# Nosound > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nosound > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nosound.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosound > Source revision: 1324159889 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Italian rock band}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=May 2022}} {{Primary sources|date=May 2022}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = group_or_band | name = Nosound | image = NosoundBand2019.jpg | image_size = | caption = Nosound in 2019 | origin = Rome, Italy | genre = {{hlist|[Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock)|[post-rock](/source/post-rock)|[electronic](/source/Electronic_music)|[ambient](/source/Ambient_music)}}[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p1034378|pure_url=yes}} allmusic Nosound Biography] | years_active = 2002–present | label = [Kscope](/source/Kscope) | website = {{url|nosound.net}} | current_members = * Giancarlo Erra * Orazio Fabbri * Paolo Vigliarolo * Marco Berni * Daniele Michelacci | past_members = * Paolo Martellacci * Gigi Zito * Gabrele Savini * Giulio Caneponi * Alessandro Luci * Ciro Iavarone }} '''Nosound''' is an Italian [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock) band started in 2002 by Giancarlo Erra. The group plays music in several different genres, including [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock), [post rock](/source/post_rock), electronic, and [ambient](/source/ambient_music). All their early recordings were composed, performed, produced, engineered, and released by Erra, who subsequently formed Nosound in 2006. Two of the band's albums have won the Italian Rock/Prog Music Awards Best Recording honor: ''Lightdark'' – 2008 Best Recording and ''[A Sense of Loss](/source/A_Sense_of_Loss_(album))'' – 2009 Best Recording. ==Band history== {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2022}} ===Solo project (2002–2006)=== Nosound started as a project created by Giancarlo Erra in 2002. He recorded several solo works, at least one of which is unreleased. His early recordings date back to 1998, with an eight-track demo titled ''Radici'' and a nineteen-minute instrumental track on the demo CD ''Maslova''. Bassist Alessandro Luci contributed to some of the early tracks. Erra describes the music as "evocative and intense, with personal songwriting". ''Waves on Russia'' was the first officially released Nosound demo in 2002, followed by the first promo, for ''Sol29''. ===Nosound (2006–present)=== These demos generated enough interest for Erra to play his music live. He began by assembling a number of musicians, which eventually turned into a band. The official Nosound debut album, ''Sol29'', was released in March 2005. A short tour followed and resulted in a live DVD, ''The World Is Outside'', in 2006, containing previously unreleased material. A limited-edition live CD, ''Slow, It Goes'', was issued in the first half of 2007. The EP ''Clouds'', containing three outtakes from the upcoming album ''Lightdark'', was released. ''Lightdark'', Nosound's second studio album, was released in February 2008. It features collaborations with singer [Tim Bowness](/source/Tim_Bowness) ([No-Man](/source/No-Man)) and Marianne DeChastelaine on cello. A remastered edition of ''Sol29'' was issued in conjunction with ''Lightdark''. The album received official recognition by winning the Best Recording award at the Italian Progressive Music Awards Ceremony. In July 2008, the band signed to the new post-progressive label [Kscope](/source/Kscope)/[Snapper](/source/Snapper_Music) and planned to play a few festivals before returning to the studio later that year to start recording their next album. Kscope also released a 2–cd edition of ''Lightdark'', which included a five-track bonus disc. In 2009, Nosound released their third studio album, titled ''[A Sense of Loss](/source/A_Sense_of_Loss_(album))''. It featured a four-string band collaboration that gave it a [post-rock](/source/post-rock) feel. For the second year in a row, the album won the Best Recording award at the Italian Progressive Music Awards. In 2012, an EP titled ''At the Pier'' was released, featuring new band members [Chris Maitland](/source/Chris_Maitland) (formerly of [Porcupine Tree](/source/Porcupine_Tree)) on percussion and Marco Berni on keyboards. This release was in advance of a new studio album, which was to be released in early 2013. The EP also featured Marianne DeChastelaine on cello. The band began work on their next album, ''Afterthoughts'', in 2012. Released in May 2013, the record included new drummer Giulio Caneponi and again featured cellist Marianne DeChastelaine. In 2014, Nosound was invited to play at the [Starmus Festival](/source/Starmus_Festival) in Tenerife, Canary Islands. The band recorded their performance and released it in April 2015. In 2016, the band issued their sixth studio album, ''Scintilla'', which featured a collaboration with [Anathema](/source/Anathema_(band)) vocalist [Vincent Cavanagh](/source/Vincent_Cavanagh). The band spent 2017 touring and working on their next studio album, ''Allow Yourself'', which was released on 21 September 2018. ==Band members== {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2022}} '''Current''' * Giancarlo Erra – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards (2002–present) * Orazio Fabbri – bass guitar (2018–present) * Paolo Vigliarolo – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (2007–present) * Marco Berni – keyboards, backing vocals (2012–present) * Daniele Michelacci – drums (2019–present) '''Past''' * Paolo Martellacci – keyboards (2006–2012) * Gigi Zito – drums (2006–2012) * Gabrele Savini – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (2006–2007) * Giulio Caneponi – drums (2012–2017) * Alessandro Luci – bass (2002–2018) * Ciro Iavarone – drums (2017–2018) ===Lineups=== {| class="toccolours" border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="float: lleft; width: 375px; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid #E2E2E2;" ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2002–2006 | | * '''Giancarlo Erra''' – lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums * '''Alessandro Luci''' – bass guitar, keyboards |- ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2006–2007 | | * '''Giancarlo Erra''' – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards * '''Alessandro Luci''' – bass guitar, keyboards * '''Paolo Martellacci''' – keyboards * '''Gabrele Savini''' – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar * '''Gigi Zito''' – drums |- ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2007–2012 | | * '''Giancarlo Erra''' – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards * '''Alessandro Luci''' – bass guitar, keyboards * '''Paolo Martellacci''' – keyboards * '''Gigi Zito''' – drums * '''Paolo Vigliarolo''' – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar |- ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2012 | | * '''Giancarlo Erra''' – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards * '''Alessandro Luci''' – bass guitar, keyboards * '''Paolo Vigliarolo''' – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar * '''Marco Berni''' – keyboards, backing vocals |- ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2012–2013 | | * '''Giancarlo Erra''' – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards * '''Alessandro Luci''' – bass guitar, keyboards * '''Paolo Vigliarolo''' – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar * '''Marco Berni''' – keyboards, backing vocals * '''Giulio Caneponi''' – drums |- ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2013–2018 | | * '''Giancarlo Erra''' – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards * '''Alessandro Luci''' – bass guitar, keyboards * '''Paolo Vigliarolo''' – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar * '''Marco Berni''' – keyboards, backing vocals * '''Ciro Iavarone''' – drums |- ! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 2019–present | | * '''Giancarlo Erra''' – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards * '''Paolo Vigliarolo''' – guitars * '''Marco Berni''' – keyboards * '''Orazio Fabbri''' – bass * '''Daniele Michelacci''' – drums |} '''Timeline''' {{#tag:timeline|ImageSize=width:800 height:auto barincrement:24 PlotArea = left:110 bottom:100 top:10 right:10 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/2002 till:{{#time:d/m/Y}} TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:3 ScaleMajor = increment:3 start:2005 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:2005 Colors = id:lvocals value:red legend:Lead_vocals,_lead_guitar id:rguitar value:green legend:Rhythm_guitar,_acoustic_guitar id:keys value:purple legend:Keyboards id:bass value:blue legend:Bass id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:bvocals value:pink legend:Backing_vocals id:studio value:black legend:Studio_albums id:ep value:gray(0.6) legend:EP id:bars value:gray(0.93) BackgroundColors = bars:bars LineData = layer:back color:studio at:01/03/2005 at:08/09/2008 at:01/10/2009 at:06/05/2013 at:02/09/2016 at:21/09/2018 color:ep at:01/01/2007 at:15/06/2007 at:01/01/2012 at:01/01/2019 BarData = bar:Giancarlo text:Giancarlo Erra bar:Gabrele text:Gabrele Savini bar:PaoloV text:Paolo Vigliarolo bar:PaoloM text:Paolo Martellacci bar:Marco text:Marco Berni bar:Alessandro text:Alessandro Luci bar:Orazio text:Orazio Fabbri bar:Gigi text:Gigi Zito bar:Giulio text:Giulio Caneponi bar:Ciro text:Ciro Iavarone bar:Daniele text:Daniele Michelacci PlotData = color:lvocals width:13 bar:giancarlo from:start till:end color:rguitar bar:Giancarlo from:start till:15/06/2006 width:7 bar:Gabrele from:16/06/2006 till:15/06/2007 bar:paoloV from:16/06/2007 till:end color:keys bar:giancarlo from:start till:end width:3 bar:Alessandro from:start till:15/06/2006 width:3 bar:paoloM from:16/06/2006 till:15/06/2012 bar:Marco from:16/06/2012 till:end color:bass bar:Alessandro from:start till:15/06/2018 bar:Orazio from:16/06/2018 till:end color:drums bar:Giancarlo from:start till:15/06/2006 width:5 bar:Gigi from:16/06/2006 till:15/06/2012 bar:Giulio from:16/06/2012 till:15/06/2017 bar:Ciro from:16/06/2017 till:31/12/2018 bar:Daniele from:01/01/2019 till:end color:bvocals bar:Marco from:16/06/2012 till:end width:3}} ===Notable contributors=== * [Tim Bowness](/source/Tim_Bowness) – vocals/lyrics on ''Lightdark'': "Someone Starts to Fade Away" * Marianne DeChastelaine – cello on ''Lightdark'', ''At the Pier'', ''Afterthoughts'', and ''Scintilla'' * [Chris Maitland](/source/Chris_Maitland) – drums on ''At the Pier'' and ''Afterthoughts'' * [Vincent Cavanagh](/source/Vincent_Cavanagh) – vocals on ''Scintilla'': "In Celebration of Life" and "Perfect Wife" ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''Sol29'' (2005) * ''Lightdark'' (2008) * ''[A Sense of Loss](/source/A_Sense_of_Loss_(album))'' (2009) * ''Afterthoughts'' (2013) * ''Scintilla'' (2016) * ''Allow Yourself'' (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.proggnosis.com/Release/52842|title = Allow Yourself - a Studio release by NOSOUND artist / Band}} ===EPs=== * ''Slow, It Goes'' (2007) * ''Clouds'' (2007) * ''At the Pier'' (2012) * ''Saviour'' (2019) * ''To the Core'' (2025) ===Live albums=== * ''The World Is Outside'' (2006) * ''The Northern Religion of Things'' (2011) * ''Teide 2390'' (2015) * ''This Night'' (2021) ===Compilations=== * ''Introducing Nosound'' (2015) ===Promotional=== * ''Nosound Promo 2004'' (2004) * ''Lightdark Promotional'' (2008) ===Demos=== * ''Radici'' (1998) * ''Maslova'' (2001) * ''Waves on Russia'' (2002) ==Videography== * ''Sol29 Clip DVD'' (2005) * ''The World Is Outside DVD'' (2006) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{official website|nosound.net}} * {{Discogs artist}} {{Authority control}} Category:Musical groups established in 2002 Category:Musical groups from Rome Category:2002 establishments in Italy Category:Italian psychedelic rock music groups Category:Italian post-rock groups --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nosound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosound) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosound?action=history)). 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