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Alessandro Ansani

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- December 17, 2013
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Welcome to the Hideout, Alessandro. Now that you're here, be sure to add yourself to our more
Welcome to the Hideout, Alessandro. Now that you're here, be sure to add yourself to our member map (Firenze represent!) and please read the Network Guidelines as soon as possible (required reading). Thanks, and enjoy the site!
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- October 2, 2012
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Welcome to the Hideout, Alessandro. Now that you're here, be sure to add yourself to our more
Welcome to the Hideout, Alessandro. Now that you're here, be sure to add yourself to our member map (Firenze represent!) and please read the Network Guidelines as soon as possible (required reading). Thanks, and enjoy the site!
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- October 2, 2012

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First Name Alessandro
Last Name Ansani
Gender Male
Birthdate April 27, 1965
Location: Firenze Italy

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Website http://www.facebook.com/groups/the.liars/

Personal Details

Bio The Liars formed in Pisa in 1985, founded by bassist/vocalist Alessandro Ansani and guitarist/vocalist Pier Paolo Morini. In addition to Ansani – a former member of Useless Boys, still famous in the neopsychedelic scene for their cult demo “Dream’s Dust Factory” – and Morini, the group originally featured drummer Andrea Cecchi. The Liars initially forged a sound that owed much to 1960s tones mixing garage punk, power pop and psychedelia and their 1986 demo tape “’86 tears” was soon followed by their first 12’’ entitled “Optical Sound”. The record, released in 1987 by Supporti Fonografici, a Milan-based label, contained the hit track “She’s All right”. The following year The Liars brought out their commercially and critically successful album “Mindscrewer” (Tramite Records, Brescia) with its ten imaginative psychedelic songs enriched by gritty accents. In the late 1980s and early 1990s the set toured throughout Europe, especially Italy, Germany and Switzerland, establishing a solid fan base and supported bands such as The Chesterfield Kings, the Fuzztones, Jesus and the Mary Chain and The Prime Movers. In 1990 the German label Unique Records released The Liars’ 7’’ “Cold Girl” – with “Flashin’” and the live cover of the garage hit “Satisfaction Guaranteed” as its flipside. During the 90s the sound of the band became harder and sharper, as the ten songs of the CD “Shake your head”, recorded under the Florentine Coffee House Music label in 1994, prove. In the following years The Liars recorded the 4 song-CD “Plastic People” (1998) and the single “Looking at the mirror”(2003), both unreleased, and performed several gigs for new and older fans. In 2004 the band played in Paris during the Firehouse Kustom Rockart Company (aka Chuck Sperry and Ron Donovan) art exhibit at the Hard Rock Café. The self-produced compilation CD “A Taste of” (2004) collects twenty songs recorded live in that period. The Liars reformed in 2009 with drummer Andrea “Vipera” Salani who inspired the band to get back to basics and to its psychedelic and garage roots. In May 2010 Area Pirata (Pisa) has realized the double A-side single "Salvation/ Can't stay away from you" which reflects a renewed inspiration: the story goes on.... Stay tuned!
NEWS: June 2012 "The True Sound of the Liars: 1985-1990 Anthology" is out now!!!
Favorite Music The Flaming Groovies, The Stooges,The Who, the Kinks, MC5, the 13th Floor Elevators, Paul Collins, the Ramones, DEVO, Chocolate Whatch Band, the Beatles
Favorite Movies Blade Runner