baustelle - amen

in a few days time (february 1), the new disc by baustelle is to come out - only in italy. the rest of the world has to contend with listening to the preview clips on the italian label site or watch the video to the song "charlie fa surf" on youtube.



check my other baustelle-related post here.
and burro, the nice guy from the indieitalia blog posted the unavailable first two albums by baustelle "la moda del lento" and "sussidiario illustrato della giovinezza".

baustelle - la canzone del riformatorio

this song by italian group baustelle is the best song pulp never wrote in their best days, circa 1995. it comes from their first record "sussidiario illustrato della giovinezza" (2000) which is sadly out of print. in 2005/06, after releasing their third record and major label debut "la malavita" they became very successful in italy but remain largely unnoticed in the rest of the world. this album's first single, "la guerra è finita" you can sample here.



their singer and main songwriter, francesco bianconi, wrote italy's big summer hit of 2007: "bruci la città" by irene grandi - another shamefully unnoticed song elsewhere.





the new record by baustelle, titled "amen" is scheduled to be released in january 2008. it was recorded collaborating, among others, with soundtrack legend alessandro alessandroni and ethiopean jazz musician mulatu astatke - something to lookout for!