Calibro35 is an “Indie Funk Combo” from Italy and they play recreations and reinterpretations of obscure Italian film themes and original compositions indiscernible from the funky, classic feeling of the movie themes. Their CD “Ritornano Quelli Di…. Calibro 35” has just come out and their going to be playing in the United States starting next month. (Their big show in the United States is Thursday, October 21 at Nublu located at 62 Ave C between 4/5th streets in New York City.)
They have a very easy to listen to sound. I put the CD on at work and probably listened to it 20 times on repeat without realizing it. Not to say that it all sounds the same and you can’t tell, but that it’s such a perfect soundtrack for just about anything you want to do. And listening to it while you’re doing even the most mundane of tasks gives those tasks a completely unwarranted air of badass.
They capture the feeling of the themes from movies you don’t see anymore. I was reminded quite a bit of old Kung-Fu movies and 60s exploitation cop films. On their CD, they also cover greats like Ennio Morricone and others. They seem to have a deep love and respect for Italian and Spanish cinema. In fact, their CD cover was even painted by the same artist who painted posters for classic films like Antonioni’s “La Notte”
This is a very, very fun CD and really fun to listen to. The music is very tight, the musicians play very well together and are clearly passionate about their music. It shows. I would recommend this to any cinema lover or lover of funk and film soundtracks. It’s a great album and you should pick it up.
If you’re not convinced, here’s Calibro35 doing some Morricone that I liked particularly:
And here they are performing “Indagine” live:
You can head over to their website and listen to a couple of more tracks there. You can also get it from Amazon, either on CD or with a digital download, by clicking this link.