Deal with the Devil (2021 - Rhythm Bomb Records)
ENG: "Deal with the devil" is the band's fifth album following the release of the 2017 single "Prison Guard", after their experiences playing in italian prisons and Letters Never Sent" in 2018, the solo album by leader Michele Miko Cantù.
Published by Berlin based Rhythm Bomb Records, Deal with the Devil is a sort of concept album where the common thread is the thin line that divides sacred and profane. In fact, you'll constantly find references to both sexuality and spirituality, in a continuous intertwining of stories and characters on the edge between salvation and perdition.
The reference to the legend of the pact with the devil is the summary of this human contraddiction, in the western "Faustian" reading or in the exotic voodoo legends, clichés of the blues world and rock'n'roll.
The songs has that raw and minimal sound of the original trio with a strong blues matrix, more in the lyrics than in the music, wihtout ever losing their usual sense of humour of course!
"Burnout" tells the escape from one's demons like in a drag race on the backsreets, "Struck on the road to Memphis" the meeting of rock'n'roll like St. Paul on the way to Damascus, "Evil eye" is about superstition and curses of modern world, "Bad seed from the family tree" refers to the Parable of the Lost Sheep that appears in the Gospels of Matthew...
And then there are the songs celebrating the human side of everyday life, represented in women of songs like “What a woman can do”, “Right on Time”, “Julisa”...
All songs are written by band's leader Miko Cantù and recorded in the vintage style recording studio "Retro Recording Services" in Milan by Giulio Farinelli.
ITA: "Deal with the devil” è il quinto album della band, segue la pubblicazione del singolo “Prison Guard” del 2017, ispirato dalla loro esperienza musicale nelle prigioni lombarde e “Letters Never Sent” del 2018, l’album solista del leader Michele Miko Cantù.
Pubblicato per la berlinese Rhythm Bomb Records, il disco è una sorta di concept album dove il filo conduttore è la sottile linea che divide sacro e profano. Ricorrono infatti riferimenti tanto alla sessualità quanto alla spiritualità, in un continuo intreccio di storie e personaggi in bilico tra salvezza e perdizione.
La leggenda del patto col diavolo è la sintesi di questa umana contraddizione, presente sia nella "faustiana" lettura occidentale che nelle esotiche delle leggende voodoo, clichè entrambi del mondo blues e rock’n’roll."
Il sound vede un ritorno alle sonorità scarne ed essenziali del trio originale con una forte matrice blues, più nei testi che nelle musiche ma senza mai perdere il loro senso dell'umorismo!
"“Burnout” racconta la fuga dai propri demoni come una corsa illegale in una strada di periferia, “Struck on the road to Memphis” la folgorazione del rock’n’roll come S. Paolo sulla via per Damasco, “Evil eye” la superstizione e le maledizioni del mondo moderno, Bad seed from the family tree si riferisce alla Parabola della Pecora Smarrita dal Vangelo secondo Matteo.
“What a woman can do”, “Right on Time” e “Julisa” celebrano il lato umano della vita di ogni giorno, rappresentato nelle donne protagoniste.
Tutti i pezzi sono firmati dal leader Miko Cantù e registrati nello studio "Retro Recording Services" di Milano da Giulio Farinelli.
The Backseat Boogie are:
Michele Miko Cantù : Guitar, Vocals, Banjo, Harmonica
Pedro Bredeon: Double Bass, Keyboards
Martino Faedi: Drums & Percussions
with the help of:
Sonny Buyo on Tenor and Baritone Saxophone.
Published by Berlin based Rhythm Bomb Records, Deal with the Devil is a sort of concept album where the common thread is the thin line that divides sacred and profane. In fact, you'll constantly find references to both sexuality and spirituality, in a continuous intertwining of stories and characters on the edge between salvation and perdition.
The reference to the legend of the pact with the devil is the summary of this human contraddiction, in the western "Faustian" reading or in the exotic voodoo legends, clichés of the blues world and rock'n'roll.
The songs has that raw and minimal sound of the original trio with a strong blues matrix, more in the lyrics than in the music, wihtout ever losing their usual sense of humour of course!
"Burnout" tells the escape from one's demons like in a drag race on the backsreets, "Struck on the road to Memphis" the meeting of rock'n'roll like St. Paul on the way to Damascus, "Evil eye" is about superstition and curses of modern world, "Bad seed from the family tree" refers to the Parable of the Lost Sheep that appears in the Gospels of Matthew...
And then there are the songs celebrating the human side of everyday life, represented in women of songs like “What a woman can do”, “Right on Time”, “Julisa”...
All songs are written by band's leader Miko Cantù and recorded in the vintage style recording studio "Retro Recording Services" in Milan by Giulio Farinelli.
ITA: "Deal with the devil” è il quinto album della band, segue la pubblicazione del singolo “Prison Guard” del 2017, ispirato dalla loro esperienza musicale nelle prigioni lombarde e “Letters Never Sent” del 2018, l’album solista del leader Michele Miko Cantù.
Pubblicato per la berlinese Rhythm Bomb Records, il disco è una sorta di concept album dove il filo conduttore è la sottile linea che divide sacro e profano. Ricorrono infatti riferimenti tanto alla sessualità quanto alla spiritualità, in un continuo intreccio di storie e personaggi in bilico tra salvezza e perdizione.
La leggenda del patto col diavolo è la sintesi di questa umana contraddizione, presente sia nella "faustiana" lettura occidentale che nelle esotiche delle leggende voodoo, clichè entrambi del mondo blues e rock’n’roll."
Il sound vede un ritorno alle sonorità scarne ed essenziali del trio originale con una forte matrice blues, più nei testi che nelle musiche ma senza mai perdere il loro senso dell'umorismo!
"“Burnout” racconta la fuga dai propri demoni come una corsa illegale in una strada di periferia, “Struck on the road to Memphis” la folgorazione del rock’n’roll come S. Paolo sulla via per Damasco, “Evil eye” la superstizione e le maledizioni del mondo moderno, Bad seed from the family tree si riferisce alla Parabola della Pecora Smarrita dal Vangelo secondo Matteo.
“What a woman can do”, “Right on Time” e “Julisa” celebrano il lato umano della vita di ogni giorno, rappresentato nelle donne protagoniste.
Tutti i pezzi sono firmati dal leader Miko Cantù e registrati nello studio "Retro Recording Services" di Milano da Giulio Farinelli.
The Backseat Boogie are:
Michele Miko Cantù : Guitar, Vocals, Banjo, Harmonica
Pedro Bredeon: Double Bass, Keyboards
Martino Faedi: Drums & Percussions
with the help of:
Sonny Buyo on Tenor and Baritone Saxophone.
Live on the Backseat (2017 - The Backseat Boogie)
40 pages 20x20 Photobook + 18 tracks CD recorded LIVE in Holland and Italy.
- CUT OUT TO ROCK
- THE WORST AND THE BEST
- WATER OUT OF STONE
- YOUNG, BLONDE AND WASTED
- I NEED TO GET MORE
- HEY BEAUTY!
- HORNY SAXOPHONE
- ORTOFRUTTA MARIUCCIA BREAKDOWN
- BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO? (J. Reed)
- COMANCHE (The Revels)
- GONE BALD BOOGIE
- CATCH THAT TRAIN
- SINS AND SECRETS
- GOOD FOR MY SOUL (BAD FOR MY LIVER)
- ALL MY FRIENDS ARE LOSERS
- THE WHIP (The Frantics)
- POSTCARD FROM ZOMBIEVILLE
- SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM
- CUT OUT TO ROCK
- THE WORST AND THE BEST
- WATER OUT OF STONE
- YOUNG, BLONDE AND WASTED
- I NEED TO GET MORE
- HEY BEAUTY!
- HORNY SAXOPHONE
- ORTOFRUTTA MARIUCCIA BREAKDOWN
- BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO? (J. Reed)
- COMANCHE (The Revels)
- GONE BALD BOOGIE
- CATCH THAT TRAIN
- SINS AND SECRETS
- GOOD FOR MY SOUL (BAD FOR MY LIVER)
- ALL MY FRIENDS ARE LOSERS
- THE WHIP (The Frantics)
- POSTCARD FROM ZOMBIEVILLE
- SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM
Cut out to Rock! (2014 - Rhythm Bomb Records)
- CUT OUT TO ROCK
- THE WORST AND THE BEST
- WATER OUT OF STONE
- YOUNG, BLONDE AND WASTED
- FIRST TO COME (LAST TO LEAVE)
- GONE BALD BOOGIE
- IN THE CITY
- POSTCARD FROM ZOMBIEVILLE
- HIT THE IRON
- I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
- HEY BEAUTY!
- LONG AND SILENT DRIVE BACK HOME
- MONEY BACK
- SINS AND SECRETS
Original Spirit (2013 - Rhythm Bomb Records)
- I WISH
- BUDDY JOHNNY
- ALL MY FRIEND ARE LOSERS
- GOOD FOR MY SOUL (BAD FOR MY LIVER)
- YOU READ MY MIND
- HORNY SAXOPHONE
- REAL COOL DADDY
- GHOST TRAIN RIDE
- MAN ON WIRE
- I NEED TO GET MORE
- RETURN TO ZOMBIEVILLE
Till the day I die (2010)
- TILL THE DAY I DIE
- MONEY BACK
- RECESSION BLUES
- YOU GOTTA MAKE HER LAUGH
- SINS AND SECRETS
- PLAY YOUR GAME
- BACKSEAT BOOGIE
- ZOMBIEVILLE
- SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM
- ORTOFRUTTA MARIUCCIA BREAKDOWN
Backseat Boogie Trio (2008)
