This bundle includes the following albums:
Piero Umiliani "La ragazza dalla pelle di luna" (LP, 1972)
Piero Umiliani "La ragazza fuoristrada" (LP, 1973)
Piero Umiliani "Il corpo" (LP, 1974)
Piero Umiliani "Psichedelica" (LP, 1968)
The Braen's Machine "Underground" (LP, 1971)
Few composers captured the eclectic beauty of Italy’s golden age of soundtracks like Piero Umiliani. A master of mood, texture, and subtext, Umiliani created a vast discography that blurred the lines between jazz, lounge, funk, psychedelia, and early electronics—often under pseudonyms like M. Zalla, Moggi and Rovi. Now, a selection of his most compelling LPs return in vinyl editions that reaffirm his status as a visionary of cinematic sound.
"Il Corpo" is lush and seductive, blending bossa rhythms and dreamy organ for an erotic, soft-focus atmosphere. "La Ragazza Fuoristrada" and "La Ragazza dalla Pelle di Luna" lean into melancholic jazz and twilight psychedelia, with vibraphones, brushed drums, and flutes conjuring faded glamour and sun-drenched longing.
If those scores are intimate and sensual, "Psichedelica" is pure hallucinogenic funk: a wild ride of tight grooves, fuzz guitar, and beat-centric experimentation. "Underground"—recorded at Piero Umiliani's Sound Work Shop studio by The Braen’s Machine—channels noir funk and action-film energy, brimming with cinematic tension and strange pastoral interludes.
Originally released between 1969 and 1973, these LPs are more than cult curiosities. They’re key chapters in Umiliani’s vast output—a composer who turned applied music into art, who smuggled sonic experimentation into mainstream media, and who remains an enduring influence on musicians across genres. These reissues don’t just recover rare albums—they reactivate a soundworld as vibrant and boundaryless as the films that inspired it.