Italian Psychdelic Progsters London Underground to release “Live At The 19th Dream Of Dr. Sardonicus Festival 2023” on August 13, 2024 via Fruits De Mer Records.
London Underground were formed in December 1998 in Florence by Gianluca Gerlini (Hammond, Piano, Mellotron), Daniele Caputo (vocals and drums) and Marco Piaggesi (bass), although the origins of the band stretch back to the classic Italian Progressive Rock band Standarte (if you don’t already know it, please check out Standarte’s version of “Queen St. Gang” for starters).
The band began by recreating the British underground/Psychedelic sound, with a touch of 60s Rhythm & Blues, based around the Hammond sound that Brian Auger and George Fame are synonymous with; even the band name was intended to pay homage to the amazing music that was played in London during the late 60’s.
25 years on, and despite a few changes of personnel along the way, Gianluca and London Underground remain true to that sound.
London Underground have released four albums to-date – in 2019 Fruits de Mer released a double LP combining a reissue of their 4th album and a selection of tracks from the previous three; COVID then put the mockers on all our grand plans for world domination, but we were finally able to get the band over to the UK last year, to headline the Fruits de Mer Summer Festival in Wales – the 19th Dream of Dr. Sardonicus Festival.
They went down an absolute storm and if you give this album a listen you’ll appreciate why – they were just bloody wonderful. We hope they will be back over very soon, but meanwhile we have 40 minutes of a great gig, on vinyl, to enjoy – classic instrumental Psych/Prog.
Purchase the album here: https://www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/londonunderground.html
Tracklist:
- Billy Silver
- Fanfare
- Honey Drops
- 13 (Death March)
- Bumpin On Sunset
- What I Say
