The project stems from an idea by ADRIANO VINCENTI determined to push his research into a new level. Inspired by extreme Japanese cinema, Adriano aims to bring together Japanese Power-Harsh drifts with jazz doomnoir atmospheres that he masters since a very long time. Next step was to involve in such a project GIOVANNI LEONARDI who was also passionate in such artistic expression. Alchemy was working and turning perfectly into a very intriguing project.
The two than decided to ask also the support of English saxophonist IAN FERGUSON, who takes care of all wind instruments.
But the initial psychoanalysis of the project is Japanese filmmaker FURACHI LIFE, she delivered one of his poems on band's debut album and took care of all the images and entire inspiration of the project.
Everything was condensed in these 10 episodes that end up overcoming the stereotypes and gender boundaries, there is a language where jazz, trip hop, kraut rock, end up merging with industrial debris of uncompromising power-noise, evoking the most disturbing images of the rising Sol cinema.
ADRIANO VINCENTI: musician active since 2001 with MACELLERIA MOBILE DI MEZZANOTTE, originally his solo project, he has published dozens of albums with other projects such as CRONA NERA, DETOUR DOOM PROJECT and ZOLOF EVRA...
GIOVANNI "LEO" LEONARDI: Singer and multi-instrumentalist active since 2011 with SIEGFRIED, founder of projects such as CARNERA, DIVISION SENSUCHT and also active solo as GIOVANNI "LEO" LEONARDI.
FURACHI LIFE: Voice and images
IAN FERGUSON: Saxophonist and musician founder of THE SARTO KLYN V.
As in the most successful outcomes, the artistic alchemy of Adriano Vincenti, Giovanni Leo Leonardi, and the british saxophonist Ian Ferguson, generated a feverish and endless activity. Only one year ago the trium was busy laying the foundations of its debut album, recently pressed by Old Europa Cafe. The sonic product of Senketsu No Night Club, floating between jazzy movements, dark ambient soundscapes, and power noise ruptures, celebrated then the far east extreme cinema whilst the Furachi Life's fetish imaginary - if you are familiar with the perturbing japanese artist - was the band concept's perfect incarnation. Stunning yet sensual, as in the best representation of the sex/death duplicity. Today, with a different approach, "Shikkoku" represents the nocturnal spleen and its melancholy, the erotic lyricism of Mishima's novel "Nikutai No Gakko, 愛の渇き", and the eternal clash of Eros and Thanatos by G. Bataille. Beauty, Crime, Violence, Anguish. 100% Doom-Noir Jazz in a dark connection between Rome and Tokyo.
Senketsu No Night Club – Senketsu No Night Club (2018)
Label: Old Europa Cafe – OECDR 068 Format: CDr, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: Italy Released: 12 Mar 2018 Genre: Electronic, Jazz Style: Contemporary Jazz, Free Jazz, Noise
Tracklist
1 Flowers Of Flesh And Blood 2 The Blade Flavor 3 Megyaku 4 Odishon 5 Torture And Logic Of Domination 6 Naked Blood 7 Gurotesuku 8 Sex And Fury 9 The Noisy Requiem 10 Sanji
Credits Bass – Antonino Stia Design [Artwork Design] – Blackfrost Sampler, Noises – Adriano Vincenti Saxophone – Ian Ferguson Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Producer, Effects – Giovanni Leonardi Voice, Photography By [Images], Concept By – Furachi Life
Label: Dark Jazz Records – DJR 004, Toten Schwan – TSR 98 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition Country: Russia Released: 25 Sep 2018 Genre: Electronic, Jazz Style: Future Jazz, Experimental
Tracklist
1 衝動の契 2 漆黒 3 Nothingness 4 Pleasure Can 5 Nikutai No Gakko 6 愛の渇き 7 Shikkoku 8 Aokigahara Jukai
Credits Artwork, Design – Blackfrost Guitar, Bass, Synth, Electronics – Giovanni "Leo" Leonardi Photography, Concept By – Furachi Life Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Giovanni "Leo" Leonardi Sampler, Drone – Adriano Vincenti Saxophone – Ian Ferguson
Senketsu No Night Club & Contagious Orgasm - Ukiyozoshi (2019)
Label: Dark Jazz Records – DJR 006 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition Country: Russia Released: 25 May 2019 Genre: Electronic, Jazz Style: Contemporary Jazz, Noise
Tracklist
1. Kairi 05:28 2. Madara Chishibuk 06:39 3. Ranbyoshi 05:06 4. Anata Ha Watashi Deha Na 07:27 5. Isekai Club 05:40
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Italian-British-Nipo Noir-Jazz meets Japanese Experimental-Noise-Industrialism giving birth to a strange sound mix.. Dark-Jazz into Noise...?
Credits Artwork, Design – Simone Poletti Guitar, Bass, Synth, Electronics – Giovanni "Leo" Leonardi Photography, Concept By – Furachi Life Producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Giovanni "Leo" Leonardi Recorded By, Mixed By – HH* Sampler, Drone – Adriano Vincenti Saxophone – Ian Ferguson (6) Notes Senketsu No Night Club: Adriano Vincenti Giovanni Leonardi Ian Ferguson Furachi Life
Recorded and mixed by Giovanni Leonardi - 2019
Contagious Orgasm: Composed and performed by HH Recorded and mixed atCool Anatomy - 2019 www.sssm.bandcamp.com
Label: Signora Ward Records – none Format: 7 × File, MP3, Album Country: Italy Released: 20 Jan 2020 Genre: Electronic, Jazz Style: Experimental, Ambient, Future Jazz
Tracklist
1. Hinshi No Kanaria 06:21 2. Akuma No Ishi 04:51 3. Birodo 10:24 4. Furasshu Back 04:51 5. Sokubaku To Kiritsu 05:00 6. Garan 05:44 7. Sanjuoku No Joki 07:54
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Dark Jazz. Third full-length album by this Italian band formed by Giovanni Leonardi, Adriano Vincenti and Ian Ferguson. Another brilliant Jazz-Noir work, this time with more jazzy atmosphere in the spirit of their album "Shikkoku" and less experimental / noise influences that we heard on their eponymous CD and the collaboration with Contagious Orgasm. Once again the artwork features photography by the Japanese artist Furachi Life, whose dark tempting imagery perfectly reflects the nature of this music.
Liquid Death Record 021 Adriano Vincenti: Sampler, Drones, Drums Giovanni Leonardi: Guitars, Bass, Synth, Drums, Electronics Terry Vainoras: Saxophone Pierluigi Ferro: Saxophone Mariya Satsuki: Images, Concept, Words ArtWork MargoSagan