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"SSOP"
was born two years ago, in the summer of 1998,
with the intention of blending the sound of a
rock band (including in its line-up guitars,
bass, keyboards and drums) with that of a chamber
orchestra, mainly composed of young classical
musicians from the conservatories of Mantova,
Parma and Bologna.
This basic formation was then completed by the
vocal talent and versatility of Donata Luani and
Luca Palleschi on voices, and by the true jazz
experience of the young saxophonist Nicola
Bardini. During the last two years the band has
gone through a long concert series, culminated in
the participation in "Mantova Jazz Festival
2000", on the 23 of July.
At present the Project consists of two reduced
formations: first, the band supported by a string
quartet, second the band only (guitars, bass,
keyboards, drums, sax and voices).
The experimentation connected to the acoustic
orchestral sonorities of the beginnings is slowly
leaving room to new stronger influences, such as
those of electronics and of authors like Robert
Wyatt and Jeff Buckley.
The songs are mainly written by Massimo Tabai.
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