Lineup:
Bruno Dorella - guitar
Chet Martino - bass
Enzo Rotondaro - drums
Nicola Ratti - guitar

Marco Anicio - guitar
Jacopo Andreini - sax, drums
Lorenzo Rizzi - accordion, double bass
Lucio Sagone - drums
Amy Denio - vocals, accordion
Loris Antoniazzi - piano
Luca Ciffo - guitar
Sara Lov - vocals
Mae Starr - vocals
Giorgio Canali - vocals
Helena Velena - vocals
Giordano Geroni - tuba
Federica Maglioni - bassoon
Cinzia Mureddu Mansu - cello
Brynya Ansedottir - cello
Stefano Nava - violin
Luca Galuppini - musical saw
Andrea Cajelli - cymbals
Christian Rainer - piano
Alessandro Ruppen - bass
Bugo - bass
Roberto Rizzo - synth
DsorDNE - electronics
a034 - electronics

Links:
Ronin on Myspace

Ronin

Italy / Ghost Records

Among slav fanfare, mariachi, desert sound, spaghetti western and guitar isolationism, this sextet explores the most melancholic lands of tradition, in cinematic noir suggestions and a strong sense of defeat. After a lucky EP and a tour in Italy and Eastern Europe, soon out a full album.

"Un intreccio creativo di ritmi e rievocazioni che vanno dal tango alla musica balcanica e dalle colonne sonore di film western ad una peculiare e dilatatissima variante di surf music" (Rockerilla)

"Un insieme di piccoli, deliziosi quadretti, costruiti su melodie semplici, ripetitive, ma proprio per questo affascinanti, tra echi morriconiani e circolarità tipicamente post" (Il Mucchio Selvaggio)

"This first EP is superb: concise and conceptually focused [...] Simple, spirited and simply beautiful" (All Music Guide)

live shows

Mon 1 Mar 2010 - Prato (PO) - Capanno Blackout
Tue 2 Mar 2010 - Pisa (PI) - Caracol
Wed 3 Mar 2010 - Napoli (NA) - Cellar Theory
Thu 4 Mar 2010 - Sarrottino (CZ) - Orso Cattivo
Fri 5 Mar 2010 - Catona (RC) - Unpop
Sat 6 Mar 2010 - Catania (CT) - La Lomax
Sun 7 Mar 2010 - Barcellona P.G. (ME) - Centro per la pace
Tue 9 Mar 2010 - Marina di Gioiosa Jonica (RC) - Blue Dahlia
Wed 10 Mar 2010 - Roma (RM) - Circolo degli Artisti
Fri 12 Mar 2010 - Benevento (BN) - Morgana
Sat 13 Mar 2010 - Copertino (LE) - I Sotterranei
Mon 15 Mar 2010 - Recanati (MC) - Old Way Pub
Tue 16 Mar 2010 - San Benedetto del Tronto (AP) - Pao
Wed 17 Mar 2010 - Milano (MI) - Magnolia
Sat 20 Mar 2010 - Solza (BG) - Castello Colleoni