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 The premise for Guano Padano’s Americana is like very few others, it is inspired by an underground and anti-fascist literary movement that happened in Italy between 1930-1940, where Italian intellectuals started to translate American literature in a regime where open displays of affection for any foreign culture was strictly forbidden. Much like these literary-rebels Guano Padano have fallen in love with classic American culture, but have gone in a totally different direction with their translations. 

   Guano Padano musically interpret the words and verses of great authors such as Hemingway, Cesare Pavese, Steinbeck, John Fante, Sherwood Anderson and many more. Below is a track-by-track breakdown of the literature which inspired each song, as well as some insight into the album's guest appearances which notably includes Joey Burns (Calexico), Mark Orton and words by Dan Fante (son of author John Fante)

   The music on this extraordinary album blends the timeless melodies of Morricone's westerns and the pulsating surf-punk rhythms of John Zorn, the heartbreaking Tex Mex atmospheres Calexico's ballads, and the free jazz experimentation and the psychedelia of Sixties. Americana is not an album like any other, it is a musical trip that starts from the mists of the Italian province, then wanders drunk through the agitations of Balkan Europe and crosses the ocean with a wide-brimmed hat and it lands in America. The America of Vittorini, Pavese, Nanda Pivano and the America of lonely hearts sung by Hank Williams.
 
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Inspired by Sherwood Anderson, Dark Laughter, first edition Boni & Liveright, New York, 1925; first italian translation by Cesare Pavese as Riso Nero, Frassinelli, Torino, 1932.

Guano Padano - My Banjo Dog

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"Healing To Do" by William Elliott Whitmore from the album 'Radium Death,' available March 31
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William Elliott Whitmore - Healing To Do

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Here's "Oh Well" by Billy Gibbons &amp; Co. off the anticipated upcoming album "Just Tell Me That You Want Me: Tribute To Fleetwood Mac." The new album will be available everywhere August 14th, 2012.

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Oh Well | Billy Gibbons & Co.

William Elliot Whitmore stopped by the 88.1 KDHX studio in St. Louis on October 13, 2009 for a live performance. Discover more great music at http://kdhx.org


William Elliott Whitmore "Johnny Law" Live at KDHX 10/13/09

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Patrick Sweany - Working For You

Ipecac Recordings is the brainchild of Greg Werckman (former label manager for the legendary punk label, Alternative Tentacles, employee for Mercury Records for a record 15 minutes, currently operating Pick-A-Winner Management) and Mike Patton (former frontman for Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, currently of Fantômas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom).

Werckman and Patton had been scheming for years (in between video games) about starting their very own label, waiting for just the right moment to unleash their master plan. Ipecac Recordings is not about to make music biz history and execute a revolution (although one is surely needed) or bore you by waxing poetic about their original musical philosophies. But if we have to adhere to a "mission statement," how about the notion of being an honest, artist friendly label run on a shoe string with no outrageous promotional or production costs. This label is a home to Mike Patton's eclectic musical collaborations as well as a place where bands we admire have the freedom to release music they might not be able to, or want to, release on other labels.

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