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Psychedelic | Acid | Prog | Funk PSYCHEDELIC | ACID | PROG | FUNK THE BAND REVIEW and DISCOGRAPHY In december 1998 the group was formed by Gianluca Gerlini - hammond, piano, mellotron - and Daniele Caputo - vocals band drums. They started by recovering the sound of British underground/psychedelic pop, preferring also the rhythm and blues from ‘60 mainly based on methods of hammond sound and electric BREAKING NEWS! piano music, originally analysed by magic inventors of styles like Brian Auger and A world event is about to happen George Fame. According to our sources, a real treasure may have been discovered: after the 2018 - FOUR famous THE BEATLES' lost tapes, here is a complete album of previously unheard musical material, recovered in a dusty corner of the British capital underground system! It seems that the tapes, recorded by a previously unknown group, had remained there since the late Sixties, forgotten by everyone. According to authorized sources, this unique music would be typical of its time, and benefts from a quite remarkable level of production. Our informators also mention that it 2010 would include an astounding Hammond organ, a perfect rhythm section, Honey Drops relatively psychedelic guitars and a saxophonist as a guest... The tracks would be Musea Records both concise and energetic, bluesy and ambitious. So British ! In a nutshell, all the (France) characteristics of a hidden ATOMIC ROOSTER! Defnitely not a surprise if you could fnd a cover version of "Can't Find A Reason" here, as well as "Travelling Lady" (Manfred MANN CHAPTER THREE). One and only clue to lead the investigators to the solution of this riddle, a simple 2003 Through a glass Darkly BIOGRAPHY name scribbled on the tape: LONDON UNDERGROUND... But, wait a second! Ladies and Gentlemen, I've just been told that the mystery has Musea Records (France) They make their entry on international Alessandro Gimignani and bass player Sounds in Acid Psycho Beat” , completely just been solved: it was actually an hoax!... This operation has been so beautifully scene with the same name album Fabio Baini. In december 2009 they enter instrumental and no vocals, inspired by created that we can't actually blame its authors. Those facetious Italian musicians published by the swedish Record Heaven studio and record their third album the movie soundtracks from ’60 and ’70. are not beginners, given that some of them had previously done criminal acts in 2000. Their second album Through a Honey Drops, this album gathers unpubli- under the name STANDARTE, and then created the frst LONDON UNDERGROUND Glass Darkly by French Label Musea shed and published tracks of the British FESTIVALS AND THEATERS: 2000 Records, an album with the sound of acid/psychedelic/ pop/ vintage scene Think Progressive - Herzberg, Germany eponymous album in 2000 (More than three thousand happy victims as today!). London Underground But still, "Through A Glass Darkly" (2003) is defnitely an exceptional album, ready more Prog of the early seventies, was with progressive efects. Euro Ye Ye - Gijon, Spain Record Heaven released in 2003. In 2008 Gianluca Gerlini London Underground today has a sound Rock Theater - Bern, Switzerland to come to you with the force of a tidal wave! Would we dare say that this is one of (Sweden relaunches the band with drummer always inspired by Hammond, “Vintage Puccini Of - Viareggio, Italy the majors new issues in current Progressive rock?!?... LONDON UNDERGROUND will have to wait seven years to come back on the COLLABORATIONS forefront, in a revamped line-up centered around keyboardist GianLuca GERLINI. This change doesn't prevent "Honey Drops" (Musea, 2010) from keeping the spirit Gianluca Gerlini Stefano Gabbani Alessandro Gimignani alive! These twelve instrumental pieces are an explosive bunch of acid-rock, COMPILATION Hammond organ, Clavinet, Mellotron, Moog Bass Guitar (Rickenbacker, Fender Precision) Drums (Hayman, Ludwig) psychedelia and Progressive rock, somewhere between ATOMIC ROOSTER, early He teamed up with: He teamed up with: He teamed up with: PINK FLOYD or GONG. The album includes covers (John BARRY, JETHRO TULL, THE 2001 Standarte, Mystic Band, Ruf Selector, The Storks, Standarte, Merry Go Round Neon, Mystic Band, Pankow, Reggae BEATLES, EDEN ROSE...), mixed with new tracks by the band, all rearranged in the The art of Sysyphus Reggae Revolution, Africa X Revolution, Irene Grandi unmistakable LONDON UNDERGROUND way. The sound remains absolutely Vol. 7 faithful to the late Sixties: a feast for Hammond organ, Mellotron, Moog, a Eclipsed Production roaming and unstoppable bass... This masterpiece is a powerful album, packed (Germany) with enthusiasm and energy, a time travel in an era of musical freedom. 2001 Takin’ a detour Vol. 2 Detours Records (UK) TECHNICAL RIDER STAGE LAYOUT OUR VINTAGE INSTRUMENTATION DRUMS Hammond L100 or M3, Hohner Clavinet, Fender Rhodes 54, 1 22” Bass drum 5 Bass drum pedal 8 18” Crash Logan Strings, Moog Prodigy 2 14” Snare 6 15” Hi Hat 9 20” Ride Fender Precision, Rickenbacker 4003 3 12” Tom 7 17” Crash 10 Cowbell Hayman, Ludwig 4 16” Floor tom MIC DRUMS 5 Shure SM57 2 Panoramics HAMMOND 3 Shure SM57 HOHNER CLAVINET FENDER RHODES 2 Shure SM577 BASS 1 Shure SM57 BASS AMPLI MNTR MNTR Fender Bassman 100W + box Ampeg AMPLI KEYBOARDS AMPLI CLAVINET AND CLAVINET FENDER RHODES Leslie 145 (Hammond) Fender 100W (Hammond) Fender 100W (Fender Rhodes) Sound City 50W (Clavinet) 7 8 3 1 AMPLI 10 HAMMOND 5 9 2 6 4 MNTR BASS HAMMOND AMPLI LESLIE AMPLI hammondrevolution WWW.LONDONUNDERGROUNDBAND.COM WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LONDONUND/ INFO AND MANAGEMANT: BARBARA MARINO +43 676 55 60 780 [email protected].
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