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
- "Ned n°2" CD
- "Between Neck & Stomach" CD
- "Knots" CD
- "Wege" CD
- "Dubbing & Doubling” LP ltd.
- "Natura Morta" CD
- "Ore" CD, LP
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
As a featured drummer for:
- David Grubbs "The Plain Where the Palace Stood" LP/CD/DL
- Carla Bozulich "Boy" LP/CD/DL
Current projects
- Il Sogno del Marinaio, with Mike Watt and Stefano Pilia
- 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
- ZKM, Karlsruhe 2013
- BISAR, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 2011
- Q-O2 werkplaats, Bruxelles 2010
- Harlem Studio, New York 2009
