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Sergio working on new Colloquio record
21 - 03 - 2013
Sergio is working together with Gianni Pedretti to finalize the new Colloquio record "L'entrata - L'uscita", to be released on June 2013. Watch/listen a teaser of the album by clicking on the YouTube file.
The wait is over: "Shape a New Start" is the second opus of Act Noir,
an electro-rock journey exploring human storylines where personal redemption, expiation of the past and
the struggle to make amends is concerned. A journey back to the roots, a tortuous path for shaping a new start.
Composed during 2008/2009, and released by
Eibon Records on January 2010, "Shape a New Start" is a step forward in the musical research of the band,
presenting a brand new sound where electro and rock perfectly melt together. The junction point between bands
such as Depeche Mode, Perfect Circle, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails.
The album was recorded and mixed by Riccardo "Paso" Pasini at Studio73 and by Sergio Calzoni at ActNoir Mobile
Studio, while Alberto Cutolo and Mauro Berchi superbly mastered the record at Massive Arts in Milan.
Click on the
Audio section of our site to get a glimpse of the new tunes. Alternatively visit our
MySpace or
LastFm.
A list of the on-line stores where the record can be purchased will soon be posted. Stay tuned!!
Act Noir working on
second album and new singer announcement
03 - 07 - 2009
Act Noir
are glad to announce that the new record
"Shape a New Start" is on the
making. At the moment the band is in the
process to finalize the mixing and
record the last guitar/vocal parts.
During the next weeks MP3 teasers of the
songs will be posted on-line, so stay
tuned for news on our
MySpace page and on
LastFm.
From beginning 2009 Act Noir are no
longer collaborating with singer Mark
Benoit. The decision was not an easy one
considering the friendly relationship
with Mark, but due to personal reasons
and different priorities the decision to
part ways came as the natural and proper
choice. The new singer
Gaetano Notarnicola joined the
band soon afterwards, impressing the
band for his outstanding vocal skills
and the vocal timbre perfectly matching
the Act Noir soundscapes. Surely the
fans are going to love his vocal
contributions on the new songs!
Act Noir on RADIO
DIGITALE
26 - 06 - 2008
Act Noir
are going to be hosted by the
web-program
Radio Effect Radio Space on
Friday the 27th of June at 21:00.
The program will feature a 45
minutes interview to the band, with the
possibility to have the audience asking
questions directly to Act Noir using the
chat-board on
www.radiodigitale.info At the
end of the interview several songs of
the debut CD
"Automatisme Psychique" will be
streamed on-line.
Act Noir
contributed to the upcoming
Francesco Arena's
installation "Respiri/Breath" with a
fifteen minutes soundtrack. The
project "Respiri/Breath" born from the
homonym video production started in 2004
by the contemporary artist Francesco
Arena (Genoa, Italy). The installation
features an international line-up,
mixing the bi-coloured visions of faces
breathing behind a glass with
electronic/experimental/ambient
soundscapes.
- Listen/download Act Noir's audio
contribution to the project:
Drag Me Away (extendmix) -
For an insight of the intallation visit:
RESPIRI/BREATH's MySpace page
- Watch a two minutes excerpt of the
movie featuring our soundtrack at this
link
Act Noir LIVE in
Vercelli
22 - 10 - 2007
Act Noir
are pleased to announce their upcoming
show on November the 8th, at
Area-24. The club is
located in Vercelli, in Via Caduti sul
Lavoro 1.
See the map...
For
further info please visit the web-site
of the venue:
Area-24
Stefano playing with
FROZEN AUTUMN
12 - 10 - 2007
The forthcoming
Frozen Autumn gig will feature
Stefano from Act Noir, playing the
electric-guitar on some old songs of the
Italian
cold-wave combo. The concert
will take place at club
Sottosopra on October, the 31st
(the Halloween night, of course...).
"Si Muove e Ride"
is the last effort of Gianni Pedretti's
music project
Colloquio, the album is released
worldwide by the brave Italian label
Eibon Records. The album
features the contribution of Sergio
Calzoni as sound-designer/producer
and
Stefano Nieri as additional
guitarist.
Act Noir will play at
club SLIMELIGHT in London, as
opening act for
CLAN OF XYMOX and
VIOLET STIGMATA on June, 23rd at
7:00 pm! We strongly recommend to buy
your ticket in advance, considering the
event will probably be sold out...
Purchase your ticket on-line at:
We are very happy to
announce that the italian shows of
JOHN FOXX will feature Act Noir
as opening act! For this amazing
occasion, Act Noir will prepare an
ad-hoc minimal/electro performance,
rearranging some of the tracks included
in their debut CD "Automatisme
Psychique", plus some brand-new
material.
Act Noir will play live
at
Club Decadence/New Millenium
for the anniversary party of the
kinkiest
club of Bologna, on Friday 02/02 at
10:30 pm! The club is located in
Bologna, in via Riva Reno 77.
Join the 'ACTNOIR' list for a reduction
ticket at the entrance, by sending a
mail to info@actnoir.com within 31/01
writing your name + surname.
Act Noir season's
greetings
22 - 12 - 2006
Act Noir wish a great
X-Mas and a blasting 2007 to all of you! A big
thank to everybody who supported us during this
exciting year, helping our band to gain in
popularity and promoting our music :-) Some new gigs are on the way to be confirmed
for beginning 2007, stay tuned!
Act Noir LIVE @
Transilvania
01 - 12 - 2006
In seguito
all'annullamento del tour italiano di JOHN FOXX,
l'organizzazione del Transilvania ha comunque
deciso di far suonare i due gruppi spalla (ACT
NOIR + ZEROIN) stasera 01/12 alle 22:00 al
Transilvania a Milano. A seguire
selezione wave/new romantic a cura di DJ Kamo /
Redstripe / Mattia.
Act Noir LIVE @ M.E.I.
08 - 11 - 2006
Act Noir will take part to
M.E.I. - Meeting of the
Independent Labels - national exhibition
of the italian independent music scene
located in Faenza (Ravenna), on November
the 25th / 26th. We are going to be
present at the stand of our record label
My Kingdom Music
during the whole weekend, inviting the
visitors to listen to the CDs produced
by our label, having a glass of wine
together and distributing gadgets!
Moreover, on Saturday the 25th at
11:30 am, Act Noir will play live (pavilion
M / stage A), presenting a showcase
in front of journalists and operators of
the music business.
Act Noir LIVE @ 500
Rock Club/Palacavicchi
25 - 09 - 2006
Act Noir will
perform
LIVE on October, 20th at 500 Rock
Club/Palacavicchi in Pieve di Cento - Bologna.
The show will feature a unique acoustic
performance of the label mates
En Declin as opening act. Anybody into
pure/cathartic music should not miss this
intriguing event! For more info please visit the
following sites:
www.associazioneculturalevenere.it -
www.500rockclub.it -
the map
Last but not least, it is with great
pleasure that Act Noir will introduce the new
frontman/singer Mark Benoit on this
occasion! Due to "geographical reasons", the
music collaboration with
Nicholas Hill became extremely difficult
to be managed: 1800 Km are quite an issue for an
underground band lacking of the essential
support from booking agencies and record labels,
in order to plan for tours and covering the
necessary travelling expenses when a member is
located in another country... Nicholas is
totally aware of the situation, and we can count
on his kind comprehension. Nevertheless, the
possibility of having him singing some backing
vocals or duet with Mark in our future releases
it is of course not excluded! Since the
first rehearsals with Mark we have been
enchanted by his singing skills and by his
timbre that perfectly fits the dark-mood
of Act Noir. We are sure everybody will enjoy
his precious vocal contributions to the Act Noir
cosmik soundscapes.
Neronoia recordings
15 - 07 - 2006
Sergio Calzoni assisted the
recordings of the vocal tracks for the
Canaan's side project
Neronoia. The vocal parts have
been sung by
Gianni Pedretti -
Colloquio - and recorded at the
Act Noir mobile studio.
Where you can buy our
CD
28 - 03 - 2006
A resume of the main
on-line stores where you can purchase our CD
"Automatisme Psychique"
Dear friends, you are
all invited to listen to our CD at Play Loud
in Cento (Ferrara), on Saturday afternoon 11/03
starting from 4:00 p.m.!! You can meet the cool
"Noir boys", have some fun and maybe also a
drink, eheh!! Take care & see you soon!
Back in business once
again
17 - 01 - 2006
Good news!!! We are
back in business: new record deal signed for
My Kingdom Music, a brave Italian
label with a very interesting roster (Klimt
1918, Room With a View, En Declin, Plan E...).
Release date is set for the 3rd of March.
More news soon to come...
The Bankrupters...
24 - 12 - 2005
We are seriously
considering to change our moniker from Act Noir
to "The Bankrupters"... Sounds tragicomic, but
after have experienced the bankruptcy of our
first label Amaranth Recordings, just
before issuing our album, we are now living
exactly the same situation with our new
Berlin-based-label
Resonancer Records... Due to economical
issues they cannot manage anymore to issue our
debut CD "Automatisme Psychique".
It's really a big pity: we all considered
Resonancer the right label to enter this
music-niche populated by people like Centrozoon,
Tim Bowness, Pat Mastelloto... We're now looking
for some altenatives. Stay tuned & keep the
faith, because we still believe in the PURITY
and SPIRITUALITY of our music... Merry Christmas
;)
MySpace
20 - 10 - 2005
We created a profile of our band on
MySpace, where you can
listen/rate some of our tunes and share
comments and opinions with other Act
Noir fans. Here is the link:
www.myspace.com/actnoir
Resonancer
Records
22 - 05 - 2005
In June 2005 Act Noir
signed a record deal with
Resonancer/Babel’s Park GmbH, a
Berlin-based record label willing to
print/promote/distribute the upcoming debut CD
"Automatisme Psychique", scheduled at
beginning 2006.
Top 5 CDs issued on
2003!
20 - 01 - 2004
Adriano Moschioni (aka
Hadrianus), journalist of the popular gothic
magazine/web-zine
Ver Sacrum, included our demo "Cosmo
Minimized E.P." in the top 5 CDs issued on
2003!
Unheimlich has been
included on the dark/gothic compilation
"k:goth", featuring some of the most
interesting italian underground realities. You
can download for free the song and read some
more informations on the following link
k:goth
Distance - MonumentuM
30 - 09 - 2003
Act Noir remixed
"Distance", a
MonumentuM
song enclosed in their last effort "Ad
Nauseam". The remix will be included in
"Metastasi", a CD-anthology
containing previously unreleased tracks and
rarities of this Italian cult-band.
Cosmo Minimized E.P.
20 - 05 - 2003
The first Act Noir's
official release ("Cosmo Minimized E.P.")
is finally out.
