Freddi Rituali’s economic use of clean tonal lines, spacious arrangements and a brisk pace on “Per ridere di te” (“To Laugh at You” in English) is reminiscent of some long lost 80s coldwave band. Think a more minimalist Martin Dupont. The expressive vocals provide a great deal of the passionate energy in the song along with the processed guitar with that type of distortion and melodramatic flourish of the aforementioned era. The synths at times pulse with vivid clarity and at others supply a melancholic undertone buoyed by the almost motorik percussion while spidery guitar leads accent the vocal lines in elegant filigrees. It’s a song that could have come out in 1987 and been a hit or today and fit right in with current darkwave but with much more creative songwriting and guitar work than most. Listen to “Per ridere di te” on YouTube and follow Italian post-punk band Freddi Rituali on Spotify.
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