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Port-Royal (band)
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port-royal is a Genoa
, Italy
-based electronica
and post-rock
band formed in the year 2000 by Attilio Bruzzone (Guitar, Keyboards) and Ettore Di Roberto (Piano, Keyboards). Soon after they were joined by Ettore's brother Michele Di Roberto (Drums), Emilio Pozzolini (Keyboards, Sampling), and Giulio Corona (Bass). The band's music emphasizes instrumentals over lyrics
; a style resembling other instrumentally focused bands, such as Mogwai
and M83
.
Attilio and Ettore from Genoa
, Italy
, decided to form a band
during a party. Their first practice
session is Ettore's bedroom which had a piano and an acoustic guitar with a TASCAM
4 Track cassette recorder. Months later, Ettore's brother and fellow drum player Michele joins the band and finds a name for the project. More sessions take place in the so called "Saletta" nothing but a basement in the old Genovese city-center. Songs are written and some will be the melodic basis of future tracks, others will be forgotten. Throughout the years the band would experience a shift in band members, but the music would always be the same.
Genoa
Genoa |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....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
-based electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
and post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
band formed in the year 2000 by Attilio Bruzzone (Guitar, Keyboards) and Ettore Di Roberto (Piano, Keyboards). Soon after they were joined by Ettore's brother Michele Di Roberto (Drums), Emilio Pozzolini (Keyboards, Sampling), and Giulio Corona (Bass). The band's music emphasizes instrumentals over lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
; a style resembling other instrumentally focused bands, such as Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
and M83
M83 (band)
M83 is a musical act by French musician Anthony Gonzalez. It is named after a spiral galaxy, Messier 83. The band was founded in 2001 by Gonzalez and former member Nicolas Fromageau in Antibes, France...
.
History
In the year 2000, childhood friendsFriends
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Attilio and Ettore from Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |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....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, decided to form a band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
during a party. Their first practice
Practice (learning method)
Practice is the act of rehearsing a behavior over and over, or engaging in an activity again and again, for the purpose of improving or mastering it, as in the phrase "practice makes perfect". Sports teams practice to prepare for actual games. Playing a musical instrument well takes a lot of...
session is Ettore's bedroom which had a piano and an acoustic guitar with a TASCAM
TASCAM
TASCAM is the professional audio division of TEAC Corporation, headquartered in Montebello, California. Tascam is credited as the inventor of the Portastudio, the first cassette-based multi-track home studio recorders. Tascam also introduced the first low-cost mass produced multitrack recorders...
4 Track cassette recorder. Months later, Ettore's brother and fellow drum player Michele joins the band and finds a name for the project. More sessions take place in the so called "Saletta" nothing but a basement in the old Genovese city-center. Songs are written and some will be the melodic basis of future tracks, others will be forgotten. Throughout the years the band would experience a shift in band members, but the music would always be the same.
Current members
- Attilio Bruzzone (Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Bass and sometimes Vocals) 2000–Present
- Ettore Di Roberto (Piano, Keyboards, Programming and sometimes Vocals) 2000–Present
- Emilio Pozzolini (Samplers, Programming) 2001–Present
- Sieva Diamantakos (Visuals, Videos) 2007–Present
- Michele Di Roberto (Drums) 2000-2005
- Giulio Corona (Programming) 2003-2008
LPs
- Flares (Resonant Recordings 2005)
- Afraid To Dance (Resonant Recordings 2007)
- Flared Up - Remixes (Resonant Recordings 2008)
- Magnitogorsk - split LP with Absent Without Leave, 4 tracks each artist (Sound In Silence 2008)
- Dying In Time (n5MD, debruit&desilence, Sleeping Star, Isound Labels, Klik Records 2009)
- 2000-2010: The Golden Age Of Consumerism (n5MD 2011)
EPs
- Kraken EP (Marsiglia Records 2002)
- Honved EP (Chat Blanc Records 2007)
- Anya: Sehnsucht EP (Chat Blanc Records 2008)
- Afterglow EP w/ Millimetrik (Sangre D'Encre 2010)
Compilations
- Bias Illumination Over Diffracted Hearts (2003)
- Milk In My Cup (Green Fog 2004)
- Losing Today (Not On Label 2005)
- The Wire Tapper (Not On Label 2005)
- First Past and the Post (Not On Label 2005)
- Zenatron (De Vega De Ferrari 2006)
- These Waves (Sound In Silence Records 2006)
- Let's Talk About Muerte Pop (Muerte Pop 2007)
- I Am You Are Me - Millimetrik Remixes & Unreleased (Chat Blanc Records 2007)
- Chat Blanc 3rd Anniversary Compilation (Chat Blanc Records 2007)
- Festival Elektroni[k] Septième Édition (Not On Label 2007)
- Little Darla Has A Treat For You Vol. 25 - Endless Summer 2007-08 (Darla 2007)
- Lost Days, Open Skies And Streaming Tides - Manual Rarities & Remixes (Darla 2007)
- Treatment Effects (Chew-Z 2007)
- Merry6mas 2007 (Make Mine Music 2007)
- We Believe Vol. 2 (9.12 Records 2007)
- PostRockNotes.com Compilation (Not On Label 2008)
- Alternative Trippin Vol. 2 (Chaos Management - Emi Poland 2008)
- Northwest Passage's New Era - Millimetrik New Album (Make Mine Music 2008)