Victrola

Victrola were an Italian minimal wave band active during the early '80s. Although they only released one 12" single, 1983's Maritime Tatami, their combination of melancholic vocals, post-punk guitars, and hypnotic, danceable electronic rhythms was memorable, and their music gained a new audience when interest in minimal wave resurged during the 2010s. Victrola formed in Messina, Italy in 1979, and were initially a rock quartet consisting of multi-instrumentalists/vocalists Antonio Cuscinà and Carlo Smeriglio, along with bassist Tobia Squitieri and drummer Nino Belmonte. They ...