Born in 1983 in Brescia (Italy), Maniscalco took up music and photography at a very young age. His career as a professional musician takes off in 2001, still a teenager, by hanging out and playing in the best local jazz scene. His talent and commitment would soon catch the attention of the most acclaimed Italian jazzmen: Enrico Rava, Stefano Battaglia, Pietro Tonolo, Stefano Bollani, Ares Tavolazzi, Gianluca Petrella, Emanuele Cisi, Francesco Bearzatti, Sandro Gibellini and many more. Largely self-taught, he graduated as a ‘Solist’ at the Rhythmic Conservatory of Copenhagen in 2014. A sensitive improviser and composer, Maniscalco performs regularly in big and small venues around the world, both on piano and drums. He also collaborates with actors/actressess, dancers and visual artists. He appeared in over forty studio albums. His photographic work extends from commissioned music portraiture to personal research within urban landscape, people and nature.

KICK, from Italy, are Chiara Amalia Bernardini and Nicola Mora.

The duo's sound combines rough and captivating elements in what could ideally be called "sweet noise", that is a style of their own.

Their new album "Light Figures" was released on March 16, 2022 for Dischi Sotterranei (Italy), Anomic Records (Germany) and Sour Grapes (UK). Its production was curated together with Marco Fasolo (Jennifer Gentle, I Hate My Village).
The first single "Setting Tina", featuring Scott Reeder (historical member of Kyuss, now in Fireball Ministry) on bass, was released on July 5, 2021. In the following months, three other singles were extracted: “Sirens Never Sleep”, “Rubberlover”, and “Viole”. 

“Light Figures” represents a natural change of direction for the duo: the sounds become less electronic and on the other hand more analogue, minimal and at the same time heavy. An approach that reflects a heterogeneous background, able to embrace the hypnosis of trip hop as well as the harshness of the New York no-wave, up to stoner, desert rock and neo-psychedelia.

KICK's first album, "Mothers", was released in 2016. "Mothers" was followed by the EP "Post-Truth", released by Bello Records in 2018 with three single extracts.

Among their most noteworthy concerts, they opened for The Underground Youth at NoSilenz Festival (Italy) in 2019, played SoFar London in the same year, and 8MM Bar in Berlin in July 2022.

Michele Zuccarelli Gennasi was born on the 28th of August, 1988 at 10.30 AM. 

Due to him being born under the virgo star sign, he is defined by his sensitiveness, the powers of observation, and stimulated by eclecticisms. 

He is curious and fascinated by everything that is beautiful, unusual and bizarre. Alongside his former years studying the drum kit, he began to listen to music covering a multitude of different genres.

Through a particular and influential meeting with a group of musicians, he progressed to listening and practicing the music and styles which he is now currently focused on; those styles being jazz, electronic and ethnic music. He strongly believes in art’s ability to communicate; as a medium through one can express doubts, sureness, or vision. 

Michele is committed to listening, analysing and internalising many different forms of arts in order to step closer to learning how each and every music constructs and enables this communication. 

He is open to all kinds of collaboration.

Maria Faust (1979) is Estonian saxophone player and composer living in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mostly known in the field of third stream jazz, modern big band music, improvised music and other more alternative music styles. 

Grafton Tanner is a writer and musician from Athens, Georgia. His book, Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts, was published by Zero Books in 2016. His writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Hong Kong Review of Books, Mesmer, We Are The Mutants, and other places. He writes and performs music with his band Superpuppet and is currently writing a book on Big Tech and nostalgia.

CONTACT: graftontanner@gmail.com

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