As If It Matters

Moonbrew + Paolo Apollo Negri feat. Tilde – As if it matters b/w Nel villaggio

Beat-maker and bass player Moonbrew, along with composer and keyboardist Paolo Apollo Negri, reimagine the iconic Piero Umiliani, whose influence resonates deeply with anyone who grew up with a passion for b-movies, library music, and soundtracks. Joined by singer-songwriter Tilde, the duo put their unique spin on Umiliani’s “Nel Villaggio” (featured on side B of this release), an instrumental piece from his 1975 library album Continente Nero.

2024 | 7 INCH | ILS02| 08-NOV-2024 | Four Flies Records [ITA]

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Tracklist:

01 – As If It Matters
02 – Nel Villaggio

Sambabila

 

Paolo Apollo & Antonio Negri – Sambabila

The roots of these new tracks have to be found in the deep love for Brazialian music that Antonio passed down to Paolo when he was young, a love that kept on growing through the years and resulted in this homage to some of their musical heroes like Os Catedraticos, Walter Wanderley and Jair Rodriugez.

2022 | 7 INCH + DIGITAL | SN057 | 25-FEB-2022 | Spinout Nuggets [UK]

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Tracklist:

01 – Walter il brasiliano
02 – Samba della Ghisolfa
03 – Con la FIAT al Maracanã
04 – Saudade in Corvetto

Gumbo Funk

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Paolo Apollo Negri & Noel McKoy – Gumbo Funk (Radio Version) b/w Hole In A Sock (Hammond Version)

Two exclusive radio versions of funk from the forthcoming album “Hello World”. The mighty and legendary Noel McKoy serves up his special recipe of “Gumbo Funk”. On the flip the Hammond heavy version of “Hole In A Sock”.

2014 | DIGITAL | HBB.033 | 28-JUL-2014 | Hammondbeat Records [USA]

Tracklist:

01 – Gumbo Funk (Radio Version)
02 – Hole In A Sock (Hammond Version)

Paparazzi

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Paolo Apollo Negri & Teresa Reeves Gilmer – Paparazzi b/w A Blues For Me

Paparazzi kicks off The Hammondbeat Hi-Fi Sessions 2nd series with a storming mod vocal from Teresa Reeves-Gilmer who joined Paolo on the brilliant “Closer” in 2007.

2008 | 7 INCH | HB7-06 | 01-NOV-2008 | Hammondbeat Records [USA]

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Tracklist:

01 – Paparazzi
02 – A Blues For Me

 

Lightswitch

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Paolo Apollo Negri & Milo Scaglioni – Lightswitch b/w Le Cirque du MIDI

Written by Milo Scaglioni, Lightswitch has a Beatles meets Nilsson vibe with a melancholy vocal and is ripe with electronic atmosphere, deep soul percussion, and simmering synth, guitar, and bass. Le Cirque riffs on LQ’s “Dancing ’round the Walnut Tree” with a electronica twist and relentless percussion that right-turns into psychedelic jazz bridge with heavy funk guitar meets electric piano fusion.

2012 | 7 INCH | HB7-11 | 13-APR-2012 | Hammondbeat Records [USA]

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Tracklist:

01 – Lightswitch
02 – Le Cirque Du Midi