Gianni Oddi - Dreamin' / Geronimo 12''In the early 70s, after relocating from his native Genoa to Rome, young saxophonist Gianni Oddi was beginning to establish himself as a super cool arranger thanks to a series of cover albums recorded for RCA Italy. They contained funk, soul and easy listening versions of contemporary pop hits, but Oddi often managed to include one or two original compositions of his own like the ones contained in this new instalment of Four Flies 12 inch vinyl series

and string and woodwind sections fanning the neo-classical flames of the fantastical piece

I Want To Talk About You

New artwork by Eric Adrian Lee

This work beautifully expresses the atmosphere of Tokyo in the late 1980s

more specifically hardcore: a new sound that eschewed melody for intensity

Plateaux 1

and it caught their attention

Chocolate Syrup - We've Got To Get Together

new/sealed

different band projects in Tokyo and Berlin became her way of experimenting vocally

which lead in turn to a Boiler Room Session and further a request from XL signees BADBADNOTGOOD to record a live adaptation of their new single

Steve also commissioned new artwork from designer Kane Banner