NOW YOU CAN PRE-ORDER HUMAN OR NOT
the new album out on June 23rd 2026
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MAKING NIGHT DAY
is the second single taken from HUMAN OR NOT,
the new album/experiment by Captain Mantell.
As with the first chapter of the project, the track is released in two versions
— one human-made and one reinterpreted through artificial intelligence —
creating a direct dialogue between perception and transformation.
Blending rock suggestions with suspended atmospheres,
MAKING NIGHT DAY unfolds as a visionary experience:
a light breaking into the dark, altering reality
and questioning what is real and what is not.
Artwork by eeviac
Video by Alessandro Zanin
FIND IT ON SPOTIFY OR BANDCAMP
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MIRACLE MOJO
NEW SINGLE OUT NOW!
FIND IT ON SPOTIFY OR BANDCAMP
Is AI killing music?
Let’s find out.
We didn’t ask it to create.
We fed it our music.
MIRACLE MOJO is the first single from HUMAN OR NOT.
Two versions.
Same track.
One is human.
One is not.
No shortcuts.
No “magic prompts”.
We wrote it, played it, produced it.
Then we handed it to the machine and bent it to our purpose.
This is not a collaboration.
It’s a challenge.
“I need a Miracle Mojo to stand”
Artwork by eeviac
Video by Alessandro Zanin
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INCOMING TRANSMISSION
This is the Captain speaking.
A new Captain Mantell album is officially on the way.
It’s called HUMAN OR NOT
and it will be preceded by two explosive singles.
The first one: MIRACLE MOJO.
Landing on your devices very soon.
Powered by Overdrive Records, Go Down Records and Discipline PR.
Didn’t see that coming, right?
Neither did I.
A couple of years ago I wrote songs that could only belong to this band.
And the miracle happened thanks to the people already playing with me in my solo project.
They said yes instantly.
And became the new crew of Captain Mantell.
Meet them:
Roberto Olivotto (Major BD) – drums
A relentless force. Solid, precise, always there.
On stage and off — not something you take for granted with drummers.
Andrea Lombardini (Commodore Lo) – bass
World-class talent. Effortlessly moving from hardcore to jazz.
We go way back… and yes, he’s the best.
Sergio Orso (Starship Officer Ursus) – violin & synth
A whole new sonic dimension.
For the first time, Captain Mantell is a four-piece — and it changes everything.
This is the new, powerful crew of Captain Mantell.
We’re building a live show that’s basically a full-on party featuring old and new hits:
four-on-the-floor, no breaks, pure movement.
First missions coming soon.
Yours truly,
The Captain
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BIOGRAPHY
In 2006, Captain Mantell was born—an interstellar musical journey inspired by a curious coincidence of names. Tommaso Mantelli, the band’s lead singer, shares his last name with Captain Thomas F. Mantell Jr., a pilot whose mysterious death during a UFO pursuit deeply influenced the band’s creative direction.
With one foot in the past and the other thrusting towards the future, Captain Mantell has always been known for innovative sounds—a fusion of pop, rock, and electronics that has been showcased across six albums released through labels like Irma Records, Kiver, Record Kicks, Dischi Bervisti, and Overdrive. Their unconventional recording methods and experimental techniques have produced a dynamic, ever-evolving sonic experience, led by Tommaso Mantelli’s distinctive voice as storyteller and frontman.
Throughout their journey, Captain Mantell has shared the stage with acts like The Chemical Brothers, The Klaxons, Mouse On Mars, White Rose Movement, and many more, performing at major festivals such as Heineken Jamming Festival (main stage), Sonisphere, and Neapolis Festival, as well as cities across Europe, including London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and The Hague.
With its boundless energy, Captain Mantell’s music is an interstellar voyage beyond the familiar, into a universe of sounds where anything is possible.
— !!! – HUMAN OR NOT – THE NEW ALBUM ALMOST OUT !!! —
Discography
Dirty White King – LP (2017)
Bliss – LP (2014)
7TIMES7 – Serial Video EP (2012)
Ground Lift – LP (2011)
Rest In Space – LP (2010)
Long Way Pursuit – LP (2007)
Contact
Tommaso Mantelli
captainmantell@gmail.com
Cell. +39 3474754302
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