Punkreas are one of the most famous punk bands in Italy. They were founded in Parabiago, Milan, in 1989 and in 2005 they published their last record.The best qualities of the band are solidity and constancy, since during the 15 years of activity, with a lot of tours, the starting lineup changed only once, and Punkreas produced a record about every 2 years. Nowadays the lineup is composed of Cippa (voice), Flaco (electric guitar), Paletta (electric bass), Noise (electric guitar) and Gagno (drums), who substituted Mastino since the record
Falso.
Musically, the sound of the band is raw and strong, with a technique which has contantly grown better with the time and with a good creativity, especially in the lyrics. Mostly in the last years the combination with ska has become stronger and the sound in general has become more complex.
History
In December of 1990, Punkreas released the demo
Isterico, their self-made debut record, containing the single
Il vicino, quickly become a success and the flagship song of Italian ska core.Lots of live shows follow
Isterico and in 1992
United Rumors of Punkreas is published, excellent predecessor of
Paranoia e Potere, maybe the band's best record.
Paranoia e Potere gives
Punkreas celebrity, putting them between the most well-known italian punk bands. The analogic recording, which we can easily notice listening to their songs, makes their music more aggressive and homogeneus; songs which still today are well-known, like
Acā Toro,
La Canzone del Bosco and
Tutti in Pista are part of this record.1997 is a busy year for Punkreas: the growing interest towards the band, due to the huge number of lives, leads to the new publication of
Isterico and
United rumors of Punkreas under the best of
90-93, while the publication of the new album
Elettrodomestico is taken up. This last record is produced under the newborn Atomo Dischi, the new Punkreas record company.The success of the band is confirmed by the exhibitions at the Festival Teste Vuote Ossa Rotte - which later would become Independent Day - and Vans Warped Tour, and exploits in the whole Italy.In 2000 the group publishes
Pelle, with distribution by Universal. thanks to the distribution by a major, the record reaches the main distribution channels. From this album 3 videos are also produced:
Sosta,
Terzo mondo and
Voglio Armarmi. The first about a singular and unlucky theft in a store, the second with high references, like Dr. Strangelove, the third entirely made of the cartoons by Davide Toffolo.in 2002 the lineup changes: Mastino is substituted by Gagno. This is the year of
Falso, an album where the influences of ska, reggae and rock are greater than usual. This album firstly encounters the resistance of those who fear the distribution by a major could cool the tones of the band. The video
Canapa is taken from this publication, which shows the group seeding a plant of marjuana and maing it grow. Also in this record are the songs
Falsa and
Toda la noche.In 2005
Quello che sei is published, always under the Atomo Dischi brand, with songs like
American Dream,
L'uomo con le branchie and
Chirurgo Plastico.At the beginning this record should have contained also the song
Ma che bel mondo č, a cover of the song
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, but the rights ownerships stopped this publication. This song is anyway available on the web.
Discography
Studio
- Isterico 1990
- United Rumors of Punkreas 1992
- Paranoia e potere 1995
- Elettrodomestico 1997
- Pelle 2000
- Falso 2002
- Quello che sei 2005
Lives and Best of
- Punkreas 90-93 1997
- Punkreas Live 2006
Singles
- La canzone del bosco 1997
- Sosta 2000
- Terzo Mondo 2000
- Canapa 2002
Videos
External links
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