Mickey Finn

Mickey Finn is presented in DeBaser as an Italian band of improvised music. The reviewed lineup includes Giorgio Pacorig (keyboards), Danilo Gallo (acoustic bass), Zeno De Rossi (drums) and Enrico Terragnoli (guitar). Their first work Dudek! was recorded during Walpurga's night in spring 2005, mixed at Artesuono studios by Stefano Ameri, assembled from a single session captured by Blaz Celarek in Ljubljana and released on El Gallo Rojo Records (2006). The band's name references the historical term 'mickey finn.'

DeBaser hosts a single review of Italian improvised music group Mickey Finn focused on their debut work Dudek! (2006). The review highlights the quartet lineup (keyboards, acoustic bass, drums, guitar) and frames the album as an improvisatory, cut-up single-session work. Influences and comparisons invoked include Miles Davis and various cinematic/lysergic references.

For:Fans of improvised and experimental music; listeners of Italian underground scenes and avant-jazz.