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I've watched that KEXP a while ago, very cool. Stuff presented there can be very surprising at times:

 

[Lenni]

Record Kicks presents “The Black Stone Affair” the lost Italian Cinematic Masterpiece by Whatitdo Archive Group.
(Ltd edition Gatefold LP - CD - Ltd 45 - Digital)

For the first time ever, Record Kicks is pleased to announce the release of the long lost soundtrack by Whatitdo Archive Group to the Italian Cinematic Masterpiece "The Black Stone Affair'' on beautiful gatefold vinyl, CD and digital format on April 09 2021. Long thought to be lost alongside the movie itself by the production studio, the soundtrack's master reels were recently recovered and its audio meticulously restored and remastered by J.J. Golden in Ventura, CA.

The movie itself was understood to be unusual for its time: a globetrotting adventure/western-noir written and directed by aspiring visionary, Stefano Paradisi. Unfortunately for Paradisi, the tragic loss of his masterpiece during a fire also meant the end of his short lived career in movies. People who worked on the film have been cited as saying this film was very ambitious, set to be a turning point in Paradisi’s carrier putting him on the map alongside the likes of Sergio Leone and Antonioni.

While the movie never saw the light of day, the soundtrack by obscure band Whatitdo Archive Group has thankfully been recovered. The music itself is staggering to hear, each track evoking all the senses almost all at once. "The Black Stone Affair (Main Theme)" sets the story with its dizzying bassline underneath a Morricone-esque harpsichord melody eventually all digressing into a psych-freakout of guitars swirling over what is the overarching motif groove of this iconic soundtrack. (Bandcamp)

As far as I gathered, the movie never aired because it was lost, along with the music score, due to a fire. They call it a "masterpiece" - but nobody's watched it.

The Black Stone Affair (1973)

 

[Lenni]

New records from Sweden...

 

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Hikaru Hayashi was a Japanese composer, pianist and conductor. Hayashi is considered to be one of the most renowned and accomplished Japanese composers of the postwar period... (Wiki)

Hikaru Hayashi - L'Ile neu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1962)

 

[Lenni]

Kety Fusco, graduate in Classical Harp at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, specialized in Master of Arts in Music Performance , has embarked on a revolution in the harp world. Two years after her graduation, she released her debut album DAZED under Caterina Caselli's Sugar Music label and she was nominated for three categories at the last Swiss Live Talents Awards (CH) and played her compositions in the hall of the Federal Parliament in Bern. (ketyfusco.com)

Kety Fusco - The Harp: Chapter 1 (2023)

 

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As far as I gathered, the movie never aired because it was lost, along with the music score, due to a fire. They call it a "masterpiece" - but nobody's watched it.

The Black Stone Affair (1973)

Since we're at fine yet not particularly know OST cases, here's one I keep getting back to:

 

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Libyan Reggae...

 

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On that note:

 

[Lenni]

On that note:

wonderful

 

[Lenni]

Nitin Sawhney CBE is a British musician, producer and composer. A recipient of the Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement award in 2017, among multiple international awards throughout his career. Sawhney's work combines Asian and other worldwide influences with elements of electronica and often explores themes such as multiculturalism, politics, and spirituality. Sawhney is also active in the promotion of arts and cultural matters, is chair of the PRS Foundation, on the senate of the Ivor Novello Academy, on the board of trustees of theatre company Complicité, and is a patron of numerous film festivals, venues, and educational institutions. In 2021 he was an ambassador for the Royal Albert Hall.Sawhney has scored for and performed with orchestras, and collaborated with and written for Paul McCartney, Sting, the London Symphony Orchestra, A. R. Rahman, Brian Eno, Sinéad O'Connor, Jacob Golden, Anoushka Shankar, Jeff Beck, Shakira, Will Young, Joss Stone, Taio Cruz, Ellie Goulding, Horace Andy, Cirque du Soleil, Akram Khan, Deepa Mehta, Mira Nair, Nelson Mandela, Ojos de Brujo, Hélène Grimaud, Natacha Atlas, Jools Holland, Jorja Smith, John Hurt and Pink Floyd. (Wiki)

Nitin Sawhney - Homelands (2013)

 

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wonderful

Indeed. The entire recording is very good. Even though it has everything to become popular, it's not, which makes it this much more interesting

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...ani-musician-discovered-on-the-side-of-a-road