Stanley Black, Martin Denny, Henry Mancini, Andre Kostelanetz, Nero d'Avola, Jetlag, Sandy Denny, Gold FM, Bayside Radio, Fiera di Catania, Vaccarizzo, Pompiano, Montichiari Nights, the Lure of the South, Astrid Gilberto goes Astral Gilberto, Billy Strange, Stan Getz, Stan Kenton, Stan and Laurel, Ionian Vortex
Sicily, 1999, Marta Collica and Hugo Race created Sepiatone to experiment with Solar sounds. Using found materials like retro samples and major sevenths they gradually found their own feel between dreams and desperation. Working with friends like Stefano Ghittoni and Cesare Malfatti from the Dining Rooms, Riccardo Gerbino and Giovanni Arena from Dounia, Giovanni Ferrario from Micevice, Davide Mahony from Paviglianiti, Julitha Ryan, Brett Poliness and Cam Butler from Silver Ray, Robin Casinader and Michelangelo Russo from the True Spirit, Hugo and Marta delivered two classic albums "In Sepiatone" (Milano2000, 2001) and "Dark Summer" (Desvelos, 2005).
U.S.label Minty Fresh have now released a compilation of the two entitled "An Introduction to Sepiatone" which is available from iTunes.
Sepiatone are mid-way through development of their third album, provisonally entitled "Echoes On"
"The sound of Sepiatone has the feel of a softcore movie from the early Seventies. Abrasive samples from yesterday are mixed with a modern sense of musicality. Hugo Race, for once, emerges from the shadows of his subterrranean blues into the light of open air, but maintains an element of darkness that renders this dance a lunar ballet like an old movie colorised by “sepiatone." (Rockstar Italia)
"In Sepiatone is a kind of musical Dolce Vita, merging old vinyl with vintage guitars. Marta Collica’s voice recalls a young Francoise Hardy, and wherever her mood shifts imperceptibly, the dense and dusky tones of a blues chanteuse from the 40’s ... very evocative of sun-drenched days during which you speak little because you don’t want to break the spell" - (Jean Charles Versari, Newcomer, France)
Sepiatone create a timeless pop music that merges sonic textures of the 60s and 70s eurosound with a contemporary cutting-edge feel. The soulful, seductive Sepiatonic sound is the fruit of collaboration between Italian singer and songwriter MARTA COLLICA and Australian artist HUGO RACE.
Sepiatone’s live shows have been blowing away European audiences with the duo’s soulful minimalism and psychedelic undertow. Marta and Hugo’s vocals compliment the sonic mesh of layered guitar and piano, hinting at the expanded arrangements of their recent studio recordings where gurus of orchestration such as Phil Spector and Billy Strange are subtly referred to in the context of the duo’s original combination of soul and songwriting.
Greetings from Solaris Empire! My Sister Grenadine's magical debut album 'Shine in the Dark' is out on July 18. across Germany. Come and celebrate with us!
