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artist · cosmo vitelli
release · party day
year · 2001
genre · electronic
label · solid
catalogue · sld 038ep
website · www.solid.fr
date · 07-sep-2005
quality · alt-preset standard
source · vinyl
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a1 party day 3:32
a2 party day (isolee hammamix) 6:55
b1 party day (david carretta mix) 5:48
b2 be kind with the machines 6:53
playtime · 00h 23m 08s
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according to our latest census, there are two men by the name of
cosmo vitelli. one is a character who owns a sunset strip
nightclub in a 1976 film the killing of a chinese bookie, a film
whose depiction of strip clubs, gambling and organized crime are
no where near conventional. the other is causing quite a stir in
the house, pop and techno music scenes. this musical artist was
born in 1974 in montreuil, france under the name of benjamin
boguet. is there a connection between the two artists? perhaps
their sex appeal or their shared high roller tendencies? more
likely the connection is best embodied in the phrase ôthey want to
make minced meat out of meö, as heard in both the strip-club
ownerÆs mind and on cosmo-boguetÆs second 12' single ôwe donÆt
need no smurf hereö. one must take a closer look at songwriter
cosmo vitelliÆs career to better understand this unlikely
connection, although only the music can fully explain.
benjamin boguet was accidentally born in montreuil france, (the
location was accidental because his parents lived in the c⌠te
dÆivoire in africa at the time). benjamin spent the first ten
years of his life in africa, but he best remembers the imported
records his father bought, from stevie wonder to marvin gaye.
eventually they returned to a small city in france and benjamin
grew restless. he found refuge in the townÆs specialty record
store where he discovered albums by the clash and everything on
the def jam label. he enrolled in university to study english, but
knew his future lay elsewhere. ôi taught myself music from age
fifteen. i was serious: i knew iÆd be a songwriter one day and i
took that task very seriously. those were the days of baggy sound:
my bloody valentine; sonic youth; and then massive attack. i wrote
music articles which was a good excuse for moving to paris in
1993.ö
the year of 1993 also proved to be a turning point for benjamin.
he embraced house music, yet he refused to dismiss songwriting as
a whole. he played guitar with indie group perio and also produced
demos in his room using his 4-track machine. in 1997, the solid
record label, which had just released the 'superdiscount' classic,
fell for one of benjaminÆs (now known as cosmo vitelli) demos,
thus releasing his first self-titled 12-inch. the track title
(ôdonÆt eat animals anymore, eat childrenö) wasnÆt the only thing
to score a bullÆs eye, with the musicÆs sound equally embraced:
lo-fi electro with a crazy tendency. ôfor me, the titles were
obvious!ö the following year saw the arrival of his second maxi
single, ôwe donÆt need no smurf hereö, voted ôsingle of the weekö
in the ukÆs own nme.
cosmo vitelli then achieved two dreams: recording with jalal from
the last poets and having his work remixed by afrika bambaataa. at
the same time, he produced several remixes himself (for
superdiscount, bosco, benjamin diamond, etc.) and became a
reputable dj, playing in paris (rex, pulp, etc.) on a regular
basis, as well as in rome, cologne, glasgow, nottingham, etc. with
ôcleanö, cosmo vitelli embarks upon the next stage of his
ascension, a full artist album. expect to see cosmo behind the
decks throughout æ03 and to hear his music in clubs, on the radio
and anywhere high rollers take their biggest risks.
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