The Death of Banality

It's always difficult and sometimes even prohibited to put a label on music because of personal emotions and strong sensations.

Usually, classifying helps us to understand a concept, but frequently we tend to abuse terminologies, thus creating unusual and improbable descriptive couplings for music, such as "grunge psychedelic" and "post metal grind folk." I admit it that even using my wildest imagination I just can’t comprehend.

This rambling preamble brings me to the group Death of Anna Karina , a group labelled by “the industry” as post-hardcore—a label, in my opinion, loosely used and extremely limiting.

This band from Bologna has recently released Lacrima/Pantera, a courageous demonstration that radical change doesn’t necessarily mean disaster. In a bold move they have embraced their native tongue, abandoning English while maintaining their original style.

An aggressive sound including scorching guitars and a rhythm section that leaves no room to breathe, and a voice that enters the scene with a nervous harmony and anger that literally kicks the listener in the side of the head (in a positive way) with its power.

If the definition of post-hardcore is being dragged into a vortex of feelings with no escape route, completely immersed in a world of sound that leaves you feeling like crying in the face of anger and frustration, then I agree with the adjective.

The Death of Anna Karina is the most sincere and direct post-hardcore band that has appeared on the horizon for a while.

‘Non sarò deflagrante passione sopita’(I will not be dormant in the face of exploding passion): key lyrics from a group that keeps its promises.

Happy listening.

Jacopo Ravagnan

English translation by Karin Andrea Halliwell

http://www.thedeathofannakarina.com/

Artists permanently (and randomly) "on air" at present date:
The Death of Anna Karina(Italy), Boat Beam(Spain), ManzOni (Italy), King Khan and The Shrines (Canada), Edda(Italy), LCD Soundsystem (USA), Replace The Battery(Italy), The Drums(USA), Fauve! Genen a Rhino (Italy), Maika Makovski (Spain), DID (Italy), Massimo Volume (Italy), Senpai (Italy), Dude Plays Saxophone (USA), Toundra (Spain), Maxena Tace (Italy),Sawako (Japan), The Cleopatras (Italy), Hollowblue (Italy), OPA (USA), Nora Keyes (USA), Simona Gretchen(Italy), Facciascura (Italy), hiiragi fukuda (Japan), Stardog(Italy), I Got A Violet(Italy), The Agrarians (USA); Feldmaus (Russia); Red Velvet (Italy - France); Eigenheimer (Holland); Drugs Made Me Smarter (Mexico); Kelvin & Speedy Peones (Italy); Tidy Kid (USA);  NIMM (Italy); MorningPaper (Italy), Edgar Graves (Czech Republic), Marshmallow (Croatia), David Morley (England/Belgium); Bancale (Italy); Antony Raijekov (Bulgary); Amélie (Italy); Celestial Aeon Project (Finland); Channel in Channel out (USA); Madrigali Magri (Italy), Gimme 'hat Moonshine (Belgium), Krakenti (Latvia), Wheelchair Discotheque (Latvia), TheOneOnTheIsland (Slovakia), Maok (Slovakia), LaBon (Slovakia), Jordan Jordan (Slovakia), Social Society (Slovakia), Batte (Norway), Orange Crush (Norway), Oriental Music System (Hong Kong), Iamsum (Hong Kong), Rex Cody (Hong Kong), Donkey Valium (Hong Kong), Smiling Buddhas (Hong Kong), O-M (Hong Kong), Hvoya (Ukraine), Automatic Pilot Required (Brazil), Yogi (Brazil), Light Merchants (South Africa), The Slowmovies (Italy); I am this (USA); Kråkvind (Sweden); Planet Brain (Italy); Lebatol (UK); Sarah Schuster (Italy); Krt 963 (Italy-Japan); Flap (Italy); Nicker Hill Orchestra (Italy); Menrovescio (Italy); Annabel (USA); Karmatest (Italy); The Dada Weatherman (France); Diablo Swing Orchestra (Sweden); Japanese gum (Italy); Above the tree (Italy); Volcano Playground (Canada); Linz (Italy); Anomie Belle (USA), Christophe Marc (France), Death Valley Sleepers (Denmark), Jeremy Sparrow (Denmark), Zoon van snooK (England), Systemton (Germany), Matti Bye (Sweden), Manuzik (Japan), Chances (Italy), Hometaping (Great Britain...?), Ping (Norway), Frey (New Zealand), Manhan (Japan), One Chef (Sweden), Mijagi (Poland), Pandacetamol (Scotland), Lu-Sin (Argentina), Thomas Solgaard (Denmark), Wonderboy (France), Los Hermanos Butaca (Argentina), La Biyuya (Argentina), Negro Fluo (Argentina), Sempai (Italy), Riccardo Vianello (Italy), Wolther goes stranger (Italy), Eildentroeilfuorieilbox84 (Italy), Buzz Aldrin (Italy), Stefano Roveda (Italy), Rosso!(Italy)