Borghesia
The first dozen years of Borghesia
The band has its roots in the alternative theatre groups Theatre FV-112/15 and Teater Performans, and was founded upon the idea of merging the concepts of theatre and disco. Aldo Ivančič played the drums at that time (later, he focused more on samplers and synths) and was joined by a rock cast with Dario Seraval on the guitar. Of the other proto-members, the most prominent one was Iztok Turk, who later worked with Otroci Socializma, Rotor, Videosex, Laibach and who was also an important figure in the early techno scene.
In the dozen years that followed, the only consistent member of the band was Ivančič, who was joined by visual artists Neven Korda and Zemira Alajbegović and by a long list of notable musicians that all left a significant mark on the Slovenian music scene – Primož Simončič, Lado Jakša and Mirsad Šabić of Lolita, Borut Kržišnik, Bratko Bibič, Nikola Sekulović of Dan D and Demolition Group, Boris Romih from Begnagrad in Miladojke Youneed and the rapper and turntablist Ali En being just a few of them.
The band has fast gotten very significant international presence and released a number of albums, singles, remixes and VHS video tapes. Four of their albums were published by the renowned Belgian label Play It Again Sam Records (and later also for FV Music). The band went on several European tours in from 1988 to 1991 and were praised by a number of important international music magazines. Some of their most relevant releases are Ljubav Je Hladnija Od Smrti, No Hope No Fear, Escorts And Models, Resistance and Dreamers In Colour.
The bands resurrection
After they've disbanded, Aldo Ivančić worked as a music producer and a DJ and later formed the music collective Bast. In 2009 FV Music label (founded by Borghesia members in 1985) released the double CD, 20th Century – Selected Works, an anthology of Borghesia's most dangerous, dancing-in-underground and ambiental songs and instrumentals.
After that, the band returned to form of the original line-up, creating an all-star rock band and recorded the album »And Man created God«, which was published by the American label Metropolis. The band was expanded into a septet for the purposes of the early concerts and currently stands a quintet of Dario Seraval on vocals, Aldo Ivančič doing programming and drums, Irena Tomažin on vocals, Jelena Rusjan on bass and vocals and Andraž Mazi playing the guitar.
Recent performances
After their reanimation, Borghesia played at Bodyfest (SW), Wave-Gotik-Treffen Festival (DE), BIMFest (NL), Wrocław Industrial Festival (PL) and Bodyfest (SW), Mocvara Club (HR), Klub Kocka (HR), Sajeta Creative Camp, Kamfest, Kino Šiška Centre for Urban Culture, Trainstation Squat and elsewhere as well.
