There was a time in Italy when movies did not suck. Or at least, when they sucked, they did it in a graciously peculiar way. Alongside the world-famous auteurs (Fellini, Visconti, Bertolucci), there was a plethora of lesser known, critically unappreciated directors, tackling and twisting every kind of movie genre: western, comedy, thriller - and music played a big role. Classically trained composers like Ennio Morricone and Stelvio Cipriani rubbed shoulders with former pop stars-turned-soundtrackers like Nico Fidenco and Pino Donaggio and immersed themselves in the muddy waters of this cinematic swamp, creating their own distorted versions of the funk, psychedelia and beat rock canons. The results were then applied to equally mind-boggling, highly stylized movies from directors like Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci or Joe D'Amato. "Nostra Signora Delle Tenebre" is a tribute to that extraordinary, bygone era. It is a tribute to the gloriously adventurous soundtracks - movies that anyway retained a decidedly Italian flavour, a bizarre mix of nasty violence, lurid sexuality and feverish Catholic mysticism, all filtered through a manic obsession with death, blood and the sins of the flesh. The acts on "Nostra Signora Delle Tenebre" revive some of their favourite horror and giallo soundtracks from the 60's and the 70's: Heroin In Tahiti, Lay Llamas, Second H. Sam, Lamura, Edible Woman, Mai Mai Mai, Jennifer Gentle, Slumberwood, Mamuthones, Gianni Giublena Rosecroce, Beautiful Bunker, Cannibal Movie, Father Murphy, OVO, and Maria Celeste. Second edition of 500 copies on violet vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.