Le Stelle Di Mario Schifano

The Profile

Le Stelle di Mario Schifano was an Italian psychedelic/experimental music group formed around 1966–1967 by artist Mario Schifano. Their sole LP 'Dedicato A...' (1967) and the CBS single 'E Il Mondo Va' (1968) are their main recorded legacy. The project combined light-show happenings with experimental, avant-garde and psychedelic music.

Formed with Giandomenico Crescentini (bass), Urbano Orlandi (guitar), Nello Marini (organ/piano) and Sergio Cerra (drums). The LP 'Dedicato A...' originally had a limited pressing (circa 1000 copies) and was reissued by Akarma Records in 1999.

Le Stelle di Mario Schifano was a short-lived Italian psychedelic/experimental music project formed around 1966–1967 by artist Mario Schifano. Their sole LP 'Dedicato A...' (1967) and the CBS single 'E Il Mondo Va' (1968) are considered pivotal in Italian psychedelic/avant-garde music. Reviews praise the album as a must-have and highlight its links to contemporaneous Velvet Underground/Pink Floyd experiments.