Federale is an American
psychedelic rock band based in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...
, United States that was influenced by the music of European genre films such as
Spaghetti Westerns
The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most of ...
and
giallo
In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, and, ...
s, particularly the music of
Ennio Morricone.
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History
Federale formed in 2004, after the breakup of Portland band, Cocaine Unicorn,Collin Hegna
Collin Hegna is a Portland, Oregon-based musician, composer, and recording engineer. Hegna founded the Spaghetti Western-themed indie rock combo Federale (band), Federale and remains their principal songwriter. In addition, he has played bass wit ...
of The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990.
The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called '' Dig!'', and have gained media not ...
. Their music is often compared to the work of Ennio Morricone.The High Violets
The High Violets are an American dream pop band from Portland, Oregon, United States.
History
The High Violets were formed in late 1998 after the breakup of Portland band The Bella Low by former members Clint Sargent, Luke Strahota and Violet Bi ...
, and Dusty Dybvig of Bark Hide and Horn.
Discography
* ''La Rayar: A Tale of Revenge'' (Revolver Records, 2008)
* ''Devil In A Boot'' (Revolver Records, 2009)
* ''The Blood Flowed Like Wine'' (Federale Records, 2012)
* ''All The Colours Of The Dark'' (Death Waltz Originals, 2016)
* ''No Justice'' (Jealous Butcher Records, 2019)
References
External links
Official website
Federale on Myspace
Federale on CDBaby
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Musical groups from Portland, Oregon
Spaghetti Western composers
2004 establishments in Oregon
Musical groups established in 2004