FUNKALLISTO - Saturday Night Dogs
Undisputed kings of Roman funk Funkallisto have been
active on the scene since 2004. What started as a jam band
quickly collected a growing following thanks to their
energetic live shows in the streets of Rome, and now a
decade later they have 4 self-produced albums under their
belt, all on their own imprint Express Yourself
Productions.
With their forthcoming fifth album, "Saturday Night
Dogs", the band is finally ready to conquer new territories
and extend their empire beyond the borders of the Italian
peninsula. Marching with a legion of talented musicians
among their ranks, the sound of Funkallisto is rooted in
70s blaxploitation funk & soul, but afrobeat, jazz, rock and
latin are also thrown into the mix. The result is an explosive
kaleidoscope of relentless, bass-heavy grooves and soulful,
melodic interplay.
Titletrack "Saturday Night Dogs" and "Piamose
Trastevere" both reference the sound of 70s police TV
show themes, while "Darkalabro" and "Rhythm feat.
Trio Vermelho" reflect the band's afro influences. The
album also includes 3 tracks recorded onto tape at the
Blind Faith Studio of Italian soul man Luca Sapio,
namely: "Mercelito el Tropicano", "The Devil" and
"Fatebenefratelli". While uplifting groover "Take A
Little Time" is the fruit of a collaboration with UK
vocalist Jess Roberts, who delivers powerful lyrics with a
message.
With "Saturday Night Dogs" there's little doubt
Funkallisto are a formation on a mission, simply
summarized: "Veni Vidi Vici" .

2 Take A Little Time ft Jess Roberts

Altered Pilz è il nome d’arte di Vincenzo Saba, artista romano attivo nel panorama della musica elettronica sperimentale.
La sua produzione riflette una ricerca sonora artigianale, più vicina all’arte concettuale che alla musica commerciale.


COMPOSER, LIVE PERFORMER, VISUAL ARTIST -   Female:Pressure - We are Equals / British Council Europe - MUTEK  / Liako Records / Stansa / JOP Rec 
Style: Live Performance, Installations, Soundscape, Experimental Electronics & Circuit Bending, Live A/V, Techno, IDM, Ambient, Downtempo.
Personal experimentation as a learning method.
Millimetric study of rhythm and its manipulation possibilities to influence moods.
Deep research in abandoned and desolate soundscapes that evocate  "solar" activity at the most unexpected moment, reflected by the rhythmic patterns immersed in watery Fx and other rough moments such as solidified lava into the sea.
Robust and defined low frequencies give strength to a peculiar structure, so that the listener comfortably advine to the proposed melodies. Bring the audience to participate in what it hears.
Sleek, Spacey, Syncopated Sounds & Downtempo.
An emotional journey, pills of melodies, noises and techno drums."
KØMMEN
Sound produced by Tea Guarascio
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Artworks & Photography by Tea Guarascio

Funkgression is about our understanding of The Groove. We try to create original music you can dance to. Just for the fun(k) of it :) 

This profile is basically a pre-production site where we have an opportunity to experiment with different things. We have also our publisher-created-profile (https://soundcloud.com/funkgression-music) where the officially published material ends to. The published material can be found in most modern streaming hangouts as well.

Funkgression is usually something like this:

Kimmo (sax & harp)
Kristian (solo gtr)
Markku (kbs, vocs)
Pasi (base & vocs)
Sami (gtr & vocs)
Vesa (drums)
Kepa & Tinke a.k.a. Funk-Twins (perc & vocs)
Kai (kbs)
Jyrki (gtr)