Italian Library Breaks

Description

The Modern Sound Quartet is one of the most valuable, yet least documented, ensembles in the history of Italian library music. An exceptional studio group led by pianist and composer Oscar Rocchi, with Andrea Surdi (drums), Luigi Cappellotto (bass), and Ernesto Verardi (guitar), the quartet released only a few albums in the latter half of the 1970s. Their unique groove, however, left its mark on numerous "invisible" soundtracks, often without official credit. Between club sessions, tours with stars like Ornella Vanoni, and library recordings, they forged a sophisticated, electric, and metropolitan sound, embodying the jazz-funk and Milanese cinema of the 70s. This box set celebrates their funkiest side, bringing together cult tracks from albums such as Erbe Selvatiche, Floreama, Horoscope, and I Tarocchi, as well as the roots of their sound with Pop-Paraphrenia (1973). Designed for DJs and collectors, it features tracks never before released on 45rpm, in a limited edition of 500 copies with 70s artwork by Eric Adrian Lee.