Energy Exchange Records presents ‘The Napoli Exchange’ - the brainchild of Energy Exchange Records co-founders, Zeitgeist and Moody, joining forces with producer and label boss Federico Gallotti (Tartelet / La Scimmia), the project was inspired by numerous visits to Naples, allured by the mediterranean breeze and of course the underground disco and funk forged by labels such as Early Sounds and Periodica Records.
This meeting of minds created an opportunity to build bridges from the historic Italian city to the broader European scene of club crossover music.
Zeitgeist and Moody under the latest moniker 'EX GENERATION' assembled a team of Napoli's A list session musicians including Paolo Petrella (Fratelli Malibu/Cumbia Luciana), Alessio Pignorio (Parbleu/Funkin’ Machine), Paolo “Bata” Bianconcini (Nu Genea/Parbleu), Pietro Santangelo (Nu Genea/PS5), Dario Bassolino (Bassolino/LNDFK) and old friend and collaborator Allysha Joy.
With the goal of finding a middle ground between the new wave of Napoli Funk and Italo Disco, UK/AUS Jazz-Rave and German Electronic Music, the group cut a record in Napoli's famous Auditorium Novecento in May of 2023.
This is the first edition of what is rumored to be some kind of global jam band, an especially ambitious undertaking from the team at EX records.
Presenting here a very limited run of single pressing vinyl. Don’t be sleeping on those liquorice pies and stay tuned to the underground for upcoming releases from EX generation!
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released June 21, 2024
EX Generation are:
Lewis Moody - keys, programming, arranging
Ziggy Zeitgeist - drums, programming, arranging
The Napoli Exchange features:
Federico Gallotti - vocals, arranging
Paolo Petrella - bass
Alessio Pignorio - guitar, mandolin
Paolo “Batà” Bianconcini - percussion
Pietro Santangelo - saxophones
Max Dowling - flute
Dario Bassolino - keys
Luke Rotondella - vocals, handclaps
Honeylips - vocals (Holding Your Heart)
Allysha Joy - vocals (Hurting Lies)
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Artwork by Edan Strachan
Cover photo by Jessica Garfield
Photos by Alessandra Finelli
Mastering by moomin
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Special thanks to Benjamin Tramaille, Luke Rotondella, Francesca Castaldi, Kadi Jatta, Charlie (Honeylips)
All compositions by EX Generation and The Napoli Exchange.
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I love "universe" albums, albums that don't fit in any other context besides the ones laid out for you. Sure, you can still play it in moments of everyday life, but you'll still feel like you are sipping a cold vermouth and nibbling on some olives in a seaside haunt in the end. Edward Rossi