Ur

Ur was born from the collaboration between Federico Esposito and Mauro Sciaccaluga, both hailing from the hardcore-punk scene and from bands like Heartside (F.E.), Never Was, Downright, Kafka (M.S.). The two joined in 2003 to work on F.E.’s industrial solo-project (a.k.a. Den LXV) live set, later they decided to collaborate and improvise together to create a new entity. Andrea Ferraris joined the band in the early days of 2005, contributing to define further on the sonic identity of the combo. A.F. is well known for having played and recorded with different bands ranging from hardcore to indie-post rock to experimental music (Airchamber3, Deep End, Burning Defeat, Permanent Scar, Onefineday, Ultraviolet Make Me Sick, Permanent Scar, etc… -see side discography-). Ur music is mostly based on improvisation that usually starts with drones or samples (with no pre-definite structure), to which they superimpose layers of electro-acoustic noisescapes coming from objects, field recordings, analog and traditional instruments processed using a load of pedals and effects. The sound ends painting a solid, harsh and dramatic industrial lounge where archaic instincts and modern obsessions meet. To use the words of a sound engineer after one of their live sets: “…it all sounds like early Pink Floyd on acid...on muriatic acid”. The last effort of the band is titled: “Triadic memories” and came out on Andrea Marutti’s (Amon/Never Known) label Afe records (www.aferecords.com), while their forthcoming full-length is gonna be out soon and has been mastered by Andrea Marutti (Aidan Baker, Maurizio Bianchi, Retina Stimulans, Amon, Afe records, etc...)----------------------------------------------------- -------NO COMPUTER HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN OUR PERFORMANCES...WE JUST USE PEDALS, MICROPHONES, INSTRUMENTS...AND BAD TASTE-----------