It was at the end of 1999 that Stefano Rossello
started Bahntier as an ambient/experimental project.
Over
time, the sounds of the project evolved and became more aggressive,
concrete, and percussive
and in the summer of 2000 Stefano made some initial recordings which
caught the attention of
the E.N.D.E. Radioluxor label. Vocal elements were then added to
the recordings and thus the
first proper Bahntier demo was completed and subsequently released
in 2001 by the label.
Bahntier
then began to present live shows, an act which was comprised of a
mix of sounds and hard
visual performance employing video projection,
theatrical lighting, and performance art.
As a result the number
of people involved in the Bahntier live act increased. This
line-up
soon solidified
with Stefano Rossello as voice, synth, and performer; Christian
Battiferro on
percussion and samplers; and Filippo Corradin and
Valentina Sanna on projection and
lighting efx.
In April of 2002 Stefano
Rossello met (thanks to the label) Simon Balestrazzi, leader of the
historical
Italian band T.A.C. and ex member of the Kirlian Camera project.
Simon decided to work on
the production of the new Bahntier
release, which was recorded at the NeuroHabitat
studios in
Cagliari
(the same studio where Balestrazzi was producing his new T.A.C. release
and the release of
TH26). Prior to the release of this album Bahntier performed
at the Metamatik Festival with
Suicide Commando. P.A.L. and VNV Nation and the show's response
generated a buzz around the Bahntier
project.
In 2003 Bahntier released on Karnak (an electro/industrial
sublabel of E.N.D.E.) the
album “Randome”. Consisting of 13 tracks, the sound of
the project had progressed to a mix of
powernoise and industrial with
aggressive vocals reminiscent of bands like Skinny Puppy
(an obvious influence on Stefano).
In 2004 Stefano started to
record the album “Revulsive” for
the Rustblade label (www.rustblade.com).
For the new sessions Stefano
brought in Filippo Corradin to contribute sounds as a noise
manipulator
for the project. After the official release of “Revulsive” Bahntier
did a mini
European tour and performed in cities like London and Berlin.
In Berlin, Stefano and Filippo
met Nadja from the Schlagstrom organization, who then became the
bands manager. After this,
Bahntier performed with bands such as This Morn
Omina, Mono No Aware, Dive, Asche,
Synapscape, S.K.E.T., Agonoize,
and Anenzephalia.
In Bologna in 2005, Stefano met Justin Bennett
(live drummer of Skinny Puppy,
My Life With The Thrill
Kill Kult, Peter Murphy, and many others) and he soon became involved
with the Bahntier project. The new Bahntier line up
with Justin on the drums and additional sound
manipulation played a historic set at the Wave
Gothic Treffen festival of Liepseig, Germany in 2006.
This show and it's amazing response confirmed the
Bahntier project as a major force in the new
european industrial
wave.
In October of 2006 a brand new Bahntier album was
released titled "Blindoom" on Rustblade
records, and already a wave of press and positive reviews are sweeping
across Europe.
Co-produced by Justin with Stefano, it features live drums, percussions,
and instrumentations
seamlessly blended with harsh tribal programming and electronic
sounds to produce a powerful
post industrial onslaught.