Baustelle



Baustelle is an indie rock band from Montepulciano, Italy.

Biography
Formed in the mid-'90s in the Tuscan town of Montepulciano, Italy, Baustelle (a German word that means "construction site" - or "building site" in English) didn't receive much mainstream attention for their first two albums, 2000's Sussidiario Illustrato della Giovinezza and 2003's La Moda del Lento. It was their third one, however, that finally brought them acclaim. Composed of leader Francesco Bianconi on vocals, guitar, and synths, Rachele Bastreghi on vocals and keys, Claudio Brasini on guitar, and Claudio Chiari on drums, the band released La Malavita on Warner Bros. Italy in 2005. Mixing the romantic sounds of British artists like the Smiths and Depeche Mode, with Italian composers like Ennio Morricone and Angelo Badalamenti and American acts like Television and Scott Walker, as well as with modern sounds of electronica and indie rock, the record gained immediate attention in the group's home country, resulting in an extensive nationwide tour. In 2010 the band release I Mistici dell'Occidente and in 2013 Fantasma.

Members
Francesco Bianconi - lyrics, vocals, guitar, keyboard Rachele Bastreghi - vocals, keyboard, percussion Claudio Brasini - guitar

Past members
Fabrizio Massara - keyboard, mastering Claudio Chiari - drums, percussion

Albums

 * 2000 - Sussidiario illustrato della giovinezza (Baracca e Burattini)
 * 2003 - La moda del lento (Mi-Mo/Venus)
 * 2005 - La malavita (Warner Bros. Records)
 * 2008 - Amen (Warner Bros. Records) (Italy: Gold; 50,000+)
 * 2010 - I Mistici Dell' Occidente (Warner Bros. Records) (Italy: Gold; 30,000+)
 * 2013 - Fantasma (Warner Bros. Records)
 * 2017 - L'amore e la violenza (Warner Bros. Records)
 * 2018 - L'amore e la violenza - Vol. 2
 * 2023 - Elvis

Singles

 * 2003 Love affair
 * 2004 Arriva lo ye-ye
 * 2005 La guerra è finita
 * 2006 Un romantico a Milano
 * 2008 Charlie fa surf
 * 2008 Colombo 
 * 2008 Baudelaire
 * 2010 Gli Spietati
 * 2010 Le Rane
 * 2010 Gomma 2010 version
 * 2012 La morte (non esiste più)
 * 2013 Nessuno
 * 2013 Monumentale
 * 2016 Lili Marleen
 * 2016 Amanda Lear
 * 2017 Il Vangelo di Giovanni
 * 2017 Betty
 * 2018 Veronica, n.2
 * 2018 Jesse James e Billy Kid
 * 2023 Contro il mondo
 * 2023 Milano è la metafora dell'amore
 * 2023 La nostra vita
 * 2024 Nabucodonosor (with I Cani)
 * 2024 L'utimo animale (with I Cani)

Curiosity
The 10th track on the 2008 album Amen is Alfredo, a song about a well-known 1981 accident in which Alfredo Rampi lost his life.