Costanza Francavilla

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Artist......: Costanza
Album.....: Zerokilled
Url..........: http://www.costanza.tv
Url..........: http://cdbaby.com/cd/costanza

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Release Notes:

Costanza Francavilla formed the ROCK BAND "ETNIA" in 1995, where she was SINGER SONGWRITER and GUITAR player...Sonic Youth and post-rock sounds meet Pink Floyd atmospheres... After many shows in Italy, a stint in LONDON, and the auto-production of a 4 track cd ("Subway Scenes"), the band split in 1998... Costanza moved to London... building up her solo project. She then started to auto-produce her songs with a for 4 track tape-recorder and a DRUM-MACHINE...the influence of London "pre-millennium" ELECTRONICA scene begins ... "minimal lo-fi drum-machine tunes... first approach to synthesizers... rough electric guitars... just few chords ... noises and voices... sensual and blurred... she whispers ....and screams loud..." On the 17th of December 2001, TRICKY- trip-hop guru and "Bristol Sound" maverick and member of MASSIVE ATTACK , one of Costanza's favorite artists ever, came to play in Rome. Costanza managed to give Tricky's drummer (Perry Melius) a demo cd (with 3 songs written, performed and produced by her). The day after Tricky called her asking to work with her: the collaboration started. In Spring 2002 she moved to L.A. to begin recording Tricky's new album VULNERABLE (released in June 2002)... singing on every songs and co-writing 2 of them (STAY and WHAT IS WRONG)... In fall 2002 a limited 2 Cd's-edition of Tricky's BLOWBACK album came out featuring Costanza song MY HEAD. In summer 2003, Costanza performed live on Tricky's "13" tour all around Europe. Her song DESIRE was released in the electronica compilation BACK TO MINE (Tricky) in 2003. ZEROKILLED is a five track Ep written and produced by Costanza... five songs from upcoming album... music against violence...