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Neon is one
of the most active band in 80's Italian new wave time, marking
Italian rock history.
The band, which was born first as a duo at the end of the 70's in
Florence's undeground culture, soon stands out for its Kraftwerk and
new wave icons' synth, which made their style a unique 80's cultural
dream's specimen, together with newromantic and post punk tought of
bands like Joy Division, Ultravox and Human League.
In 1980, the band got off to an electronic start with the single
"Information of death", and later, through several line up changes,
it achieves to synthetize a mix of obsessive electro sounds, obscure
athmospheres and quite original pop melodies which take shapes in
later works like "Tapes of darkness" (1981), "Obsession" (1982), "My
blues is you" (1983), "Dark Age" (1984); in 1985 "Rituals"
sanctioned Neon as the best Italian new wave band of that year.
Excellent studio productions and intense live activities has brought
Neon to be one of the few icons belonging to alternative 80's
Italian music scene.
In late 2005 a cd box containing Neon's first vynil works has reissued,
and it allowed audience to appreciate more and more quartet's
emotional fund, innovative power and mainly showed its heritage into
the international electro - wave scene.
In 2008 two other
cd issues: Oscillator, the first Neon concert back in 1979 in
Florence and Memories, the best of Neon 1980-1986.
The band is in
activity, live and preparing a new cd album.
Actual line up:
Marcello
Michelotti: Vocals, synth
Piero Balleggi:
Keyboards, synth, vocals
Leo Martera:
Drums, electronic percussions
Nardo Lunardi:
Guitars
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