Cinematic combo Calibro 35 unleashes afro-disco stormer “Discomania”, the second single from the new album “Exploration” due June 6. The single’s release is accompanied by a video filmed in legendary Piero Umiliani’s studio.
Italian cinematic funk legends Calibro 35 pay homage to “Il Maestro” Piero Umiliani with an incendiary Afrobeat version of his 1978 cosmic-disco single “Discomania”, out today, April 2,on all digital platforms. “Discomania” is the second extract from their new album “Exploration”, to be released worldwide on June 6 via independent label Record Kicks and now available for pre-order HERE.
A true icon of the world of soundtracks, Piero Umiliani has enchanted several generations of listeners. Worldwide famous for his “Mah-Nà Mah-Nà” single made popular by The Muppets, Umiliani wrote more than 150 soundtracks and, alongside Ennio Morricone, helped create the now iconic golden age of Italian film soundtracks of the 1960s and ’70s. “Discomania” has a legendary status amongst Italians for being the closing theme song of iconic TV football program “90° Minuto” in the 1980s.
“There are tracks that we stumble upon almost by chance but that remain unforgettable and become a part of who we are” says Calibro 35. “Discomania – which was the theme song of 90° Minuto when we were kids – is definitely one of those tracks”.
“Discomania” comes with a video of Calibro 35 recording the track at Sound Workshop, Piero Umiliani’s historic recording studio in Rome. The video also reveals the spirit behind the creation of the new album, which could be summarized in three key points: thirst for exploration, fun and Calibro’s musicianship.
“We have always loved Umiliani and since a few years we’ve become almost like a family with his daughters Alessandra and Elisabetta, who recently rebuilt the Sound Workshop in Rome, which was their father’s studio, where many of the soundtracks we love were born. With Discomania, Umiliani, behind an apparent simplicity, gave us such a memorable theme. You can take it, decline it in other ways but the song follows you and always remains incisive and powerful. While we were working on our ‘Calibro version’, we decided to distance ourselves from the original, taking it into an Afrobeat territory”.
