| Vortice Cremisi | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ancona, Italy |
| Genres | Psychedelic Rock, Stoner Rock |
| Years active | 1992 - Mid 2000s |
| Labels | Black Widow Records, Red Sun, Laser Eyes |
| Associated acts | Kurnalcool, Loco Live |
Vortice Cremisi (Eng. Crimson Vortex) were a stoner rock band based out of Ancona, Italy. Founded in 1992 and active until roughly the mid 2000s, Vortice Cremisi are notable as one of the earliest known stoner rock bands from the country. Little is known of the band outside of their studio releases and sparse information.
Myspace Biography Circa 2011[]
VORTICE CREMISI or Crimson Vortex is a band coming from Ancona, Italy, formed in 1992. After several line-up changes, current line-up is the following: GIOVANNI CIFALDI(Crimson John) vox/guitar, SIMONE CECCONI (Simon Checkone)bass & MASSIMO DI PRENDA(Max Vortex) drums. The musical genre VORTICE CREMISI are moving into could be defined as heavy-weighted-guitar-rock.
Their first demo was recorded in 1995 and these recording sessions turned out so good that they immediately reissued officially as a debut mcd by the well known Italian label Vacation House, distributed abroad by Helter Skelter from Rome. In mid 1999 VORTICE CREMISI were picked up to be part of the important "Cookery Course" 2x7 vinyl compilation, which included 4 of the most outstanding Italian stoner rock bands; THATS ALL FOLKS, ACAJOU, HOGWASH & VORTICE, obviously.
A few months later, Vortice Cremisi were asked from the Italian label Black Widow to contribute a track to a Blue Cheer CD tribute (which included seminal acts such as PENTAGRAM and a lot more) so they agreed to contribute with their own vision of how a Blue Cheer song could have been done! The bands's live activity is pretty much active in the whole Italian/ European area. Some of the most important dates were the 1998 East European/Polish tour and the Rumble Fish Festival in Italy together with most of the main names of the new Italian "stoner rock" scene. Our first full length CD "Falling into the Crimson Vortex" was released on the Italian RED SUN label in 2003. We hope to release a new album soon and make it to the USA in the next Spring/Summer to do a mini tour.
Lineup[]
- Giovanni Cifaldi - Guitar, Vocals
- Simone Cecconi - Bass
- Massimo Di Prenda - Drums
Discography[]
- Vortice Cremisi (Demo) (1995, Self-Released)
- Cookery Course (Split with That's All Folks!, Acajou, Hogwash) (1997, Laser Eyes)
- Live at Key West (Live Split with Greenice, Alison Flame) (1997, Key West)
- Vortice Cremisi / Sidewinder (Split with Sidewinder) (1999, Self-Released)
- Blue Explosion: A Tribute To Blue Cheer (Compilation) (1999, Black Widow Records)
- Falling Into The Crimson Vortex (Studio Album) (2003, Red Sun)