Ave Maria Overdrive were born in Zurich, Switzerland in 2016, as the creative brainchild of Caccia Schiacciatore (Guitar, Synths, and Drums) and Captain Bitrage (Bass, Synths, and Drums), an artistic child which suffers from severe Attention Deficit Disorder and musical Tourette’s syndrome.
Containing in their DNA such disparate musical strains as disco, post-punk, thrash-metal, electro, bossa nova and the irreverent use of sampled voices and sounds, the duo nevertheless also display a keen ear for the infectious pop hook throughout their work. All these elements are pulled together and woven into an intricate tapestry, which mirrors the hypertextual reality of living in the Now, where every moment in space and time is just a click away.
The duo has just released a four song EP entitled “Photogenic Melodies,” a collaborative effort with singer Skiba Shapiro of Hopes & Venom (post-rock) and Lou Ees (alternative dream pop, both from St. Gallen, Switzerland). The recordings were mastered by Mandy Parnell (who has done award-winning work for Bjork, Feist, Tame Impala etc.). Ave Maria Overdrive & Skiba Shapiro’s pan-globally polyglot psychedelic pop is available in digital form in the iTunes store, on Spotify and on bandcamp and has been called "stunningly beautiful" on Swiss national radio.
