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artist.....: VA
album......: Profondo Nero (Compiled by Cinema Royale)
year.......: 2021
label......: Dekmantel
DKMNTL084
source.....: WEB
moodswing..: Electronic
releasesize: 135.39 MB
tracks.....: 11
length.....: 59:06
encoder....: LAME
quality....: 320kbps
scenealized: 02.25.2021
Profondo Nero narrates a storyline that
goes beyond the borders of Italy's
musical legacy. Cutting across the face
of Italo disco's leftfield musicians
between the early and late '80s,
Profondo Nero champions a multi-faceted
sound that nods to the blueprint of
Italo disco but tries to dig deeper.
The music is unmistakably Italo disco
but moves away from the familiar
classic sound. Amsterdam based
collector Cinema Royale stitches
together eleven tracks from 1983 û
1989, celebrating a sound he fittingly
describes as "leftfield Italo".
The compilation connects the dots
between soulful disco (Louise Freeman û
Mirage), synth-pop (Mark - Dreamland),
electro-rap (Loukas Thanos -
Jazzburger), breaks (Santoro - Lover
Message), 80s dub disco (Jet Set - Love
Break), Balearic (Isamar & Compania -
No Estas), boogie (Tom Hooker - Talk
With Your Body) and proto-house
(International Music System - An
English '93).
Profondo Nero's title salutes the
legendary oeuvre of Italian horror
director Dario Argento. His Profondo
Rosso (1975) is a classic example of
exquisite cinematic storytelling,
boasting courageous colors,
expressionist camera angles and an
unforgettable Goblin score forming the
ingredients for an intriguing piece of
art. Profondo Rosso's music, created
the spark for a new Dekmantel Records
endeavor led by Amsterdam based
experimental film score connoisseur,
record collector and DJ Cinema Royale.
For those in the know of underground
Amsterdam music culture, Arne Visser
aka Cinema Royale is among the city's
longest standing record collectors.
Born to an Italian mother and Dutch
father, Arne was brought up on a diet
of Italo disco in the 80s. Cinema
Royale explains:
"For Profondo Rosso I took a plunge
into the lesser known fringes of Italo
disco. From there I tried to connect,
among others, San Francisco boogie,
Balearic, Japanese late era Italo-
electro and synth-pop funk. I hope you
can hear what I had in mind: an
infectious showcase of my take on
traditional Italo disco that will
hopefully get a lot of listeners
itching for a spin. It's fair to say
that lately this particular sound has
seen a reappraisal and renewed
interest.
As a party-starting collection for
entry-level connoisseurs or suave but
lazy types, I hope Profondo Nero can be
an education. I'm not claiming I'm the
first DJ or collector to do so, but I
did try do present something special by
digging deep. It wasn't my goal to
unearth the most obscure tracks,
instead I wanted to compose a
compilation that takes you on a
journey.
In my opinion the best DJs create
something extraordinary out of
illogical selections by combining music
against all odds and showing different
kind of moods along the way. There's a
certain amount of arrogance involved:
you take the music out of its original
context. But by doing so in a very
conscious way, you might be able to
enhance the power of the individual
records. Hopefully each song on
Profondo Nero provides an intimate and
memorable experience."
URL:
https://dekmantel.bandcamp.com/album/pr
ofondo-nero-compiled-by-cinema-royale
psst, more info at https://dekmantel.com
01 Louise Freeman - Mirage 06:44
02 Mark - Dreamland (Vocal) 06:24
03 Loukas Thanos - Jazzburger 04:07
04 Galvanica - Nightlights in Japan 06:17
(Remixed Dance Version)
05 Santoro - Lover Message (Vocal) 05:05
06 Jet Set - Love Break 05:43
07 Silvia Dheve - Night Ranger (Long Version) 05:17
08 Isamar Compania - No Estas 04:22
09 Robert Sandrini - Occhie Su Di Me 04:12
10 Tom Hooker - Talk with Your Body (Instrumental) 05:31
11 International Music System - an English '93 05:24