Class on your turntable, what we have here is a stunning crime-jazz soundtrack blended with exotica flavor, composed by one of the main legends of Italian sound - Armando Trovajoli. The maestro at his best, with an outstanding still undiscovered film score, and unreleased on every format until today. The amazing main theme, sung by the astonishing voice of Lyda McDonald, was published on an mega-rare 7'' on the RCA label in 1961 and is now impossible to find. Mastered from the original master tapes, Four Flies Records is proud to present this completely unheard and timeless soundtrack in its entirety.

excerpts:
A1 - Dial 22-22 (sung by Lyda McDonald)
A4 - Seq. 3 night beguine
B3 - Seq. 8 swing poliziesco moderato per tromba
B6 - Seq. 11 night swing per fiati
B9 - Seq. 14 samba per sax
A5 - Seq. 4 swing poliziesco 2°
B7 - Seq. 12 intro poliziesco percussioni

Armando Trovajoli - CHIAMATE 22-22 TENENTE SHERIDAN

• SORTILEGIO literally means ‘spell’ and was shot in Italy between 1969 and 1970. One of the most mysterious movies that came out from the golden age of Italian cinema, its soundtrack was recorded in 1974.

• The movie had never been officially distributed and probably had never reached the final stage of post-production. The film is lost, gone forever apparently

• Four Flies Records’ researchers had been able to locate the original master tapes of the soundtrack, which had been re-mastered and is going to be released as a deluxe limited edition 180gr LP, with extensive liner notes signed by composer Silvano D'Auria and film critic Davide Pulici (Nocturno Cinema)

• Originally recorded in Rome at the famous RCA Studios, the soundtrack casts a fine blend of jazz-funk and prog-rock elements

One of the most mysterious movies of the golden age of Italian cinema, SORTILEGIO is a visionary horror movie directed by Nardo Bonomi, starring Erna Schurer and the famous Italian director Marco Ferreri as a co-star. The movie also featured Corrado Farina (director of the legendary BABA YAGA) as assistant director.
As the influential Italian magazine Nocturno Cinema stated some time ago, the movie had never been distributed and is to be considered definitively lost.
Thanks to Four Flies Records’ meticulous research, at least the soundtrack of the movie survives: the original master tapes have been finally recovered and restored, thus to be released for the very first time.
Recorded in Rome at the famous RCA Studios, SORTILEGIO is a dark and esoteric soundtrack composed by Silvano D’Auria. The soundtrack casts a fine blend of jazz-funk and prog-rock elements, and features some of the greatest session musicians of those times, like Silvano Chimenti (his fuzzy guitars are unmistakable).
Four Flies Records has been on the radar of collectors and connoisseurs of soundtracks and library music from its inception last year. With the release of highly sought-after titles such as “Fantabulous” by Sandro Brugnolini, “La Poliziotta” by Gianni Ferrio and the compilations “Esterno Notte” and “Esterno Giorno”, which featured rare tracks from the RCA archives, Four Flies has immediately stood out for the quality of its reissues. Sumptuos deluxe limited 180 gr. editions, Four Flies’ works are accompanied by precious liner-notes and are enriched by archival images, original artwork and lettering designed by Luca Barcellona.

excerpts:
A1 - Titoli
A7 - M18
B3 - M9
A2 - M2
B1 - M1
B2 - M11
A5 - M19
B4 - M5
B6 - M17 2a

Sortilegio

Silvano D'Auria - SORTILEGIO

1970 Gemelli GG 10-004
MONO

Excerpts from the full remastered upcoming LP REISSUE released by SONOR MUSIC EDITIONS
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TOMMASI AMEDEO	                 Compositore Musica (C)	
SERMI FILM ED.MUS.DI CUNS 	Editore Originale (E)

THOMAS

Amedeo Tommasi - "THOMAS" OST

Put The Guns Down

1967 SR Records SR 04

Side A - FREEDOM SUITE
(Alessandro Brugnolini)
Side B - CONFLITTO NEL VIETNAM
(L.Malatesta & J.D'Ardena)

INTERMEZZI JAZZ 04

INTERMEZZI JAZZ 04 LP - Sandro Brugnolini & Gato Barbieri

"Don't Blame This World" from The Fast Machine's eponymous 1973 LP on the Italian label Picci Records (GLA 2006). Composed by Oscar Lindok (aka Giacomo Dell'Orso) and an uncredited Gino Pittoni. Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0).

Picci: The Fast Machine [Italy]

The Fast Machine - Don't Blame This World

Originally released in 1969 on Fontana label 886 200 TY
STEREO

Arrangements and direction by PUCCIO ROELENS

(P) 2017 SONOR MUSIC EDITIONS 
© WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC IT.
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Alto Saxophone, Flute – Marcello Boschi
Bass – Giovanni Tommaso
Drums – Roberto Podio
Guitar – Angelo Baroncini, Bruno Battisti D'Amario
Organ, Vibraphone, Piano – Antonello Vannucchi
Tenor Saxophone – Livio Cerveglieri
Trombone – Dino Piana
Trumpet – Alberto Corvini


This incredible record has almost everything, and explains why it's so highly regarded and sought-after. Legendary album among Italian Library junkies and euro groove hunters by the great maestro and orchestra conductor Puccio Roelens, responsible of some of the Funkiest productions made in Italy. Music swings from Jazz to Funk and Psichedelia, with loads of terrific beats, laden grooves and top breakbeats simply to die for. Breathtaking classy Psychedelic Jazz arrangements, Lounge Funk tunes and also Bossa themes played by some of the finest Italian session men of the period all spiced with terrific drums groove.

LA MUSICA DI PUCCIO ROELENS

Puccio Roelens - LA MUSICA DI PUCCIO ROELENS

FLIES 45-03
excerpts

℗ 1974-1976 Universal Music Publishing
© 2017 Four Flies Records

Remastered from original master tapes

out on 24/03/2017

The Italian funk god Luis Enriquez Bacalov is celebrated here with this unmissable 7-inch record, featuring two of his grooviest tracks ever: on the A-side, the legendary CARREFOUR is maybe his funkiest soundtrack piece, here released for the first time in its entirety, with an unexpected introduction via a powerful horn section, which was cut from the original 1976 RCA 7’’. Behold an eternal jazz-funk masterpiece with solid drum breaks and hip hop heavy beats, funky congas, wah wah guitar, psychedelic organ. This track was used for the 1976 movie “Colpita da improvviso benessere”, directed by Franco Giraldi, but was originally conceived for the 1974 movie “Sistemo l'America e torno” by Nanni Loy. For the B-side, we have chosen from this same score another killer groovy track which was already compiled on our ESTERNO NOTTE Vol. 1 compilation. SISTEMO L’AMERICA E TORNO - SEQ. 7 has a tremendous rhythm section, a wonderful guitar riff, psychedelic flute, and stunning Hammond organ solos. This is another future classic from the golden age of Italian soundtracks, and an absolute must-have for any and all jazz-funk DJs worldwide!

Luis Enriquez Bacalov | CARREFOUR / SISTEMO L'AMERICA E TORNO - SEQ. 7

Originally released in 197? on Panda Records PL.
Remastered from the original master tapes.

Music by BRAEN / RASKOVICH
Composed by: A.ALESSANDRONI - G.SORGINI

(P) & © Leonardi Edizioni
This edition (P) 2017 SONOR MUSIC EDITIONS


"The true power of mood music is its endless possibility of interpreting scenarios through imagination and ideas. While it's important to stick to a formula, the message can be just as powerful (if not more) than when one breaks out of the norm and ventures down a completely different path. For musicians Alessandro Alessandroni & Giuliano Sorgini, Drammatico was one of those paths.
 
Drammatico was made in the early 1970s, under the noms de guerre, "Braen & Raskovich". What we have here is a complete concept album, conceived with the use of drums, percussion, and various modular synthesizers. Rumored to be recorded at Alessandroni's loft in Rome, the idiosyncrasies of Drammatico depict images of war, poverty, and human conflict. The music goes far beyond your average library record. Drammatico takes us through a world of chaos, mayhem, and explosive sound structures. Its enigmatic personality keeps the listener on the edge of their seat in suspense and disbelief, while still maintaining a constant theme of fear and revolt.
 
The album opens with "Incubo dal cielo" (a.k.a. "Nightmare in the Sky"). Immediately, we find ourselves in an inescapable war-zone being bombed incessantly by military aircraft. It seems to paint the image of various camp sites being uprooted with nowhere to run, hide, or take shelter. Shortly afterwards, destruction is followed by the moaning cries of those who are wounded from the military's aerial bombardment. There is also a strong undertow of sinister male breathing, followed by an insect-like noise that pierces through the back of one’s brain.
 
As the album continues, “Avanzata" is a reminder that the danger has just begun and one must continue listening in order to survive. The screeching synth and drums build up, taking us on a frantic and seemingly endless chase through the jungle. Multiple layers of dark colored synth are combined revealing images of rapid fire and semi-automatic soundscapes. "Ultimo istante" is another extremely creative theme with military drumming followed by an almost cruise ship-esque synth chord. A piercing whistle shortly follows showing signs of imminent danger and total distrust. The open space that's left between sequences is another characteristic of this album, and one that makes it so convincible. It allows the album to breathe and eventually take on a life of its own.
 
Drammatico was originally released as a micro pressing on Panda Records. It's not known how many copies were pressed, but surely less than 500. Thanks to Sonor Music Editions, Drammatico has been completely remastered from its original master tape and brought back to life. There's truly no recording like this in the field of library music. Drammatico stands in a league of its own, and is one of the purest forms of artistic expression from two of Rome's most prolific film music composers."

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Special thanks: Alfonso Carrillo @ RENDEZVOUS!

DRAMMATICO

Braen / Raskovich - DRAMMATICO

Mirrors Bleed Dry

1974 Aris DDA1

Original score for the TV series "MUSICA DEL TEMPO"
Author: DOMENICO DE VITO
© Edizioni Musicali ARIS

Flute: Nino Rapicavoli
Harpsichord: Gianni Lecis
Trumpet: Alberto Corvini

1. IMMAGINI E COLORI
2. SPENSIERATAMENTE
3. SENZA PROBLEMI
4. STORIA A LIETO FINE

IMMAGINI E COLORI

Oscar Lindok - IMMAGINI E COLORI

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The Fast Machine - Don't Blame This World

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