Music from Italy

Death Waltz Recording Company is proud to exhume another classic from their catalogue in lieu of demand from the dead and the living. From the twisted mind of Lucio Fulci comes ZOMBI 2 aka ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS. A notorious gore classic and the poster child for the video nasty generation, the film gently transports the viewer from the concrete jungle of New York City to the mysterious Caribbean island of Matool, with some shark versus zombie shenanigans along the way. Our musical guide for th…

Death Waltz Recording Company is proud to bring soundtrack fans a huge classic of Italian horror. With music by one of cinema’s greatest composers, Ennio Morricone, Paolo Cavara’s The Black Belly Of The Tarantula is considered one of the best gialli ever made. Starring celebrated genre actor Giancarlo Giannini, the terrifying film is about a homicide detective hunting down a psychotic killer who has been paralysing and slaughtering women just as the deadly Pepsis grossa – the Tarantula Hawk wasp…

2013 release. Minotauro, in collaboration with Svart present Whited Sepulchres, on of the best work ever released by the Italian doom metal alchemist Paul Chain's, that went out in 1991 album is also one of his most seldom heard. Released on Minotauro Records and barely distributed outside Italy, Whited Sepulchres is a cult item that demands rediscovery. Musically it mixes influences from Paul Chain's doom metal roots and esoteric themes with the kind of heavy psychedelic experimentation he…

From now in stock!! Another great but late (1928 – 2003) synthesizer artist and pioneer, this time from Italy. His works date back to the early 60s and maybe even beyond considering his age. In the mid to late 60s he became quite active in the field of western movie soundtracks for example. This album I have the honor to review is a concept album on the zodiac signs and the music it contains could not be more diverse. The elements that unite all the tunes are the entirely synthetic, yet warm an…

** small repress available ** This double LP by Sandro Brugnolini under the pseudonym of Narassa, is a mix of funk and progressive rock with drums, electric guitar, organ and flute lead the way. Recorded in early 70’s there are clear references to those who at the time was the international rock and prog standard, but clearly all reread and interpreted in the Italian style that distinguished us, recorded as part of the huge wave of studio activity in Italy during the 60s and 70s! Given that th…

** small reprint available** Another gem from Cinedelic covering the legendary Egisto Macchi of Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza fame. Nucleo Centrale Operativo is music composed for the TV series from 1974. A classic and avant-garde approach which differs from than the canons of the police movie ost which mostly used funk and American sounds. The LP includes a bonus 45rpm 7″ with the song Action Music, the theme of the series that was not included originally in the LP. 500 numbered co…

A groovy erotic film score by Piero Umiliani – his soundtrack for 1970's Le Isole Dell'Amore – and it's a wonderfully arranged one by the maestro! Raw percussion and a sunny vibe overall..."In the late '50s and throughout the next decade and beyond, among the underground most ridden film genres there was the so-called ‘mondo movie’, basically made of a collage of several scenes with a commenting voiceover. To this category belongs “Le isole dell’amore” (The islands of love), a film that’s practi…

*2022 stock* Synthi Time is perhaps one of the most suitable albums - within Umiliani's incredibly vast discography - to fully appreciate the composing and experimental genius of the Maestro. For once away from the classic soundtracks that made him popular, this project veers away also from refined works of library music such as Genti e paesi del mondo (People and countries of the world) or Problemi d'oggi (Today's issues), released under the moniker of Zalla. In this case, we like to imagine hi…

*2022 stock* Due to a perhaps too buoyant and unfitting title and to a ridicolously limited distribution (even at the time of its original release), Fischiando in beat (Whistling in beat) has often been ignored despite being one of the most entertaining works signed by Piero Umiliani (here accompanied by his orchestra). Originally released in 1969, Fischiando in beat presents twelve gems of instrumental beat music, fabulous specimen of that music genre often labelled with the much-abused term 'l…

For the 1979 cult sci-fi movie L'umanoide (The Humanoid), directed by Aldo Lado (credited as George B. Lewis), the legendary Ennio Morricone composed a score of catchy, futuristic, synthesizer-based arrangements with great electro-orchestral disco grooves and dissonant atmospheric soundscapes, marking quite a departure from his usual style. This is the first release of the complete soundtrack on vinyl. Limited edition of 1000 transparent blue LPs. "A weird later Ennio Morricone soundtrack – and …

** restocked ** Milestone!! Housed in a glorious mini-LP gatefold japanese style papersleeve packaging with custom OBI, double CD edition. This reissue of a largely unknown yet spellbinding touchstone in the canon of early doom music heritage is finally available again. Paul Chain has, in fact, stood as a pillar in the Italian metal scene for over three decades, launching his cult career with the infamous Death S.S. Everything the man has touched is gold. Some of the best releases ever, doom or …

Restocked, reduced price. A wonderful blend of organic rhythms and weird electronic sounds from groundbreaking sound library artist Egisto Macchi – served up here on a record that is posibly on of his best. Truly a compelling work, with a range of styles from minimalist soundtrack music, to fairly dramatic grooves with squeaky sounds, plonking string instruments, illustrative percussion, whistling and howling.  A walk through the city and it's parks by night with your own breath and footsteps, b…

The legendary 1981 LP is back!! "The moral of this work is: the past punishment is the inevitable blindness of the present. Death camps were established through the process of dehumanized engineering, to destroy the will of the individual, and to create industrialisation of death. The modern parallel is to override the individual human choice through mass-media that established the city of death, in which marketing has become synonymous with mass destruction. A pathetic symphony for both i…

Beautiful new release from Italian soundscape artist, Giulio Aldinucci. Entitled “Spazio Sacro”, it is an absorbing blend of moody electronics and liturgical field recordings, or as the artist himself puts it…”The seven tracks that compose Spazio Sacro (“sacred space” in English) are characterized by field recordings taken in places that are related to the idea of “sacred” in different ways. The starting point is a reflection on how human rites define new soundscapes (e.g. processions, architect…

“Cream” by The Black Fire is a nearly impossible to find italian LP from 1973. A library album that mix several themes including psychedelic sexy whispered scat vocals, space synth lounge, lazy bossa with spinetta, fender rhodes and a lot of congas, bongos and insane flutes; it also includes the killer wah-wah funk tune “Alcoholic” used years later as the opening song of the kung fu movie Operation Cobra aka Squadra Omicidi Chiama Cobra. Original colorful artwork by the painter G. Pinna. …

For Marco Bellocchio's masterpiece debut film I pugni in tasca (Fists in the Pocket) (1965), Ennio Morricone composed some mysterious and obsessive music for soprano voice, harp, harpsichord, and strings, alternating with lounge music of the period, swing, and jazz to create a great contrast with the dark mood of the movie. This is the first vinyl edition of Morricone's complete soundtrack. Blue vinyl; edition of 1000. A record with very spare sound – weird wordless vocals on the main title …

A deluxe edition of the soundtrack composed and directed by Riz Ortolani for the 1964 horror movie Danza Macabra (a.k.a. Castle Of Blood) directed by Anthony M. Dawson (Antonio Margheriti) and starring Georges Rivière, Barbara Steele, Phil Karlson, Raoul H. Newman. For the first time ever on vinyl, this amazing soundtrack is one of the best works composed and directed by Riz Ortolani. I must say it’s the perfect soundtrack to describe the gothic atmosphere of the movie. Beside a few melodi…

"La Trappola Scatta a Beirut" (Agent 505 Todesfalle Beirut) is a spy movie directed in 1966 by Manfred R. Kohler and starring Frederick Stafford, Chris Howland, Geneviève Cluny. Diverted from its deserved holiday, the agent S5S, is sent along with a faithful collaborator in Beirut, where there is reason to suspect the presence of a band of criminals about to carry out an attack against the whole humanity. At that time not even a 45 rpm single with music by Ennio Morricone was printed. Now …

First ever reissue for this ultra-rare Library lp from 1971. One of the strongest examples of Egisto Macchi's tactile and meditative approach to composition, an engrossing, intuitive refinement of the techniques and practice he honed over prior years with Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza. 'Bioritmi' breaks down to seven pieces making up a mesmerising voyage to the heart of modular composition and electronically processed percussions, looped up and effected with various early tape techn…

Essential release for completists and casual fans alike, The Fulci compilation put together by Beat Records in Italy features a host of classic Italian horror scores, all with one thing in common: director Lucio Fulci. This compilation features Fulci mainstay Fabio Frizzi, Oscar winner Ennio Morricone, Walter Rizzati, Franco De Masi and more! The record features gorgeous album art by Randy Ortiz, and is pressed on 180 Gram limited on 1,000 copies (Black Vinyl). Creator of some of the most…