Orgasmo Sonore "Omaggio A Bruno Nicolai Ed Alle Sue Musiche Per Il Cinema Giallo" Cineploit

  Now I haven't done any reviews of new releases so far but for Orgasmo Sonore I will make an exception.  Orgasmo Sonore is a project by Frank Rideau in which he revisits 70's & 80's Italian Soundtracks.  For his latest project he focuses entirely on the great Italian composer Bruno Nicolai.  These 6 tracks are chosen from 5 Horror & Giallo soundtracks that Nicolai composed from 1971 to 1975.  Instead of strictly covering these songs Frank does more of a reinterpretation, combining different sequences into one song.  Now I have tons of respect for anyone taking on the impossible task of covering a Nicolai song, but Frank actually does a phenomenal job of it too.  Sometimes the songs take on a more modern post rock feel but still stay very true to the original vibe as well.  My favorite jam on here is his version of La Coda Dello Scorpione.  I love the part in the middle around 1:50 where the strings and clean guitar cascade down, so beautiful.  When I showed my buddy this record, he said "Wow, I'm really glad this guy exists" and I would have to agree.  These days it seems modern horror soundtracks gravitate towards the droney Carpenter stuff  but I am so glad to see someone representing the full band, composition driven style the Italians did so well.  So show some love and support and buy this amazing record.  You can check out more here http://orgasmo-sonore.blogspot.com/   and you check out more Cineploit here http://www.cineploit.com/

Bruno Nicolai "Rendezvous" 1975 Gemelli GG ST 10.038

  Tension!  Pretty much what this whole record is about.  I'm more into the beautiful and melodic Nicolai but he sure does have a ton of these type of records, as do all of the Italian dudes.  So you better get your gun cause the killer is coming!  Ripped @320K from my personal collection. Thanks Chris Tillotson              GET IT HERE!

Bruno Nicolai "Girasol" 1975 Gemelli-GG ST 10.034

  Sorry for the pause in posts, I had to handle some shit this last week.  Continuing on with Nicolai, here is my rip of the ultra rare Gemelli record, "Girasol".  This record contains some very beautiful dramatic tunes and also some tense moments.  Strings, Mandolin, Bass, Chill Beats, Chorus Vox,organ and harmonica are most of the elements you'll find.  The title track is just gorgeous song writing and "Repressione" is a great tension filled jam.  As you already know, Nicolai can do no wrong so check out my rip @320K from my personal collection.  Thanks, Chris Tillotson
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Bruno Nicolai "Ciao Italia" 1976 Edipan CS 2002 @320K

   Very nice record here from Nicolai's own Edipan label.  Lots of bossa, psych, and some girl who's longing for Jack.  2 standouts for me are, "Napoletana", a very strange playful jam.  I don't even know how to classify that one, and that's a good thing.  My other favorite is "Musei" of course with it's dope beats and fuzz guitar shredding when the mood turns minor, and the mellow bass fuzz is nice too.  I seperated the letters to Jack intros into seperate tracks because thats how I like it.  Worth mentioning is "Burano" with it's wandering underwater atmosphere, it's making me quite happy at this very moment.  Ripped at 320K from my personal collection enjoy!
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Bruno Nicolai "Paolo & Francesca" 1971 Gemelli GG 10-005

  This Nicolai soundtrack contains 1 of my favorite jams ever, "Din Giorno In Giorno", probably the best classicaly styled garage jam ever.  Just 4 elements, dirty electric guitar, combo organ, jazz kit, and electric bass and it sounds like it's recorded with 1 mic in the center of the room.  I can just imagine the intensity in the room when they laid this thing down, just listen to the heaviness and passion in those rhythm guitar strokes in the middle part, just putting all punkers to shame haha.  "Rosso Sul Lago" is just classic Nicolai, minor chord groove falling into a beautiful wordless coo chorus.  There are some other good shake style songs on here as well.  This is the second Gemelli pressing from 1978 i believe,  Ripped @320K from my personal collection, enjoy!   Thanks, Chris Tillotson         GET IT HERE!

Bruno Nicolai "L'Onorota Famiglia Uccidere E Cosa Nostra" 1973 Gemelli GG.ST.10.022 @320K

  One of Bruno Nicolai's heaviest and best soundtracks to the film L'Onorata Famiglia Uccidere E'Cosa Nostra.  For me the 2 best are "Whiskey" & "Gin", 2 Fuzz guitar bangers.  Whiskey sounds likes Nicolai's take on Hawaii Five-0, with it's heavy drums, percussion and oscillations, just perfection.  "Dissolvenza" is also amazing with it's floating strings over dope beats and beautiful piano melodies.  Included here as well is, "Un Solo Amore" which is originally from the "La Coda Dello Scorpione" OST which is also a Nicolai standout.  So if you don't love Nicolai by now, this OST should help.  Ripped from my personal collection @320K enjoy!  Chris Tillotson
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Bruno Nicolai & Fiorenzo Carpi "Un Bianco Vestito Per Mariale'" Gemelli GG.ST.10.021 1975

   So yeah, above all else, as cheesy as it sounds, I want music to give me goosebumps.  Psych out fuzz, Weird electronics and experimentalism is great but tends to leave me feeling somewhat cold.  The first song on this, "Mariale" is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard, Nicolai does that classical harpsichord lick so many times on his scores and it gets me every time.  When the key change ascends in the middle I get gnarly goosebumps, very nice.  Fiorenzo Carpi is credited to the music and Nicolai to the direction, but this record sounds so Nicolai to me, I imagine he had a huge hand in these compositions.  Also remember that psych out experimenting I referred  to, well those are here too, "La Vittima" & "Pelle Di Luna" are both great fuzzy tribal jams.  The Gemelli label was founded by Nicolai and possibly Carpi as well and these Gemelli releases are very small runs and not too easy to find either.  Unlike other small run labels, these releases are very high quality, with heavy cardboard and sturdy vinyl.  Enjoy some Nicolai from my personal collection ripped @320K.  Chris Tillotson          GET IT HERE!