Formed in 1989 around the gentle acoustic/electronica of
Federico Zampaglione and his introspective lyrics, Italian band
Tiromancino released four albums (1992's self-titled effort, 1994's
Insisto, 1995's
Alone Alieno, and 1997's
Rosa Spinto) before signing to Virgin Records, which released the group's breakthrough,
La Descrizione di un Attimo, in 2000. An extensive tour, as well as the inclusion of the song "Due Destini" in Ferzan Ozpetek's Le Fate Ignorati, led to numerous awards and exposure. By the time
Tiromancino (who by now solidly consisted of
Zampaglione,
Andrea Pesce, and
Luigi Pulcinelli, plus a rotating cast of contributors) were ready with their sixth album, 2002's
In Continuo Movimento, they were full-fledged stars. Two years later
Illusioni Parallele was issued, and after the retrospective
95-05,
Tiromancino released
L'Alba di Domani, which also contained the music from
Zampaglione's first foray into filmmaking, the dark comedy Nero Bifamiliare, in 2007. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide