CHRISTINE PLAYS VIOLA

CHRISTINE PLAYS VIOLA are:
Massimo Ciampani – vocals
Fabrizio Giampietro – guitar
Marco Di Ianni – bass
Gianluca Orsini – drums

Billyphobia from Terra Relicta:
“…Italy’s quartet Christine Plays Viola is different from every other genus in the current Goth…”
Peer Lebrecht from Reflections Of Darkness:
“…CPV songs have own catchy arrangements and effective harmonies and melodies, woven in an atmospheric shade that crawls in your ear for occupying body and soul…”
Daniel Olvera from Gothic Rock:
“…CPV is one of the most interesting bands of today; when I listened for the first time to this band, it captured my attention. They have great imagination, innovative ideas, and they are very talented musicians who can translate those ideas into awesome songs…”
Marija Buljeta from AltVENGER Magazine:
“…The music of CPV is exceptionally melodic, darkly painted and atmospheric…”

Christine Plays Viola from Italy has released video ‘Jackie’s Curse’
Fabrizio:
“We just released a brand new video: ‘Jackie’s Curse’ is the prelude to our upcoming album ‘F.I.V.E.'(Fear Increases Violent Emotions), slated for release in early 2024. The new road is already traced! Marks a significant departure from our earlier electronic leanings, showcasing a more organic, direct and unfiltered sound that stays true to our darkwave roots while exploring new musical territories.”
After appearing on several compilations and after scoring three self-produced EPs, in 2011 the band debuts with its first album ‘Innocent Awareness’ on Af Music label.
In June 2012 the band released a new EP of four songs named ‘Promo 2012’.
In May 2014, for the German label Cold Insanity Music, was released the second full length of Christine Plays Viola entitled ‘Vacua’, an ambitious concept album inspired by the series of ‘Black Paintings’ by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya.
Starting from March 2015 the collaboration with the French label Manic Depression begins with the release of a 7” Vinyl EP named ‘The Stars Can’t Frighten’ and the year after with the third album called ‘Spooky Obsessions’.
The band returns in 2018 with the EP ‘The bonds should be only silver threads’ in which is contained a great collaboration in the song ‘Solitary Abuse’ with Miro Sassolini, ex-singer of one of the most iconic Italian band of the 80s, Diaframma.
The next album ‘Fading’ was released in the early months of 2020.
Since the beginning of their career the band has played live in Europe (Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, England, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland) sharing the stage with bands like Das Ich, Clan Of Xymox, Chameleons Vox , And Also The Trees, Pink Turns Blue, Modern English, She Past Away, 1919.
Worthy of note is the participation at the prestigious Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig in May 2016.
Many of CPV songs are played by different DJs of clubs and radios and some of their songs ended up in compilations and playlists of gothic/darkwave genre.