Carpe Afternoon by Loco Ironico

The brainchild of British singer-songwriter Joe Cang and Italian musician and composer Matteo Saggese, Loco Ironico is the collective band name for these two long time friends and musical collaborators.

In 2015 after a 2 year hiatus, they came back together at the piano again…

“We started writing this album on a rainy day in London and the songs of heartache, shipwreck and weight loss arrived in a hurry, as if urgent to be heard. We quickly realised that this was a record that wanted to be made in one go. No tricks, smoke or mirrors, just people, instruments, microphones and music all together live in one room, to capture the unique magical moments as they happened.”

So, in a tiny medieval village (Sigicgnano degli Alburni) in the mountains near Naples, nourished by the warmth, peace and pace of village life, soaked in southern Italian sunshine, wine and melodies, the first album – Carpe Afternoon was born.

With the legendary engineer Jerry Boys (The Beatles, Buena Vista Social Club, Shakira, Ry Cooder) we set up a studio in a living room unchanged since the 1970’s and joined by the great Danny Cummings (Elton John, Mark Knopfler) on drums and percussion and Davide Mantovanni (Fela Kuti, Baaba Nana Vasconcelos) on double bass.

Every song is one live take – vocals, piano, bass and drums and all 11 songs were recorded in 3 days with no click track, separation or safety net.

We were then blessed by the addition of some incredible guests:

Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music, Pink Floyd)
Sarah Jane Morris (The Communards, Pere Ubu)
Peppe Servillo (Pailo Conte, Avion Travel)
Steve Sidwell (Stevie Wonder, Sting)
Tony Remy (The Crusaders, Annie Lennox)
Dario Deidda (Benny Golson, Gil Evans Orchestra)
John Parricelli (Andy Shepard, Goldfrapp)
and Ben Castle (Radiohead, Gregory Porter)

Tracklist

1.	Loco	3:12

2.	Laughing Hyenas	4:15

3.	Carpe Afternoon	3:40

4.	Always Remember You	3:19

5.	La Dolche Vita	4:04

6.	Beautiful Land	4:07

7.	I Knew Your Mother	3:15

8.	Wake Up	3:14

9.	If This Is Love	4:18

10.	C'est La Vie, Mon Cherie	3:31

11.	It's Possible	4:12

Credits

released February 3, 2015

Joe Cang: Vocals
Matteo Saggese: Piano
Danny Cummings: Drums and Percussion
Davide Mantovani: Double Bass
John Paricelli: Guitars

Sarah Jane Morris: Vocals
Phil Manzanera: Guitar
Peppe Servillo: Parlato
Steve Sidwell: Trumpet
Tony Remy: Guitar
Dario Deidda:el Bass solo
Ben Castle :Saxes

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