Talco is an Italian

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. Musically the group combines the horns and rhythms of ska-punk with Italian folk music. Their lyrics reflect the band's support for

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and especially Mano Negra, often describing their sound as "patchanka" after Mano Negra's first album. In 2009 the group wrote the song "St. Pauli" about the cult German football club

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. The team has since used the song as an anthem and Talco has played a number of concerts at

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, Germany.

Discography

Studio albums

* Tutti Assolti (2004) ** L'Odore della Morte ** 11 Settembre '73 ** 60 Anni ** Notti Cilene ** Rachel ** Corri ** Partigiano ** Tutti Assolti ** La Crociata del Dittatore Bianco ** Signor Presidente * Combat Circus (2006) ** Tortuga ** La Sedia Vuota ** Il Passo del Caciurdo ** Combat Circus ** Venghino, Signori Venghino ** La Carovana ** Testamento Di Un Buffone ** Oro Nero ** Bella Ciao ** La Fabbrica Del Dissenso ** A la Patchanka ** Diari Perduti *Mazel Tov (2008) ** Intro ** L'era del Contrario ** Radio Aut ** Il Mio Tempo ** Nel Villaggio ** Il Treno ** Merlutz ** La casa Dell'Impunità ** Tarantella dell'ultimo Bandito ** La mano de Dios ** Il Lamento Del Mare ** Mazel Tov ** St. Pauli *La Cretina Commedia (2010) ** Intro ** Correndo Solo ** Dalla Grotta ** Punta Raisi ** Al Carneval ** La parabola dei Battagghi ** Ultima età ** Non è tempo di campare ** Onda Pazza ** La Cretina Commedia ** Perduto Maggio ** La mia terra ** Casa Memoria * Gran Galà (2012) ** Gran Galà ** La Mia Città ** San Maritan ** Danza dell'autunno Rosa ** La Roda de la Fortuna ** La Macchina del Fango ** All'adunata del Feticchio ** I Giorni E Una Notte ** Dai Nomadi ** La Veglia Del Re Nudo ** A Picco ** Teleternità ** XIII ** Ancora ** Un'idea * Silent Town (2015) ** Il Tempo ** Neverdad ** El Sombra ** Nel Varieta ** Rotolando ** Silent Town ** Via da qui ** Intermondo ** Dalla pallida mirò ** Nella strada ** Ovunque ** Malandia * And The Winner Isn’t (2018) ** Al Parto Sfigurato Della Superiorità ** Onda Immobile ** Señor Hood ** Bomaye ** Reclame ** Lunga La Macabra Stanza ** And The Winner Isn’t ** La Verità ** Intervallo ** Domingo Road ** Avatar ** Matematica Idea ** Silent Avenue (Nella Strada II) * Locktown (2021) ** Locktown ** Il tempo ** Paradise crew ** San maritan ** Danza dell'autunno rosa ** La mia parte peggiore ** Freak ** La verità ** Clock ** Testamento di un buffone ** Descarrila ** Fine di una storia ** Tarantella dell'ultimo bandito ** La torre ** Addio * Insert Coin (2022) ** Radio Countdown ** La Libertà ** Lo Spettacolo ** Papel ** Ames * Videogame (2022) ** Videogame ** Via ** Paradise crew ** Muro di Plastica ** Descarrila ** Frenetica (Strum) ** Psicolabirinto ** Game Over ** Continue (Strum) ** Garage Jukebox ** La Venuta Di Banalità ** Giga Popular ** Ultimo Viaggio * Others ** Talco Mentolato (Maqueta) ** Live (Maqueta)

Live albums

* 10 Years (Live in Iruña) (2014) ** Intro ** L’Odore della morte ** Punta raisi ** Tarantella dell’uomo bandito ** La parabola dei battagghi ** Fischia il vento ** La carovana ** San maritan ** Correndo solo ** St. Pauli ** Testamento di un buffone ** La mia città ** Teleternita ** La sedia vuota ** L’era del contrario ** Bella ciao ** A la patchanka ** Ancora ** Danza dell’autunno rosa ** La roda de la fortuna ** Tortuga ** La torre

Compilations and Collaborations

* ''100 Jahre St. Pauli'' - ''St. Pauli'' * ''St. Pauli EP'' - ''St. Pauli'' * ''Skannibal Party Vol.4 - "Notti Cilene'' * ''Nextpunk Vol.2'' - ''L'odore della morte'' * ''Punx United for Chapas'' - ''60 anni'' * ''Kob vs Mad Butcher'' - ''Corri'' e ''La Carovana''

References

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