Atalanta vs. AC Milan 1989/90: Comments on the Chants
Hyperlocal Magazine, Milan
2025
In this audio work, Stefano Pozzoni —a former member of the Brigate Rossonere, one of AC Milan’s ultras groups— comments on chants sung by AC Milan supporters during the Atalanta–AC Milan match on September 6, 1989. The chants were recorded by an unknown supporter and reached us through their publication in the first issue of Encré dans la tribune, a French fanzine on ultras culture. Drawing on these recordings, Pozzoni explores the meanings behind the chant's words and melodies and reflects on how they were used in their social and cultural context. His account offers insight into the relationship between chanting practices, social composition, and the habitus of AC Milan’s ultras groups in the late 1980s.
This audio work continues my research on the use of sound in football supporters culture, a topic I began exploring in the early 2000s by following and participating with my hometown ultras group, Brescia 1911.
Credits
Work by Davide Tidoni
Voices: Stefano Pozzoni, Davide Tidoni
Recording, Editing, and Mixing: Davide Tidoni
Photo: Magliarossonera.it
Support: Hyperlocal Magazine, Milan
Thanks to: Stefano Pozzoni, Magliarossonera, Encré dans la tribune for digitizing the Atalanta–Milan 89/90 tape and making it available as part of their issue no. 1, July 2020.
Atalanta vs. AC Milan 1989/90: Comments on the Chants
Hyperlocal Magazine, Milan
2025
In this audio work, Stefano Pozzoni —a former member of the Brigate Rossonere, one of AC Milan’s ultras groups— comments on chants sung by AC Milan supporters during the Atalanta–AC Milan match on September 6, 1989. The chants were recorded by an unknown supporter and reached us through their publication in the first issue of Encré dans la tribune, a French fanzine on ultras culture. Drawing on these recordings, Pozzoni explores the meanings behind the chant's words and melodies and reflects on how they were used in their social and cultural context. His account offers insight into the relationship between chanting practices, social composition, and the habitus of AC Milan’s ultras groups in the late 1980s.
This audio work continues my research on the use of sound in football supporters culture, a topic I began exploring in the early 2000s by following and participating with my hometown ultras group, Brescia 1911.
Credits
Work by Davide Tidoni
Voices: Stefano Pozzoni, Davide Tidoni
Recording, Editing, and Mixing: Davide Tidoni
Photo: Magliarossonera.it
Support: Hyperlocal Magazine, Milan
Thanks to: Stefano Pozzoni, Magliarossonera, Encré dans la tribune for digitizing the Atalanta–Milan 89/90 tape and making it available as part of their issue no. 1, July 2020.