LINK QUARTET
Hammond explosion!
The Link Quartet is the greatest Hammond beat band in the world and during their 3-year break demand has remained high. Resulting in: 3 compilations of out-of-print and unreleased tracks; continuous appearances on various artist’s packages from the UK to Japan; and a full-on assault of digital-download reissues. The Link Quartet also diversified into a whole host of new sounds and identities featuring the outrageously talented Paolo “Apollo” Negri disintegrating the plastic and ivory on nearly every kind of keyboard he could get his hands on...
“This is Paolo…what a talent; if he’d been from the UK he’d have given James Taylor a very hard run for the UK fantasy-funk Hammond player/keyboardist.” (Craig Charles live on air – Funk and Soul Show, BBC, March 2009). But there simply was no denying the compelling need to return to the raw Hammond blast of The Link Quartet groove where go-go girls, European performance cars, and espresso bars reign supreme. A mere week after Paolo’s March 2009 showcase at the SXSW Music Festival (Austin, TX), The Link Quartet were back in business with a session that resulted in two monster grooves built from pure energy and the basic instinct of that lustful DNA that few possess. The pressure was on to deliver a master quickly for the looming summer tour, but the result has not a single ounce of seeming rushed, and confirms, underscores, and shouts to heaven in triplicate that the time for The Link Quartet’s return to rule the Hammond beat kingdom is clearly here and now. “Fast Girls & Sexy Cars” and “Drummore” is their stronger-than-ever raw power in evidence: the breakneck power-pop pace of one and the laid-back-beat of the other. The soaring Hammond, sultry guitar, driving drums, and deeeeep bass have put The Link Quartet firmly in their own future – and that’s a place we all desire to be living. (from http://www.hammondbeat.com)
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Releases
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VA - Smoove presents MO' RECORD KICKS Act II
18/04/2011
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VA - Deep Funk Theory Vol.3
18/03/2010
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VA - MO' RECORD KICKS
15/03/2010
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Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover / If You Wanna Be My Man
01/03/2010
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VA - SoulShaker vol.6
09/11/2009
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VA - SoulShaker vol.3
14/11/2006
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VA - SoulShaker vol.2
14/07/2005
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Italian Playboys
01/10/2004
Gigs & Events
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THE LINK QUARTET @ TORRE CANNE
Venerdì, 19 Agosto 2011 at 22:30 C.DA PILONE LIDO BOSCO VERDE -
THE LINK QUARTET & PENELOPE @ HEATWAVE FESTIVAL
Sabato, 16 Luglio 2011 at 22:00 SIX-FOURS-LES-PLAGES -
THE LINK QUARTET @ FESTA DELLA BIRRA
Venerdì, 17 Giugno 2011 at 22:30 ROVELETO -
THE LINK QUARTET @ SONICA FESTIVAL
Giovedì, 16 Giugno 2011 at 22:30 MANDELLO DEL LARIO -
THE LINK QUARTET @ MADLY
Sabato, 30 Aprile 2011 at 22:30 CASTELNUOVO -
THE LINK QUARTET @ VILLA UMBERTO
Domenica, 24 Aprile 2011 at 22:30 TERAMO -
THE LINK QUARTET @ PIAZZAROMA
Sabato, 23 Aprile 2011 at 22:30 TARANTO -
THE LINK QUARTET PORTO NAUTICO
Venerdì, 22 Aprile 2011 at 22:30 SALERNO -
THE LINK QUARTET @ MALACODA
Giovedì, 21 Aprile 2011 at 22:30 L'AQUILA -
THE LINK QUARTET @ SIDRO CLUB
Mercoledì, 20 Aprile 2011 at 22:30 SAVIGNANO SAN RUBICONE -
LINK QUARTET @ BACICCIA ART CAFE'
Venerdì, 01 Aprile 2011 at 22:30 PIACENZA








