Sesiones Marcianas #60 - SPY-MANIA! 3

 

  Una nueva misión secreta nos lleva de nuevo al fascinante universo del espionaje sonoro. Entre 1963 y 1972, agentes dobles, conspiraciones internacionales, persecuciones, chicas peligrosas y villanos con planes imposibles sirvieron de inspiración para una música tan elegante como explosiva.

  Esta tercera entrega de SPY-MANIA! reúne instrumentales, temas de televisión, bandas sonoras y rarezas donde el jazz, el lounge, el beat, el funk y los sonidos más groovy se ponen al servicio de la intriga. Desde James Bond y Ipcress File hasta Mission: Impossible, I Spy, Get Smart y toda una colección de películas de espionaje italianas, británicas y estadounidenses.

  Aquí hay guitarras, metales, órganos, grandes orquestaciones y ritmos de persecución para acompañar coches a toda velocidad, cócteles clandestinos y agentes que nunca parecen tener un día tranquilo.

  Una misión ultra cool, con licencia para escuchar a todo volumen.

Tracklist:
1. The Original Checkmates: The Spy (1963)
2. Al Caiola: Baker Street Mystery (1965)
3. Elsio Mancuso & Berto Pisano: Strade di New York (The Big Blackout OST, 1966)
4. Billy Strange: Goldfinger (1965)
5. Davie Allan & The Arrows: Theme From Thunderball (1967)
6. The Challengers: Secret Agent Man (1966)
7. Aldo Piga: Special Agent (Mark Donen Agente Zeta 7 OST, 1966)
8. Bernard Green: Cool McCool (TV intro 1966)
9. Hugo Montenegro: Theme From "I Spy" (1966)
10. Hugo Montenegro: Get Smart Theme (1966)
11. Monty Norman & John Barry: James Bond Theme (Spaghetti Western Style)
12. Jean Jacques Perrey: Mister James Bond (1968)
13. Reg Guest Syndicate: Underworld (1966)
14. Nico Fidenco: 2+5 Missione Hydra - Main Titles (OST, 1966)
15. Piero Piccioni: Qualquno ha tradito (OST, 1967)
16. Piero Umiliani: Mystery (Requiem For A Secret Agent OST, 1966)
17. John Cacavas: Agent Who (1966)
18. The Reg Guest Syndicate: Guys, Guns, Girls & Danger (1966)
19. Piero Umiliani: Due mafioso contro Goldginger (OST, 1965)
20. Elliot Fisher & His Orchestra: Dr. No's Fantasy (1966)
21. Ray Barreto: 007 (Double O Seven) (1965)
22. The Reg Guest Syndicate: The James Bond Theme (1966)
23. Roland Shaw & His Orchestra: Let The Love Come Through (From "Casino Royale") (1967)
24. Quator: Spy Trap (1972)
25. Lalo Schifrin: Secret Code (Mission Impossible OST, 1967)
26. Lalo Schifrin: Venice After Dark (The Venetian Affair OST, 1967)
27. Billy Strange: Ipcress File (1965)

Curated by Pere Milta

Cheap and Nasty #14 Lost Punk Rock Hits 1977-1983

  We kick off this new Cheap And Nasty with the theme that opened Rodney on the ROQ back in 1980, featuring Brooke Shields introducing Agent Orange from California before launching into their now-classic "Bloodstains," the surf-punk anthem that fused the speed and attitude of '77 punk with the blazing sun of Orange County.

  From California we head north for a short Canadian detour featuring Biz, Active Dog and Private School, three fine examples of the late seventies underground. They also offer a first taste of something currently in the works: a future Canadian Punk Underground session that's already taking shape behind the scenes.

  Next stop is Europe for a brief excursion into French punk exploitation, where the punk explosion filtered into the pop industry with wonderfully odd results. Records by Soda Fraise, Stefan and Piero capture that peculiar meeting point between punk attitude, polished studio production and the tongue-in-cheek spirit that ran through so much of the French scene in the late seventies. It's also a fitting bridge to the next Cheap And Nasty, which will dive headlong into the world of British Punk Exploitation.

  The journey continues with a handful of fascinating obscurities, beginning with the futuristic proto-punk of Ozzie and "Android Love," followed by one of the strangest discoveries in the set: Cavernícolas and "Quiero Esnifar Novofren." Although the band never released a record at the time, recordings made in 1983 eventually surfaced years later thanks to Munster Records, finally giving these lost sessions the audience they deserved.

  From there we head to Australia for La Femme's "Chelsea Kids," another reminder of the outstanding Australian punk scene that flourished in the wake of Radio Birdman, where punk collided with garage rock and raw, high-energy rock 'n' roll.

  Midway through the session comes a double shot from Disorder. Not the better-known Bristol hardcore band, but a completely different group who recorded for Ace Records around 1980. Their "Air Raid" is fast, uncompromising punk that already hints at the proto-hardcore direction the music was beginning to take as the new decade dawned.

  From there the session drifts into stranger territory with Artery, Sconeheads and the offbeat humour of The Optimists, before heading into the home stretch with Lost Kids, the straight-ahead '77 punk attack of Victimize's "High Rising Failure," the biting sarcasm of Mad's "Disgusting," and the New York grime of The Slugs' "Problem Child," featuring guitarist Rick Rivets, who had previously played with The Brats and Actress, the latter a precursor to the New York Dolls.

  To close the session, The Nuns and "Suicide Child," fronted by the charismatic Jennifer Miro, one of the defining figures of the San Francisco punk scene, bring the curtain down on another collection of rare singles, forgotten scenes and the kind of small stories that continue to make punk so endlessly fascinating.

Trashlist
00. Brooke Shields– Introduction. From the compilation Rodney On The ROQ.
01. Agent Orange – Bloodstains (Agent Orange Records, 1980) From the compilation Rodney On The ROQ.
02. Biz – I Don’t Give A Shit (Zulu Records, 1979)
03. Active Dog – Fun While It Lasts (Pinned Records, 1979)
04. Private School – Money, Guns & Power (Full Friction Records, 1979)
05. Soda Fraise – Ça Baigne Dans L'Huile (Philips, 1980)
06. Stefan – J’Suis Pas Méchant (Vogue, 1979)
07. Piero – Quelle Époque Et Punk (Eurodisc, 1979)
08. Ozzie – Android Love (Make Me Records, 1977)
09. Cavernícolas – Quiero esnifar Novofren (Munster Records, 1983)
10. La Femme – Chelsea Kids (Missing Link, 1979)
11. Vox Pop – Cab Driver (Bad Trip Records, 1980)
12. Disorder – Air Raid (Ace Records, 1980)
13. Fresh Color – No Chance (Periphery Perfume, 1978)
14. Artery – Pretends (Limited Edition Records, 1979)
15. Sconeheads – Morton’s Always Trying to Be Hip (Linden Sounds, 1981)
16. The Optimists – Mull of Kintyre (Armageddon Records, 1981)
17. Menace - I'm Civilised (Small Wonder Records, 1978)
18. Lost Kids – Skrid (Kong Pære, 1979)
19. Victimize – High Rising Failure (I.M.E. Records, 1979)
20. Mad – Disgusting (Disgusting Records, 1980)
21. The Slugs – Problem Child (Whiplash Records, 1979)
22. The Nuns – Suicide Child (BOMP!, 1980)

 

Unearthed by Tony Rivers

FantasticRetroSounds #59 Jungle Rumble Vol.2

 

  Aquí llega la segunda expedición de Jungle Rumble, otro viaje sin brújula por el lado más salvaje y delirante de la música popular. Rock exótico, rhythm & blues tribal, swing, space age, percusiones selváticas y toda clase de sonidos imposibles se mezclan en una nueva aventura sonora entre junglas imaginarias, islas perdidas y territorios donde cualquier cosa puede ocurrir.

  Y si hay un protagonista especial en esta ocasión, ese es "Taboo" (también conocido como Tabu o Tabou), uno de esos temas inmortales que ha sido reinterpretado una y otra vez por músicos de todo pelaje. Aquí encontramos varias versiones, cada una con su propia personalidad, desde las raíces latinas del original hasta aproximaciones exóticas, orquestales, instrumentales y absolutamente marcianas. ¿Cuál es la mejor? Eso queda en manos del oyente.

  La señorita de la portada es Sheena, la reina de la jungla, heroína de los antiguos cómics estadounidenses que saltó de las viñetas a los seriales de aventuras de la gran pantalla. Una auténtica reina de la selva para acompañar esta expedición.

  Así que prepara el machete, sube el volumen y adéntrate en la jungla.

Tracklist
01. Intro Jungle Expedition'
02. The Baraca's - Britah!
03. The Lecuona Cuban Boys - Rumba Negra (Rumba Tambah)
04. The Lecuona Cuban Boys - Tabu aka Tabou aka Taboo (original)
05. Russ Garcia - Wow
06. Creed Taylor - Jungle Fever
07. The Charles Blackwell Orchestra - Taboo
08. Sounds Incorporated - Mogambo
09. Sounds Incorporated - Taboo
10. The Calvaes - Anna Macora
11. The Creators - Booga Bear
12. The Diadems - Ala Vevo
13. Skip Manning - Devil Blues (Satan's Not Square...)
14. Kampus Kinsmen - Islander
15. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Alligator Wine
16. The Pyramids - Koko Joe
17. Gene Sikora & the Irrationals - Tanganyika
18. The Scholars - Kan-Gu-Wa
19. Billy Mure - Tabu
20. Duke Groner - Oppin for Later
21. Sylvie Mora - Taboo
22. The Norman Luboff Choir - Bamboo-Tamboo
23. Dick Dale & the Del-Tones - Jungle Fever
24. TV Themers - Jungle Bongo
25. Shades Of Rhythm - Gumbo
26. Red Garrison & his Zodiacs - Taboo

Selected by Rafa "Igor" Murillo

Sesiones Marcianas #59 - ITALIAN EXPLOITATION GROOVES 6

 

  Italia fue durante los años sesenta y setenta un auténtico laboratorio para el cine de explotación. Gialli, policiacos, thrillers, películas eróticas, de terror y, por supuesto, spaghetti westerns dieron trabajo a una generación irrepetible de compositores que encontraron en estas producciones de bajo presupuesto un extraordinario campo de libertad creativa.

  Más allá del inagotable Ennio Morricone, nombres como Bruno Nicolai, Luis Bacalov, Stelvio Cipriani, Franco Micalizzi, Francesco De Masi, Nico Fidenco o Armando Trovajoli desarrollaron un lenguaje propio donde el jazz, el beat, el rock, el funk, el lounge y los ritmos fronterizos convivían con silbidos, guitarras eléctricas, trompetas, coros y una tensión cinematográfica inconfundible.

  En esta sexta entrega, Italian Exploitation Grooves cruza la frontera para adentrarse en el universo del spaghetti western. Polvo, revólveres, pueblos perdidos, cazarrecompensas y duelos al sol sirven de escenario a una colección de melodías tan épicas como irresistiblemente groovy. Una banda sonora para cabalgar entre la leyenda del Oeste... vista desde Italia.

Tracklist:
1. Bixio: Man in The Silver Saddle (Stella D'argento OST, 1978)
2. Stelvio Cipriani: Carosello di sangue (La morte tisegre...ma non ha fretta OST, 1966)
3. Alessandro Alessandroni: Bandidos (Su le mani cadavere! sei in arresto OST, 1971)
4. Lallo Gori: Tequila! Seq. 1 (Era Sam Wallash...lo chiamavano così sia! OST, 1973)
5. Franco Micalizzi: Sacramento - Main Theme (Sei lellato amico, hai incontrato Sacramento OST, 1972)
6. Robby Poitevin: Killer Calibro 32- Main Theme (OST, 1967)
7. Nico Fidenco: A ll' ombra di una colt- titoli (OST, 1965)
8. Carlo Savina: A Deadly Morning (Pochi dollari per Django OST, 1966)
9. Guido & Maurizio De Angelis: Freedom Rainbow ( Valdez Horses OST, 1973)
10. Bruno Nicolai: Ringo Dove Vai (100.000 dollari per Ringo OST, 1965)
11. Vasco Vassil Kojucharov: Se vuoi vivere...spara! - seq. 1 (OST, 1968)
12. Piero Piccioni: Sycamore Trails (Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte OST, 1968)
13. Bruno Nicolai: Gli fumavano le colt- Seq. 1 (OST, 1971)
14. Armando Trovaioli: L'agguato (I lunghi giorni della vendetta OST, 1967)
15. Bruno Nicolai: Buon funerale, amigos!...paga Sartana!- seq. 6 (OST, 1970)
16. Ennio Morricone: Navajo Joe - Main Titles (OST, 1966)
17. Ennio Morricone: The Big Gundown (La resa dei conti OST, 1966)
18. Francesco De Masi: Stranger (Vado...l' amazzo e torno OST, 1967)
19. Luis Bacalov: Red Dead Revolver (Lo chiamavano King OST, 1971)
20. Luis Bacalov & Edda Del' Orso: His Name is King (Lo Chiamavano King OST, 1971)
21. Nico Fidenco: Clayton Ballade ( Lo voglio morto OST, 1968)
22. Gianfranco & Gianpiero Reverberi: Lucas (Preparati la bara OST, 1968)
23. Stelvio Cipriani: La morte tisegre...ma non ha fretta - Seq. 6 (OST, 1966)

Curated by Pere Milta

Bonecrushers: Glam Obscurities Vol. 1 – Glitter, Street Rock & Proto-Punk, 1972–1976

 

  Antes de que el punk tuviera un nombre y cuando el hard rock todavía buscaba su identidad, el glam ya estaba ensuciándose las botas. Bajo el maquillaje, las plataformas y el brillo, muchas bandas empezaban a endurecer el sonido, acelerar el pulso y llevar el rock hacia un territorio mucho más crudo y peligroso.

  Lejos de los grandes nombres del género, este primer volumen reúne una colección de singles olvidados donde el glam se mezcla con el rock callejero, el hard rock, el pub rock y los primeros destellos del proto-punk. Guitarras afiladas, estribillos pegadizos, actitud desafiante y una energía que anticipaba la explosión que estaba a punto de cambiarlo todo.

  Un viaje por ese instante irrepetible en el que el glitter todavía brillaba, pero ya empezaba a oler a gasolina, cuero y amplificadores al rojo vivo.

Trashlist
01. Iron Virgin – Rebels Rule (1974)
02. Spiv – Oh You Beautiful Child (1973)
03. Screemer – Interplanetary Twist (1976)
04. The Jook – King Capp (1973)
05. Plod – Neo City (1975)
06. Damned – Morning Bird (1974)
07. Rats – Turtle Dove (1974)
08. Streak – Bang Bang Bullet (1973)
09. Streakers – Turn Me Down (1974)
10. Trevor White – Crazy Kids (1976)
11. Angel – Good Time Fanny (1974)
12. Simon Turner – Sex Appeal (1974)
13. Anita Garbo – Miracles (1977)
14. Ice Cream – Shout It Out (1974)
15. Dog Rose – All for the love of city lights (1972)
16. Jet – Nothing To Do With Us (1975)
17. Brett Smiley – Va Va Va Voom (1974)
18. Hello – Game’s Up (1975)
19. Tubthumper – Kick Out The Jams (1974)

Unearthed by Tony Rivers

Born In The Garage Vol.6 Acid Fuzz & Heavy Dreams (1967–1970)

 

  By the late sixties, something was beginning to change. The beat and garage sounds that had dominated the first half of the decade were evolving into something louder, heavier and far more psychedelic. Amplifiers grew bigger, fuzz became thicker, and songs ventured into increasingly uncharted territory.

  Acid Fuzz & Heavy Dreams captures that moment of transformation. It was a fascinating period when garage punk, acid psychedelia, embryonic hard rock and the first glimmers of proto-heavy all coexisted in the same swirling musical landscape. There were no fixed rules yet, and that was precisely what made the era so exciting.

  Throughout this session you'll encounter bands stretching the boundaries of traditional garage into darker, heavier and more electrified territory. Street-level psychedelic anthems like "Plastic People," lysergic excursions such as "Flying Thru The Sky" and "Psychedelic Pill," walls of blistering fuzz and records that already hint at the crushing power soon to be unleashed by bands like Blue Cheer, MC5, The Stooges and Black Sabbath.

  Cult favourites including SRC, The Amboy Dukes, The Litter, Josephus and Damnation of Adam Blessing appear alongside far more obscure groups that left behind little more than a handful of recordings before fading into obscurity. Yet they all shared the same ambition: to push rock music towards something louder, freer and less predictable.

  The result is a collection of overdriven guitars, voices drifting somewhere between reality and hallucination, crushing riffs, hypnotic organs and performances charged with raw electricity. Music born in basements, small recording studios and smoke-filled clubs where sheer volume was becoming an artistic statement in its own right.

  Born In The Garage Vol. 6 documents one of the most exhilarating moments in rock's evolution.

  The precise moment when garage began dreaming in acid...

and hard rock opened its eyes.

Trashlist:
01. Wildwood - Plastic People (1968)
02. The News – Blue Shoes (1968)
03. Spontaneous Generation - Up On My Time (1968)
04. Smith Vinson – Hallucinations (1969)
05. Mastermind - Turn Of The Head (1969)
06. Watkin's Phase - Hard Way To Go (196?)
07. Tyde - Psychedelic Pill (1969)
08. Spaced - Flying Thru The Sky (196?)
09. SRC - Up All Night (1969)
10. Chateaux - Reverence Man Part (1969)
11. The Amboy Dukes - You Talk Sunshine, I Breathe Fire (1968)
12. The Shy Guys – Black Lightening Light (1968)
13. Bhagavad Gita - Long Hair Soulful (1967)
14. The Litter – Blue Ice (1969)
15. Josephus – Condition (1970)
16. Damnation of Adam Blessing – Cook Book (1969)
17. Bearded Clam – Please Don't Leave Me Blue (1970)
18. Tribal Sinfonia - Something Has You Turned Around (1970)
19. Bump - Spider's Eyes (1970)

A Teenage Sound Disaster by Mr. Fuzzley

FantasticRetroSounds #58 - The Liquid Guitar Of Vincent "Vinnie" Bell Vol.3

 

  Con este tercer volumen llegamos al final de nuestro recorrido por la obra de Vincent "Vinnie" Bell, uno de los guitarristas de estudio más influyentes y, al mismo tiempo, más desconocidos de la música popular estadounidense.

  A lo largo de estas tres recopilaciones hemos podido comprobar cómo su inconfundible sonido dejó huella en decenas de grabaciones de los años sesenta y primeros setenta, desde grandes éxitos comerciales hasta pequeños singles hoy prácticamente olvidados. Aunque en algunas canciones su presencia es más discreta, en la mayoría resulta fácil reconocer ese estilo limpio, elegante y profundamente personal que hizo de Vinnie Bell un músico tan solicitado en los estudios de grabación.

  Esta última entrega se mueve principalmente por terrenos pop, sin renunciar a algunos de los instrumentales que mejor muestran la sensibilidad y el talento de un guitarrista capaz de enriquecer cualquier canción sin necesidad de acaparar el protagonismo.

  Un merecido homenaje a uno de esos músicos cuyo nombre rara vez aparece en la portada de los discos, pero cuyo sonido forma parte de la banda sonora de toda una época.

Tracklist
01. Kai Winding feat. Kenny Burrell - Surf Bird (1963)
02. Reparata & The Delrons - Saturday Night Didn't Happen (1968)
03. Rita Pavone - Don't Tell Me Not To Love You (1964)
04. Robert Mosley - Goodbye My Lover Goodbye (1963)
06. Shirley Ellis - I See It, I Like It, I Want It (1965)
07. Teri Thornton - Why Don't You Love Me (1964)
08. The Baby Dolls - Now That I've Lost You (1966)
09. The Cheese Cakes - Heading For A Heartbreak (1966)
10. The Cherry People - Don't Hang Me Up Girl (1968)
11. The Cinderellas - Please Don't Wake Me (1964)
12. The Crystals - My Place (1965)
13. The Heatwaves - Nowhere To Go (1965)
14. The Tymes - Street Talk (1966)
15. The Unclaimed - Memories of Green Eyes (1967)
16. Tracey Dey - Any Kind Of Love (1964)
17. Tracey Dey - I Won't Tell (1964)
18. The Jerry Symposium - Little Green Bga (1969)
19. Vincent Bell With The Vincent Bell Quartet - Caravan (1960)
20. Vincent Bell With The Vincent Bell Quartet - The Faint (1960)
21. Vincent Bell Orchestra - Goin Out Of My Head (1967)
22. Vinny Bell And The Bell Men - Whistle Stop (1963)
23. The Gallalads Featuring Vincent Gambella – Barracuda (1959)
24. The Gallalads Featuring Jackie Vincent – Silently (1959)

Selected by Rafa "Igor" Murillo