Lola - Music

1. In 1976 Maurizio Arcieri And His Wife Christina Moser Formed The Duo Under The Name 'Chrisma." That Year The Couple Moved From Milan To London To Record "U" And "Amore" With The Producer Nico Papathanassiou And His Brother Vangelis. Their Collaboration With Papathanassiou And Vangelis Continued Through 1978. During This Time The Duo Recorded The Album "Chinese Restaurant." The Single "Lola" Entered The Top 10. During The Promotional Tour For Chinese Restaurant Maurizio Was Known To Perform A Trick Onstage In Which He Appeared To Cut Off His Finger With A Razor. The Trick Referred To As A "finger Job " Attracted Considerable Press Attention. In 1979 Maurizio And Christina Recorded Their Second Album "Hibernation." The Album Was An International Success And The Duo Was Firmly Established In The London Music Scene. Edit 1980-1989 In 1980 The Band Officially Changed Its Name From ""Chrisma"" To Krisma. Their Third Album "Cathode Mamma " Featured Hans Zimmer On Synthesizer. The Single "Many Kisses" Met With Great Success In Europe. Around This Time Krisma Developed The First Minisequencer Known As Krismino. Krisma Left Polygram For CGD In 1981. 1982 Saw The Release Of The Experimental "Clandestine Anticipation" Album. The Album Deals With Water In All Of Its Forms Liquid Ice Vapor Fog Snow And Rain And Is Supported By A Series Of Videos Filmed In Tropical Locations. The Clips Were First Shown On Carlo Massarini's Mister Fantasy Program. Krisma Moved To New York City In 1986. They Directed Three Videos For MTV And Soon After They Began To Work For France 2. In Italy They Often Appeared On The Program "Be Bop A Lula" Hosted By Red Ronnie For Italia Uno. The Single "Nothing To Do With The Dog" Retitled "Fido" In International Markets And "Iceberg" Were Released During This Time. In 1988 "Non Ho Denaro" Was Released. It Was Their Last Album To Be Released On Vinyl And Today It Is One Of The Hardest-To-Find Krisma Records. Edit 1991 To Present During The 1990s Krisma's First Records Were Remastered. They Continued To Do Freelance Work For The Italian State Broadcasting Company Rai Tre And They Were Credited For Crafting The Special Effects On The Marco Ferreri Film Nitrato D'Argento. Maurizio And Christina Also Designed Several Video-Art Installations And Worked As Consultants For Benetton's Centro Ricerca Comunicazione. On July 22 1998 The Couple Launched Krisma TV Which Was Broadcast Through The Skyplex Satellite Service And Later Eutelstat To Europe North Africa And The Middle East. In June 2000 The Band Opened Their Website Www.Krismatv.Net. Maurizio Made A Comeback Attempt With "Re-Birth " A Solo Project. The CD Single Kara Was Released In 2001 In Both Italian And English Versions. Edit Discography Edit LPs * 1977 Chinese Restaurant - Polydor As Chrisma * 1979 Hibernation - Polydor As Chrisma * 1980 Cathode Mamma - Polydor * 1982 Clandestine Anticipation - CGD * 1982 Clandestine Anticipation - CGD Custom Promo Box * 1982 Chrisma - Armando Curcio Editore Collection * 1983 Nothing To Do With The Dog - Franton Records * 1983 Fido - Atlantic It's Just U.S.A. Version Of "Nothing To Do With The Dog" * 1986 Iceberg - Carosello * 1989 Non Ho Denaro - Bollicine Edit Singles * 1976 Amore / Sweet Baby Sue - Polydor As Chrisma * 1977 U Part. I / U Part. II - Polydor As Chrisma * 1977 Lola / Black Silk Stocking - Polydor As Chrisma * 1977 C-Rock / Mandoya - Polydor As Chrisma * 1979 Gott Gott Electron / Vetra Platz - Polydor As Chrisma * 1979 Aurora B. / Hibernated Nazi - Polydor As Chrisma * 1980 Many Kisses / Rien Ne Va Plus - Polydor * 1980 Cathode Mamma / Rrock - Polydor * 1982 Water / Samora Club - CGD * 1983 Nothing To Do With The Dog / Find A Friend - Franton Records * 1985 Be Bop / Be Bop Rep. - Carosello * 1985 Iceberg / Skyline - Carosello * 1987 Signorina / Hotta Choccolata - Carosello Edit CDs * 1986 Iceberg - Carosello As Krisma * 1994 Chinese Restaurant - Polydor As Chrisma * 1994 Clandestine Anticipation - CGD-URLO * 1999 Many Kisses E Altri Successi - Polydor Collection * 2007 Chinese Restaurant - Polydor 1748796 As Chrisma * 2007 Hibernation - Polydor 1748797 As Chrisma * 2007 Cathode Mamma - Polydor 1748798 Edit Collaborations * 1980 Suffocation Track Included In Vangelis' LP See You Later - Polydor * 2002 Nuova Ossessione Track Included In Subsonica's CD Amorematico - Mescal / Sony * 2004 Odore Di Polvere Da Sparo 23 Coppie Di Cromosomi Apparenza E Realtà Tracks Included In Franco Battiato's CD Dieci Stratagemmi - Columbia / Sony Music * 2006 Australia Track Included In Garbo's Tribute CD Congarbo - Photographic / Venus Edit References 2. A Goth Band From Chile. Https //myspace.Com/chrismachile read less