CALIBRO 35
LUNEDI CINEMA / CHASER (TRANSPARENT VINYL) (RECORD KICKS)
Transparent Limited Edition. Cinematic funk heroes Calibro 35 take you on a journey in the world of jazz and rare groove.
Dr. Dre and Jay-Z sampled Italian cinematic funk legends Calibro 35 are always in search of new territories to venture into, their new single payintg tribute to jazz-funk, rare groove and pshychedelic cinematic-jazz.
None of the members of Calibro 35 are (or consider themselves) jazz musicians, but over the years jazz has often and significantly inspired them.
The new single Lunedì Cinema is a cover of RAI TV's legendary `Lunedì Cinema (Monday Movie)' theme, a jazzy disco-funk mover composed by Italian renowned singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla, which features for the occasion the scat singing of Sicilian artist Marco Castello (Nu Genea, Erlend Oye).
B-side `Chaser' is a groovy jazz-funk stormer composed by Piero Umiliani, who originally recorded it for the soundtrack of 1975's erotic-noir movie `The Body' directed by Luigi Scattini.
Described by Rolling Stone as "the most fascinating, retro-maniac and genuine thing that has happened to Italy in the past few years", Milan-based Calibro 35 enjoy a worldwide reputation as one of the coolest independent bands around.
Active since 2007, during their long career they were sampled by Dr. Dre on 'Compton' ('One Shot One Kill' feat.
Snoop Dogg), Jay Z ('Picasso Baby'), The Child of Lov & Damon Albarn ('One Day') and Demigodz ('The Summer Of Sam').
They played major venues and festivals all over Europe and as unique musicians they collaborated with, amongst others: PJ Harvey, Mike Patton, John Parish, Stewart Copeland and Rokia Traoré.