My Awesome Mixtape’s story starts, like that of many other bands, in their bedroom.
That’s where, at the tail end of 2006, Maolo, Checco and Bebo – three spritely Bolognese regaz – half-jokingly start making music. Mixing and matching their favourite styles, they end up generating an original mix of indie rock, hip hop and electronica, the kind you cannot fail to dance to.
In the space of a few months, the band’s first songs become the talk of the town, and soon enough they are hailed everywhere as Italy’s next big thing.
At that point, leaving the bedroom to go out and play with the big kids is almost mandatory. After a few changes in line-up and solo experiments, My Awesome Mixtape become a fivesome: Maolo Torreggiani, Andrea Mancin, Andrea Sologni, Alessandro Scagliarini and Federico Spadoni. Their first album, titled "My Lonely and Sad Waterloo", is published as a co-production between Italian labels My Honey Records and I dischi dell'amico immaginario, on September 8th 2007.
Upon the album’s release, the band has already played in half the country’s live venues, and tries successfully to go abroad and export their music in the rest of Europe.
At the end of 2008, MAM’s “Neverending Tour” will have lined up a smashing 158 live gigs, and gained the band an award as Best Live Band of the season at the annual Meeting of Independent Labels in Faenza.
That’s not the end of it. MAM’s participation in a compilation sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, the special guest appearance in the ensemble video for La nuova musica italiana by Italian hardcore sensations Linea77, and the re-release of “My Lonely And Sad Waterloo” in Germany through Rewika Records, and in Japan through P-Vine Records, start paving the way for a new album, scheduled for release in the fall of 2009.
“How Could a Village Turn Into a Town” will be released in Italy through 42 Records (also home of Gatto Ciliegia Contro Il Grande Freddo, Kobenhavn Store and Fake P) and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland through Rewika Records.
Recorded by Bruno Germano of Settlefish, the album marks a new progression in My Awesome Mixtape’s artistic growth. Composed, arranged and played as a team effort, “How Could a Village Turn Into a Town” matches its predecessor’s freshness with a newfound maturity and awareness in handling and shaping sound.
The album will be preceded before the summer by the “Other Houses” EP, issued by 42 Records in double format, digital and coloured cassette tape (for a total of 168 numbered copies). The EP will be accompanied by two live videos, made by Opificio Ciclope for Italian web TV Pronti al peggio, and will contain three new songs (two of which will not be made available anywhere else), as well as two remixes by hot items of the Italian club scene Congorock and Peluche (Dariella of hip hop band Amari and Matteo Lavagna of Disco Drive).
With a new and improved line-up, once again a five-piece but without guitars, (its members are Maolo Torreggiani, Andrea Mancin, Andrea Suriani, Alessandro Scagliarini and Federico Spadoni), My Awesome Mixtape are about to make their comeback on the Italian stage, before they move on to their next European tour, scheduled for September 2009, when the album is set to be released.
"How Could A Village Turn Into A Town", will be released on September 2009.
My Awesome Mixtape are:
Maolo Torreggiani
Andrea Mancin
Alessandro Scagliarini
Federico Spadoni
Andrea Suriani
My Awesome Mixtape's brand new EP "Other Houses" Free Download + Promobox in Limited Edition!
My Awesome Mixtape - My lonely and sad Waterloo I dischi de l'amico immaginario/My honey records Release date: 07/09/07 Distribuzione: Audioglobe
Etichetta in AUSTRIA/GERMANIA/SVIZZERA: REWIKA (DISTRO: AL!VE) Etichetta in GIAPPONE: P-VINE RECORDS
BOOKING AGENCY FOR ITALY: LOCUSTA -->mail@locusta.net or luca@locusta.net
MANAGEMENT & BOOKING AGENCY FOR EUROPE: LABILE -->info@labile.net
*All the pictures you could see on this My Space Page were taken some days
ago by Lucia Grillini, Giulia BertelliEmanuele Rosso and Ottavio Montanari. Artworks and graphics (t-shirt, ep and everything around 'Other Houses') by Luca Gentile*
UnluckyMad - Ricordi Skanda feat Madd Eff - La gente mi da il vomito Bounce Belvedere feat Mari - Scrivo in blu Noname - Funzionerà Invisibile feat Giovanni - Ti prendo e ti riprendo Envy feat Dj Rage - Fumo negli Occhi
mah, com'è tornato al paefe natìo per l'eftate. macchine attaccate...
per settembre torno su con qualche bel beat diagonale caldo caldo, intanto sistemo le ultime cose per la seratina che faccio quaggiù (mike e cevo parlavano about scendere ma chissà se gliela fanno)
Maolella il 9 suoniamo all'U-Festival di Montevarchi (un cittadella in provincia di Arezzo)...ma non temere...non ci siamo dimenticati di voi e cascasse il cielo ce la faremo ad essere anche al Mengo! Altrimenti siamo proprio gli sfigi number one!
SABATO 4 LUGLIO 2009 @RDA MAYDAY, via della Pianazze 29 - La Spezia
ore 16 sul serio perchè son 9 gruppi!
BENEFIT PER SENZA GABBIE
CENA VEGAN BY VASCELLO VEGANO/EQUAL RIGHTS/FOOD NOT BOMBS ROMAGNA BENEFIT PER LE SPESE LEGALI DELLA CAMPAGNA "GLI ZOO BASTARDI" http://www.glizoobastardi.org
IL MALE - Emilia Romagna, black metal anarco crust. The Whispered Lies of Sabbo. Disco autoprodotto in uscita, nessun myspace, nessun sito, nessuna e-mail.
NOVEMBER 3rd - Imola/Ravenna, ennesima all stars band. Membri ed ex di Memories Of Apocalypse/BanxThis!/Endless Inertia/When Seasons Change. Back to the 90's!. http://www.myspace.com/novemberthethird
RITUAL - Germania, anni '90 ma coi pantaloni stretti comeccipiaceanoi. Mean Season/Chokehold/The Hope Conspiracy. Reflections records. http://www.myspace.com/ritualeurope
Ci sarà anche un intervento riguardante Marcello Lonzi e i relativi sviluppi dell'indagine e delle iniziative correlate. Marcello Lonzi era un ragazzo di 29 anni ammazzato l'11 luglio 2003 dalle botte dei secondini del carcere di Livorno nel quale era deten
MonthlyMusic vi offre il meglio del Panorama Indipendente Internazionale.
Ogni mese, i diversi membri della redazione vi propongono l'unico album che è
riuscito a superare le rigide e critiche barriere che sono alla base del sito.
In un mondo dove tutti ragionano con metodi quantitativi, noi abbiamo un solo
obiettivo: la qualità.
STAY TUNED!
Sabato 27 giugno suoniamo per l'ultima volta al Boombap di Idice. Iniziamo alle 21:30 puntuali. Seguono Cervo, Portugal!, Lleroy e djset di Dance or Die.
An artistic event of techno music and video art performance in the heart of Milan, with the contribution of Box Vision And Galleria Meravigli. The location is very significant being in the historical part of Milan with its typical architecture and charm, it will be a night in which all the positive energy will be released in a city which is often closed to young people and there expressive necessities. The colors of the night and the appropriation of the city center by the youth culture will push aside the greyness and the disturbing chaos that are king during the day. We will once again get together by the "sacred fire" listening and dancing to the rhythm of the drums!
Installazioni-Visual-Performance Sound system 15 Kw
Dj set & live act:
Kisk Multivitamins-11hz recordings-Nuhar rec
Paolo Jankovic Box Vision
Vj set:
Baba Box Vision
Imofresh Limite a zero
Dalle 23:00 alle 4:00 Via Maravigli 3, MM2 Cordusio, Milano
