Bluvertigo - Iodio (videoclip)

What this video is

Released as a single from Bluvertigo's debut album 'Acidi e Basi' (Columbia/Sony, 1995), 'Iodio' arrived at a pivotal moment for Italian alternative rock, when a small cluster of Milan-based bands were attempting to fuse Anglo-American post-punk and new wave influences with an authentically Italian artistic identity. The song had notable public exposure at Sanremo Giovani 1994, before the album was recorded, giving…

Why it matters

Bluvertigo occupy a singular position in Italian rock history as one of the few mid-90s acts to successfully merge new wave, art rock, and alternative rock into a commercially viable yet critically respected body of work. 'Iodio' is among the band's most enduring songs and functions as an entry…

The director

Alessandro 'Alex' Orlowski (born Parma, Italy, 20 September 1967) is an Italian film director who began his career as a musician and producer before transitioning to music video direction. He shot his first clip in 1991 for Afrika Bambaataa and by late 1996…