ArtistInfo

Floating State

Band, GB
Rock and Electronic

Floating State is the name of a Progressive rock band from Italy. The sound reminds one of the best British prog of the Seventies: sudden changes, hard-rock and touching melodies (Michele Moschini can already be considered one of the best voices of the Italian progressive rock scene). Intense progressive romantic inspirations (often in suite form) of Genesis meet the enchanting British folk-rock atmospheres of Jethro Tull. Floating State was founded in the early 1995 by Gigi "Lugifer" Ferri (Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Classic Guitar, 12 Strings Guitar, Mandolin) and Mimmo "Subterranean" Ferri (guitar, Keyboards) with Fabrizio "Bonzo" Binetti (drums), who played together in another band. Gigi knew a singer, Michele "Anarchia" Moschini, who agreed to join the band. Then started the "Calvario" in search of bass guitarists: first the good Gianfranco Aresta (volazzi), then Carlo Cavaniglia, who stayed 'til june 1996, followed by Claudio Signorile. In the mean time the band started composing and often playing live in Bari. in 1998 the band had several problems and had to split. At first chance they started it all again, but without the drummer. This is the most recent part of Floating State experience: in 1999 Beatrice Birardi was the new drummer and the band enlarged with the saxophonist Grazia Stella, and in summer 2000 the line up finally was completed with Francesco "FunkyBlues" Antonino as bass guitarist. These are the musicians who recorded first demo-cassette and released "Thirteen Tolls at Noon" in 2003 for Lizard (2), and the tribute to King Crimson "The Letters - An unconventional italian guide to King Crimson" for Mellow Records. In october 2004 Michele Moschini left the band and Marco Esposito, singer, flutist and guitarrist, took his place. The band soon releases the tribute to Moody Blues (Higher and Higher - 2006) for Mellow Records. In 2007 the "Treasure Island" project, the musical version of the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, is released for Musea-Colossus. In 2008 the band releases the project "Giallo! One Suite for the Murderer", musical version of the movie Profondo Rosso by Dario Argento. In 2009 Francesco Antonino left the band and Simona Armenise took his place.

Members

	Grazia Stella ss, as
	Francesco Antonino eb
	Gigi Ferri g
	Beatrice Birardi vib, dr, perc
	Mimmo Ferri key
	Michele Moschini rec, voc, fl
	Marcello Patruno tr
	Antonello Fanizzi tb
	Walter Zupa as