(Adnkronos) - Angelo, Riccardo e Tommaso. Sono Les Votives, che dopo un incredibile percorso a X Factor nella squadra di Achille Lauro, che gli è valso il secondo posto in finale, mescolano raffinatezza ed energia, classe e ribellione, con influenze musicali che vanno dagli anni 60 ai 2000. E una visione fresca e contemporanea della musica grazie a quello che loro chiamano chic rock e che raccontano in un’intervista all’AdnKronos.
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00:00THE BAND
00:07Angelo, Riccardo, Tommaso, Inarte, Levotiv.
00:11After an incredible X-Factor journey in the school of Achille Lauro,
00:15which took them to the second place in the final,
00:17the band continues to mix refinement and energy, class and rebellion,
00:22with musical influences dating from the 60s and 2000s
00:26and a fresh and contemporary vision of music
00:29thanks to what they call Chic Rock.
00:32Chic Rock is a great mess, we made it up in one evening.
00:36Everyone asked us, what kind do you do?
00:38A bit of 90s, a bit of 2000s, but a bit of 60s.
00:42Without all these things.
00:44We said, let's invent a genre.
00:46Actually, for us it's the dualism between rock,
00:49but without the stereotypical ideal of the rock band,
00:53adding that touch of class.
00:55All the artists, even from the 70s, taught us a lot.
00:59Very young, Levotiv were formed in Milan two years ago
01:02and here they took the first steps.
01:04The name is very casual.
01:06The name Levotiv, like all the things that come out of Levotiv,
01:08comes from the pub.
01:10We were at the pub with this dictionary to look for this name.
01:18Yes, we were casually looking for this English dictionary.
01:24It was in English, Devotiv.
01:27We didn't like the name, only the sound.
01:30So we said, let's try it in French.
01:33Yes, it was a bit more fine, more linear.
01:36Angelo, Riccardo and Tommaso
01:38didn't go unnoticed at X-Factor.
01:40First with the Golden Ceiling show,
01:43which made them earn the pass of Achille Lauro,
01:45and then with the new Monster
01:47and the cover of You Make Me Feel by Sylvester,
01:49just published.
01:51It's very important,
01:53the success that we have received,
01:56because it means that someone has listened to us
01:59and thought about us,
02:01and we are very happy.
02:03Because it means that our music
02:05will reach more people.
02:07Not only new music,
02:08the band also has live gigs
02:10on several Italian stages,
02:12from Turin to Bologna,
02:13passing through Milan and Rome,
02:15where they are yearning for a lot of success.
02:17Sold Out didn't expect us at all.
02:21But we are very happy, very grateful.
02:24They, who have rock in their blood,
02:26evaluate with optimism the Italian musical scene.
02:29No, rock has never died,
02:31rock has never died.
02:32Sometimes rock closes itself in a room,
02:34let's say,
02:35and then it comes out again.
02:37In the future,
02:39a passage to Sanremo is not excluded.
02:41We certainly do not preclude this.
02:43No, we don't preclude the option of Sanremo,
02:45it's an interesting thing.
02:47If it happens, maybe we will evaluate it.
02:51Like all things, we will evaluate it.
02:53And why not,
02:54maybe also a duet with an international artist?
02:56It's a big dream,
02:58we could have a lot of people.
03:00Nick Cave.
03:01To say one of many,
03:03but also of the scene.
03:05A little one.
03:06This little one, yes.
03:07But no, there are a lot of people,
03:09Funtime DC, they are very strong,
03:11we love them a lot.