Estra: after the album the concerts start

After their performance in Faenza on the stage of the MEI (Independent Labels Meeting) the Extract I am ready to bring live in the clubs”The twentiesi” (Read review here) the album that brings them back to the music scene a twenty years since their last publication (Read the interview here).

“The twenties”, a hard and direct album co-produced by the band and by Giovanni Ferrario and created thanks to crowdfunding, it is a mirror of our times, characterized by frenetic yet empty communication and the progressive loss of humanity that it causes. An attempt to recover two great absences of our civilization: empathy and a sense of direction.

After the work in the studio, which saw the band return to the scene, the time has come to bring those new songs and the repertoire of the Treviso group to the stages.

This is the calendar of the album presentation tour:

26 November – Locomotiv Club – Bologna
November 27 – Combo Social Club – Florence
November 28 – Wishlist – Rome
29 November – Grapes – Pontremoli (Ms)
5 December – CAP10100 – Turin
6 December – ARCI Bellezza – Milan

Estra are a band originally from Treviso, formed in 1991 by Julius “Extreme” Farmhouse, Abe Salvadori, Eddie Bassan And Nicholas “Accio” Ghedin. Over the years the group has never undergone lineup changes.

They immediately attracted the attention of critics with their original sound and introspective lyrics, winning Rock Targato Italia in 1994. They released four albums between 1996 and 2001 and play at major festivals and concerts, also opening for The Cure in 1998.

After a live show in 2003, the band took a break of over ten years. They reunited in 2014 for a tour that culminated in 2015, but in 2017 they performed again without using the name Estra. In 2020, they return for a concert in Treviso and start thinking about a new album.

In July 2023 they launched a crowdfunding to finance the album, quickly exceeding their goal and raising almost €33,000. Recordings begin in the same month and conclude in winter 2023, with campaign rewards shipping starting in March 2024. Currently, the band’s activity is coordinated by Marco Olivotto.