Stolen Paintings is the weird and wonderful debut 'solo' album from Salon Kingsadore guitarist Gianmarco Liguori. Working with some of Australasia's finest jazz musicians, Liguori has come up with a world of sound that blurs the gaps between psychedelic rock, free jazz, lounge and world music.Taking inspiration from 1960s film soundtracks, Stolen Paintings weaves a loose story throughout the album as though it were a soundtrack itself. It may be instrumental, but that doesn’t mean it should be taken as “wallpaper” music.

The veteran musicians who contributed to the album have had decades of recording and performance between them since the early 1960s, in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia and Australia, performing with some pretty big names in jazz.

"Guitarist Gianmarco Ligouri plays in Auckland's space-ambient surf-rock outfit Salon Kingsadore.However, for his album Stolen Paintings he calls on jazz musicians, including his former trumpet tutor Kim Paterson, keyboardist Murray McNabb, saxophonist Brian Smith, bassist Andy Atwell and percussionist Miguel Fuentes. Influenced by 60s soundtrack composers, Ligouri creates music which evokes moods and images and - because he admits he can't write music - lets his fellow musicians expand the ideas in the manner of their choosing. There is a lively Latin feel throughout, but tracks move through musical moods and ideas with confidence, and your attention never wavers."Graham Reid

Musicians:
Gianmarco Liguori - 6 & 12 string guitars, bass, synth
Kim Paterson - drums, trumpet, percussion
Miguel Fuentes - bata drum, congas, bongos, llama toes, bells etc
Murray McNabb - piano, synth, Hammond organ
Andy Atwell - electric & double bass
Brian Smith - tenor sax, flute

Track listing:
1. Intro: Stolen Paintings
2. Trap Door
3. Alpine Bossa
4. The Wardrobe
5. Insect Beat
6. Penta
7. Kattorna
8. Jobim's Cigar
9. Don't Open the Window
10. Mouth in the Desert