The Best Of 2012 (and Merry Christmas)

01 LAS KARNE MURTA - Dirty Swing

02 DONALD FAGEN - Sunken Condos

03 MARLENE KUNTZ - Canzoni Per Un Figlio

04 Kalevala - There And Back Again

05 Offlaga Disco Pax - Gioco Di Società

06 Elio E Le Storie Tese - Enlarge Your Penis, Live 2012

07 Bastian Contrario & Diverba - Al-kemi Split, Vol. 1

08 Udachi - Oo-Daa-Chee Remix EP

09 Deproducers - Planetario

10 Il Teatro Degli Orrori - Il Mondo Nuovo

11 The Beach Boys - That's Why God Made The Radio
12 Diaframma - Niente Di Serio
13 SMS - Da Qui A Domani
14 Pet Shop Boys - Elysium
15 Paul Buchanan - Mid Air

This year I've been catching up, listening to a lot of music from Cuba and the Ivory Coast where there are truly exciting scenes, and a lot of funk, soul and disco I had yet to hear.
But there have been quite some good fresh releases too. Las Karne Murta reached their creative peak with an absolute masterpiece, good old Donald Fagen came back with an excellent album which is even better than the last Steely Dan album. Marlene Kuntz have made a wonderful compilation with new versions of their classics, Kalevala and Offlaga Disco Pax both confirmed their talents with great albums.
Elio E Le Storie Tese released a good live album, even if it doesn't do full justice to the truly amazing experience of seeing them in concert, could have been even better. Bastian Contrario and Diverba are two really well promising bands from Italy and have released a split debut album. Udachi came back with more excellent fidget house. Deproducers is a very interesting super-project including Gianni Maroccolo (Litfiba, CSI, Marlene Kuntz), Max Casacci (Subsonica), Riccardo Sinigallia (Tiromancino) and Vittorio Cosma (PFM). Il Teatro Degli Orrori has become one of the most important alternative bands in Italy, and rightly so.
The Beach Boys made an unsuspectingly good return, Brian Wilson showed he can still write a tune at 70! Diaframma released a good but slightly disappointing album (the previous one was their best in ages) while former singer Miro Sassolini released a really beautiful album with his new project SMS. Quite disappointing returns from the Pet Shop Boys (especially since the previous Yes was excellent) and Paul Buchanan (we just expected more from The Blue Nile singer).
2013 looks to have a promising start with the return of the original Litfiba line up and a compilation of New Order's outtakes from the last album.
Merry Christmas and a happy 2013, a year in which I'll try to rock at 40, and if Brian Wilson can still do it at 70...

Gabrielles Wish - Dik

Udachi - Learned Astronomer (Astronomar remix)

The first time around, we said that we weren't sure what to make of Udachi; this time,
we asked some of our favorite remixers to give us their interpretation. Running the
gamut from electro to nasty dubstep, OO-DA-CHEE REMIX EP takes you on a
six-track journey from deep inside the filthiest, sweat-soaked rave, all the way to the
upper atmosphere.

Remixes courtesy of NAPT, Roby Howler, Curl Up, Whole Sick & Tomb Crew,
Astronomar, and ETC!ETC!

I Litfiba delle origini tornano sul palco

Da La Stampa - I Litfiba delle origini tornano sul palco

Due concerti all’Alcatraz di Milano per registrare un disco live

Il 30 e il 31 gennaio i Litfiba fanno rivivere sul palco dell’Alcatraz di Milano, con “Trilogia 1983-1989”, il repertorio di quegli anni e il sound della «Trilogia del potere», dischi che hanno consacrato la band come una delle più influenti del panorama rock italiano ed europeo.
Un evento eccezionale ed irripetibile per tutti i fan dei Litfiba. Piero Pelù e Ghigo Renzulli, insieme ai componenti storici della band Gianni Maroccolo al basso e Antonio Aiazzi alle tastiere, oltre alla new entry Luca Martelli alla batteria, daranno nuova vita ai brani di quel periodo di cui fanno parte dischi come “Desaparecido” (1985), “17 Re” (1986), “Litfiba3” (1988) oltre al conclusivo live “Pirata” (1989), considerati ancora oggi delle vere pietre miliari.
Durante le due date milanesi verrà registrato un disco live (pubblicato da Sony Music) che vedrà la luce a marzo 2013.
I biglietti a 32,20 eruro inclusa la prevendita, saranno in vendita da oggi,16 novembre, alle ore 11 online su www.ticketone.it e nei punti vendita Ticketone, oltre ai circuiti Bookingshow, Vivaticket e Piemonteticket.

Donald Fagen - I'm Not The Same Without You

11 months older than my mother, and he can still do music like this. Absolute masterpiece!