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Artist
Amari
12+ albums
italianindiealternativeriotmakerhip hop
about
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Proudly producing wrong pop music. The story so far: In 1996 the two mcs Pasta and Dariella tried to give vent to their teenage angst creating Amari, which underscored the bitterness they had to express (in fact "amaro" in Italian means "bitter"). But from that beginning point, things have changed a lot. After a pure hip hop debut in a split project called “Contingente” (1999), the band included two new members: Cero on bass and dj H.C. Rebel. In 2000 they published "Corporali" on Riotmaker Records, which is still their label until nowadays. The album is a strange blend of hip hop, electronics and rock with a psychedelic and dark mood. It pointed the spot on the band, which won the most important contest for new bands in Italy: Arezzo Wave Festival. The official label of the festival gave them the opportunity to register another album. After the “Guida Verde” e.p. in 2001, the complete collaboration was published in 2002: “Apotheke”, a new taste for pop music and istant melodies mixed up with their experimental side. In 2003, they published “Gamera”, a courageosly strange album. The so called “Apotheke’s bad brother” expressed a different idea of experimental hip hop, with a little bit of dance attitude and contagious lyrics. The album gave to the band a lot of credibility in the underground scene, and it lead up to a long stream of gigs. Then came “Grand Master Mogol”, published at the end of september 2005 on Riotmaker R
