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Double LP version. Global pop with a meaning -- that's Il Civetto. Ever since the release of their in 2015, the fan base of Il Civetto has grown steadily. Word has got around that Il Civetto concerts are rousing and magical, an ecstatic modern musical experience, never too brute, always danceable -- in a concert hall, just like on record. After several tours in Germany with a total of more than 300 concerts, appearances at MS Dockville, the Fusion Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, the 3000°, or at the Anti-G20 Protests in Hamburg, the band now inspires an international audience from Istanbul to Copenhagen. Il Civetto's journey began using guerrilla tactics in the Berlin subway in 2010: Playing in the train and shaking the wagon. Bribing the securities with kebab to play longer. Growing up in Berlin's club scene with appearances in Kater Holzig, Ritter Butzke, or Sisyphos, the band scores an impressive success story. And now album number two: Facing The Wall. Written in Morocco, Greece, and Andalusia, sung in English, German, and French, recorded in Berlin -- Il Civetto have carried their ecstatic-magical playground from the stage to the studio a second time with great attention to detail. The dreamy lightness of the self-titled debut album has given way to hard reality: Facing The Wall is a deeply touching fragment of our time. The expression of a generation in upheaval, searching. An album between euphoria and melancholy -- wallowing, sweating, dancing -- with a tingling belly and wide-open eyes. Il Civetto have become more serious, somehow more real, and yet have retained their very own, characteristic sound. Deeply touching, always danceable. "Geld Essen" and Karussell feature Twistah.
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Global pop with a meaning -- that's Il Civetto. Ever since the release of their in 2015, the fan base of Il Civetto has grown steadily. Word has got around that Il Civetto concerts are rousing and magical, an ecstatic modern musical experience, never too brute, always danceable -- in a concert hall, just like on record. After several tours in Germany with a total of more than 300 concerts, appearances at MS Dockville, the Fusion Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, the 3000°, or at the Anti-G20 Protests in Hamburg, the band now inspires an international audience from Istanbul to Copenhagen. Il Civetto's journey began using guerrilla tactics in the Berlin subway in 2010: Playing in the train and shaking the wagon. Bribing the securities with kebab to play longer. Growing up in Berlin's club scene with appearances in Kater Holzig, Ritter Butzke, or Sisyphos, the band scores an impressive success story. And now album number two: Facing The Wall. Written in Morocco, Greece, and Andalusia, sung in English, German, and French, recorded in Berlin -- Il Civetto have carried their ecstatic-magical playground from the stage to the studio a second time with great attention to detail. The dreamy lightness of the self-titled debut album has given way to hard reality: Facing The Wall is a deeply touching fragment of our time. The expression of a generation in upheaval, searching. An album between euphoria and melancholy -- wallowing, sweating, dancing -- with a tingling belly and wide-open eyes. Il Civetto have become more serious, somehow more real, and yet have retained their very own, characteristic sound. Deeply touching, always danceable. "Geld Essen" and Karussell feature Twistah.
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Lubmin orbits around a song from Berlin band Il Civetto whose sound is reminiscent of gypsy, folk or swing, but at the same time it doesn't really fit any of these labels - "Liberté Ana" is a perfect example. Monolink turns this track into a groovy downbeat tune that vibrates much higher than its low BPM count. PopHop does what he does best: Party. However, between the catchy bassline and the tight percussions of his remix there's still a lot of space for the soul of "Liberté Ana". Umami creates an ecstatic banger perfect for prime-time on the dancefloor.
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Berlin-based band Il Civetto formed in 2010; after a spontaneous performance on a Berlin train that got all the commuters dancing, they were booked on the spot for a gig at a passenger's party. It all took off from there -- more bookings, two EPs, two music videos. By 2015, Il Civetto have played more than 250 concerts. They are regulars at the coolest Berlin clubs like Ritter Butzke and Kater Holzig. And abroad; Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Turkey have been on their road map. Il Civetto lives in the here and now. They are typical city buskers, constantly improvising. Their set-up consists of acoustic guitar, bass, ukulele, clarinet, saxophone, and a self-made percussion set of cajón, bongos, djembe, snare drum, and cow bell. Il Civetto's songs are never too heavy, but always danceable. Latin passion meets oriental mysticism, created by Berlin boys. Their lyrics are a mix of French, Portuguese, and languages that have yet to be invented. For their self-titled debut album, old and new songs have been rearranged and beefed up with multiple instruments. The stage action is translated into multilayered studio sound. The result is mostly uplifting, swinging, and groovy, but sometimes also mysterious, exotic, and melancholic. Il Civetto's sound can be instantly recognized. Singer Leon's passionate voice has the kind of timbre that can mirror euphoria as well as longing. Somehow their songs manage to make audiences dance wildly at their concerts while listeners relax to the same songs at home. Their fan base grows with every concert.
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