This episode of Gems with Shom features Andrea Galtieri — extraordinary beat-digger, Italian library and soundtrack specialist, and co-founder of Sonor Music Editions, bringing the golden era of Italy’s library and soundtrack music to a new wave of listeners.
This music is a beat digging treasure box — heavily sampled and rediscovered by legendary producers like The Alchemist, Madlib, and Oh No, who have turned Italian library records into a new vein of modern hip-hop.
From Goblin’s horror-funk soundtracks to Piero Umiliani’s jazz-psych masterpieces, Andrea breaks down the DNA of Italian library and soundtrack culture — how these once-obscure studio projects shaped global sound, inspired generations of producers, and continue to thrive through sampling and modern reissues.
Artists like JJ Whitefield, The Natural Yogurt Band, and Sven Wunder — inspired by the history of library music — continue to bring new life to the sound today.
Andrea’s journey bridges culture, curation, and community, preserving history while pushing the art of beat digging forward into the future.
🎙 We dive into:
• Sampling culture: how hip-hop producers like The Alchemist, Madlib, and Oh No turned Italian library records into incredible modern beats
• Crate-digging philosophy — from NYC’s Sound Library & A-1 Records to Italy’s record fairs
• Goblin & Dario Argento — from Suspiria to Profondo Rosso to Roller, the sound of cinematic fear & funk
• Incredible Italian library artists — Piero Umiliani, Augusto Martelli, Akada Abali Ba, and the rediscovered master tapes
• The infamous I Marc 4 — Italy’s baddest library session band
• Andrea’s personal connections with the original musicians of the era
🏷 About Sonor Music Editions
Founded in 2013 by Lorenzo Fabrizi, joined by Andrea Galtieri, Sonor Music Editions reissues lost Pop, Jazz, Cinematic Lounge, Funk, Easy Listening & Psychedelic gems from the ’70s/’80s — and builds a new production-library series with emerging artists, keeping the analog spirit alive.
🎧 Listen & explore the soundtrack:
Curated Spotify Playlist
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