Chrisma

Chrisma is a duo formed by Maurizio Arcieri (1942-2015) and Christine Moser. They recorded Chinese Restaurant (1977) in London and the electronic-oriented Hibernation (1979), with production involvement from Niko Papathanassiou. The duo combined punk/post-punk attitude with experimental electronic sounds.

Maurizio Arcieri was previously leader of the New Dada; Christine Moser is Austrian and Arcieri was Italian. The duo lived and recorded in London for Chinese Restaurant (1977). Hibernation (1979) is described as having a frosty electronic sound and credits Niko Papathanassiou as producer. Reviews note episodes such as an infamous Reggiolo concert where Arcieri cut his finger and mention that the duo were sometimes mischaracterized by audiences.

Chrisma is a duo formed by Maurizio Arcieri and Christine Moser, noted for early experiments combining punk/post-punk attitudes with electronic sounds. Key albums in the reviews are Chinese Restaurant (1977) and Hibernation (1979). Reviewers highlight their ahead-of-time approach and notable tracks like "Lola" and "Aurora B."

For:Listeners of early electronic, post-punk, experimental rock and vintage Italian new wave.