Klasse kriminale
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punk rock
Punk rock
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band founded in the Liguria
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region of Italy in 1985. Their sound is a fusion of Oi!
Oi!
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, punk, ska
Ska
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and reggae
Reggae
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. Their lyrics discuss social issues such as work, unemployment, drugs, media, street life, and generational gaps. Their influences include The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
, Sham 69
Sham 69
Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
, Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts are an English punk rock/Oi! band formed in South Shields in 1977. The band espoused an anti-fascist and socialist working class philosophy, and have been associated with the skinhead subculture...
and The Specials
The Specials
The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups...
.
In 1988, after some line-up changes, Klasse Kriminale recorded their first single. In 1989, they recorded their debut album, Ci Incotreremo Ancora Un Giorno. They have played concerts in Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, France, Czech Republic and Canada. They have played at anti-racist and anti-fascist events, and at European festivals such as Holidays In The Sun, the Monte Paradiso Belgian Oi! festival, and Punk & Disorderly in Berlin.
The band's lead singer, Marco, created the fanzine Kriminal Class and has produced the compilation albums Oi! It's A World League, Oi! Against Silvio, Oi! Against Racism and Stay Punk!
Discography
- Odiati & Fieri!(Demo-Tape, 1988)
- Ci Inconteremo Ancora Un Giorno (LP,1989)
- Faccia A Faccia (LP-CD-Tape,1991) [for the sub-label of New Rose, Division Nada, managed by Francois, ex-Berurier NoirBérurier NoirBérurier noir is a French punk band formed in Paris in 1983 by Loran , François and Dédé . They called themselves "noir" for the color of mourning and for anarchy and "Bérurier" after the character from the novels of Frédéric Dard...
and with Alteau's artwork] - I Ragazzi Sono Innocenti (LP-CD, 1994)
- 1985-95, Orgoglio Per Le Tue Passioni
- Live/Vivo (CD-LP, 1996) [produced by Paul Chain]
- Ragazzi Come Tu & Me (CD, 1997)
- Mind Invaders [featured by Luther Blissett]
- Electric Caravanas [produced by Jimmy PurseyJimmy PurseyJimmy Pursey is an English singer and record producer. He was the founder and frontman of the English punk rock band, Sham 69 from 1976 to 1980, and from 1986 to 2006.-Biography:...
of Sham 69Sham 69Sham 69 is an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1976.Although not as commercially successful as many of their contemporaries, albeit with a greater number of chart entries, Sham 69 has been a huge musical and lyrical influence on the Oi! and streetpunk genres. The band allegedly derived...
] - I Know This Boy [with Riccardo Pedrini, writer and ex-NabatNabatThe Nabat Confederation of Anarchist Organizations, better known simply as Nabat , was an anarchist organization that came to prominence in Ukraine during the years 1918 to 1920. The area where it held the most influence is sometimes referred to as the Free Territory, though Nabat had branches in...
guitarist] - Stai Vivendo O Stai Sopravvivendo? (CD, 2001)
- "Welcome To Genoa" (CD, 2002) [one CD with a video-track about the police violence during the G8G8The Group of Eight is a forum, created by France in 1975, for the governments of seven major economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 1997, the group added Russia, thus becoming the G8...
in GenoaGenoaGenoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
] - Klasse Kriminale (CD, 2005) [produced by Vic Ruggiero of The SlackersThe SlackersThe Slackers are a New York City band, formed in Brooklyn in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz...
] - Strength & Unity (CD, 2007)
- International Soldier (CD, 2008)
- Riot! Are You Ready? (CD, 2009)
- The Rise And Fall Of The Stylish Kids... Oi! Una Storia (CD, 2010)
EP's
- Costruito In Italia (EP,1988)
- Ragazzi Come Tu E Me (EP,1990)
- Orgoglio Per Le Tue Passioni (EP-MiniCD, 1995)
Compilations
- The History Of Klasse Kriminale Part1: The Collected Higts 1985-1993 (LP-CD, 1993)
- The Best Of Klasse Kriminale (CD, 1997) [on Captain Oi! Records. They were the first non-English speaking act to appear on this label.]
Reissues
- Faccia A Faccia (Picture Disc,1996)
- Faccia A Faccia/Ci Incontreremo Ancora Un Giorno (CD, 1996) [Two Original Album On One CD]
- Ci Inconteremo Ancora Un Giorno (LP, 1998) [All songs Re-Mixed]
- Odiati & Fieri! (CD ,1999)