Diego Loporcaro of UNITED FORCES OF TECHNOLOGY management of Italian electronic bands and music journalist: “I think that Italian electronic music scene is worth of interest by listeners of the whole world. The most famous Italian electro band is KIRLIAN CAMERA active since 1980.
KC released the following albums:
1983: IT DOESN’T MATTER NOW (LP – selfproduced) VERY RARE!
1985: ORDO ECCLESIAE MORTIS – ZENTRAL FRIEDHOF I (CD – Triton – Germany)
1988: ECLIPSE – DAS SCHWARZE DENKMAL (CD – Triton – Germany)
1991: TODESENGEL – THE FALL OF LIFE (CD – Triton – Germany)
1992: SCHMERZ (CD – Triton – Germany)
1994: ERINNERUNG (CD – Triton – Germany)
1995: SOLARIS – THE LAST CORRIDOR (2CD – Triton – Germany)
1996: PICTURES FROM ETERNITY (CD – Triton – Germany)
1997: THE DESERT INSIDE (CD – Triton – Germany)
1998: THE ICE CURTAIN (2CD anthology 1981-1998 – Nova Tekk – Germany)
1999: UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT (CD – Triton – Germany)
2000: STILL AIR – ARIA IMMOBILE (CD – Radio Luxor – Italy)
2001: ABSENTEE (CD – Radio Luxor – Italy)
2001: KALTE CONTAINER (CD/CD+MCD ltd. edition – Radio Luxor – Italy) Remix album
2002: 1 (CD – Radio Luxor – Italy) re-issue of 1st demo (1980) e 1st mini-album (1981)
Moreover KIRLIAN CAMERA released various singles:
1981: NEWS (12″ – re-issued in 2002 on “1”)
1983: COMMUNICATE (12″ – Italian records – Ita) Very Rare!
1984: EDGES (12″ – re-issued in 1998 on “The Ice Curtain”)
1985: BLUE ROOM (7″/12″ – Italian Records/EMI – Ita) Very rare!
1986: OCEAN (7″/12″/ltd. 12″ rmx – VIRGIN – Ita) Very Rare!
1987: HELDEN PLATZ (7″/12″ – Virgin – Ita) Very Rare!
1988: AUSTRIA (7″/12″ – re-issued in 1998 on “The Ice Curtain”)
1993: KREMATORIUM III / MAY (CDS – selfproduced) RARE!
1994: EKLIPSE ZWEI (Mini-CD – Triton – Germany) in catalogue
1995: OBSESSION (CDS with DIVE – Triton – Germany) in stock
1996: YOUR FACE IN THE SUN (CDS – Triton – Ger) In stock
1998: DRIFTING (CDS – Nova Tekk – Germany) In catalogue
1999: THE BURNING SEA (CDS – Triton – Germany)
Another very important band is undoubtedly PANKOW born in 1981 in Florence and releasing the following albums:
1987: FREIHEIT FUER DIE SKLAVEN (LP/MC/CD – Contempo – Ita) available few copies from AUDIOGLOBE (ITALY)
1989: GISELA (LP/MC/CD – Contempo – Ita) see above
1990: OMNE ANIMAL TRISTE POST COITUM (LP/MC/CD – Contempo – Ita) live anthology of the famous “Gisela World Tour ’90”
1991: SVOBODY! (LP/MC/CD – Contempo – Ita) remix-album
1992: TREUE HUNDE (LP/MC/CD – Contempo – Ita)
1996: PANKOW (CD – Blank Your Mind – Germany) available though AUDIOGLOBE
1997: WODKA, ERDBEEREN UND WEITERE KATASTROPHEN (CD – Blank Your Mind – Germany) anthology available through Audioglobe
PANKOW released very rare singles and EPs:
1982: WITHERS (7″ – Lacerba – Ita) VERY RARE!
1984: GOD’S DENEUVE (12″ – Kindergarten – Ita) re-issued in 1997 on “Wodka…” CD
1987: PANKOW PLAY THE HITS OF THE NINETIES (12″EP – Contempo) VERY RARE!
1988: TOUCH (12″ – Contempo – Ita) VERY RARE!
1988: TEXAS AND PARAGUAY (7″ – Contempo – Ita) RARE!
1989: KUNST UND WAHNSINN (12″/CDS – Contempo/Zoth Ommog – Ita/Ger) VERY RARE!
1989: FREEDOM FOR THE SLAVES (MLP/MC/MCD – Wax Trax! – USA) VERY RARE!
1989: PANKOW SHOW YOU THEIR DONGS (12″/CDS – Contempo/Wax Trax! – Ita/USA) VERY RARE!
1990: REMEMBER ME! (12″/CDS – Contempo – ITA) RARE!
1991: WALPURGISNACHT (12″ – Minus Habens – ITA) Available!
1992: STUPIDITY (12″/CDS – Contempo – ITA) Maybe through Audioglobe Italy
1992: MY BABY CAN… (12″/CDS – Contempo – ITA) As above
1997: BRENNE EUROPA BRENNE (12″ EP – Blank Your Mind – Germany) Deleted!
LIMBO is the third most important band of Italy, born in 1984 and releasing many albums until today:
1989: MY WHIP, YOUR FLESH (LP – Mantra – Ita) VERY RARE!
1991: OUR MARY OF CANCER (LP – Helter Skelter – Ita) RARE!
1991: OUR MARY…+MY WHIP…(CD – Helter Skelter – Ita) RARE!
1992: VOX INSANA (CD – Dune – Ita) Some copies available through Triton Germany
1993: EVIRAZIONE TOTEMICA SERIALE (CD – Dune – Ita) as above
1995: ZOS KIA KAOS (CD – Triton – Germany)
1996: SEIN UND ZEIT (CD – Triton – Germany)
1997: HELL’S GATE VISIONS (CD – Triton – Germany)
remix-album
1998: L’ETRE ET LE NEANT (CD – Nova Tekk – Germany)
1999: CONTINUUM: THE FIRE FRONT (CD – Energeia – Italy)
2000: COSPIRATORIUM: THE ICE LINE (CD – Energeia – Italy)
LIMBO released only two singles:
1986: IN LIMBO (12″ – Spittle Records – Italy) VERY RARE!
1995: SILICIOLATRIA (CDS – Triton – Germany)
KRAFTWERK MEDLEY!!!
Other very important Italian electro bands are: SIGILLUM S (active since 1985), AIN SOPH (active since 1984), NIGHTMARE LODGE (active since 1987), LE FORBICI DI MANITU’ (active since 1983), GERSTEIN (active since 1984), SOLAR LODGE (active since 1989), TASADAY (active since 1985), LA 1919 (active since 1983) and many others.
Members of KIRLIAN CAMERA, LIMBO and collaborators of SIGILLUM S, NIGHTMARE LODGE and others work in the open-project call KEBABTRAEUME, a sort of mega-industrial band on the same way of FRONT 242, FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, SKINNY PUPPY, LAIBACH, VOMITO NEGRO, KLINIK, DIVE, MENTALLO & THE FIXER, X MARKS THE PEDWALK, LEAETHERSTRIP…
KEBABTRAEUME released only one album in 1996:
1996: NEURAL EARTHQUAKE (CD – Minus Habens – Ita)
You can buy it at: www.minushabens,com
Their second album “HUMAN DISEASE” will be out on Minus Habens in September 2002.
If you are interested in more information on Italian electronic bands, please contact me at: unitedft@inwind.it.”