Karmamoi

History

Karmamoi came into being in 2008, out of the needs of Daniele Giovannoni and Serena Ciacci to give life to a musical project that could express their personalities and their concept of music.

The circle was closed with the arrival of guitarists Fabio Tempesta and Alex Massari and bassist Alessandro Cefalì, who completed the line-up.

In 2009 Karmamoi came into contact with Crisalide Edizioni, who believed in the project from the outset and together with the band began to work towards the release that summer of a single, "VENERE", which served as an outrider to test the responses of radio stations and the public – responses that turned out more than positive.

"Venere" was broadcast by many independent stations even beyond the Alps, which led to the band taking part in the JIMI Festival de Marne in Paris.

In that same year of 2009, as well as a series of concerts in the bigger live venues of Rome, Karmamoi played in the M.e.i. festival in Faenza.

In May 2010 Karmamoi featured on the soundtrack of the short film by Paolo Budassi "Cinque Note" and began recording the tracks for their debut album – meticulous work, a continual creative process, that resulted in January 2011 in the self-titled "Karmamoi".

The album was accompanied by the video of "Vivo Desiderio" directed by Paolo Budassi. In January 2011 the band performed in the Eurosonic showcase festival in Groningen and officially launched their first album at Rising Love, one of the most popular venues of the Rome scene. From there the real ascent of Karmamoi began, with concerts (including, memorably, at the Rome Fnac), interviews and radio appearances.

In September 2011 the band had a busy schedule that took in the Supersonic Festival and Naples's AWOP Festival.

With 2012 a new EP arrived entitled "Entre Chien et Loup", officially launched at the Teatro Elsa Morante in Rome on 17 May 2012. "Entre Chien et Loup" is a link connecting the pop proclivities of the debut album and the rock/prog direction that the band's work is hinting at currently. The EP includes the new single "Stesa", which epitomizes the musical changes underway.

In late 2013 Karmamoi released their album odd trip, releasing a single of the same name and in early Serena Ciacci left the band to work on other projects. In June 2014 Joline Forshaw joined the band as their new vocalist with the onset of a more heavier progressive sound.

"Silence Between Sounds" is the third album from the Italian progressive rock band Karmamoi. Due to changes with band line-up, "Silence Between Sounds" took over two years to realise.

Karmamoi used this opportunity creating music in a different way than they have done previously, walking on a new musical path with their personal idea of progressive rock. This process allowed them to progress beyond all previous recorded material. They decided to keep the band without an official vocalist, and for this reason their new album "Silence Between Sounds" features singers. Whilst maintaining the essence of Karmamoi’s music, each singer brings their unique vocal characteristics to the music.

For the first time, Karmamoi have involved other musicians in the creative process of "Silence Between Sounds" featuring instruments such as the cello, piano, flute or clavinet. This provides a balance between the traditional and modern sound of progressive rock.

"Silence Between Sounds" explores, and attempts to understand the reasons behind human failure. It’s an interesting and challenging theme that Karmamoi have embraced and captured in the music of “Silence Between Sounds”.

Esteemed producer and engineer Mark Tucker (Jethro Tull) has been integral to the project working closely with Daniele as co-producer skills and mixing engineer.

Karmamoi are; Daniele Giovannoni; drums, recording engineer and producer, Alessandro Cefalì; bass guitar, and Alex Massari; guitar.

Band Members

Karmamoi

Entre Chien Et Loup

Odd Trip

Silence Between Sounds

MUSIC: Daniele Giovannoni Except: "Silence Between Sounds" and "Atma" written by: Karmamoi and Fabio Tempesta Lyrics : "Nashira", "Martes" and "Canis Maioris" written by: Sara Rinaldi "Atma" written by: Fabio Tempesta "Plato´s Cave" written by: Tim Devereaux "Lost Days" written by: Serena Ciacci

PERFORMED BY: KARMAMOI PRODUCED BY: Daniele Giovannoni y Mark Tucker ARRANGED BY: Daniele Giovannoni and Karmamoi MIXED BY: Mark Tucker @ "The Green Room Studios" - UK

FEATURING: Fabio Tempesta: 2nd Guitar on all tacks. Guitar Solo on “Atma” and “Sirio” �Sara Rinaldi: Vocalist on “Nashira”, “Canis Maioris”, “Martes” and “Plato's Cave” Hellena: Vocalist on “Atma” Serena Ciacci: Vocalist on “Lost Days” Irene Morelli: Soprano on “Sirio” and “Martes” Luca Uggias: Piano on “Atma” and “Silence Between Sounds” Emilio Merone: Piano on “Nashira” , “Martes” and Keyboard solo on “Plato's Cave” Lara Bagnati: Flute on “Lost Days” and “Canis Maioris” María Rodríguez Reina: Cello on “Nashira” and “Plato's Cave”

COVER PHOTO: Michele Di Tonno ARTWORK: Daniele Giovannoni

Recorded Between Rome and London - Sept 2014/ March 2016