelli, Luca Di Mira, and Corrado Nuccini. Notable acts the unit has toured with include Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994...
, Karate
Karate (band)
Karate was an American band, formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1993 by Geoff Farina, Eamonn Vitt and Gavin McCarthy. In 1995, Jeff Goddard joined the band as bass player, and Vitt moved to second guitar...
, Ulan Bator
Ulan Bator (band)
Ulan Bator is a French experimental post-rock band founded in 1993 by Amaury Cambuzat and Olivier Manchion. They got their name from Ulan Bator, the capital city of Mongolia...
, and Unwound
Unwound
Unwound was a United States post-hardcore band based in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington. Formed in 1991, the band consisted of Justin Trosper , Vern Rumsey , and Brandt Sandeno , all of whom had previously been in a band called Giant Henry. Brandt Sandeno quit Unwound in 1992 and was replaced by...
.
The band has released several EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
recordings, in addition to a pair of full-length studio recordings. A remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
album of some of their recordings was released in 2002, with performances from several notable artists including Apparat
Apparat
Apparat can mean:* Apparatchik, a functionary in the Soviet Union* Apparat , Sascha Ring, a German electronic musician* Apparat Organ Quartet, an Icelandic band* Apparat Singles Group, a fictional comic book publisher...
, Styrofoam
Styrofoam
Styrofoam is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company for closed-cell currently made for thermal insulation and craft applications. In 1941, researchers in Dow's Chemical Physics Lab found a way to make foamed polystyrene...
, ISAN
Isan
Isan is the northeastern region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima...
, Dntel
Dntel
James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel , is an electronic music artist. He is sometimes cited as James Figurine, the co-programmer and vocalist for the electropop outfit Figurine. Other projects include Strictly Ballroom, Headset and The Postal Service. Tamborello has...
, Herrmann und Kleine, amongst others.
Albums
- 2001 - Rise and Fall of Academic Drifting (Homesleep)
- 2003 - Punk... Not Diet! (Homesleep/2nd rec)
- 2007 - Dividing Opinions (Homesleep/2nd rec)
- 2009 - Il fuoco (Unhip records)
Collections/Remix
- 2002 - The Academic Rise of Falling Drifters (Homesleep/2nd rec)
- 2004 - Hits for Broken Hearts and Asses (2nd rec)
- 2006 - North Atlantic Treaty of Love (2nd rec)
EPs
- 1998 - GDM? (autoprodotto/Fiction.Friction)
- 1999 - Iceberg EP (Gammapop/Zum)
- 2002 - The Soft Touch EP (Homesleep)
Singles/Split
- 2000 - GDM vs. Pmn 10" (2nd rec)
- 2002 - Split GDM/Deep End 10" (Love Boat)
- 2002 - Split GDM/Yuppie Flu - Heidi Whiskey 28 7" (Jonathan Whiskey)
- 2003 - Revolution on Your Pins! (Homesleep/2nd rec)
- 2005 - Boys Scarves Are a Guide to Rebellion 7" (Earsugar)
- 2006 - North Atlantic Treaty of Love pt.1 (2nd rec)
- 2006 - North Atlantic Treaty of Love pt.2 (2nd rec)
Trivia
The band's moniker is a homageHomage
Homage is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic....
to a Progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
outfit which was based in Rome, Italy in the 1970s. The earlier outfit disbanded after recording some tapes for Italian national television. The newer band's first recording was an instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
version of the original band's song, "Città di Vetro". The mastermind behind the original group was impressed by the cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
, so much so that he paid for the recording expenses to have the song done in a studio. this band is not all Italian but they come from Italian background