Nosound

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Nosound started as a project created by Giancarlo Erra in 2002. He recorded several solo works, at least one of which is unreleased. His early recordings date back to 1998, with an eight-track demo titled Radici and a nineteen-minute instrumental track on the demo CD Maslova. Bassist Alessandro Luci contributed to some of the early tracks. Erra describes the music as "evocative and intense, with personal songwriting". Waves on Russia was the first officially released Nosound demo in 2002, followed by the first promo, for Sol29.

These demos generated enough interest for Erra to play his music live. He began by assembling a number of musicians, which eventually turned into a band. The official Nosound debut album, Sol29, was released in March 2005. A short tour followed and resulted in a live DVD, The World Is Outside, in 2006, containing previously unreleased material. A limited-edition live CD, Slow, It Goes, was issued in the first half of 2007. The EP Clouds, containing three outtakes from the upcoming album Lightdark, was released.

Lightdark, Nosound's second studio album, was released in February 2008. It features collaborations with singer Tim Bowness (No-Man) and Marianne DeChastelaine on cello. A remastered edition of Sol29 was issued in conjunction with Lightdark. The album received official recognition by winning the Best Recording award at the Italian Progressive Music Awards Ceremony.

In July 2008, the band signed to the new post-progressive label Kscope/Snapper and planned to play a few festivals before returning to the studio later that year to start recording their next album. Kscope also released a 2–cd edition of Lightdark, which included a five-track bonus disc.

In 2009, Nosound released their third studio album, titled A Sense of Loss. It featured a four-string band collaboration that gave it a post-rock feel. For the second year in a row, the album won the Best Recording award at the Italian Progressive Music Awards.

In 2012, an EP titled At the Pier was released, featuring new band members Chris Maitland (formerly of Porcupine Tree) on percussion and Marco Berni on keyboards. This release was in advance of a new studio album, which was to be released in early 2013. The EP also featured Marianne DeChastelaine on cello.

The band began work on their next album, Afterthoughts, in 2012. Released in May 2013, the record included new drummer Giulio Caneponi and again featured cellist Marianne DeChastelaine.

In 2014, Nosound was invited to play at the Starmus Festival in Tenerife, Canary Islands. The band recorded their performance and released it in April 2015.

In 2016, the band issued their sixth studio album, Scintilla, which featured a collaboration with Anathema vocalist Vincent Cavanagh.

The band spent 2017 touring and working on their next studio album, Allow Yourself, which was released on 21 September 2018.

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Current

• Giancarlo Erra – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards (2002–present)
• Orazio Fabbri – bass guitar (2018–present)
• Paolo Vigliarolo – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (2007–present)
• Marco Berni – keyboards, backing vocals (2012–present)
• Daniele Michelacci – drums (2019–present)

Past

• Paolo Martelacci – keyboards (2006–2012)
• Gigi Zito – drums (2006–2012)
• Gabrele Savini – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (2006–2007)
• Giulio Caneponi – drums (2012–2017)
• Alessandro Luci – bass (2002–2018)
• Ciro Iavarone – drums (2017–2018)

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• Tim Bowness – vocals/lyrics on Lightdark: "Someone Starts to Fade Away"
• Marianne DeChastelaine – cello on Lightdark, At the Pier, Afterthoughts, and Scintilla
• Chris Maitland – drums on At the Pier and Afterthoughts
• Vincent Cavanagh – vocals on Scintilla: "In Celebration of Life" and "Perfect Wife"

• Sol29 (2005)
• Lightdark (2008)
• A Sense of Loss (2009)
• Afterthoughts (2013)
• Scintilla (2016)
• Allow Yourself (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.proggnosis.com/Release/52842|title = Allow Yourself - a Studio release by NOSOUND artist / Band}}

• Slow, It Goes (2007)
• Clouds (2007)
• At the Pier (2012)
• Saviour (2019)

• The World Is Outside (2006)
• The Northern Religion of Things (2011)
• Teide 2390 (2015)
• This Night (2021)

• Introducing Nosound (2015)

• Nosound Promo 2004 (2004)
• Lightdark Promotional (2008)

• Radici (1998)
• Maslova (2001)
• Waves on Russia (2002)

• Sol29 Clip DVD (2005)
• The World Is Outside DVD (2006)

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