Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti (C.S.I.;
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: ''Consortium of Independent Players'') is an Italian band that evolved from the former punk/art band
CCCP Fedeli alla linea
CCCP - Fedeli alla linea (; also spelled without the hyphen) is an Italian punk band formed in 1982 in Berlin by vocalist Giovanni Lindo Ferretti and guitarist . The band's style is self-defined by the members themselves as "Musica Melodica ...
.
C.S.I. were founded in 1992 by
Giovanni Lindo Ferretti
Giovanni Lindo Ferretti (born 9 September 1953) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and author. He is considered to be one of the founders of Italian punk rock music.
Biography
Lindo Ferretti was born in Cerreto Alpi (''frazione'' of Co ...
and
Massimo Zamboni
Massimo () is a masculine Italian given name.
Notable people with the name include:
* Massimo Agostinelli (Max Agos) (born 1987), Swiss-based Italian American artist, entrepreneur and activist
* Massimo Agostini (born 1964), Italian football man ...
, along with original members of the Italian band
Litfiba
Litfiba was an Italian rock band formed in Florence in 1980. The band evolved from British-influenced new wave rock to a more personal rock sound influenced by Mediterranean vibes; their songs are mostly sung in Italian.
History First era ...
. The naming conventions of the band followed political changes occurring around the time of the fall of the
Berlin Wall
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. Whereas the earlier band's name referenced the Cyrillic lettering for SSSR (i.e.
USSR
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) as it was wrongly pronounced by peasants in their Italian native region of Emilia Romagna, "CSI" follows the conventions of the Italian acronym for the newly established
Commonwealth of Independent States
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.
After Zamboni departed in 2000, the remaining members of C.S.I. continued in the form of
Per Grazia Ricevuta. C.S.I. split in 2001.
Discography
* ''Maciste contro tutti'' (Maciste against All); 1993, with the bands
Üstmamò and
Disciplinatha; live
* ''Ko de mondo''; 1994
* ''In quiete'' (In quiet), 1994; ‘unplugged’ concert for
Videomusic
Videomusic was an Italian music channel and one of the first music channels in Europe. It was launched in early 1984 and was owned by Marialina Marcucci and Pier Luigi Stefani (VM's Managing Director). It used to air from a location called "Il Ci ...
* ''Linea Gotica'' (Gothic Line); 1996, I dischi del mulo (distributed by PolyGram Italia)
* ''Tabula Rasa Elettrificata'' (Electrified Blank Slate); 1997
* ''La terra, la guerra, una questione privata'' (The land, the war, a private affair); 1998
* ''Noi non ci saremo vol. 1'' (We will not be there 1); 2001, collection
* ''Noi non ci saremo vol. 2'' (We will not be there 2); 2001, collection
Members
* Giovanni Ferretti (vocals - 1992–2001)
* Massimo Zamboni (guitar - 1992–2000)
* Gianni Maroccolo (bass, guitar - 1992–2001)
* Roberto Zamagni (drums - 1992)
* Pino Gulli (drums - 1993–1994)
* Francesco Magnelli (keyboards, vocals - 1992–2001)
* Giorgio Canali (guitar, vocals, violin - 1992–2001)
* Ginevra Di Marco (vocals - 1992–2001)
* Alessandro Gerbi (percussions - 1993–1994)
* Gigi Cavalli Cocchi (drums - 1996–2001)
Music of Italy
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