Indipendent Pop by Calibro 35
Record Kicks pres. "Travelers, Exlplorers" the brand new single by legendary Italian cinematic funk combo Calibro 35, out 9th of November on a ltd edition vinyl 45.
"Travelers, Explorers" is a new epic journey into Calibro 35's world, a sung revisitation of the Morricone-inspired tune "Travelers" that closes Calibro 35's latest LP "DECADE". In "Travelers, Explores", the Italian combo gets lost in deep space with thewhispered voice of Elisa Zoot, who guides the band into this journeymade ofstrings, brass, synth textures and vibraphone. On the flip side, two heavy-brass dirty-groover versions of "Stingray", Barry Gray's opening theme of the iconichomonymATV series: instrumental version and with the Italian singer Serena Altavilla. This 45 vinyl is limited to 500 copies worldwide andall Calibro 35's previous 45s went sold out in a few days, be fast!
CALIBRO 35 enjoys a worldwide reputation as one of the coolest independent band around. They have been sampled by Dr. Dre on his Compton album, Jay-Z Love Child & Damon Albarn, they shared stages with the likes of Roy Ayers, Sun Ra Arkestra, Sharon Jones, Thundercat, Headhunters and as unique musicians they've collaborated with, amongst others PJ Harvey, Mike Patton, John Parish and Stewart Copeland and Nic Cester (The Jet). Described by Rolling Stone magazine's as the most fascinating, retro-maniac and genuine thing, that happened to Italy in the last years, Calibro 35 now count on a number of aficionados worldwide which includes VIP's fans such as Dj Food (Ninja Tune), Mr Scruff and Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin' Criminals) among others.