Stalingrad was born in 1998, starting as project run by ex-Kirlian Camera member Ivano Bizzi, produced by Angelo Bergamini. The two recorded a compilation track called “Der Letzte Flugâ€, but Ivano gave up soon with the project and the album in preparation was cancelled. It is to be told that Angelo didn’t like the idea of killing Stalingrad, so two years later he asked Elena Alice Fossi (today’s Kirlian Camera frontliner and co-leader) whether she might like to start running a brand new Stalingrad incarnation, becoming the singer/co-composer of the project. Elena accepted with enthusiasm, so the duo, after a few days, found itself at work on a debut-album and not that later such a record saw the light. It was spring 2002, and the work came out in two versions: standard Digipak-CD edition and limited edition containing an additional re-mix CD by Nueva Germania and DDR. Both editions went sold-out pretty soon. After a few concerts in Germany and Italy, Stalingrad released a split CD with Kirlian Camera, limited to 1001 hand-numbered copies: an extract from their show held at the Slimelight, London. The disc is to be taken as an “official bootlegâ€, acknolewdged by the band(s). In 2006, Argentinian label Twilight Records (www.twilight-records.com.ar), has re-issued the first album showing different artwork conceived and made by Elena. In the meanwhile, such a work has become a real cult item. The duo doesn’t exclude the possibility of releasing a new Stalingrad work in 2007 (an ep, probably?).Discography:2002 “Court-Martial (Pompous, shamelessly uncool, heartfelt b-music)†2CD limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies SPKR/ENDE *sold-out 2002 “Court-Martial (Pompous, shamelessly uncool, heartfelt b-music)†standard Digipak-CD edition SPKR/ENDE *sold-out 2003 “Live in London†(split with Kirlian Camera) Digipak-CD limited edition of 1001 hand- numbered copies *official bootleg 2006 “Court-Martial (Pompous, shamelessly uncool, heartfelt b-music)†Digipak-CD re-issue Twilight Records
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