Milano’s roots reach up to spring 2002, when guitar indie Civil & Military Club‘s three former players came together. Ondra Zapletal, who also plays with NesseLSDorf, another band from Koprivnice, stood behind the microphone and grabbed the guitar, Vlada Schwarz, Nierika’s guitarist, began to row the four-string bass paddle, and energetic Macek sat behind the drums. However, in May 2003 Zapletal went off to Ireland and Milano stopped playing for a couple of years.When Zapletal returned from the Islands, he and Schwarz decided to get together and to form a new band. They asked the guitarist Pavel Pohorelsky from Nový Jicin, who has been playing in NesseLSDorf with Zapletal (also known as ex Valerian’s Future leader or VÃtrholc 100’s member), to join them. Jirà „Chrobak“ Chromecka, known by personal witnesses only from Koprivnice bands Uhlà or Natasha, was chosen to be their drummer. Although having not been playing the drums for nearly eight years, he accepted the offer.This relatively new band decided to keep the old name in the end. They created repertoire to which they could gradually add even several older pieces. Milano play hard and fast, but their music is melodic and has got mood-creative features typical for psychedelic bands in the 60’s and 70’s. They are influenced by Sonic Youth, Fugazi , hard electro at the end of the 80’s or Ministry and Big Black, nevertheless they have been labelled as Punk Rock. The witty Czech lyrics describe rough personal enunciation.
