CANAAN

In 2006 CANAAN was put under ice. Luca relocated permanently to Torino, Matteo changed his day-job and started travelling around Italy and the band thus suffered a quite long and partially unexpected stop. Mauro's composing impulses were channeled towards a new project called NERONOIA. Two albums were recorded in Alessio's mighty Noise Factory studio and released via EIBON RECORDS: UN MONDO IN ME in late 2006 and IL RUMORE DELLE COSE in 2008. Both were sung in italian by Gianni, and welcomed very very warmly, though sales weren't exactly stellar (please keep in mind the chainging "downloading-versus-buying" attitude of the listeners). NERONOIA's line up basically consisted of Mauro, Andrea, Alberto (and Gianni working on the vocal side of things in his own home-studio in Crevalcore), with Nico and Matteo kicking in as appreciated jollies in UN MONDO IN ME, and Matteo alone lending his precious hands & guitar skills in IL RUMORE DELLE COSE. Nico, due to family and job troubles, in fact estranged himself from the band(s) for a few years (late 2006 to mid 2009). After the release of IL RUMORE DELLE COSE, it was NERONOIA's time to be put to rest. Nico re-surfaced from the fogs of time, and took back his place in CANAAN; new songs were composed, recorded, assembled and disassembled at the band's home-studio, then brought to Noise Factory for mixdown and mastering. Here comes CONTRO.LUCE: it will probably lift some eyebrows, not only because it's entirely sung in italian, but also because it's hardly comparable to what the band has done before. The concept of "dark music" still - obviously - fits, but it's way too narrow and restrictive to describe what CANAAN year 2010/2011 are playing. Cold Wave ? Ambient ? Dark ? Ethnic music ? All of these and something more. Take a deep breath and sink into the shadows the band creates. Another journey from ashes to dust.
NULLA. MAI. IN NESSUN LUOGO.
NOTHING. NEVER. NOWHERE.



1996 - Blue fire
1998 - Walk into my open womb (2xcds)
2000 - Brand new Babylon
2002 - A calling to weakness
2006 - The unsaid words
2010 - Contro.Luce
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