Devon E. Levins - Guitar;
John Castro - Bass, Vocals;
Dreiky Caprice - Vocals, Percussion;
Jefferson Rabb - Keyboards;
David Spinley, Saxophone, Clarinet;
Greg O'Keeffe - Drums, Percussion
Influences
Ennio Morricone Lalo Schifrin John Barry Can John Carpenter Danny Elfman Goblin Jerry Goldsmith Ron Grainer Barry Gray Akira Ifukube Antonio Carlos Jobim Krzysztof Komeda Yuji Koseki Francis Lai Henry Mancini Lauren Johnson Michel Legrand John Morris Oliver Nelson Piero Piccioni Iggy Pop Peter Thomas Adriano Celentano Alan Hankshaw Angelo Badalamenti Armando Trovajoli Barry White Edwin Starr J.J. Johnson James Brown Jerry Butler Curtis Mayfield Isaac Hayes Magma Blackbyrds Billy Strange Hugo Montenegro Bob Crewe Booker T Brian Bennett Bruno Nicolai Burt Bacharach Carter Burwell Cerrone Claude Bolling David Shire Dennis Coffey Dave Grusin Denny Vaughan Dominic Frontiere Manu Dibango Don Ellis Donny Hathaway Don Sebesky Dudley Moore Elmer Bernstein Francois de Roubaix Frank de Vol Fred Karlin Gabriel Yared Georges Delurue Gene Page Glass House Gerald Lee Guido e Maurizio de Angelis H.B. Barnum Herbie Hancock Infernal Blues Machine Impressions Jacques Loussier Jack Nitzsche Jimmy Cliff John Dankworth Johnny Pate Johnnie Taylor Johnny Mandel Kalyanji Anandji Ku Chih Hui Laxmikant Pyarelal Les Baxter Leonard Rosenman Bernard Hermann Luis E. Bacalov Michel Magne Mike Curb Nico Fidenco Nina Rota Paolo Vasile Papadiamandis Pete Rugolo Piero Umiliani Pool-pah Quincy Jones R.D. Burman S.D. Burman Roy Budd Roy Ayers Serge Gainsbourg Sid Ramin Stanley Myers Stelvio Cipriani Stu Phillips Vic Caesar Walter Kubiczeck Willie Hutch Cosma Russ Meyer Air Bappi Lahiri John Cacavas Franco Micalizzi Solomon Burke Galt McDermot Georges Garvarentz Billy Preston Paul McCartney Alan Tew Melvin Van Peebles Riz Ortolani Elmer Bernstein Keith Emerson Brian Eno Alec R. Constandinos Sonny Bono John Lurie Smokey Robinson Michael Andrews Charles Earland Don Julian Bill Conti Barry De Vorzon Mikis Theodorakis Oliver Nelson War Georges Delerue Eric Demarsan Galt MacDermot Alessandro Alessondroni Fred Frith Marc Ribot Walter Carlos Francesco De Masi Fabio Frizzi Marvin Gaye Grant Green Gerald Lee Sonny Rollins Duke Ellington Miles Davis Carlo Rustichelli Philippe Sarde Gordon Staples Gert Wilden Fumio Hayasaka The Waitresses Tony Hatch Tony Luisi Yuji Koseki Tony Crombie Zander Schloss Richard Moore Rick Wakeman Rhet Stoller Monty Norman The Monkees Monk Higgins Mike Curb Michael Small Marvin Hamlisch Mark Mothersbaugh Mario Molino Lou Rawls Les Reed George Martin Ed Bogas Alain Goraguer Al Kooper
A sextet of musicians scans the vaults of old rarities in search of lost aural treasures in a devotion seemingly of their own. The result is Morricone Youth, one of the more industrious bands in the spirited New York music scene today. Formed by soundtrack collector & guitarist Devon E. Levins in 1999, Morricone Youth plays music written for film and television by such composers as Lalo Schifrin, Jerry Goldsmith, Quincy Jones, Krzyszstof Komeda, Henry Mancini, Frances Lai, John Carpenter, Peter Thomas, Michel Legrand, and of course Ennio Morricone, to name but a few. Their arrangements run the gamut from spot on interpretations to rocked out orchestrations. Recently, the band has begun writing original material in the soundtrack-esque vein, which resulted in their new album, "Silenzio Violento".
The lineup, which has evolved over the years, consists of Devon E. Levins (guitar), Dreiky Caprice (vocals/percussion), John Castro (bass/vocals), David Spinley (saxophone), Sam Champion (drums) and Jefferson Rabb (keyboards). The members play or have played in many notable bands, including Crash Worship (Caprice), Creedle (E. Levins), The Rugburns (Castro), Big Numbers (Rabb), aMiniature (E. Levins and Champion), The Turn-Offs (Caprice), The DaoSon For (Rabb, E. Levins and Castro) and Pretendo (E. Levins and Castro).
Morricone Youth has in their repertoire a staggering eighty cover songs - the band's deep conviction and passion for film music is clear. Not to mention somewhat of a blessing for they bring back to the pop-soaked and redundant musical airwaves music from another time - soundtracks from Spaghetti Westerns, Italian horror films, Japanese monster flicks, 60's German sci-fi/spy/crime/detective films and television programs, and of course film noir. Whether unearthing these dismissed genres or playing original compositions directly inspired by them, Morricone Youth's aim is true.
"Silenzio Violento" is Morricone Youth's first full length album of soundtrack originals. The album was recorded and mixed in the Fall of 2004 by the legendary Martin Bisi at B.C. Studios in Brooklyn, NY (www.martinbisi.com) and mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Absolute Audio in NYC. Silenzio Violento consists of 14 tracks clocking in just under 60 minutes and is available via the band site (www.morriconeyouth.com), amazon.com or at finer record stores nationwide.
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