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1:11 AM: In the village festival tent, Francesca Tourè begins what will be the final encore. The electronic beats start, ethereal and distant soundscapes emerge, only to grow and develop into a decidedly techno piece. The rhythm increases, the singer moves sinuously and wildly, winking-smiling-screaming, dancing immersed in the music that completely captures her.
Sitting on a bench at a table, in front of a portion of French fries, with the inevitable cigarette and a thumb ring, in the company of Massimiliano, Benedetta, and various friends, the Tigre di Cremona smiles slyly and thinks: “why didn't I do it like this?” You couldn't, dear Mina, firstly because 30 years of music cannot be filled with a lightning idea, secondly because your version of "Se telefonando" was already perfect as it was (it's a pity that the royalties go to Costanzo...), but Delta V managed to create a completely new piece, starting from the same set of notes, they shattered-fragmented-recomposed-packaged it so much that they managed to give shape to the end of a love with such different colors that one wonders why they cannot coexist without one being the "cover" of the other.
Shortly before, at another table, Mushroom and 3D, drinking beer and appreciating the very blonde Francesca on stage, enough to want her on the next Massive Attack album, jump to their feet as soon as they recognize their "Unfinished Sympathy" which acts as a break to the very personal "Sul filo": only Delta V could perform it live without making you miss the original! Great Delta V: they play for almost two hours, traveling up and down the entire history of the Milanese group, going from the rock of the latest "PioggiaRossoAcciaio", to reggae, dub, and techno of many of their pieces, and they do it almost without interruption, without engaging with the audience, apart from the last encore ("Se telefonando" precisely) in which the bassist hugs Francesca (who after collaborating on their first album "Spazio" had disappeared only to return for the latest album) and declares that 10 years ago they met and began their career together, but quarreled ("and a lot..." she emphasizes) and lost sight of each other, only to reunite now and decide to continue making music together (here they are both moved).
In concert, they also present the covers they have proposed in their albums, one per album: "Prendila così" by Battisti, in a slow, drawn-out, seductive, and very sensual dub, "Un' estate fa" by Bruno Martino, urgent and highly rhythmic, but the highlight, or one of the many, comes in what everyone thinks is the end of the concert (of which 2 encores will follow), when all the musicians leave the stage and leave the singer alone, with an electronic drum base and a synthesizer, to sing under the spotlights the hopeful "Ritornerai" by Bruno Lauzi... great moment!
In my opinion, Mina will call them today...
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