Sesiones Marcianas #34 ITALIAN EXPLOITATION GROOVES 2

 

  Sirens cutting through the night.

  Alfa Romeos at full throttle.

  Armed robberies. Gangland executions. Cops pushed to the limit. Gangsters with nothing to lose.

  Welcome to the world of poliziotteschi, the explosive wave of Italian crime films that turned the streets of Rome, Milan and Naples into arenas for impossible car chases, spectacular shoot-outs and unforgettable soundtracks throughout the seventies.

  ITALIAN EXPLOITATION GROOVES 2 brings together twenty-three tracks drawn from some of the finest police thrillers of the era. Funk, jazz, rock, soul and cinematic groove collide in a collection where hypnotic bass lines, razor-sharp brass, wah-wah guitars and relentless percussion provide the soundtrack to every chase, every getaway and every confrontation between cops and criminals.

  The session is powered by some of the true architects of the Italian film sound, including Franco Micalizzi, Piero Piccioni, Ennio Morricone, Luis Bacalov, Francesco De Masi, Gianni Marchetti, Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, Carlo Savina, Manuel De Sica and Alessandro Alessandroni, composers who could turn even the simplest action sequence into an effortless lesson in style.

  Twenty-three tracks where crime has elegance...

car chases have rhythm...

and danger always arrives with an irresistible bass line.

  Because in the world of seventies Italian crime cinema...

the bullets flew to the beat of the funk.

Tracklist:
1. Alessandro Alessandroni: Cop's Blood (Sangue di Sbirro OST 1976)
2. Piero Piccioni: Puppet On A Chain (Main Titles 1971)
3. Gianni Marchetti: Milano il Clan dei Calabresi (Main Titles 1974)
4. Luis Bacalov: Sfida all' Organizzazione (L' uomo Che Sfidò l' Organizzazione OST 1975)
5. Piero Piccioni: Gunz Concerto (Anastasia Mio Fratello OST 1973)
6. Franco Micalizzi: Affano (Il Cinico, L' infame, Il Violento OST 1977)
7. Franco Micalizzi: La Banda del Gobbo (Main Titles 1977)
8. Franco Micalizzi: Roma a Mano Armata (Main Titles 1976)
9. Franco Micalizzi: Detecting The Boss (Italia a Mano Armata OST 1976)
10. Silvano D' auria: Raffica, M8 (La Mano Lunga Del Padrino OST 1972)
11. Francesco De Masi: Death Must Wait (Napoli Spara! OST 1977)
12. Carlo Savina: Rapina Alle Officine Tevere (Ordine Firmato In Bianco OST 1974)
13. Gianni Marchetti: Milano, Il Clan Dei Calabresi (Seq. 5, 1974)
14. Ennio Morricone: Lui Per Lei (Lui Per Lei OST 1972)
15. Manuel De Sica: Montreal (Caro Papà OST 1979)
16. Vassil Kojucharov: Club Mala (I'l Braccio Violento Della Mala OST 1979)
17. Franco Micalizzi: Machinegun Death (Italia A Mano Armata OST 1976)
18. Franco Micalizzi: The Criminal Gang (Italia A Mano Armata OST 1976)
19. Ennio Morricone: Tema n°5 (I'l Clan Dei Siciliani OST 1969)
20. Paolo Vasile: Tema B (La Polizia Interviene: Ordine Di Uccidere! OST 1975)
21. Guido And Maurizio De Angelis: Gangster Story (La Polizia Incrimina La Legge Assolve OST 1973)
22. Luis Bacalov: Summertime Killer (Ricatto Alla Mala OST 1972)
23. Franco Campanino: Assalto In Moto ( L' ambizioso OST 1975)

Curated by Pere Milta