Sesiones Marcianas #9 ITALOMANIA!

  Italia no solo inventó el spaghetti western, el giallo o el cine policiaco más elegante y delirante de Europa. También creó una de las escenas de bandas sonoras más fascinantes, imaginativas y adictivas de los años 60 y 70. Detrás de cada pistolero solitario, criminal enmascarado, detective imposible o villano de cómic había una banda sonora capaz de mezclar surf, beat, psicodelia, jazz, funk y experimentación en proporciones imprevisibles.

  Esta novena entrega de Sesiones Marcianas es un viaje por ese universo sonoro. Desde los paisajes polvorientos de Ennio Morricone, Franco Micalizzi, Nico Fidenco o Riz Ortolani hasta las extravagancias pop de Piero Piccioni, Alessandro Alessandroni, Piero Umiliani, Armando Trovajoli o Sandro Brugnolini. Spaghetti westerns, fumetti criminales, thrillers, rarezas psicodélicas y bibliotecas musicales se cruzan en una selección donde la imaginación parece no tener límites.

  Una sesión repleta de melodías inolvidables, guitarras twang, coros espectrales, órganos hipnóticos y ritmos irresistibles. Bienvenidos a la Italomania.

Tracklist:
1. The Hills Run Red (Trailer) (1966)
2. Franco Micalizzi: "Trinity"( 1971)
3. Ennio Morricone: "Il Ritorno di Ringo" (1966)
4. Nico Fidenco: "Per Il Gusto Di Uccidere" (1966)
5. Nico Fidenco: "Per Il Gusto Di Uccidere (vocal)" (1966)
6. Ennio Morricone: "A Fistful Of Dollars" (1964)
7. Riz Ortolani: "I giorno Dell' Ira" (1967)
8. The Ugly Ones (trailer) (1966)
9. Roberto Pregadio - Romano Mussolini: "Kriminal" (1966)
10. Sandro Brugnolini: "Fantabulous" (1967)
11. Roberto Pregadio - Romano Mussolini: " Satanik" (1968)
12. Piero Piccioni: "Babylon I'm Coming" (1966)
13. Silvano D' Auria: "Beat Psichedelico" (1974)
14. Silvano D'Auria: "Porto Cammelli" (1972)
15. Piero Umiliani: "Love In (Beat Version)" ( 1971)
16. Mario Molino: "Jerk Beat" (1969)
17. Alessandro Alessandroni: "Riproduzione" (1969)
18. The Pawnshop: " Telegraph Is Calling" (1971)
19. Pippo Caruso: "Evasione Quadrupla" (1979)
20. Piero Piccioni: "Gunz Concerto" (1973)
21. Danger Diabolik ( Trailer)
22. Armando Trovajoli: "Seddok L' erede di Satana (suite 9)
23. Armando Trovajoli: "Chiamate 22-22 Tenente Sheridan (seq. 13)" (1960)
24. Sandro Brugnolini: "Sog" (1967)
25. Blue Phantom: "Equivalence" (1971)
26. Piero Umiliani: "Lotta Di Galli" (1970
Selected by Pere

Cult Files Vol. 1 - "She's So Out" (Matthew Melton Bands)

  Cult Files Vol. 1 - "She's So Out" is dedicated to one of the best-kept secrets of the contemporary American underground: Matthew Melton.

  This session also marks a rare exception for the channel. Most of the time we stay firmly between the fifties and the early eighties, and contemporary artists seldom make their way into our playlists. With only a handful of exceptions, such as Jay Reatard, Rudi Protrudi and a few other modern musicians who have completely won us over, today's music usually falls outside our radar. Matthew Melton is one of those exceptional cases. His songs grabbed me from the very first listen, and the deeper I explored his catalogue, the more convinced I became that it deserved a session of its own.

  Through projects such as Photobooth, Snake Flower 2, Bare Wires, Warm Soda, Dream Machine and his solo recordings, Melton has created a musical universe entirely his own, where garage, power pop, glam, fuzz, psychedelia and rock'n'roll coexist with remarkable ease. His songs overflow with irresistible melodies, rich vocal harmonies and sparkling guitars, drawing equally from the classic sounds of the sixties and seventies and the very best of contemporary garage rock.

  This selection explores different stages of his career and highlights the remarkable consistency of a songwriter who has managed to preserve his unmistakable musical identity across a remarkable variety of bands and projects. From the youthful energy of Photobooth and Snake Flower 2 to the power pop and punk-infused hooks of Warm Soda, or the hard rock and progressive influences of Dream Machine, every track confirms his extraordinary gift for writing immediate, infectious and utterly addictive songs.

  A session dedicated to one of those musicians who never received the recognition he truly deserved, yet whose catalogue remains an endless source of hidden treasures for anyone with a passion for garage, power pop and unforgettable guitar music.

Trashlist:
- Photobooth - "You" (2008)
- Photobooth " Boston Strangler" (2008)
- Snake Flower 2 - "Biker Psych" (2008)
- Snake Flower 2 - "I Woke Up In A Dream" (2008)
- Snake Flower 2 - "Talk About It" (2008)
- Snake Flower 2 - "Flight Of The Navigator" (2008)
- Bare Wires "She's So Out" (2007)
- Bare Wires - "Cheap perfume" (2011)
- Bare Wires - "Family Heat" (2010)
- Bare Wires - "Are you Taking Her Home" (2009)
- Matthew Melton - "Still Misunderstood" (2009)
- Matthew Melton - "Leading Me On"
- Matthew Melton - Night Life" (2017)
- Matthew Melton - "Words I Never Learned" (2014)
- Warm Soda - "Diamond Ring" (2013)
- Warm Soda - "Going Circles" (2014)
- Warm Soda - "Violent Blue" (2013)
- Warm Soda - Dream I Left Behind" (2015)
- Pleasers - "Judy" (2015)
- Dream Machine - "Buried Alive" (2017)
- Dream Machine - "We'll Never Stop" (2017)
Selected by Tony Rivers

Cheap and Nasty #2 Lost Punk Rock Hits 77-82

  If the first volume was a tribute to those afternoons spent discovering impossible bands on the Killed By Death compilations, this second chapter continues digging through the darkest corners of late seventies and early eighties punk.

  Here you'll find cult favourites, complete outsiders and a generous handful of bands that left behind little more than a few recordings before disappearing. From the youthful urgency of The Running Sores, FU2 and The Outsiders to the more twisted sounds of Sado-Nation, Flux Of The Pink Indians and Corpse Grinders, alongside unclassifiable oddities such as Disco Pope, Night Fever and Llamando al profesor Baxter.

  Because punk was never a closed or narrowly defined style. It was the natural continuation of a story that had begun decades earlier with rock'n'roll and rhythm & blues, reshaped by a new generation determined to play faster, louder and with fewer rules.

  Twenty-five tracks that could easily belong in another imaginary Lost Punk Rock Hits collection: songs that may never have troubled the charts, but still sound every bit as fresh, as wild and as essential today.

Trashlist:
- The Outsiders - Hit And Run (1977)
- FU2 - Come On Strong (1977)
- Le Ritz - Punker (1977)
- The Outcasts - Frustation (1978)
- Machines - Racing (1977)
- The Prats - Disco Pope (1980)
- The Running Sores - I'm A Punk Star (1976)
- The Hoax - Sick As A Dog (1981)
- Perfectors - New Wave News (1980)
- Fatal Microbes - Beautiful Pictures (1979)
- Flux Of The Pink Indians - Tube disaster (1981)
- Plastix - Consumier Mich (1981)
- The Pack - Number 12 (1979)
- Vox Pop - Just Like Your Mom (1980)
- Tragics - Laughing Lovers (1981)
- The Next - Monotony (1979)
- Luchs Brothers - Kill me I'm Rotten (1978)
- Sado-Nation - On Whom They Beat (1980)
- A.D.'S - Living Downtown (1980)
- The Hebe Geebees - Night Fever (1978)
- Els Masturbadors Mongolics - Llamando al profesor Baxter (1978)
- The Reds - Automatic Boy (1978)
- The Kids - Do You Wanna Know (1979)
- Corpse Grinders - Rites 4, Whites (1978)
- The Screamers - Matar Dolores (1977)
Unearthed by Tony Rivers

El dibujo de la portada de la sesión esta sacado de un cartel de un concierto de bandas de punk y a su vez éstos lo sacaron de la contraportada del primer single de Black Flag. El autor es Raymond Pettibon, el que les hacía las portadas y los flyers de los gigs (hermano de Greg Ginn)

Sesiones Marcianas #8 HORRORMANIA!

"Una hora espeluznante de melodias terroríficamente divertidas de los 50s y 60s"

   Mucho antes de que Halloween se convirtiera en una celebración global y de que el terror inundara la cultura popular durante todo el año, los monstruos ya habían encontrado su lugar en los discos de rock'n'roll, rhythm & blues, surf e instrumentales de finales de los años cincuenta y principios de los sesenta.

   Coincidiendo con la explosión de las películas de serie B, las reposiciones televisivas de los clásicos de terror y la fascinación juvenil por lo macabro, surgió una auténtica fiebre por los vampiros, hombres lobo, zombis, fantasmas y científicos locos. El resultado fue una interminable colección de canciones tan divertidas como extravagantes, donde el horror se mezclaba con el baile, el humor y la imaginación desatada propia de la época.

   En esta nueva entrega de Sesiones Marcianas, Pere nos invita a recorrer ese universo poblado por criaturas nocturnas, casas encantadas, fiestas monstruosas y extraños personajes salidos directamente de la pantalla de un autocine. Desde instrumentales inquietantes hasta rock'n'rolls descabellados, pasando por cha-chachás vampíricos, surf monstruoso y relatos de ultratumba, HORRORMANIA! reúne una selección de joyas que capturan a la perfección la fascinación de los años cincuenta y sesenta por el cine de terror y la cultura fantástica.

   Una sesión para amantes de los monstruos clásicos, los discos olvidados y ese maravilloso punto de encuentro donde el rock'n'roll y el horror de serie B se dan la mano bajo la luz de una luna llena.

Tracklist:
1. Jerry Wald: The Creeper (?)
2. George Barnes: Spooky (1962)
3. Gary "Spider" Webb: The Cave, part 1 (1961)
4. Dave Gardner: Mad Witch ( 1957)
5. The Mark IV: Dante's Inferno (1959)
6. The Poets: Dead (1958)
7. Salmas Brothers: Zombie (1959)
8.The Uperclassmen: Cha-cha With the Zombies (1959)
9. Louis Armstrong: Spooks! (1962)
10. Bruno Martino: Dracula Cha-cha (1959)
11. Merv Griffin: House of Horrors (1962)
12. The Cords: Ghost Power (1970)
13. The Monocles: Spider & The Fly (1967)
14. Gary "Spider" Webb: The Cave, part 2 (1961)
15. The Frantics: The Werewolf (1960)
16. Al Caiola: Experiment In Terror (1962)
17. The Moontrekkers: Night Of The Vampire (1961)
18. The Deadly Ones: It's Monster Surfing Time (1964)
19. Screaming Lord Sutch: She's Fallen In Love With The Monsterman (1964)
20. Round Robin: I'm The Wofman (1965)
21. Tony's Monstrosities: Igor's Party (1960)
22. Five Blobs: The Blob (1958)
23. Bill Buchanan: The Night Before Halloween" (1962)
24. Lord Rockingham: Meets The Monster (1962)
Selected by Pere