Il Balletto di Bronzo

The group was formed in the late 1960s in Naples ( Italy ) under the name " Battitori Selvaggi " and played at NATO military bases.

Changed the name to "Il Balletto di Bronzo", apparently in 1968 or 1969 , after which she recorded two singles. (Also, several records in Spanish, later released on the singles and the album Il re del castello , date back to this time).

Composed of vocalist and guitarist Marco Cecioni , guitarist Lino Ajello, bassist Michelle Cupaiuolo and drummer Giancarlo Stinga, the group recorded their first album in 1970 with a transitional psycho progressive sound. The album includes a long title suite “ Missione Sirio 2222 ” and a number of simple short form compositions.

In 1971 , the composition of the group was half changed: the place of the vocalist was taken by Gianni Leone , who also played the keyboards, who came from the first group of Città Frontale , and the bassist was Vito Manzari , who came from Quelle Strane Cose Che . " In the second composition, the group recorded in 1972 brighter than the first , and the album Ys is completely progressive in character of music and sound. Only the Italian-language record saw the light in a timely manner, although there was an English-language record released 20 years later ^[2] .

In 1973 , the group was dissolved.

In the late 1990s, Leone created a band of the same name, inviting bassist Romolo Amici and drummer Ugo Vantini from the neo-progressive band Divae . Records from several concerts of this line-up were released in 1999 on Trys . In June 2000 , at the NEARfest festival, Leone's band was already seen in a different composition, including, instead of Amici and Vantini, Alessandro Corsi and Riccardo Spilli , bass and drums, respectively ^[3] .

1969–70

• Marco Cecioni ( vocals , guitar )
• Lino Ajello (guitar)
• Michele Cupaiuolo ( bass )
• Giancarlo Stinga ( drums )

1971–73

• Gianni Leone ( keyboards , vocals)
• Lino Agello (guitar)
• Vito Manzari (bass)
• Giancarlo Sting (drums)

1998 (?) - 99 years

• Gianni Leone (keyboards, vocals)
• Romolo Amici (bass)
• Hugo Vantini (drums)

2000

• Gianni Leone (keyboards, vocals)
• Riccardo Spilli (drums)
• Alessandro Corsi (bass)

• Sirio 2222 ( 1970 )

1. Un posto
2. Eh eh ah ah
3. Neve calda
4. Ma ti aspetterò
5. Meditazione
6. Girotondo
7. Incantesimo
8. Ti risveglierai con me
9. Missione Sirio 2222

• YS ( 1972 )

1. Introduzione
2. Primo incontro
3. Secondo incontro
4. Terzo incontro
5. Epilogo
6. La Tua Casa Comoda (1973 - optional track)

• Il re del castello ( 1990 , recording 1969 )

1. Accidenti
2. Il re del castello
3. Neve calda
4. Accidenti
5. Nieve calda
6. Sì, mama mama
7. Eternità

• YS (English Version) ( 1992 )

1. Introduzione
2. Secondo incontro

• Trys ( 1999 live recording)

1. La discesa nel cervello
2. Tastiere isteriche
3. Marcia in sol minore
4. Donna vittoria
5. Optical surf beat
6. Introduzione
7. Primo incontro
8. Secondo incontro
9. Terzo incontro ed epilogo
10. Technoage
11. Love in the kitchen

• http://www.italianprog.com/it/a_balletto.htm
• http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=37
• http://www.babyblaue-seiten.de/band_165.html
• http://www.italianprog.it/