Emma de Angelis is one of the most enigmatic figures of the 1970's Italian soundtrack and
library music network; her short recording career
provides thirsty fans of speedball psychedelic rock and drum heavy
instrumental funk with a tight discography rivalling many of the
long-standing bastions of the otherwise male-orientated business.
Born in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, into a flourishing musical environment
Emma was the younger sister of future award-winning composers Guido and
Maurizio De Angelis, a duo, who under names like Oliver Onions and
Dream Bags, would write chart-topping lyrical theme tunes for a wide
range of Italian crime, Giallo and Spaghetti Western films featured
alongside full scores by Ennio Morricone and the Magnetic System
composers (Bixio, Frizzi and Tempera).
With encouragement from her brothers, Emma, who would also write music
under the pseudonym of Juniper, would record a tight clutch of
solo-penned material and seldom credited studio contributions to Guido
And Maurizio's film commissions.
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