Loco Ironico – Music to dance and laugh to

British singer-songwriter Joe Cang and Italian musician and composer Matteo Saggese share a 25 year history of friendship, co writing and producing together.

In 2015 after a two year hiatus, they came back together at the piano again.

‘We started writing this album on a rainy day in London and

the songs of heartache, shipwreck and weight loss arrived in a hurry,

as if urgent to be heard.

¬ÝWe quickly realised that this was a record that wanted to be made in one go.

No tricks, smoke or mirrors, just people, instruments, microphones and music all together live in one room, to capture the unique magical moments as they happens.

So, in a tiny medieval village, (Sigicgnano degli Alburni), in the mountains near Naples, nourished by the warmth, peace and pace of village life, soaked in southern Italian sunshine, wine and melodies, Loco Ironico was born.

With the legendary engineer Jerry Boys (The Beatles,Buena Vista Social Club, Shakira, Ry Cooder) we set up a studio in a living room unchanged since the 1970’s and joined by the great Danny Cummings (Elton John, Mark Knopfler) on drums and percussion and Davide Mantovanni (Fela Kuti, Baaba Nana Vasconcelos) on double bass.

We recorded all 11 songs in 3 days, with no click track, separation or safety net.

Every song is one live take, vocals, piano, bass and drums.

We were then blessed by the addition of some incredible guests:

Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music, Pink Floyd)

Sarah Jane Morris (The¬ÝCommunards, Pere Ubu)¬Ý)

and Ben Castle (Radiohead, Gregory Porter)

The result is ‘Carpe Afternoon’

And remember: This is music for those with a taste for the ironic and laconic and for those who prefer whisky to tonic’