Marlene Kuntz

Marlene Kuntz
Marlene Kuntz

Live at Hiroshima Mon Amour - Turin, 2006.02.02
Background information
Origin Cuneo, Italy
Genres Noise Rock, Melodic Rock
Years active 1987–present
Labels Sonica Studios
Members
Cristiano Godano
Riccardo Tesio
Luca Bergia
Davide Arneodo
Luca Saporiti
Past members
Gianni Maroccolo
Dan Solo
Franco Ballatore

Marlene Kuntz is an Italian band from Cuneo. Initially they were inspired by the noise rock of Sonic Youth. The name is a merge of Marlene Dietrich's name and the slang word cunt.

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History

Marlene Kuntz began forming in 1987 consisting of Luca Bergia on drums and Riccardo Tesio on guitar. Franco Ballatore joined the band on bass guitar the following year and that winter they found a rehearsal room in Confreria. In 1989, Cristiano Godano joined the band playing guitar and writing songs. In May they played their first concert in Cuneo playing "1° 2° 3°", "La verità" and "Emozioni Nascoste". In February 1990, they recorded a 4 song demo including "La Verità", "Trasudamerica", "1° 2° 3°" and "Capello lungo". In April they also recorded their first video, "Merry X-mas". After the concert on April 25 at Cortemilia, Alex left the band due to working pressure. Cristiano replaced him as a lead singer while continuing playing guitar. In July, the new line-up recorded the second demo with 4 songs: "Donna L", "Gioia che mi do", "Signor Niente" and "Merry X-mas".

In early 1992, the bassist, Franco Ballatore, left the band. However, he was replaced by Gianluca Viano and Marlene Kuntz came up with their third demo in March, consisting of five songs and a new style. The demo included: "M.K.", "Fuoco" (that became "Fuoco su di te" in Catartica) , "La divina" (a revisited version was renamed "Cenere" in the Il Vile), and "Ape Regina". The demo was well received leading to Marlene Kuntz competing at Rock Targato Italia. Marlene Kuntz reached the semi-final but failed to reach one of the first 8 positions. Fortunately, one of the competing bands quit the contest and Marlene Kuntz reentered successfully.

In 2001, Marlene Kuntz was nominated for Best Italian Act at the 2001 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Discography

  • 1994 - Catartica
  • 1996 - Il Vile
  • 1997 - Come di sdegno [EP]
  • 1999 - Ho Ucciso Paranoia
  • 1999 - Ho Ucciso Paranoia + Spore
  • 1999 - H.U.P. Live In Catharsis
  • 2000 - Che cosa vedi
  • 2001 - Cometa [EP]
  • 2001 - Spore
  • 2003 - Senza Peso
  • 2004 - Fingendo la Poesia [EP]
  • 2005 - Bianco Sporco
  • 2006 - S-Low [Live]
  • 2007 - Uno
  • 2009 - Best of Marlene Kuntz
  • 2009 - Cercavamo il silenzio... [CD+DVD Live]
  • 2010 - Ricoveri virtuali e sexy solitudini

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