FW: Correction to original Irma post
Gokhan Karakus (gokhan@superonline.net)
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:16:57 +0200
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>From: Stimpson
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>Subject: Correction to original Irma post
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>Sup. Called up my cousin in Naples, Italy, and he informed me that Irma is
>also very much into discovering and signing new Italian easy-listening,
>lounge, and acid-jazz acts. He named a bunch, but Jestofunk was the only
>name that stuck. Anyone know anything about them? Is it funky?
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>Stimpson
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>I was just listening to Jestofunk's two IRMA CD's yesterday. They are LOVE
>IN A GOLD DIMENSION and its dancy offshoot, THE REMIXES.
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>The music is definitely funky, the musicians all top-notch, and their playing
>tight. There are a bunch of guest players including Cece Rogers and Stella
>on vocals, members of the JB's etc. Altogether the groove is right on. THE
REMIXES are house versions of many of the songs on LOVE IN A...
>original.
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>This can be said of most of IRMA's contemporary releases, that is most of
>these Italian groups do what they do right; acid jazz, funk, latin, even drum
>n bass and breakbeat. But unfortunately I would have to say that there is
>nothing particularly "new" in their approach. Like, they aren't breaking any
>new ground here.
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>The new thing they are doing here is mostly to be found on their retro lounge
>label, IRMA LA DOUCE. The oft mentioned 60's and 70's Italian easy-listening
>compilations MO PLEN 2000 and 3000 and SUONO LIBERO, collected works of two
>of the better bands in these collections, MIRAGEMAN and the CORDARA
>ORCHESTRA, this is some tripped out lounge type joints with an overexcited
>rhythm that borders on manic. There's also the SWINGIN' CHEESE with some
>non-Italian crooners including Engelbert Humperdinck, Mel Torme and The
>Manzanilla Sound, etc.
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>Also in the La Douce series are I think the most original output of the whole
>IRMA catalogue, the contemporary "loungcore" releases, MONTEFIORI COCKTAIL
>and the THE COCKTAIL SHAKER comp subtitled, "New Groovy Kitsch & Space-Age
>Pop" featuring, Dimitri From Paris, La Yellow 357, Luke Vibert, Smoke City.
>These two are the ones to get.
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>Gokhan
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