TRANSMITTING FROM LONDON6 OCTOBER 1964 / 617 Hz
THEVELVET CLOCKSU N I V E R S E
The Velvet Clocks performing in a 1960s club, from the narrative archive
MUSIC. MYSTERY. ANOTHER TIME.

TheVelvet ClocksUniverse

Some songs never stay in their time.

A band that should not exist. A girl who knows too much. And a frequency that changes everything.

YOUR PASSAGE TO ANOTHER TIMEThe Velvet ClocksLONDON · NARRATIVE ARCHIVE · 1964—1965ADMIT ONE617Hz / 06:17
ARCHIVE / LIVE / BRIGHTON1964—1965
AN ORIGINAL UNIVERSE BY DARIO BONELLITHE PAST IS HAPPENING NOW
THE 617 EXPERIENCEONE REAL DAY. ONE DAY IN THE PAST.
YOU ARE NOW IN
06OCT1964
LONDON, ENGLANDDAY 001

The clock started when Jenny arrived in London on 6 October 1964. Each day, the archive moves forward. Come back tomorrow. The past will have changed.

The Daily ChronicleEST. 1964
TUESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 1964VOL. 001
ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD

Receiving the historical dispatch…

FROM THE STORY

Jenny arrives in London.

6 October 1964. A girl from another time steps into a city that has never heard of the Velvet Clocks.

Jenny in London, narrative reconstruction
JENNY / LONDON / ANOTHER TIME
06.10.1964
01 / The Story

They were only
imaginary.
Until they weren’t.

Savona, 2026. Dario creates a fictional British band from the 1960s. When a strange frequency opens a passage through time, Jenny arrives in London on 6 October 1964 and discovers that the musicians exist — but have never played together. A world of music, memory, mystery and changing history begins.

Where Music, Time and Mystery Collide.

Discover the novels
02 / The Band

Four names.
One impossible band.

The original four: Tom, Pete, Mike and Dan. Darren joins the story in 1965.

From left: Tom, Pete, Mike and DanTHE ORIGINAL FOUR / NARRATIVE ARCHIVE
THE LINE-UP
IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Tom

Lead vocals · Guitar

1965 →

Darren
Keyboards · Organ · Vocals

Tom — Lead vocals · Guitar
TomLead vocals · Guitar
Pete — Guitar · Second vocals
PeteGuitar · Second vocals
Mike — Bass · Backing vocals
MikeBass · Backing vocals
Dan — Drums · Backing vocals
DanDrums · Backing vocals
03 / The Music

The music is real.

Three original albums. Press play and let the records tell their side of the story.

CROWN RECORDSTHE VELVET
CLOCKSVELVET CLOCKS
Velvet Clocks — official album artworkSIDE A / THE SOUND OF ANOTHER TIME
NOW ON THE TURNTABLE

Velvet Clocks

The Velvet Clocks
Open on Spotify ↗
THE VELVET CLOCKS / PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE
04 / The Archive

Look a little closer.

Faces, places, photographs. Photographs, contact sheets, tickets and clippings — a collection from a past that might never have happened.

THE CONTACT SHEETS387 ARCHIVE RECORDS
24 / 387 RECORDS ON THIS SHEET

Photographs are original narrative reconstructions from The Velvet Clocks Universe.

05 / The Books

There is more
between the lines.

Five chapters of The Velvet Clocks saga. The first two novels are available in English and Italian. Three more are coming soon.

Three Two One Go!!! — Dario BonelliVOL. 03
COMING SOON

Three Two One Go!!!

Dario Bonelli

Too Shy for California — Dario BonelliVOL. 04
COMING SOON

Too Shy for California

Dario Bonelli

Lovers’ Songs — Dario BonelliVOL. 05
COMING SOON

Lovers’ Songs

Dario Bonelli

Plus: a special book outside the saga
The Velvet Clocks — 100 Untold Stories — cover
A SPECIAL VOLUME / OUTSIDE THE SAGA

100
Untold Stories.

The Velvet Clocks

The people. The places. The music. One hundred stories from the world of the Velvet Clocks, gathered in a special book beyond the novels. Another way into the legend.

English edition · Amazon.comItalian edition · Amazon.it
ONE HUNDRED WAYS INTO THE LEGENDThe Velvet ClocksLONDON · NARRATIVE ARCHIVE · 1964—1965ADMIT ONE617Hz / 06:17A COMPANION TO THE UNIVERSE. A BOOK OF ITS OWN.
06 / The Film

You had to be there.

The mockumentary. The interviews. The moments caught on tape. Watch a world of fiction come into focus.

FRAGMENTS FROM THE ARCHIVEThe YouTube channel
07 / The Mystery

Nothing is
a coincidence.

Some details should not exist in their own time. Start with three clues.

00 / 03 CLUES IN YOUR ARCHIVE

The frequency associated with an impossible passage.

08 / THE INNER CIRCLE

You’re part of
the story now.

For the ones who listen a little longer, look a little closer, and always come back. Your place in the archive is waiting.

The Velvet Clocks Inner Circle — Your NameMUSIC • TIME • MYSTERYTHE VELVET CLOCKSFAN CLUB / LONDON, ENGLANDTHE INNER CIRCLE06:17The Inner CircleTHIS PERSONAL ARCHIVE PASS BELONGS TOYour NameARCHIVE NUMBERVC–000617DATE OF ENTRY06 OCT 1964617 HZSome songs never stay in their time.KEEP THE SIGNAL. FOLLOW THE STORY.FANCLUB1964ADMIT ONEPERSONALVISITOR’S CARD
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