Baustelle is an

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band from

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Biography

Formed in the mid-'90s in the Tuscan town of

, Italy, Baustelle (a German word that means "construction site" - or "building site" in English) didn't receive much mainstream attention for their first two albums, 2000's ''Sussidiario illustrato della giovinezza'' and 2003's ''La moda del lento''. It was their third one, however, that finally brought them acclaim. Composed of leader Francesco Bianconi on vocals, guitar, and synths, Rachele Bastreghi on vocals and keys, Claudio Brasini on guitar, and Claudio Chiari on drums, the band released ''La malavita'' on

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Italy in 2005. Mixing the romantic sounds of British artists like the Smiths and

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, with Italian composers like

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and

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and American acts like

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and Scott Walker, as well as with modern sounds of electronica and indie rock, the record gained immediate attention in the group's home country, resulting in an extensive nationwide tour. In 2010 the band release ''I mistici dell'Occidente'' and in 2013 '' Fantasma''.

Members

*Francesco Bianconi - lead vocals, guitar, keyboard *Rachele Bastreghi - vocals, keyboard, percussion *Claudio Brasini - guitar ;Past members *Fabrizio Massara - keyboard, mastering *Claudio Chiari - drums, percussion

Discography

Albums

*2000 - ''Sussidiario illustrato della giovinezza'' ( Baracca e Burattini) *2003 - ''La moda del lento'' ( Mi-Mo/Venus) *2005 - ''La malavita'' (

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) *2008 - ''Amen'' (Warner Bros. Records) (Italy: Gold; 50,000+) *2010 - ''I mistici dell'Occidente'' (Warner Bros. Records) (Italy: Gold; 30,000+) *2013 - '' Fantasma'' (Warner Bros. Records) *2017 - ''L'amore e la violenza'' (Warner Bros. Records) *2018 - ''L'amore e la violenza: Vol. 2'' *2023 - ''Elvis'' *2025 - ''El Galactico''

Singles

*"Love Affair" (2003) *"Arriva lo ye-ye" (2004) *"La guerra è finita" (2005) *"Un romantico a Milano" (2006) *"Charlie fa surf" (2008) *"Colombo" (2008) *"Baudelaire" (2008) *"Gli spietati" (2010) *"Le rane" (2010) *"Gomma" (2010) *"La morte (non esiste più)" (2012) *"Nessuno" (2013) *"Monumentale" (2013) *"Lili Marleen" (2016) *"Amanda Lear" (2016) *"Il Vangelo di Giovanni" (2017) *"Betty" (2017) *"Veronica, n.2" (2018) *"Jesse James e Billy Kid" (2018) *"Contro il mondo" (2023) *"Milano è la metafora dell'amore" (2023) *"La nostra vita" (2023) *"Nabucodonosor", with I Cani (2024) *"L'ultimo animale", with I Cani (2024)

Curiosity

The 10th track on the 2008 album ''Amen'' is ''Alfredo'', a song about a well-known 1981 accident in which

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lost his life.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website (Band)

Official website Warner Music

Official website Fabrizio Massara
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