Periferia del Mondo was formed in Rome in 1996 by woodwind player Alessandro Papotto (BANCO del Mutuo Soccorso), guitarist Giovanni Tommasi and bassist Claudio Braico, who were soon joined by drummer Tony Zito and keyboardist Bruno Vegliante. The band has performed several shows in Italy and abroad and has so far released three albums.

I got in touch with the band and Alessandro answered my questions.

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It was the middle of 90's, the dawn of globalization era: an age in which, on the wave of newborn internet, a lot of good things lost on the previous years, have been rediscovered.
We think that this has been not only a fashion or a revival, but a need, for some peoples, to come back to the "substance", regardless from a comfortably "form".
Talking about music world: electromecanic instruments, analog electronics, vinyl albums and turntables... and with no doubt... "Progressive Rock".
These was also the years when a lot of bands like BANCO and PFM came back live on stage, and when were born a lot of Progressive Rock Festivals all around the world.

Let's begin the discography questions with your debut album. Please tell us more about "In Ogni Luogo In Ogni Tempo" from 2000.

This album is something like a "Crossroad", where our ways meet in the sign of Progressive Rock. A Crossroad that is placed "in every place, in every time",
as for our musical roots. If you like, you can use the word "Crossroad" as a mention to Robert Johnson.

Please also tell us more about your second album "Un Milione di Voci" from 2002.

On this album we shared all of our music roots and all of our interests. It's a big diversified but homogeneus project, for which we asked for a little help from our friends: 19 musicians on the whole album.
So we could join a lot of different musical worlds, not only about music styles, but also experiencing different lineups, recording technics and unusual musical instruments, track after track.
A huge amount of different musical ideas contained on this double album make it a special item. For sure, in this album, "a million voices" are singing.

Please also tell us more about your third and most recent album "Perif3ria Del Mondo" from 2006.

In perfect opposition to previous work, this album represents the result of our quest about a unique musical way to travel togheter, our quest about what really is "Periferia Del Mondo".
So, nor guests nor citations here. Progressive or not, this sound is pure "Outskirt of the World".

Please also tell us more about your live album "Omaggio a Demetrio Stratos" from 2001 and the DVD "Gouveia Art Rock 2004" from 2005.

"Demetrio Stratos 1999 Festival" was our first live opportunity out of Rome and "Gouveia Art Rock 2004 Festival" was our first big opportunity out of Italy.
Both these occasions represents some of our most beautiful memories.

What have you been up to since 2006?