Roberto “Freak” Antoni, leader of the band, died in Bologna at 59 years of age on February 12, 2014.
[2] The concerts of the group, especially in the beginning, were characterized by provocative performances with references to Futurist and Dadaist at the forefront, including the launch of vegetables from the musicians on to the audience.
[1][3] In 1978 the group made their official debut with MONOtono, an album considered the manifesto of the band, characterized by "raw sounds, out of time music, voices out of tune and lyrics that reveal a non-vulgar aggressiveness, made of no sense, paradoxes and puns.
[1] Shortly later the leader Freak Antoni left the group, dedicating to some solo musical and literary projects with the stage names Beppe Starnazza and later Astro Vitelli.
[1][2] The original lineup of the group reformed in 1984, when they released the album Ti spalmo la crema.