italian

There are three okapis: Okapi #1 is Filippo Paolini, an Italian turntablist
and sample cutup artist. Okapi #2 are a young Israeli Funk band, only recently formed.
The band have record one song, Funkylulu, Which will be broadcasted on the radio soon. Filippo (#1) has recorded as
one half of the duo Metaxu (with Maurizio
Martusciello) and also the trio Dogon, and he’s
performed on RAI (Italian state radio) and
collaborated with noted avant-turntablist

Mab was born in a very stormy and cold winter night from Psycho Jeremy (bass and vocals), and Jessica (drums). They spent almost two years saving money to buy their first drum kit and a guitar that Psycho Jeremy used to play at that time, to give birth to their dream. Mab started playing with Marina (guitar) and another friend at the bass guitar. They learnt to play for themselves, through rock, heavy metal and blues, grunge and opera, and they started gigging all around Sardinia (Italy).

Dario discovered for the first time hardcore and techno music when he was 11 through the famous radio program VIRUS ran by Freddy K.
From that moment he started to listen constantly the radio program recording a lot of tapes and 1 year later Dario bought the first record (try to make it harder e.p.).
In the same period he discovered to have some softwares to create music and without to think he started to create hardcore and techno tracks for pastime with an old Pc (Pentium 1).

In 2003 the first realease, a three tracks self-produced promo, permits to the band to introduce itself into the musical background with concerts and reviews (the most important TOP DEMO on magazine Metal Hammer). After a line up change with the arrival of Alessio as bassist, in August 2006, ICO come back to the studio's for the debut album CEREBRAL heART. Recorded at Fear Studio, mixed by Kurt Ballou and mastered by Alan Douches in the States, out for the italian label Myphonic Records, the album receives great reviews and let the band to increase its reputation...