Nicola Tenani

Born in the Este city of Ferrara in 1968, this aura of revolution, of anarchic sensibility, would always remain his defining trait: never fully taking sides, not even as a kid playing cowboys and Indians, cops and robbers, in the courtyards of the buildings where he grew up, spending hours playing and listening to lots of music.Pink Floyd at twelve, Mike Oldfield, Ultravox, Simple Minds at sixteen, right up to the great discovery of the dark revolution years: first the Cure, then the Church, then CCCP, Sisters Of Mercy, the Mission - the entire dark universe was in his hands, in his ears, devouring him, discovered with a certain selfishness, because every week brought a new discovery, every month a new revelation.Then the Cocteau Twins, 4AD, Coil, In The Nursery - his favourite band - neofolk and gothic-rock in the '90s, between Sol Invictus and Mephisto Walz, Rosetta Stone and Death In June, gradually encountering EBM and dabbling as a multifaceted DJ across all of northern Italy, spinning wave and goth, EBM and cyber sounds.The best record? It has yet to come out - a maxim he always repeats, because the avant-garde is always tomorrow, there's never any rest in discovery, scouting demands innovation without ever settling, the frontier never ends, a settler never tamed by the land he's conquered.Or as he always describes himself: a Japanese soldier on his little island, up a palm tree, ready to defend his music against all odds - this time the emperor consents!The golden age is never over; even today fascinating sounds keep being discovered, especially in ethereal, medieval worlds or, on the electronic front, Intelligent Dance Music (or Ambient, as he was among the first to call certain soft, cultured IDM sounds).He loves spending time with his family and writing for his music, today with OndaRock and with what he calls his little lounge-site, the linked site you'll find here, which represents his world - a place to step into, to be a guest of a madman who loves putting the giants of the dark scene side by side with unknown names, all in a ring where everyone throws punches made of notes and the referee is the listener. Nicola is just a commentator, but one who's seen so very many matches...He's been writing about music for a long time, but after a long stay in India he decided that writing was his true path, and began telling of sounds, customs, and spirituality of southern India through the lives of women, in stories suspended between fable and reality.In March 2016 the first instalment of a trilogy was published with Panesi Editore and Edizioni dell'Eremo: the book is called "Le Fate Del Travancore", followed in 2017 by the second chapter of the story.Featured at the international book fairs of Turin and Frankfurt, the first reviews confirm his vivid narrative imagination, both descriptive and emotional.