IANVA on DeBaser: neofolk, cabaret noir and Italian history

IANVA

Musical Group

Forlisteners into neofolk and martial folk/rock, fans of italian songwriting and cinematic scores, and readers who enjoy historically charged concept albums.
5 Reviews 5 Definitions 2 Charts

The Profile

IANVA is a Genoese collective founded in 2003 by Renato “Mercy” Carpaneto. Blending neofolk and martial accents with Italian songwriting and cinematic orchestrations, the group is known for historically charged concept albums such as Disobbedisco! (Fiume) and Italia: Ultimo atto.

Founded in Genoa (Italy) in 2003 by Renato “Mercy” Carpaneto; core vocals by Mercy and Stefania T. D'Alterio; style spans neofolk/martial rock with strong Italian canzone and soundtrack influences; notable albums include Disobbedisco! (2006), Italia: Ultimo atto (2009), La Mano di Gloria (2012), and Canone Europeo (2017); EPs include L’Occidente (2007) and La ballata dell’ardito (2005).

Across five reviews, IANVA emerges as a distinctive Genoese collective fusing neofolk, martial rock and classic Italian canzone with cinematic flair. Disobbedisco! and Italia: Ultimo atto earn high praise for ambition and execution, while L’Occidente is hailed as a refined EP. La Mano di Gloria divides opinions for bloat and production, though conceptually intriguing. Canone Europeo is received warmly, reaffirming the project’s historical-literary focus.

Notable Quotes

❝ Is there neo-folk in Italy? No, but there are the Ianva.

❝ Ianva is a unique and unconventional project within the Italian music scene.

❝ make this contemporary art gem your own, it’s unacceptable that only a few enjoy it.

❝ Everything else is boredom, and reaching the end of the nearly seventy-four minutes of "La Mano di Gloria," as mentioned at the beginning, turns out to be a much more arduous task than the one undertaken by the brave Pietro Jorio against the world.