ARCHIVE are back in Italy: one-off date in November at Fabrique in Milan!

Just over a year after their last tour in our country, the Archive for a single date with their Kings of the False Foundation Tour, Saturday 26 November at Fabrique in Milan to present the new album The False Foundationout on 7 October! Tickets are available at TicketOne and points of sale Vivaticket.

A British collective that mixes progressive rock, trip-hop, electronica, psychedelia and ambient, the Archive were born in 1993 in London from an idea of Darius Keeler e Rosko Johnjoined shortly afterwards by Danny Griffiths and the vocalist Roya Arab. In 1996 they made their debut with Londiniuma mix of trip-hop, electronica and breakbeat that places them alongside artists such as Massive Attack and Portishead. Moderate critical success does not prevent Rosko John and Roya Arab from leaving the band; the latter is replaced by Suzanne Woodertogether with which the ensemble prints Take My Head. There is no end to the changes within the line-up and, after three albums together with Craig Walkerin 2004, Keeler and Griffiths decided to transform the band into a collective of individual artists who offer their contribution to keep the traditional sound of the Archive. To date the Archive have to their credit the soundtrack of the film Michel Vaillant (2003), three compilations, seven live albums, three EPs and ten studio albums, the last one, Restrictionwas published in January 2015.

In addition to the two founders Darius Keeler (lyrics, synthesiser, piano, programming, arrangements) and Danny Griffiths (lyrics, synthesiser, samples, programming, arrangements), to date the collective Archive includes Pollard Berrier (lyrics, vocals, guitar, programming, arrangements), Dave Pen (lyrics, vocals, guitar), Maria Q (voice), Holly Martin (voice), Steve Harris (guitar, backing vocals), Jonathan Noyce (low), Steve 'The Menace' Davis (low), Steve 'Smiley' Barnard (battery), Mickey Hurcombe (guitar) e Tom Brazelle (harmonica).