a nice noise

a nice noise is: Adele Altro (vocals, bass), Stefano Calderano (guitar, fx), Giovanni Iacovella (drums, electronics), Luca Sguera (piano, synths). Far from being the result of a casual musical encounter between existing projects, a nice noise is simply your next favorite band. It immediately stands out as a unique entity, in which composition and improvisation coexist, as a balance between melodic tension, research on timbre and freedom of expression. The project was born in the fall of 2023, during an artistic residency supported by Westart and La Torre in Modena, where the first drafts of what soon became the band’s first record appeared. From the very beginning, the group developed its own language through live performances, turning the stage into a playground for experimentation. This process allowed the band to enter the studio with a deeply internalized awareness of the music, which was masterfully recorded by Luca Tacconi at Sotto il Mare Studios then mixed and mastered by Manuel Volpe at Okum Studio. At concerts, the recorded material expands into an immersive experience in which “noise” becomes something vital, warm, and — as the name suggests — gentle. The music of a nice noise thrives on contrasts: intimate and confidential vocals intertwine with complex instrumental structures made of analog synths, saturated guitars, and unpredictable rhythms. The result is a free-form sound beyond genre, constantly moving between tension and delicacy, instinct and thought.