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Sunday, November 22, 2009 


Intervista a Marcello Michelotti, fondatore e cantante della band storica fiorentina

a cura di Gabrydark

fotografie by Giancarlo Donatini


http://www.rosaselvaggia.com/neonint.htm
 http://www.rosaselvaggia.com/neon09.htm
Friday, October 03, 2008 

Category: Music
Neon have reached number one in IAC!!!
 
ITALIAN ALTERNATIVE CHART :::: SEPTEMBER 08
 
01 Neon - Memories 1980 - 1986
02 Ladytron - Velocifero
03 Die Perlen - Szenenwechsel
04 Fixmer/McCarthy - Into The Night
05 Front 242 - Moments...
06 Colony 5 - Buried Again
07 Negative Format - Gradients
08 Red Cell - Lead or Follow
09 Various Artists - A Compilation 3
10 Coil - The New Backwards

http://www.capture-music.com/iac.htm

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Saturday, September 20, 2008 

Category: Music
Neon is a legendary new wave band formed in Florence 1979 and led by Marcello Michelotti. Marcello is the only permanent member of Neon and therefore the different musicians who contributed in this act saw to it that also the sound varied which each setting. This without loosing their roots. Although a lot of people might not know Neon, this cult act from Italy was quite big in their home-country. In 1980 the band got off to an electronic start with the single Information of Death. Later, through several line up changes, it achieved to create a mix of obsessive electro sounds, obscure atmospheres and quite original pop melodies which took shape in later works like Tapes of Darkness (1981), Obsession (1981), My Blues in You (1983), Dark Age (1984 which you might know from a Zwichenfall sampler). In 1985 the album Rituals sanctioned Neon as the best Italian new wave band of that year. And listening to this best of album I definitely know why. Listening to tracks as Isolation, Information of Death, Runnin' and Dark Age the guitar dominates over the synthesizer. Tracks such as Boxes, My Blues in You, Drivin' and Spiders for example have a more synthesizer orientated sound. In my opinion the combination of more guitar driven songs and synthesizer based songs combine very well on this album. Every song on this album sounds great and looks promising on the dance-floor of new wave and Gothic dance parties around the globe. Personal favourites are Isolation (also presented as a nice video on this album), Information of Death, Runnin' and Dark Age.
The other tracks are of the same quality so take your pick! Memories is a best of album which should not be missed by fans of the genre! An absolute recommendation for fans of the genre which makes me curious how Neon would do it on stage!

Source: http://www. gothtronic. com/?page=23&reviews=5294
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 
Dear friends,
WWW.NEONFACTORY.IT
is finally updated and renewed. Take a look, thank you!
Neon

Monday, September 08, 2008 
MERCHANDISE NEON

Gli articoli in vendita sono:

*T-Shirts uomo e donna: Fruit of the Loom, logo bianco su maglietta nera, taglie da uomo S, M, L e taglie da donna sfiancate S, M, L. Una maglietta costa 10 € a cui vanno aggiunti 2 € per la spedizione.

*Cd Oscillator (il primo concerto dei Neon al Banana Moon di Firenze nel 1979) uscito per la Fiorentina Spittle Records, nuovo, chiuso con cellophane, con booklet con foto, articolo e credits. Prezzo 10 € + 2€ di spedizione.

*Cd Memories - The best of Neon, 1980-1986, uscito ora per la Russa Intuition Records, con booklet di 12 pagine con tutti i testi delle canzoni e foto. 13 canzoni + videoclip di Isolation in formato DivX Avi ad alta risoluzione (unico videoclip ufficiale dei Neon girato su pellicola da 16 mm con la regia di Carlo Isola, 1986).Prezzo: 15 € + 2€ per spese di spedizione

*Spilletta Neon, con logo bianco su sfondo nero come la t-shirt, prezzo: 1€.Se prendete più di un articolo il costo della spedizione rimarrà invariato a 2€.Versamento su PostePay.

Grazie mille per l'interesse

Neon

Cd Memories - The best of Neon 1980-1986



Cd Oscillator - Il primo concerto dei Neon nel 1979



Maglietta Uomo - taglie S, M, L



Maglietta Donna - taglie S, M, L





Spilletta NEON





Thursday, April 17, 2008 
The Russian label Intuition Records has announced the release of The best of Neon, Memories 1980 - 1986 on June 2008 with a worldwide distribution.The cd will contain a booklet with all the complete lyrics and some pictures.Here's a sample of the covers.Cover realization by Tantra Gfx<> Buy digital version at:
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 
The first ligth, the pure noise. Recorded live in Florence on winter 1979. OSCILLATOR. Out now on Spittle Records.


Neon - Oscillator
Neon - Oscillator
Neon - Oscillator
Neon - Oscillator
Neon - Oscillator
Neon - Oscillator
Sunday, December 16, 2007 
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 

Category: Music

Neon was one of the most active band in 80's italian new wave time, marking italian rock history.

The band, which was born first as a duo at the end of  the 70's in Florence's undeground culture, soon stands out for its Kraftwerk and new wave icons' synth, which made their style a unique 80's cultural dream's specimen, together with newromantic and post punk tought of bands like Joy Division, Ultravox and Human League.

In 1980, the band got off to an electronic start with the single "Information of death", and later, through several line up changes, it achieves to synthetize a mix of obsessive electro sounds, obscure athmospheres and quite original pop melodies which take shapes in later works like "Tapes of darkness" (1981), "Obsession" (1981), "My blues is you" (1983), "Dark Age" (1984); in 1985 "Rituals" sanctioned Neon as the best italian new wave band of that year.

Excellent studio productions and intense live activities has brought Neon to be one of the few incons belonging to alternative 80's italian music scene.

Recently a cd box containing Neon's first vynil works has reissued, and it allowed audience to appreciate more and more quartet's emotional fund, innovative power and mainly showed its heritage into the international electro - wave scene.


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The story began in Florence-Italy on 1979 when Marcello Michelotti and Stefano Fuochi played as NEON at the Banana Moon Club, two strange looking guys with a strange looking show in a strange looking place, the sound was purely electronic, lot of rythms noises and tapes manipulations supported by an extensive use of visual arts during live acts, electronic punk and ingenuity. sometimes irritating often interesting (occasionally supported live by a sax player ); annual live report: 2 shows

1980: the first record "Information of death./D.I.N.A." a very limited edition produced by ControradioDue to this record and to some sonorisations in some italian art galleries the duo (occasionally supported live by a sax player) became well known in the rising of italian new wave at the end of the year Stefano Fuochi left Neon; annual live report: 15 shows

1981: "Tapes of darkness"; Adriano Primadei on guitars, annual live report: 20 shows

1982: "Obsession" Ranieri Cerelli on guitars, Roberto Federighi on drums, Barbara Big on keys, Marcello Michelotti on vocals and electronics; annual live report: 30 shows, on tour with Simple Minds

1983: Piero Balleggi on keyboards join the band, the sound change at his best: "My blues is you" some kind of dance..they say..annual live report: 35 shows

1984: "Dark age": on tour with Mr.John Foxx..annual live report: 30 showsrockerilla readers vote Neon as best italian wave band

1985: "Rituals": about 60 dates tour

1986: "Red Light": Adriano Primadei on keyboards..Sanremo Rock disaster !

1987: "Crimes of passion 1"; annual live report: 40 shows

1988: "Crimes of passion 2"

1988: "I'm on my way"; annual live report: 25 shows

1989: "Crimes of passion 3"; about 40 dates in Italy and 25 dates in Europe Neon was, among the others in France, Spain, Belgique, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Russia

1990  -  1997  no report

1998 october : Resurrection days Adriano Primadei on key's, Nardo Lunardi on guitars, Leo Martera on drums, Luca Giannoni on bass and former member Marcello Michelotti on vocals play live as Neon at Tenax Club

2001 The Ashes Tour: two gigs (Siddharta Club in Italy andThe Sanctuary night in Switzerland) were recorded for future plans of..Mr.Vencio plays live drums Andrea Mancini (c.o.p.) playsthe bass, Nardo plays guitars.

2007 Reunion Tour 2007-2008: Still working on the calendar, for bookings write to poindexter@infinito.it

NEON - BIO - ITALIANO

La storia del rock Italiano passa da qui.
Dopo 20 anni di assenza dalle scene, tornano ad esibirsi i Neon con la line up originale.
I Neon, tra i più attivi gruppi della new wave tricolore degli anni '80, nascono come duo nel 1978 a Firenze, una città in subbuglio, in preda ai fermenti della sottocultura giovanile che scaturiva dai circuiti dell'underground locale.
In prima linea c'erano i Neon di Marcello Michelotti, l'avanguardia della nouvelle vague Fiorentina, la vera sferzata di novità nello scenario di allora, senza nulla togliere alle nuove rivelazioni cittadine come Diaframma, Moda, Litfiba. Il loro synth ereditato dai Kratfwerk e dalle icone new wave si univa al pensiero neoromantico e post punk di band come Joy Division, Ultravox, Human League.
Lo stile dei Neon era e rimane unico rappresentante di quel sogno culturale dei primi anni '80 tutto Europeo che parlava al nostro sentire come un miraggio di luce-speranza capace di constatare le ombre dell'età oscura.
Dopo un inizio esclusivamente elettronico con il singolo "Information of Death" del 1980, attraverso numerosi cambi di formazione arrivano a sintetizzare una miscela di ossessività elettro, atmosfere oscure e melodie pop piuttosto originali che prendono forma nei successivi lavori "Tapes of Darkness" (1981), "Obsession" (1982), "My Blues is You" (1983), "Dark Age" (1984) e sopratutto il maturo "Rituals" del 1985.
L'eccellente produzione in studio, unita ad un'intensa attività live, contribuisce a fare dei Neon una delle poche icone della musica alternativa Italiana degli anni '80.
Recentemente l'uscita di un cofanetto contenente la ristampa su cd dei loro primi lavori vinilici ha permesso di apprezzarne ancora di più la indubbia carica emotiva e forza innovatrice del qurtetto e sopratutto la loro eredità sul panorama electro-wave internazionale!
NEON:
Marcello Michelotti: Lead vocals and synth

Piero Balleggi: Keyboards and synth, backing vocals

Adriano Primadei: Guitar, electronics and computer programming

Leo Martera: Drums and electronic percussions

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La storia inizia a Firenze nel 1979 quando Marcello Michelotti e Stefano Fuochi, suonano come Neon al Banana Moon Club, due personaggi strani, ccon uno spettacolo strano, in un posto strano, un suono puramente elettronico con un sacco di rumori ritmati affiancati da un uso massiccio di arte visiva, punk elettronico ed ingenuità, a volte irritante, spesso interessante.
report anuale: 2 show


1980: la prima incisione "information of death/D.I.N.A.", una edizione molto limitata, prodotta da Controradio Due, qualche sonorizzazione in qualche galleria d'arte italiana. il duetto veniva, occassionalmente accompagnato da un sax dal vivo.
Diventando famosi al sorgere della new wave. Alla fine dell'anno Stefano Fuochi abbandona i Neon.
report annuale: 15 shows

1981:"Tapes of darkness": Adriano Primadei alla chitara
report annuale: 20 show


1982: "Obsession": Ranieri Cerelli alla chitara, Roberto Federighi- percussioni, Barbara Big alla tastiera, Marcello Michelotti voce e elettronica
report annuale: 30 show, in tour Italiano con Simple Minds.


1983: Piero Balleggi alla tastiera entra a fare parte del gruppo, il suono cambia al meglio con il singolo "My blues is you"
report annuale: 35 show



1984: "Dark age": tour con Mr.John Foxx
(I lettori di "Rockerilla" eleggono Neon, come il miglior gruppo Wave dell'anno)
report annuale: 30 show


1985: "Rituals" l'album:
report annuale: circa 60 show


1986: "Red Light": Adriano Primadei alla tastiera. Grande successo a Sanremo Rock.


1987: "Crimes of passion 1"
report annuale: circa 40 show


1988: "Crimes of passion 2"/"I'm on my way"
report annuale: circa 25 show


1989: "Crimes of passion 3"
report annuale: circa 40 show (Italia)
Euro/Russian Tour 25 show (Francia, Belgio, Olanda, Germania, Austria, Svizzera, Russia)

1990-1997 nessuna attività

1998 Ad Ottobre NEON live al Tenax Club
Formazione:
Adriano Primadei - Tastiere
Nardo Lunardi - Guit
Leo Martera - Drums
Luca Giannoni - Bass
Marcello Michelotti - Vox

2001 The Ashes Tour
Siddharta Club (IT)
The Sanctuary night (Swizzera)

2006: Esce il cofanetto BOXED con tutta la discografia NEON in 7 cd + booklet per la Contempo Records di Firenze, già ristampato 3 volte.

2007 - 2008 REUNION TOUR
Marcello Michelotti: voce
Piero Balleggi: tastiere, synth e voce
Adriano Primadei: chitarra
Leo Martera: batteria

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Deutsche Bio

Neon war eine der aktivsten Bands der italienischen New Wave Szene der 1980er Jahre und hat die italienische Rock-Geschichte maßgeblich geprägt.
Die Band wurde Ende der 1970er Jahre in der Florentiner Subkultur zunächst als Duo geboren und schell durch ihre an Kraftwerk und anderen New Wave Ikonen orientierten Synthsounds bekannt. Ihr einzigartiger Stil drückt einen kulturellen Traum der 1980er Jahre aus, der sie zusammen mit Bands der Post Punk und New Romantic Ära wie Joy Division, Ultravox und The Human League zu Hauptvertretern dieser Zeit macht.
1980 gelang der Band mit der Single "Information of Death" ein elektronischer Anfang. Nach vielen Line up Wechseln gelang es ihnen eine Mischung von obzessiven Elektroklängen, dunklen Atmosphären und einzigartigen Pop Melodien zu erzeugen. Dieser Stil nahm dann in den nächsten Arbeiten wie "Tapes of darkness" (1981), "Obsession" (1981), "My blues is you" (1983) und "Dark Age" (1984) deutliche Gestalt an.
1985 wurde Neon für "Rituals" zur besten italienischen New Wave Band des Jahres gewählt.
Hervorragende Studioproduktionen und intensive Live-Tätigkeit ließen Neon zu einer der wenigen Ikonen der alternativen italienischen Musik Szene der 1980er Jahre werden.
Kürzlich ist eine CD-Box mit Neons ersten Vinyl-Arbeiten erschienen, die es der Hörerschaft ermöglicht die emotionale Tiefe und die innovative Kraft des Quartetts kennen und wertschätzen zu lernen. Insbesondere aber zeigt ihre Musik allenorts das Weiterleben der Band in der internationalen Elektro Wave Szene.

Monday, October 29, 2007 

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Ascenscion 2006

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Ritual 2007

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