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F. Arena's installation featuring Act Noir
18 - 02 - 2008
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:
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:
For further info please visit the web-site of the venue: www.slimelight.net
JOHN FOXX + Act Noir LIVE
19 - 02 - 2007
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.
The ticket price is 18 Euro. Presales available at Play Loud
and Ticket One.
Act Noir LIVE @ Club DECADENCE
16 - 01 - 2007
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
1 - 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.
