''Giardini di Mirò'' was an Italian rock band from
Cavriago who played a mix of
post-rock
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,
psychedelia
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,
shoegaze
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,
dream pop
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,
noise
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, and
post punk
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.
Background
Giardini di Mirò was formed in 1995 from a collaboration between university friends Corrado Nuccini and cartoonist
Giuseppe Camuncoli
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. In 1998, they released their first self-produced
EP and began performing live. They published seven studio albums and a number of EPs before disbanding in November 2024.
Band members
Final lineup
* Jukka Reverberi – vocals, guitar, bass, live electronics (1996–2024)
* Corrado Nuccini – vocals, guitar (1995–2024)
* Luca Di Mira – keyboards (1995–2024)
* Andrea Scarfone – bass (2020–2024)
* Emanuele Reverberi – violin, trumpet, live electronics (2002–2024)
* Lorenzo Cattalani – drums (2013–2024)
Past
* Alessandro Raina – vocals (2003)
* Lorenzo Lanzi – drums, percussion (1998–2003)
* Francesco Donadello – drums, live electronics, programming (2003–2011)
* Andrea Mancin – drums (2011–2013)
* Andrea Sologni – bass
* Mirko Venturelli – bass, clarinet, saxophone (1997–2020)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Rise and Fall of Academic Drifting'' (2001)
* ''Punk... Not Diet!'' (2003)
* ''Dividing Opinions'' (2007)
* ''Il fuoco'' (2009)
* ''Good Luck'' (2012)
* ''Rapsodia Satanica'' (2014)
* ''Different Times'' (2018)
Compilations
* ''The Academic Rise of Falling Drifters'' (2002)
* ''Hits for Broken Hearts and Asses'' (2004)
EPs
* ''Giardini di Mirò'' (1998)
* ''Iceberg'' (1999)
* ''The Soft Touch'' (2002)
* ''Split with Deep End'' (2002)
* ''North Atlantic Treaty of Love, Pt. One'' (2005)
* ''North Atlantic Treaty of Love, Pt. Two'' (2006)
* ''Del tutto Illusorio'' (2021)
Soundtracks
* ''Sangue – La morte non esiste'' (2006)
References
External links
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Italian rock music groups
Italian post-rock groups
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