Talco
Mazel Tov

In Europe, they are making waves, playing far and wide and gaining more and more acclaim and favor from critics. In Italy, they remain unknown to most "industry insiders" and music enthusiasts in general. Born in 2001 in Marghera (province of Venice) and always oriented towards a punk/ska that is highly critical of modern societies and politics (though certainly not lacking their own beliefs...), Talco has been making a name for themselves since 2004, the year of their recording debut with "Tutti assolti," often considered their true masterpiece.

Over the years, they have embarked on a long series of concerts across the continent. These experiences have led to a certain maturation within the band, which in 2006 released "Combat circus" and in 2008 published their third studio album "Mazel tov."

Mazel tov (in Hebrew, the equivalent of our "good luck") is another album in which the seven band members (headed by guitarist and singer Tomaso De Mattia) pour all their hatred and criticism through music towards a society that, without dignity, tramples on the past and dives into billion-dollar operations born from rampant capitalism. The songs in the CD are all well connected by a thread of denunciation towards society, both past and emerging...

The awareness of a trampled memory in "Radio aut", of a country engrossed in power and business perhaps not even worth fighting for ("Il mio tempo"). A nation sucked into the "Casa dell'impunità", where fortunately few continue to uphold the values of "Tarantella dell'ultimo bandito", infused with punk/ska in the time of a "modern Resistance." There's also time for "La mano de Dios" and for work-related deaths in the brief (yet intense) "Il lamento del mare". "La torre" reaffirms Talco's drive and their desire to stand out, while the bonus track "St. Pauli" (dedicated to the homonymous German festival) also demonstrates the Venetians' love for Germany, one of the countries where they are achieving the greatest success.

Without frills and with extreme simplicity, Talco continues on their path with passion and great determination. Melody, anger, and hatred merge in unison in their compositions to reveal truths about an inert country. The same one that "forces" them to emigrate abroad to put on proper live shows...

"In the roar of an abyss with no return, power has no shame,
living in the grayness of a silent coffin above the stars of the sea..."

1. "Intro" (0:41)
2. "L'Era Del Contrario" (2:07)
3. "Radio Aut" (2:26)
4. "Il Mio Tempo" (2:43)
5. "Nel Villaggio" (1:27)
6. "Il Treno" (3:34)
7. "Merlutz" (2:48)
8. "La Casa Dell'Impunità" (2:56)
9. "Tarantella Dell'Ultimo Bandito" (2:52)
10. "La Mano De Dios" (3:33)
11. "Il Lamento Del Mare" (1:09)
12. "La Torre" (2:49)
13. "Mazel Tov" (1:55)
14. "St. Pauli (Bonus Track)" (2:33)