The Progressive-Ethereal-Folk band directed by the guitarist-composer Riccardo Prencipe, Graduated from the Conservatoire of Naples San Pietro a Majella. Since 2005 they released seven full-lenght albums with different labels, distributed in Europe and World:

Corde Oblique - "Back through the liquid mirror" (european edition: Dark Vinyl/Audioglobe - Germany 2018)

(asian edition - CD + DVD - Dying Art Productions - China 2018)

Corde Oblique - "I maestri del colore" (Infinite fog/Audioglobe - RUSSIA 2016)

Corde Oblique - "Per le strade ripetute"

(The stones of Naples Rec./Audioglobe - ITALY 2013)

Corde Oblique - "A hail of bitter almonds" (french edition: Prikosnovenie/Audioglobe - FRANCE - 2011)

(italian edition: Progressivamente/Egea/Suono rec. - ITALY - 2011) (russian edition: Shadowplay rec. – RUSSIA - 2011)

Corde Oblique - "The stones of Naples" (Prikosnovenie/Audioglobe - FRANCE - 2009)

Corde Oblique - "Volontà d'arte" (Prikosnovenie/Audioglobe - FRANCE - 2007)

Corde Oblique - "Respiri"

(ARK records/Masterpiece - ITALY - 2005)

Riccardo started in 1999 with his first band LUPERCALIA. they released the first album with the english label World Serpent (Death in June, Current 93, Antony and the johnsons, Nurse with wound) In many years Riccardo wrote music and lyrics for many voices and musicians. Here a list of some musicians featured on Corde Oblique's abums:

• Duncan Patterson (Anathema) • Denitza Seraphim (Irfan) • Peppe Frana (Micrologus) • Donatello Pisanello (Officina Zoé) • Sergio Panarella (Ashram) • Luigi Rubino (Ashram) • Alessandra Santovito (Hexperos) • Spyros Giasafakis (Daemonia Nymphe) • Corrado Videtta (Argine) • Monica Pinto (Spakka Neapolis55) • Walter Maioli e Luce Maioli (Synaulia) • Simone Salvatori (Spiritual Front) • Charles Ferris (Sineterra) • Floriana Cangiano (Flo) • Quartetto Savinio - Since 1999 till 2009 Riccardo Prencipe was invited to join several compilations, released from labels and music magazines in Italiy, Russia, France and Germany: 2013 "Sonic Seducer" (November issue, Germany) Corde Oblique, “My pure amethyst” 2011 "Rock Oracle" (Rock Oracle Magazine, Russia) Corde Oblique, “A hail of bitter almonds” 2009 "Fairy World V" (Prikosnovenie - France) Corde Oblique: "Nostalgica avanguardia" 2009 "New Age" (New Age magazine - Italia) Corde Oblique: "Cantastorie"

2007 "In the Dark Room - Vol. 1" (Darkroom magazine - Italia) Corde Oblique: "Tempesta di sapori" 2007 "La nuit des fees" (Prikosnovenie - France) Corde Oblique + Pinknruby: "Klara" 2007 "Fairy World IV" (Prikosnovenie - France) Corde Oblique: "Cantastorie" 2006 "Influence" (Shadowplay - Russia) Corde Oblique: "Orme" 2003 "The Suns of Lutetius" (Oktagon - Italia) Diazeusis: "Spacing..." 2002 "Ritual" (Ritual Magazine - Italia) Lupercalia: "FormisMelaraSanctusFilix" (promo version) 2001 "Astan" (Astan Magazine compilation - Germany) Lupercalia: "FormisMelaraSanctusFilix" 2000 "Intimations of Immortality - Vol. 5" (Energeia - Italia ) Lupercalia: "Normandia" Riccardo Prencipe performed with his band in several locations, here some places where he proformed in the previous years: 2018

• 28 July, Amphi Festival, Cologne (Germany) • 20 january, Nola, Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli

2017 • 22 september, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma • 19 August, Daemon Cleaner Festival • 5 june, Leipzig, Schauspielhaus • 8 aprile, Caos Teatro, Villaricca • 31 marzo, Roma, Le Mura • 22 gennaio Ruviano, chiesa di San Leone Magno

2016 • 16/12 – Napoli – Cellar Theory • 09/12 – Roma – NaCosetta • 11/11 – Nola – BarTeatroZero • 21/07 – Presentazione Nuovo album in formazione completa al Museo

Nazionale di Napoli • 17/07 – live @ Giffoni Film Festival • 03/6 – In concerto per il Consolato Italiano – Vlore (Albania) • 22/4 – Napoli (Comicon)

2015 4/12 – Changsha (China) 5/12 – Nanjing (China) 6/12 – Xiamen (China) 8/12 – Canton (China) 9/12 – Guangzhou (China) 10/12 – Tianjin (China) 11/12 – Beijing (China) 12/12 – Suzhou (China) 13/12 – Shanghai (China) 3/8 - Berlin - Duncker Club 2/5 - Napoli - Teatro Mediterraneo, performance with the artist Milo Manara e David Riondino 16/1 - Napoli - ex Asilo Filangieri 3/1 - Pomigliano - Jungle Club 2014 4/10 - New Aeon Festival - Salerno 27/7 - Amphi Festival - Koeln (Germany) 1/6 - Valona (Albany) - Petro Marko Theatre 30/5 - Berlino - Gotischer Saal (Kreuzberg) 12/4 - Nola - White Angel 19/1 - Napoli - Milonga Portena 12/1 - Fondi (LT) - Casa delle Arti 2013 20/12 - Roma - Casa del Jazz 8/12 - Bacoli - Casina Vanvitelliana 2/11 - Parma - Oratorio San Quirino 13/07 – Modena – Giardini estensi 27/6 - Napoli - Chiostro grande dei Girolamini 24/5 - Bacoli - Sacello degli Augustali 17/2 - Napoli - Milonga Portena 26/1 - Roma - San Gregorio al Celio 2012 28/10 – Napoli - Villa Pignatelli 21/9 – Piano di Sorrento – Villa Fondi 9/9 Nola – Castello Cicala 27/6 – Baia – Batis 25/5 – Leipzig (Germany) – Wave Gotik Treffen – 19/4 – Roma – Casa del Jazz 17/3 – San Giorgio a Cremano – Villa Bruno 14/2 – Piano di Sorrento – Marianiello Jazz 19/2 – Modena – Teatro Tempio 21/1 – Napoli – Teatro Instabile

2011 11/11 – Piano di Sorrento – Marianiello Jazz 4/11 – Itri – Portanova Club 16/10 – Napoli – Museo nazionale di Capodimonte (Auditorium) 3/9 – Roma – Museo Montemartini 26/8 – Ancona – Festival Adriatico Mediterraneo 9/4 – Napoli – Casa della Musica 20/3 – Radio Tre – dal vivo per “Zazà” 19/2 – Napoli – Tinghel Tanghel 12/1 – Roma – Casa del Jazz 2010 6/2 – Barrio – Milano 5/2 – Bergamo – Caffè Letterario 13/3 – Bacoli – BAG 26/3 – Napoli – Museo Madre 7/5 – Caserta – Oddly Shed 18/7 – Isolabona (Imperia) – Antico Frantoio 31/7 – Brienza – opening act for Intillimani 11/9 – Pompei – Pompei Lab 2/10 – Firenze – Università degli Studi di Firenze 10/10 – Caivano – Auditorium Caivano Arte 2009 29/3 – Rising South (Napoli) 03/4 – Stazione Birra (Roma) 29/4 – Archivio di Stato (Napoli) 17/4 – Oddley Shed (Ethereal-folk festival, Caserta) 17/5 – Nordhofen (Germany) 23/5 – Les Brumes de Mai festival (Huy, Belgium) 30/5 – Leipzig (Wave Gothic Treffen - Germania) 26/6 – Danny Cavanagh (Anathema) + Corde Oblique (Caserta) 27/6 – Le Scimmie (Milano) 17/7 – Chiostro dell'ex Monastero di San Giovanni (Cava de' Tirreni - Salerno) 26/9 – La nuit des fees (Clisson - France) 25/10 – FNAC - Showcase (Napoli) 30/10 – Cross Roads Live Club (Roma) 2008 20/12 - La Loco (Cernunnos festival) - Paris The band shared the stage and performed in festivals together with bands like: Bauhaus, Anathema, Opeth, Coph Nia, Moonspell, Ataraxia, Persephone, Spiritual Front, QNTAL, Kirlian Camera, Of the Wand and the moon, and more. In Riccardo's albums there are lot of guests, some of them from the following bands: Anathema, Daemonia Nymphe, Officina Zoé, Spakka Napoli, Synaulia, Spiritual Front, Argine, Ashram, Pinknruby, Gothica, Hexperos, Mediavolo, Dwelling. Hundreds reveiews and interviews in Magazines and Onlinemag.:

"IL MATTINO", "METROPOLIS", "LA REPUBBLICA", "L'INTERNAZIONALE", "NEW AGE", "BLOW UP", "AUDIOVIDEOFOTOBILD", "METAL SHOCK", "RITUAL", "ROMA", "CHITARRE", "ROCKERILLA", "RUMORE", "ORKUS" (Germany), "ZILLO" (Germany), "SONIC SEDUCER" (Germany), "ROCK ORACLE" (Russia), "Xnoizemag", "Black Magazine" (Germany), "Rockit", "CoolClub", "Kronic.it", "Chaindlk", "Side-line", "Hard-wired" (UK), "Elegy" (France), "Zicazic" (France), "Kro" (France), "Inanna naked", and much more... Riccardo also wrote the soundtrack for the DVD-documentary: "I Longobardi del sud" attached to the catalogue of the exhibition in Rende (CZ) during 2008. Riccardo Prencipe's music was also used as soundrack from the italian national TV RAI: - RAI 2 music for the 72ma Fiera del Levante. - RAI 3 (TG-R) music for the presentation of the Farnese Collection (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli). - RAI 2 (TG2 Mizar) - RAI 3 (TG-R) Musica & the city - interview + showcase http://www.cordeoblique.com https://www.facebook.com/cordeoblique http://www.youtube.com/user/cordeoblique Contacts: info@cordeoblique.com

Cultural Centre (Shanghai) 2015