Hunkies – Hunkies [E.P. – 5 songs]

Label: RadioSpia
Release date: 21st Sept, 2023
UPC: 198025879203
Catalog: RadioSpia 20 – RS 20
Genre: Funk Rock / Electric Blues / Wave
Comments: Modern Rock, vintage school
Artists sound like: Jamiroquai, Ronny Jordan, The Cure

Stores:
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Amazon UK: (LINK)
Amazon Store (ITA): (LINK)
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7 digital: (LINK)

Streaming:
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Qobuz (hi-res): (LINK)
Deezer (LINK)
YouTube: (LINK)  

TRACK LIST:

– 1 – Hunkies – Give More – [03:35]
Music and lyrics: Alessio Milana, Daniele Imperioli, Simone Trunzo – (S.I.A.E.)
Publisher: RadioSpia publishing (BMI)
ISRC: IT-WIW-23-00001

Performed by:
– Alessio Milana: Drums
– Daniele Imperioli: Bass and Background vocals
– Simone Nisom: Guitars and vocals
and:
– Andrea Piacentini: Piano, synt, background vocals
– Marco Maffei: Synt, arpeggiator, manipulations, percussions, additional arrangements
(Mixed in Aug 2020 by Marco Maffei, studio assistant: Luciano Signore)

  

– 2 – Hunkies feat. The Alpha States – Pornography – [04:05]
Music and lyrics: Simon Johnathon Gallup, Robert Smith, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst
Publishers: Fiction Songs Ltd. / Universal Music Publishing Ricordi s.r.l.
ISRC IT-WIW-23-00002

Performed by:
– Alessio Milana: Double drums
– Daniele Imperioli: Bass, background vocals
– Simone Nisom: Guitar, vocals
and:
– Francesco Michelini: Piano, synts, whispers
– Marco Maffei: Arrangements, synts, noises, arpeggiators, manipulations
(Mixed in Apr 2023 by Marco Maffei)

  

  

– 3 – Hunkies feat. Alessandro Diaferio – Try Not to Lose – [04:01]
Music and lyrics: Alessio Milana, Daniele Imperioli, Simone Trunzo – (S.I.A.E.)
Publisher: RadioSpia publishing (BMI)
ISRC: IT-WIW-23-00003

Performed by:
– Alessio Milana: Drums
– Daniele Imperioli: Bass and Background vocals
– Simone Nisom: Guitars and vocals
and:
– Alessandro Diaferio: Electric slide guitar
– Andrea Piacentini: Piano, synt, background vocals
– Marco Maffei: Synt, additional arrangements
(Mixed in May 2022 by Marco Maffei)

  

– 4 – Hunkies – Avevi – [04:33]
Music and lyrics: Alessio Milana, Daniele Imperioli, Simone Trunzo – (S.I.A.E.)
Publisher: RadioSpia publishing (BMI)
ISRC: IT-WIW-23-00004

Performed by:
– Alessio Milana: Drums
– Daniele Imperioli: Bass and Background vocals
– Simone Nisom: Guitars and vocals
and:
– Andrea Piacentini: El. piano, synt, background vocals
– Francesco Michelini: Piano, synt
– Marco Maffei: Synt, additional arrangements
(Mixed in Dec 2022 by Marco Maffei)

  

  

– 5 – Hunkies – The Moment – [02:57]
Music and lyrics: Alessio Milana, Daniele Imperioli, Simone Trunzo – (S.I.A.E.)
Publisher: RadioSpia publishing (BMI)
ISRC: IT-WIW-23-00005

Performed by:
– Alessio Milana: Drums
– Daniele Imperioli: Bass and Background vocals
– Simone Nisom: Guitars and vocals
and:
– Francesco Michelini: Piano, organ, synt
– Marco Maffei: additional structure arrangements
(Mixed in Apr 2022 by Marco Maffei, studio assistant: Pierpaolo Bellucci)

  

Credits:
– Cover: original picture by Anna Shvets’ “Cube stool in white studio in sunlight”, photo editing by Simone Trunzo, art by The Gorky
– Recorded by Marco Maffei at Mastering.it audio labs (2020 / 2021)
– Edited, mixed and mastered by Marco Maffei at Mastering.it audio labs (2020 / 2023)
– Studio assistants: Luciano Signore (Track 1), Pierpaolo Bellucci (Track 5)
– Executive production: Mastering.it audio labs
– Artistic production: Marco Maffei
– Artistic consultant: Domenico Montino
– Publishers: RadioSpia Publishing (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5) and Fiction Songs Ltd. / Universal Music Publishing Ricordi s.r.l. (Track 2)
– (C) and (P) 2023 RadioSpia records – www.radiospia.com

  

Some instruments and equipments used: Drums: Gretsch maple – Snare: Yamaha Steel – Cymbals: Meinl Byzance – Hi-Hat Paiste – El. Bass: Yamaha RTBX305 and B1 – El. guitars: Fender Stratocaster, N1 and N2 – Guitar amps: Fender Stage, Vox AC30, Pignose Legendary and Marshall JCM800 – Bass amp: Trace Elliot GP12 – Acoustic piano: Strauss U-832 – Mics: Neumann, Telefunken, AKG, Shure, Blue and Sennheiser – Dynamics: Drawmer, Focusrite, Urei and DBX – Reel tape: Technics and Sony DBX – Preamps: Drawmer, Joemeek, TL Audio and Focusrite – AD / DA Motu – Synths: Davolisint, Jen SX-1000, Yamaha TX-81Z, Jen Syntar, Arturia, Korg – Outboards: Urei, DBX, LA Audio, Focusrite, RSP.  

Videoclip: Hunkies – Give More ISRC Video IT-M9O-23-00001; ISRC Audio IT-WIW-23-00001 (link)

  

Biografia [ITA]:
La band degli Hunkies nasce nel marzo 2017 nei pressi di Roma, dall’incontro tra Simone Nisom (chitarra e voce), Daniele Imperioli (basso e cori) e Alessio Milana (batteria). I tre mescolano le influenze blues e funk per esplorare nuove strade creative e sonore in una musica intensa e divertente. I concerti della band iniziano nel 2017 a Isola Del Liri, cittadina famosa per il gemellaggio con New Orleans (capitale americana del Blues), per poi toccare diversi importanti live club del Lazio. A fine maggio 2020 pubblicano per RadioSpia records il singolo “What do you think about this world?”, emblematico fotogramma di un momento terribile per l’intera umanità. Con quel brano vinsero già il premio “High Quality Artist” nel Tour Music Fest del 2018. L’obiettivo musicale della band è di trasmettere messaggi in cui riconoscersi, proiettando emozioni e contenuti dell’anima. Il 7 settembre 2022 si esibiscono sul palco del Casinò di Sanremo per la semifinale nazionale del Festival di Sanremo Trend, accedendo alla finale del 9 settembre 2022 sul palco dell’Ariston. “Hunkies”, pubblicato il 21 settembre 2023 per RadioSpia records, ha richiesto ben tre anni di lavoro, conferendo al gruppo una identità stilistica e una produzione all’altezza degli obiettivi artistici. All’interno compaiono le collaborazioni con il collettivo The Alpha States, con il chitarrista Alessandro Diaferio e con i tastieristi/pianisti Andrea Piacentini e Francesco Michelini. Il minialbum contiene anche una riscrittura molto particolare di un brano del 1982 della storica band inglese The Cure, dal titolo “Pornography”.

Bio [ENG]:
The Hunkies band was born in March 2017 near Rome, with the meeting between Simone Nisom (guitar and vocals), Daniele Imperioli (bass and background vocals) and Alessio Milana (drums). The three musicians expertly mix their blues and funk influences to explore together new creative and sonic ways, with determination in an intense and funny music. The band’s concerts began in June 2017 in Isola Del Liri, a town famous for its twinning with New Orleans (American capital of the Blues) and then touched several important live clubs in Lazio. With “What Do You Think About This World?” (2020, Radiospia), Hunkies won the “High Quality Artist” award of the Tour Music Fest in 2018, among the first 20 of 7000 competitors. The aim of the band is to transmit messages in which they can recognize themselves, projecting emotions and soul contents. They performed on the Sanremo Trend Festival, entering the final on 9th September, 2022 on the Ariston theatre stage. The new E.P. called “Hunkies”, was released on September 21, 2023 on RadioSpia records. It required three years of work, giving the band a stylistic identity and a production worthy of the artistic objectives. We mention artistic collaborations with the collective “The Alpha States“, with the guitarist Alessandro Diaferio and with the keyboardists/pianists Andrea Piacentini and Francesco Michelini. This minialbum also includes a very particular rendition of a 1982 song by the iconic English band “The Cure“, named “Pornography”.

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Give More

(Alessio Milana, Daniele Imperioli, Simone Trunzo)

You’re on my mind in every place I go
And it’s my mind in other ways it goes
How much I’ll miss you
You’ll never know, you’ll never know You’ll never…

Don’t be scared darling
To give more
Say what you want to say
Is every time better
To say too much

I know where light is hidden in the past
When you were never meant to feel alone
A sunny day you told me
It’s an illusion, hands in a fusion
You’ll never

Don’t be scared darling
To give more Say what you want to say
To give more, to give more
To give more

You’ll never know, you’ll never know
You’ll never…
It’s an illusion, hands in a fusion
You’ll never…

Don’t be scared darling
To give more
Say what you want to say
To give more
Don’t be scared darling
To give more
Say what you want to say
To give more, to give more
To give more

Is every time better
To say too much.

 

Pornography

(Simon Johnathon Gallup, Robert Smith, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst)

A hand in my mouth
A life spills into the flowers
We all look so perfect
As we all fall down
In an electric glare
The old man cracks with age
She found his last picture
In the ashes of the fire

An image of the queen
Echoes round the sweating bed
Sour yellow sounds inside my head
In books and films
And in life and in heaven
The sound of slaughter
As your body turns
But it’s too late

One more day like today and I’ll kill you
A desire for flesh and real blood
And I’ll watch you drown in the shower
Push my life through your open eyes

I must fight this sickness
Find a cure
I must fight this sickness
Find a cure
I must fight this sickness
Find a cure
I must fight this sickness

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Some feedback:

“This song has a lot of commercial potential. We enjoyed your song very much. We appreciate the musicianship that is presented in this song” (About “Give More” – RTRP Radio / U.S.)

“Hey Hunkies! Just listened to your track… sounds awesome!!!” (About “Give More” – Street of Sound / U.S.)

“The version of the song is great and I really liked the atmosphere, the structure is really good, the intro is beautiful, the verses and chorus are great. The instrumental is great and well produced, the highlight goes to the great keys and the beautiful riffs.The vocals are great, they have a beautiful timbre and they sing with energy, I really liked the backing vocals, congratulations” (About “Pornography” / The Cure Cover – Only Indie Music / Brazil)

“Really appreciate your creativity level of making this style of music and the audible audio quality was enriched with great music (…) as we liked your track and this style of music is a signature style of music made by the artist with great professionalism and tune was typically strange and the singing level alongside was much appreciated too (…)” (About “Pornography” / The Cure Cover – Only Indie Music / United Kingdom)