N.O.I.A.

Bruno Magnani and Davide Piatto were among the founder members of N.O.I.A. in 1978 and they stayed with the group until it disbanded in 1988. N.O.I.A. were probably the first Italian electronic group and if their music was filled with echoes of early Kraftwerk (daddy Ralf and daddy Florian), it soon developed its own original style, preceding the British electronic musical experience of the early 80s (Depeche Mode, Human League, John Foxx, etc...).The career of N.O.I.A. is split clearly into two parts.During the first part, the band was made up of five members and the music and lyrics were completely innovative, repetitive and absurd.Tensions inevitably developed during their concerts, often leading to fights among the part of the audience that was having fun and enjoying the music, against the other