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You may already know Barbagallo from his previous activity with Albanopower, Suzanne'Silver, Tempestine and a couple of good album released under his current moniker. Blame it on Sicilian air if people really can't seem to bear to sit around twiddling their thumbs: his latest release "Quarter Century" is a rather ambitious effort. All the songs included on the album were written, recorded and arranged with the help of a slew of guest musicians, among whom Lorenzo Urciullo e Toti Valente (Albanopower, Colapesce), Francesco Cantone (Tellaro), Michele Alessi (Cpt. Quentin, Vinsent), Ignazio Nisticò (Camera 237) and Salvo Sultano (Music for Eleven Instruments).
Barbagallo's ideas, however, do not end here. The whole EP was mastered to sound like an 80's cassette tape, sort of like a digital C25. These first five songs are in fact part of a whole album, which will be available for download and in physical release starting December 24th, on Barbagallo's Bandcamp page.
barbagallo.bandcamp.com
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released November 24, 2010
BARBAGALLO - QUARTER CENTURY (COMPACT CASSETTE EP) - 2010 - 24/42 records
01 - A PLACE CALLED HOME
02 - CLOUDS BEHIND THE MOON
03 - REJECT (NO REACTION TIME)
04 - HOLIDAY
05 - SHOW
PRODUCED & MASTERED BY CARLO BARBAGALLO
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"A PLACE CALLED HOME"
WRITTEN, ARRANGED, PERFORMED, RECORDED & MIXED BY CARLO BARBAGALLO
ADDITIONAL VOCALS PERFORMED BY LUCIA URGESE
LYRICS BY SALVO RIZZUTO
"CLOUDS BEHIND THE MOON"
MUSIC WRITTEN, ARRANGED & RECORDED BY MICHELE ALESSI
MUSIC PERFORMED BY MICHELE ALESSI (GUITARS, CELLO, PERCUSSIONS, POTS, MANIPULATION)
& IGNAZIO NISTICO' (XYLOPHONE)
VOICES WRITTEN, ARRANGED, PERFORMED & RECORDED BY CARLO BARBAGALLO
MIXED BY MICHELE ALESSI
LYRICS BY CARLO BARBAGALLO
"REJECT (NO REACTION TIME)"
MUSIC WRITTEN, ARRANGED, PERFORMED & RECORDED BY CARLO BARBAGALLO
DRUMS ARRANGED, PERFORMED & RECORDED BY TOTI VALENTE
VOICES WRITTEN & ARRANGED BY FRANCESCO CANTONE, LORENZO URCIULLO & CARLO BARBAGALLO
VOICES PERFORMED BY CARLO BARBAGALLO & LORENZO URCIULLO
MIXED BY CARLO BARBAGALLO
LYRICS BY FRANCESCO CANTONE
"HOLIDAY"
WRITTEN, ARRANGED, PERFORMED, RECORDED & MIXED BY CARLO BARBAGALLO
"SHOW"
WRITTEN, ARRANGED, PERFORMED, RECORDED & MIXED BY SALVO SULTANO & CARLO BARBAGALLO
ADDITIONAL MIXING BY GIUSEPPE SCHILLACI
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