Quintorigo is an Italian band founded in 1996 by John de Leo, who left the band in 2005. Their genre vary from experimental

Experimental music

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, jazz

Jazz

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, reggae

Reggae

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, pop

Pop music

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 and rock music

Rock music

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. Although the musical ensemble is composed only by acoustic instruments, the band often makes heavy use of sound effects like distortion, flanger, wah-wah to recreate most of the rock sound in their songs.

Albums

• Rospo (1999)
• Grigio (2001)
• In Cattività (2003)
• Il Cannone (2006)
• Quinto (2006)
• Play Mingus (2008)
• English Garden (2011)