Enrico Lanza is a Sicilian guitarist and songwriter, born in Catania. He plays in many bands, but Mapuche is his most intimate and introspective solo project. "Mapuche" means "people of the land," and it relates to the raw elements of his songwriting.
His lyrics describe, with simplicity, iconic allegories of tragic, sarcastic, and cynical life situations. Despite the self-references, he mostly describes obscure and raw scenes of everyone's life. His stories dig deep into emotions where melancholy is the closest representation of hope in a world where reality is the most detached thing from the land (basic human needs).
When the lyrics are ready, Enrico carefully chooses the people he wants to work with for the production. The last album, "Non Chiamarli Mostri" (Don't Call Them Monsters), was produced by Elia Billoni (alias Dino Fumaretto). It's the most experimental album, where raw acoustic instruments like a guitar or a piano are accompanied by drony and distorted sounds that destroy the sense of comfort, pulling the listener into his disillusion. This is certainly the most cerebral album he has written.
Previous works were produced by Lorenzo Urciullo (Colapesce), Cesare Basile, Alessandro Fiori, and Giuseppe Schillaci. We leave to you the curiosity of exploring his discography!
Enrico gifted us with a great playlist, a snapshot of a moment that represents a small slice of his vast knowledge of music. We love the flow and are sure you will enjoy it as much as we did while assembling it!
playlist
01. Mapuche - Canzone sull'infelicità
02. Wire - The 15th
03. Adolescents - Kids of the Black Hole
04. Mission Of Burma - Academy Fight Song
05. Ivan Graziani - Scappo di casa
06. Xiu Xiu - Hives Hives
07. Television Personalities - Geoffrey Ingram
08. Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict
09. Os Mutantes - Ave, Lucifer
10. CCCP - Fedeli Alla Linea - Punk Islam
11. Caetano Veloso - Tempo De Estio
12. Daniel Johnston - Urge
13. The Germs - Land of Treason
14. Leonard Cohen - Last Year's Man
15. Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home to Me
16. Dino Fumaretto - Ti Ricordi Il Mio Dolore?
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