In 1977, in the midst of a period of political turmoil and social unrest that went down in Italian history as “years of lead”, screenwriter
and director Massimo Pirri made a film no one else had the courage to make: Italia: ultimo atto? (Could It Happen Here?).

Here, Pirri explores the controversial (and, in the 70s, very current) topic of left-wing armed struggle. He does so through a storyline that
is almost prophetic: in the film, a mysterious ultra-leftwing armed group plans and executes the killing of the Ministry of the Interior; in 1978 Christian Democrat leader and former premier Aldo Moro was kidnapped and killed by the Marxist-Leninist Red Brigades).

The violence of Pirri’s storyline is fully captured by the score composed by Lallo Gori, who uses obscure synths, analog keyboards, and dry-sounding acoustic drums to create an extremely tense and frenzied soundscape of electronic textures.
The result is an album that combines dark, haunting jazz-funk with ambient atmospheres and suspenseful electronic sounds, and which ends up sounding like an instrumental proto-hip hop record where Moog synths take the lead together with drums.

At the time, this must have seemed like a low-budget, ramshackle soundtrack – essentially, a Bmovie soundtrack. Indeed, the extensive use of electronic sounds was meant to compensate for the lack of acoustic instruments, such as the bass or (alas!) brass, which were replaced by keyboards and MiniMoog synths.
Today, however, Lallo Gori’s odd and minimalistic style of arranging makes this score sound unexpected, avant-garde, and innovative. In short, modern and contemporary.

Previously unreleased in any format, all tracks have been remastered from the original master tapes.

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Italian songstress, Scerida, is releasing her album "Voglia De Perdere" on October 27th. 

I previously reviewed her fantastic "Infinito" and I have been lucky enough that Edizioni Della Notte let me listen to the whole "Voglia De Perdere". 

The heart of 'Voglia Di Perdere' lay in its music, a collection of eight tracks that held within them the essence of post-wave vibes.

 As I journeyed through the album, you could feel the nocturnal rhythms, pulsating like the heartbeat of a city coming alive after dark. Lo-fi atmospheres wrapped around you like a cozy, well-worn sweater, comforting and intimate.

"Je Ne Sais Pas" is actually an old skool undertaking in a very classical sense of songwriting. 

The sense and vibe is fluffy as clouds with a strangely irresistible lo-fi vibe interweaving through every nucleus. 

Scerida's Italian vocals engulfs the melody, with a story of insecurity and yet manifests in such a confirming manner. 

"Je Ne Sais Pas" for me stands as a delectable oddity that keeps growing for me.

Voglia Di Perdere

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Nu Guinea - "Nuova Napoli" LP
NG Records (NG01)
out in April 2018

https://www.discogs.com/release/11600879

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All tracks written, arranged and produced by Nu Guinea beside B4 (Parev' Ajere) which is a cover version of the track Mr. Business by the french band Edition Spéciale

Credits: 

Massimo Di Lena - Drum Programming 
Lucio Aquilina - Keyboards - Piano 
Andrea De Fazio - Drums 
Adam Pawel - Percussion 
Roberto Badoglio - Electric Bass (A1, B1, B2, B3) 
Fabiana Martone - Lead Vocals (A2, A3, B3, B4) 
Pietro Santangelo - Sax (A1, A3, B2, B3) 
Marcello Giannini - Electric Guitar (A3, B1, B4) 

Artwork: Guglielmo Corduas 

Electronic Instruments used: 
Linn 9000 drum machine 
Kawai Ep 308 electroacoustic piano Fender Rhodes Mk I 
Roland Jupiter 6 
Korg M3 

* Lyrics of “Je Vulesse” extract of the poem “Je vulesse truvà pace” from the poet Eduardo De Filippo 
* Parev’ Ajere is a cover of the track “Mr.Business” from the french band “Edition Speciale” 

Recorded and conceived at the NG TOWER STUDIOS in Berlin

Nuova Napoli

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Mr. Pierpaolo De Sanctis, owner of the supercool Four Flies Records spin from his vault some of his italian favourites: top notched jazz & funk stuff recorded in the 70s for cinema, radio & tv flamed with exotic and psychedelic vibes. Some of the tracks are taken from the amazing  👉🏿Four Flies Records 's catalogue with obscure stuff never released before.
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Alessandro Alessandroni’s ‘Afro Discoteca’ is released on a blasting 12’’ containing 4 cosmic/disco tracks drawing influences from African music - never published before these incredibly powerful and evocative recordings were rescued from an old dusty tape found in the Maestro’s vaults.

The EP became an instant classic for diggers and worldwide tastemakers, bringing the name of Alessandroni to new audiences, far beyond the circle of film scores and library music aficionados .

March 2019: Four Flies asks to a rock band (CALIBRO 35) and three amongst the most brilliant and visionary Italian DJs and producers (Jolly Mare, L.U.C.A., pAd) to rework the original tracks, giving them new life for refined modern dancefloors.

The result is a stunning collection of electronic/cosmic/balearic reworks, which respects the spirit of Alessandroni’s compositions, projecting them into our present.

About Alessandro Alessandroni

Alessandro Alessandroni (Rome, Italy 03/18/1925 – Swakopmund, Namibia 03/26/2017) was one of the most important Italian musicians of the 20th century. A composer, arranger, singer and multi-instrumentalist whose impact on pop culture is immeasurable, from his unique guitar work and — perhaps most famously — his whistle for Ennio Morricone’s spaghetti western soundtracks to the unforgettable vocal hook of Piero Umiliani's "Mah Nà Mah Nà”.

In a career that spans seven decades, Alessandroni scored almost a hundred movies and recorded countless production music albums, currently acclaimed by the most important musical experts around the world.

AFRO DISCOTECA reworked & reloved

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Alessandro Alessandroni  reworked "Afro Discoteca" (Jolly Mare Lifting)

Excited to share this brilliant missive from the dancefloor leftfield. Producer, turntablist, mechanical engineer and full time rhythmatist, Jolly Mare, puts a cosmic spin on "Afro Sortilegio", originally written and recorded by composer, keyboardist, percussionist and Italian library music legend, Giuliano Sorgini. Forthcoming from musical time travellers, Four Flies Records.

Back in 2018, Four Flies Records unearthed the previously unheard ‘Africa Oscura’, considered by many as the “dark side” of ‘Zoo Folle’ – Giuliano Sorgini’s masterpiece (reissued by Four Flies Records in 2016 and since then a favourite for this writer) – and partly recorded during the same session in 1974.

The original work portrays a fictional and mysterious continent, providing a soundtrack tinged with dark moods and cosmic shades. ‘Africa Oscura’ was entirely recorded by the composer, who played all instruments in his studio in Rome. This resulted in a formal spareness, a minimalism that gives it a modern quality, something which makes it stand the test of time, or at least resonate with contemporary taste.

Since its release, ‘Africa Oscura’ has become a classic – a pivotal release not only within Sorgini’s discography, but also one that made his name more known and accessible to a new generation of music professionals, DJs and fans of electronic music.

Now Four Flies present a double 12” featuring 7 reworks by six of Italy’s most visionary DJs/producers: Jolly Mare, L.U.C.A. (aka Francisco), pAd, Painé, and Quiroga & Dario Bass. The original tracks have been reworked with different approaches, sometimes into full reinterpretations, and with demanding dance floors in mind. The result is a stunning collection of electronic, cosmic, downtempo and Balearic reworks that preserve the spirit of the original versions while projecting them into the future.

Of his rework, Jolly Mare tells us: "The original track is dense with rhythm and pathos, but I found that to be a little too unrelenting. So, in agreement with Giuliano Sorgini, I decided to re-record it at a slower tempo. The piece immediately acquired an even more obscure and ancestral aura, combining organic and electronic vibes in a perfect Afro-cosmic style. We then layered additional conga rhythms and guitar and synthesizer phrases on top of it. Everything took shape surprisingly quickly."

Released February 19 on all digital formats plus vinyl over two volumes.

Exclusive Premiere: Giuliano Sorgini & Jolly Mare "Afro Sortilegio" (Four Flies Records)

Back in 2018, Four Flies Records unearthed the previously unheard ‘Africa Oscura’, considered by many as the “dark side” of ‘Zoo Folle’ – Giuliano Sorgini’s masterpiece (reissued by Four Flies Records in 2016) – and partly recorded during the same session in 1974.

The original work portrays a fictional and mysterious continent, providing a soundtrack tinged with dark moods and cosmic shades. ‘Africa Oscura’ was entirely recorded by the composer, who played all instruments in his studio in Rome. This resulted in a formal spareness, a minimalism that gives it a modern quality, something which makes it stand the test of time, or at least resonate with contemporary taste.

Since its release, ‘Africa Oscura’ has become a classic – a pivotal release not only within Sorgini’s discography, but also one that made his name more known and accessible to a new generation of music professionals, DJs and fans of electronic music.
Four Flies have thus decided to celebrate its modernity with a double 12” featuring 7 reworks by six of Italy’s most visionary DJs/producers: Jolly Mare, L.U.C.A. (aka Francisco), pAd, Painé, and Quiroga & Dario Bass.

The original tracks have been reworked with different approaches, sometimes into full reinterpretations, and with demanding dance floors in mind. The result is a stunning collection of electronic, cosmic, downtempo and Balearic reworks that preserve the spirit of the original
versions while projecting them into the future.

PREMIERE : Quiroga & Dario Bass - Oasi Nella Giungla (Lamaro Mix)

Four Flies is a Rome-based record label and music publisher specializing in Italian golden age soundtracks & brand new music with a cinematic feel. The label is committed to digging up underrated scores and sounds – often ones that were never circulated outside the Italian film, radio or TV industry – and to unearthing master tapes tucked away and long forgotten in attics or basements. Like archaeologists of Italian library music, the Four Flies team go to great lengths to rescue from oblivion previously unreleased or lesser-known pieces by great film composers, making them available to listeners everywhere.

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