Il Sogno del Marinaio

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Il Sogno del Marinaio

| image = Mike Watt 2013.jpg

| image_size = 250px

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| caption = Mike Watt performing with Il Sogno del Marinaio in 2013

| alias =

| origin = Florence, Italy

| genre = Experimental rock

| years_active = {{start date|2009}}–present

| label = {{hlist|clenchedwrench|Org Music|Improved Sequence}}

| associated_acts = {{flatlist|Minutemen}}

| website = {{URL|https://ilsognodelmarinaio.wordpress.com}}

| current_members = Mike Watt
Stefano Pilla
Paolo Mongardi

| past_members = Andrea Belfi

}}

Il Sogno del Marinaio (Italian for The Sailor's Dream){{cite web|url=http://www.hootpage.com/hoot_ilsogno-d-m-labustagialla.html|title="la busta gialla" il sogno del marinaio|last=Watt|first=Mike|publisher=Il Sogno del Marinaio at HootPress|date=25 February 2012|accessdate=8 March 2017}} is an experimental rock trio founded in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17544-la-busta-giallo/|title=del Marinaio: La Busta Gialla Album Review|last=Thompson|first=Paul|work=Pitchfork|date=29 January 2013|accessdate=8 March 2017}}Collar, Matt. "About this Artist: Il Sogno del Marinaio at Apple Music." iTunes. Retrieved 8 March 2017. The band consists of Mike Watt on vocals and bass guitar, Stefano Pilla on guitar and vocals, and Paolo Mongardi on drums.{{cite web|url=https://ilsognodelmarinaio.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/who-plays-in-il-sogno-del-marinaio/|title=who plays in il sogno del marinaio?|publisher=Il Sogno del Marinaio at WordPress|date=28 March 2016|accessdate=8 March 2017}} The band has released two studio albums on clenchedwrench: La busta gialla (2013) and Canto Secondo (2014).{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/il-sogno-del-marinaio-mn0003042138/discography|title=Marinaio: Album Discography: AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=8 March 2017}}

History

=Formation (2005–2009)=

Stefano Pilla and Mike Watt first met in 2005 while Watt was on tour in Italy with Raul Morales and Paul Roessler. Pilla was acting as a road manager for the three musicians. Pilla and Watt kept in contact and, later in November 2009,{{cite web|url=http://www.hootpage.com/hoot_ilsognodelmarinaio2009.html|title=Il Sogno del Marinaio Mini-tour Diary|publisher=Il Sogno del Marinaio at HootPress|date=27 November 2009|accessdate=8 March 2017}} Pilla invited Watt to Florence where Pilla introduced Watt to his friend, drummer Andrea Belfi. Watt decided to name the trio "Il Sogno del Marinaio," which translates to The Sailor's Dream. Watt chose an Italian name in honour of his mother's and band member's Italian heritage as well as his father's maritime service as a sailor. The band began a short tour of Italy almost immediately after its formation, and recorded its debut album La busta gialla between shows only a week after the band's inception.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19651-mike-watt-il-sogno-del-marinaio-canto-secondo/|title=Canto Secondo Album Review|last=Heller|first=Jason|work=Pitchfork|date=27 August 2014|accessdate=8 March 2017}}

=''La busta gialla'' (2009–2013)=

{{main|La busta gialla}}

The band's debut album, La busta gialla, was recorded in Varano Borghi, a small town in northern Italy, during its first tour of the country in 2009. The album was recorded in three days. The album was released on 29 January 2013 via clenchedwrench.{{cite web|url=http://hootpage.com/hoot_ilsognodelmarinaio-cantosecondo.html|title="canto secondo" il sogno del marinaio|last=Watt|first=Mike|date=20 April 2014|accessdate=9 March 2017|publisher=Il Sogno del Marinaio at HootPress}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/la-busta-gialla-mw0002469230|title=La Busta Gialla by Il Sogno del Marinaio |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=9 March 2017}} Il Sogno del Marinaio took a tour of Europe during the spring of 2013 in support of La busta gialla.{{cite web|url=http://www.hootpage.com/hoot_ilsognodelmarinaio-eurotour2013.html|title=il sogno del marinaio euro tour 2013|publisher=Il Sogno del Marinaio at HootPress|date=11 January 2013|accessdate=9 March 2017}} On 1 December, the band were chosen to participate in the All Tomorrow's Parties End of an Era Weekend 2 music festival curated by Loop.{{cite web|url=http://www.atpfestival.com/events/endofanerapart2.php|title=End Of An Era Part 2 curated by ATP & Loop – All Tomorrow's Parties|publisher=All Tomorrow's Parties|accessdate=9 March 2017}}

=''Canto Secondo'' (2013–2016) =

{{main|Canto Secondo}}

The day after the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, Il Sogno del Marinaio returned to the studio with producer Bruno Germano to record its second studio album. Canto Secondo was recorded at Vacuum Studio in Bologna, Italy between 3 December and 10 December 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.vacuumstudio.com/studio_eng.htm|title=Vacuum Studio – Clients|publisher=Vacuum Studio|last=Germano|first=Bruno|accessdate=9 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://hootpage.com/hoot_ilsognodelmarinaio-cantosecondo.html|last=Germano|first=Bruno|date=20 April 2014|title="canto secondo" il songo del marinaio|publisher=Il Sogno del Marinaio at HootPress|accessdate=9 March 2017}} Before the album's release, Il Sogno del Marinaio released a special limited edition 7 inch single of the songs "Mud Puddle" and "We Come to Learn" on the record label Org Music for Record Store Day in April 2014. The single was limited to 1200 copies worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://www.orgmusic.com/store/il-sogno-del-marinaio-mud-puddle-bw-we-come-to-learn/|title=Il Sogno del Marinaio Mud Puddle b/w We Come To Learn – Org Music|publisher=Org Music|date=19 April 2014|accessdate=9 March 2017}} Canto Secondo was released on 26 August 2014 via clenchedwrench.{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/album-review-il-sogno-del-marinaio-canto-secondo/|title=Il Sogno Del Marinaio – Canto Secondo Album Review|last=Bray|first=Ryan|date=26 August 2014|accessdate=9 March 2017|publisher=Consequence of Sound}}

On 28 March 2016, Il Sogno del Marinaio announced a fall tour of Europe.{{cite web|url=https://ilsognodelmarinaio.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/upcoming-tour/|title=upcoming tour – il sogno del marinaio|date=28 March 2016|accessdate=9 March 2017|publisher=Il Sogno del Marinaio at WordPress|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312074816/https://ilsognodelmarinaio.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/upcoming-tour/|archivedate=12 March 2017}} The tour, entitled "Canto Secondo Tour 2016," was held between 28 September to 29 October 2016. Il Sogno del Marinaio played a show every night in a different European city during the tour.{{cite web|url=http://hootpage.com/hoot_ilsognodelmarinaio-cantosecondotour2016diary.html|title=il sogno del marinaio "canto secondo tour 2016" tour diary|last1=Watt|first1=Mike|last2=Pilla|first2=Stefano|last3=Belfi|first3=Andrea|publisher=Il Sogno del Marinaio at HootPress|date=30 September 2017|accessdate=9 March 2017}} On 5 September 2016, the band released a music video for the song "Stucazz?!!".{{cite web|url=https://ilsognodelmarinaio.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/new-video-for-stucazz/|title=new video for "stucazz?!!" – il sogno del marinaio|publisher=Il Sogno del Marinaio at WordPress|date=5 September 2016|accessdate=9 March 2017}}

=Lineup change=

In 2017, Andrea Belfi left the band to focus on solo material and drummer Paolo Mongardi was brought into the group for their "nuovo spirito tour 2017" which began in Amsterdam, Netherlands on September 20 and ended on October 22 in Nijmegen, Netherlands{{cite web|last=Watt|first=Mike|authorlink=Mike Watt|title=il sogno del marinaio - "nuovo spirito tour 2017"|url=http://www.mikewatt.com/hoot_nuovospiritotour2017.html#tourdiary|publisher=Mike Watt's Hoot Page|accessdate=May 1, 2019}}

=''Terzo'' (2020–present)=

In April 2020, Mike Watt stated that Il Sogno del Marinaio was finishing up their third album, entitled Terzo.{{Cite web|last=Jisi|first=Chris|title=Bass Magazine Lockdown Check-In With Mike Watt|url=https://bassmagazine.com/artists/bass-magazine-lockdown-check-in-with-mike-watt|work=Bass Magazine|date=April 6, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2020}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

=EPs=

  • The Whistling EP (Record Store Day 2016, Org Music{{cite web|title=Il Sogno Del Marinaio – The Whistling EP|url=https://orgmusic.com/releases/il-sogno-del-marinaio-the-whistling-ep/|publisher=ORG Music|accessdate=April 1, 2019}})

=Singles=

  • "Mud Puddle/We Come to Learn" (19 April 2014, Org Music)
  • "Stucazz?!!" (5 September 2016, clenchedwrench)
  • "Song for Anima Mundi" (20 February 2024, Terzo)
  • "Max Roach 8 Ball" (16 April 2024, Terzo)
  • "Wing and a Prayer" (3 May 2024, Improved Sequence){{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

References

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