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Swiss artist and DJ Kalabrese has always been surrounded by music. From his beginnings in a psychedelic rock group and as a drummer in hip hop band Sendak, to the indie electronica he's become known for as Kalabrese, he's always found his own unique and distinguishable sound.

Alongside his production pursuits he has been part-owner and resident of one of Zurich's most reputable night clubs Zufunkt for over 13 years, which has provided a platform for young local artists.

Ahead of his debut EP on the club's label arm, Zufunkt Recordings, he talks us through some of his favourite arthouse drama soundtracks that ruled the 1970s…

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Bernard Herrmann - Taxi Driver (Theme)

Berndard Herrman wrote a masterpiece of scoring. The film and music melt perfectly. Such a beauty of orchestral sounds and 70s vintage in contrast to the extreme violent mood of the story and character of Roberto De Niro’s fantastic character, taxi driver.

  • Bernard Herrmann - Taxi Driver (Theme)

    Berndard Herrman wrote a masterpiece of scoring. The film and music melt perfectly. Such a beauty of orchestral sounds and 70s vintage in contrast to the extreme violent mood of the story and character of Roberto De Niro’s fantastic character, taxi driver.

  • Vangelis - Reve - 1979

    Most of the score is played by Vangelis with his arsenal of analog synthesizers. For that time it sounds futuristic. It had this large room for hall and space and at the same time it’s very kitsch and corny which I like. The film is a mixture of genres like science fiction, dystopian, film noire and also the
    first moves into cyberpunk.

  • Bo Harwood - A Woman (Composite Themes)

    The movie is about a woman who loses her mind. Gena Rowlands is a brillant actor – shocking and disturbing. The constantly depressing mood makes the film extraordinary. Peter Falk who played the husband brought half a million pounds of his own money into that low-budget project.

  • Main Title - Lalo Schifrin - Dirty Harry Soundtrack

    Not an arthouse drama, more a Clint Eastwood crime-hero-epic. A masterpiece in scoring. Lalo Schiffrin was one of the leading 70s composers and a reason why I love to watch 70s gangster and police movies. Funky as hell.

  • Zabriskie Point: Final Scene (Music By Pink Floyd) Hq

    A stunning visual trip. Perfectly orchestrated with the sound of Pink Floyd and Jerry Garcia. Antonioni wanted the plot in the black panther and 70s movement. The story and acting is a bit flat, but the images and scenarios are an explosion.

  • Lift To The Scaffold (1958) - Trailer

    Miles Davis recorded the entire film music in only two days. A masterpiece of heavy melancholic deep modal jazz and a beautiful face on the screen with Jeanne Moreau. My mother introduced me to Miles Davis when I was a child and I’m still fascinated by his work.

  • Dog Day Afternoon - Amoreena (Elton John)

    Al Pacino in one of his first leading brillant roles. The bank robbery drama has a huge tension without using a lot of score sound. Only a few times Sidney Lumet adds some music, in the opening scene in the New York streets with Elton John’s ‘Amoreena’.

  • Ali Fear Eats The Soul Fassbinder 1974 - Angst Essen Seele Auf

    It’s a love drama between a young Turkish immigrant and an old German woman. It shows fundamental conflicts in the immigrant debate. Fassbinder was ahead of his time.