Album lore

Oliver Onions Reunion Live - Budapest captures the Italian duo Guido and Maurizio De Angelis performing their well-worn catalog before a live audience. Issued in late 2017 by The Saifam Group Srl, the set spans 22 tracks drawn from their work as Oliver Onions, a name synonymous with Italian pop and the peculiar psychotronic soundtracks they crafted for 70s and 80s genre cinema. The collection includes emblematic pieces like "Banana Joe" alongside a medley that references their film scoring for Spaghetti Westerns and action comedies.The album offers a rare document of their reunion, where the duo revisits compositions that have threaded through Italian popular culture, touching on titles like "Sandokan" and "Eighty Days Around the World." Though the crowd’s enthusiasm is present, the recordings retain a straightforward clarity, highlighting the melodic sensibilities and the period’s arrangement style. This live artifact sits comfortably in the lineage of Italian soundtrack auteurs, providing a direct signal from the duo’s enduring archive.

Album lore

Oliver Onions Reunion Live - Budapest captures the Italian duo Guido and Maurizio De Angelis performing their well-worn catalog before a live audience. Issued in late 2017 by The Saifam Group Srl, the set spans 22 tracks drawn from their work as Oliver Onions, a name synonymous with Italian pop and the peculiar psychotronic soundtracks they crafted for 70s and 80s genre cinema. The collection includes emblematic pieces like "Banana Joe" alongside a medley that references their film scoring for Spaghetti Westerns and action comedies.The album offers a rare document of their reunion, where the duo revisits compositions that have threaded through Italian popular culture, touching on titles like "Sandokan" and "Eighty Days Around the World." Though the crowd’s enthusiasm is present, the recordings retain a straightforward clarity, highlighting the melodic sensibilities and the period’s arrangement style. This live artifact sits comfortably in the lineage of Italian soundtrack auteurs, providing a direct signal from the duo’s enduring archive.