"Xmas Massage" soundtrack by Chico Valentine (f.sanfilippo)
Influences
Music: Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Kenny Wollenson, Jack DeJohnette, Sun Ra, Blockhead, Tom Waits, Stereolab, Ennio Morricone, Antibalas, Earth, Wind & Fire, Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jim O'Rourke, Tin Hat Trio, Yoko Ono, Joey Baron, Fela, Funkadelic, Curtis Mayfield, the Boredoms, Matt Wilson, Shuggie Otis, Brian Eno, Frank Zappa, Yma Sumac, The Poets of Rhythm, Cinevox - the history of soundtrack, New Klezmer Trio, Ali Farka Toure, Willem Breuker Kollektief, Taraf de Haidouks, James Brown, Jamie Saft, Samia Farrah, Astor Piazzolla, Mingus big band (blues & politics), Tortoise, Sigur Ros, Mum, Boards of Canada, Tony Williams, Acid Mothers Temple, Maceo Parker, Tom Ze, Gil Scott-Heron, Fourtet Pause, soundtrack to Waking Life, Juana Molina, Isaac Hayes, Ravi Shankar, Club d'Elf, John Zorn, Nicola Conte, Medesdki Martin & Wood, Akoya, Mystic Out-Bop Review, maestro Toto players, Babatunde Olatunji, Pheeroan akLaff, Sly Stone, OOIOO, Erkin Koray, Jackie Mitoo.
Media: Liberty News TV Go to Liberty News TV, Cornel West, Neil Postman, Marshall McLuhan, Laurie David (www.lauriedavid.com/), Amy Goodman of Democracy Now, Terence McKenna, Aldous Huxley, Wade Davis, Jon Ronson, Michael Ableman, Michael Moore, Dennis Kucinich, Truthout.org, The Sun, Anne Lamott, Bill Bryson, Wendell Berry, Bill McKibben, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Michael Pollan, "The Alphabet vs The Goddess" by Leonard Shlain, WMPG, "Home Dad" on WMPG, Air America, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Andy Kaufman, Dan Bernard, Antonio Machado, "Naked" by David Sedaris, "Fela, The Life and Times of an African Musical Icon" by Michael E. Veal, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, Art Spiegelman.
Sounds Like
"This funky, polyrhythmic instrumental starts out relatively spare and slinky, but soon gathers complexity and nuance as it rolls forth on a four-note riff in the key of D. There's a pleasing contrast between the clear, ringing sound of metal percussion (cymbal, tambourine, bells) and the slightly toasted quality of sounds in the middle and lower registers. These include a cloudy piano and a guitar part whose initial self-restraint blooms to become a disquieting, talky swagger that may bring to mind a certain (older, non-blonde) Beck. The furtive intensity of the droning D really gets under your skin after a few minutes. It's as if you realize that though your hips won't stop moving, you're surrounded by some kind of mossy menace."
-David Pence's discription of "Northern Woods" from the online magazine The Bollard. Go to The Bollard
L' "Hipstrumental" è il secondo cd di Chico Valentino. Tutti gli strumenti sono eseguiti da Chico Valentino, eccetto nel brano “3 uccelli" in cui Zsa Zsa Valentino e’ al flauto, Chico ai tamburi, e Kit Demos alla tastiera (organo di Lowry). Zsa Zsa ha creato i collage nella copertina del cd. Ron Harrity ha ideato ed ha prodotto il cd “Hipstrumental”. Alonzo Holliday ha aggiunto la sua esperienza tecnica creando questa pagina ed offrendo l’esperto consiglio per il futuro. Oltre “Hipstrumental”, Francesco è il batterista per il gruppo “Ocean Sol Jazz”. Chico collabora anche nel trio “Mystic Out-Bop Review” come percussionista con Alonzo Holliday e Kit Demos. Hipstrumental uscito da poco ed e’ ora disponibile.
"Hipstrumental" is Chico Valentine's second full length cd. All instruments performed by Chico Valentine, except for on "3 birds" Zsa Zsa Valentine played the flute, Chico played the drums, and Kit Demos played the Lowry organ and recorded this track. Zsa Zsa also created the hair/chair collage, as well as other collages that come w/ the cd. Ron Harrity mastered and additionally mixed Hipstrumental. Alonzo Holliday added to the technical wizardry by creating this space and offering sound advice on what to do in case of a possible afterlife. In addition to playing on Hipstrumental, Chico (a.k.a. Francesco) is the drummer for Ocean Sol Jazz. Chico also plays percussion w/ Alonzo Holliday and Kit Demos in an improvisational trio, Mystic Out-Bop Review, consisting of percussion, saxophone, and double bass: Go to Out-Bop
Hipstrumental is now available.
Hipstrumental
maestro Toto
Il mio primo cd, “MaestroToto” è una collaborazione di amici locali che suonano per la passione che non li consentisce di fare altrimenti; che sollievo! Questo cd e’ stato concettualizzato con una struttura modale ed improvvisando dentro quei limiti. In altri brani, l'intuizione ha aperto la porta a una dimensione di tesori udibili come nell’ incontro del Reverendo Sturgeon Crank che come gli altri brani, e degno di riverenza voluminosa! Mi considero estremamente fortunato di aver collaborato con Carolyn Ezzy, Alonzo Holliday, Zsa Zsa Valentine, Dave Noyes, Chris McKneally, Ron Harrity, Peter Blackstone, e Kit Demos.
My first cd, maestro Toto (pronounced with an Italian accent and the second "o" in "Toto" is accented), is a collaboration of local friends who make music because their passion won't allow them to do otherwise; what a relief! This full length cd was conceptualized with having established a modal structure and improvising within those boundaries. On other tracks, intuition opened the door to a dimension of audible treasures such as in the auspicious meeting with Reverend Crank Sturgeon and who, like the others, was worthy of voluminous reverence! I consider myself extremely lucky to have played with the following: Carolyn Ezzy, Alonzo Holliday, Zsa Zsa Valentine, Dave Noyes, Chris McKneally, Ron Harrity, Peter Blackstone, and Kit Demos.
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Hey, thanks for the req! I've already appreciated your work from the illachime quartet profile.. Now I invite you to check out my personal tracks too. best. fab
hey chico, thanks for the request! your music is enough deviant to enjoy it a lot. check out our tracks and leave a comment about, if you want. best. fab - illachime
