Colloquio is an
experimental-
songwriter band founded
in 1993 by Gianni Pedretti in
Bologna,
Italy. As its main singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Pedretti is the only official member of Colloquio and remains solely responsible for its musical direction. Colloquio's music is a blend of
experimental,
electronic arrangements with the Italian lyrics of Pedretti always in the foreground.
Band members
*Gianni Pedretti -
vocals,
piano,
synthesizer
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*Sergio Calzoni -
synthesizer
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,
sound-design
''Guest Musicians''
*Stefano Nieri -
guitars
*Stefano Castrucci -
guitars
*Stefano Lambertini -
sound engineer
*Matteo Mattioli -
synthesizer
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,
drum-programming
Discography
Tapes
* "Il giardino delle lacrime" (1993)
* "Inferno" (1994)
* "Le dolci carezze della tristezza" (1994)
* "Lettere a una tessitrice d'ombra" (1995 - split with Menarca)
* "Io e l'altro" (1995)
Albums
* "...e lo spettacolo continua" (1997 - selfproduced)
* "Va tutto bene" (2001 -
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)
* "Si muove e ride" (2007 -
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)
* "L'entrata - L'uscita" (2013 -
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)
Compilations
* "Dissolution Fahrenheit" (1997 -
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/L'Alternative Dramatique)
* "Intimations of Immortalità Vol 4" (2003 -
Energeia - featuring the track "Metamorfosi")
Soundtracks
* "Mondo Boiazzo" (1996 - featuring the track "Cisti")
Other works / Collaborations
* Alma Mater "Il parco degli arcobaleni" (1997 -
Toast Records
Toast Records is an independent record label based in Turin, Italy.
Company history
Toast Records is a recording company founded in 1985 by producer ''Giulio Tedeschi'' and operated by Italian Rock. It all started in 1979 in a very “undergr ...
- Pedretti sings in the eponymous title-track)
* Canaan "A calling to weakness" (2002 -
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- Pedretti sings in "Un ultimo patetico addio" and "Essere nulla")
* Canaan "The unsaid words" (2005 -
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- Pedretti sings in "Il rimpianto" and "Senza una risposta")
* Neronoia "Un mondo in me" (2006 -
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)
* Neronoia "Il rumore delle cose" (2008 -
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)
External links
www.colloquio.eu- official site of the band.
Eibon Records- record label website.
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Italian rock music groups