Do You Wanna Get Close? (Italian Library Songbook, Vol. 1)

Four Flies' new vinyl and digital series, ITALIAN LIBRARY SONGBOOK - Masters of Cinematic Music Reimagined into Song, aims to build a bridge between the modern and the contemporary. Producers and songwriters from today's music scene put their spin on hidden tracks and outtakes from the catalogues of Italian soundtrack maestros, reimagining them into new, previously unheard songs poised between pop and club culture – a sound nestled somewhere in between Balearic, downtempo, and organic grooves.

The first release in the series focuses on Alessandro Alessandroni, a composer whose trajectory is emblematic with respect to Four Flies' journey as a label and publisher. Despite being best known in his lifetime for his unmistakable whistle in Ennio Morricone's soundtracks for Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns, Alessandroni was way more than that. He was a refined composer and multi-instrumentalist, and one always ahead of his time. Partly thanks to Four Flies and its contribution to the rediscovery of the Maestro with releases such as the EP "Afro Discoteca" and the compilation album "Lost & Found", this has become unquestionably clear in the past few years, which have seen his name climb to the top of collectors' want lists and gain recognition in the international music industry.

Italian Library Songbook - Volume I goes back to one of Alessandroni's lesser known film scores, "Sangue di sbirro" (written for Alfonso Brescia's 1976 poliziottesco "Cop's Blood / Knell"), where he created his own version of the soul-infused jazz-funk music typically found in 70s Blaxploitation movies. More specifically, Neapolitan producer pAd and London singer-songwriter Jessica Duncan reimagine the original "Philadelphia", whose title clearly refers to the city that, back in the 70s, saw the birth of (mellow) disco. The result of their collaboration is "Do You Wanna Get Close?", a downtempo, jazz-funk and Balearic gem pervaded by warm, sexy and elegant pop-soul vibes that make it a perfect club track to enjoy the night until the early hours of the morning.

The cover artwork was conceived and created by graphic designer and calligrapher Luca Barcellona, who drew inspiration from the world of literature, imagining each release as one of the volumes in an elegantly bound classics book series.