Andrea Belfi
Andrea Belfi is an Italian electro-acoustic musician and composer. He began playing drums at the age of 14. From 1995 to 1998 he was involved in numerous punk bands. He studied art in Milan, before becoming involved in experimental music in 2000. He’s been member of electronic outfit Medves, the duo Christa Pfangen with Mattia Coletti, the trio Rosolina Mar.
From 2002 he's collaborated with a wide range of artists like: Carla Bozulich, Mike Watt, David Grubbs, Hobocombo, Stefano Pilia, Aidan Baker, Simon James Phillips, BJ Nilsen, Ignaz Schick, Mattia Coletti, Å, Attila Faravelli, Machinefabriek, David Maranha, Giuseppe Ielasi, RCF, Riccardo Wanke, Renato Rinaldi.
In 2017 Andrea signed to London based label FLOAT and announced his new album Ore.
Selected discography
Solo albums
- Ned n°2 CD
- Between Neck & Stomach CD
- Knots CD
- Wege CD
- Dubbing & Doubling LP ltd.
- Natura Morta CD
- Ore CD, LP
- Strata LP, EP
Collaborations
- Gilda 7" as member of Gilda
- Before and After Dinner CD/LP as member of Rosolina Mar
- Watch me getting back the end CD with Mattia Coletti as member of Christa Pfangen
- Pulses and Places CD with Machinefabriek
- for tumbling CD with Attila Faravelli as member of Tumble
- Now That It's The Opposite, It's Twice Upon A Time CD with Hobocombo
- Onrushing Cloud CD/LP with David Grubbs and Stefano Pilia
- The Myth of Persistence of Vision Revisited CD with Ignaz Schick
- The Swifter LP/FLAC with Simon James Phillips and BJ Nilsen with The Swifter
- La Busta Gialla CD with Mike Watt with Il Sogno del Marinaio
- Brick Mask LP+CD with Aidan Baker with B/B/S/
- Moondog Mask CD/LP with Hobocombo
- Mud Puddle/We come to Learn 7" with Mike Watt with Il Sogno del Marinaio
- Canto Secondo CD/LP with Mike Watt with Il Sogno del Marinaio
- The Passion Of Joan Of Arc CD with Lori Goldston and Aidan Baker
- David Grubbs The Plain Where the Palace Stood LP/CD/DL
- Carla Bozulich Boy LP/CD/DL
Current projects
- Belfi/Grubbs/Pilia trio, with David Grubbs and Stefano Pilia
- B/B/S/, with Aidan Baker and Erik Skodvin
- Hobocombo, with Rocco Marchi and Francesca Baccolini
- The Swifter, with Simon James Phillips and BJ Nilsen