SHINE ON / PROHIBITION

Four Flies keeps digging into the secret archives of Alessandro Alessandroni to bring
hidden treasures back to light. After two successful releases - the EP Afro Discoteca
and the compilation album Lost & Found -, it is now the turn of a new 7’’ single featuring
two tracks with a strong soul-funk influence, sung by the Maestro’s beloved Cantori
Moderni in a typically Italian harmonizing style, poised somewhere in between
gospel and disco music. Both tracks are previously unreleased and were recorded in
the same 1976 sessions that birthed Sangue di sbirro (Knell / Bloody Avenger), his
most blaxploitation-inspired soundtrack.
“Shine On”, on Side A, is a disco-funk anthem driven by a killer rhythm section, with
heavy drum breaks and bass lines enhanced by a powerful brass section, string interludes
and Fender Rhodes phrasings with a distinctly jazz-funk flavour. In the same
vein, “Prohibition” on Side B is a mid-tempo funk floor-filler built on a super groovy
bass line on top of which are layered prominent brass and Wurlitzer passages. This is
another great find that expands the known horizons of Alessandroni’s discography.
And it won’t be the last one...

TRACKLIST:
1.Shine On 02:40
2.Prohibition 03:15