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Nausea Records is proud to present the first-ever vinyl release from Danza Morta, one of the hidden names of Italy’s early post-punk underground.

Born in Cosenza, Southern Italy, in 1984, Danza Morta emerged from the ashes of punk band Antiwar, founded around the Veltri brothers Massimo (bass) and Alfredo (guitar), vocalist Michele Pingitore, and drummer Massimiliano Coppa. The band quickly developed a sound far removed from straightforward punk, bleak, tribal and primitive at first, then evolving into something darker, more psychedelic and visceral with the addition of keyboardist Roberto Raia.

In 1985, the band recorded seven songs live and without overdubs at the professional RAI radio studio in Cosenza, preserving the immediacy and raw atmosphere of their sound. These recordings, together with two live tracks, form the basis of this 12” LP, carefully restored from the original tapes and gathered together here for the first time.

Their brief existence included appearances alongside other Italian underground acts, support act for the band Amebix, a handful of concerts and, ultimately, dissolution at the end of 1985.

What remains is a powerful snapshot of a moment when punk was mutating into something colder, stranger and more experimental.

Danza Morta – Dead Dance 1985 LP

A lost document of the Italian underground, finally brought back to light. For fans of dark post-punk, minimal wave, psychedelic punk and the obscure sounds of the early ’80s.

LIMITED TO 200 TRANSPARENT ORANGE VINYL + BOOKLET

TRACKLIST:
I - Il Nulla
II - Non Cantate Prima Dell'Alba
III - Dopo L’Attacco
IV - Il Viaggio
V - Fuori Controllo
VI - After
VII - More
VIII - Non Esisto (Live)
IX - Freddo (Live)

TRACKS I to VII: Recorded at RAI Radio Studio in Cosenza, January 1985
TRACKS VIII and IX: Recorded live from the mixing desk at Teatro Dell’Acquario in Cosenza, 01/05/1985

Massimo Veltri - bass
Alfredo Veltri - guitar
Massimiliano Coppa - drums
Michele Pingitore - vocal / lyrics
Roberto Raia - keyboards (live tracks)

Music by Danza Morta. Lyrics by Michele Pingitore except "Non Cantante Prima Dell'alba" by Pino Veltri. Cassette restoration by Marco and Arianna at Tape Lab Studio in Cosenza (tapelab.it). Mastered by Daniel Husayn at NLBF Studios, Germany. Sleeve and booklet layout by Marco Palumbo, London UK. Thanks to Fulvio Delprato and Daniela Giombini (Tribal Cabaret)