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ARTiST....: va
TiTLE.....: dimitri from paris presents cocktail
LABEL.....: BBE
GENRE.....: disco
SOURCE....: cdda
QUALiTY...: VBR / joint-stereo
SiZE......: 221,7 MB
REL.DATE..: may-07-2007
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] cd1
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01] the blue velvets - summertime 04:27
02] the vast majority - ocean's apart 05:26
03] ms victoria barnes - never too late 05:40
04] astrud gilberto - the girl from ipanema 05:52
05] orquestra novel - my cherie amour 07:53
06] darcus - it's got to be love 07:36
07] marty linn - who can i turn to 07:58
08] paul mauriat plus - the joy of you 04:07
09] j. elliott group - disco village 07:03
10] charlie's roots - let me show you the way 04:47
11] the band that fell to earth - starflight 17:37
]
] cd2
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01] cindy rodriguez - what you need is my love 07:43
02] jobel and the orchestra de salsa - never gonna let you go 04:59
03] ralfi pagan - take me with you 03:48
04] the ritchie family - frenesi 07:52
05] ray martinez and friends - lady of the night 11:33
06] serenade - canteen 05:30
07] nightfall - keep it up 05:27
08] private pink - little high things 03:16
09] moses - something about you 05:01
10] the night people - again 04:58
11] jonelle allen - baby, i just wanna love you 06:00
TOTAL TiME : 144:33 min
Greetings ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the
wonderful world of Cocktail Disco.
And what does Cocktail Disco refer to you may ask?
Well, as you might know, for many years I have
been a fervent collector of the Disco genre, which
between 1975 and 1979 was immensely popular not
only in clubs, but also in the real world; and as
such it developed many a sub genre.
There was Disco Soul, Philly Disco, Disco Rap,
Disco Funk, Disco Not Disco, Boogie etc. they all
had their distinctive sound, and have been
thoroughly exposed and compiled in recent times.
Over years of vintage vinyl hunting one particular
style seemed to regularly take up more shelf space
in my Disco-theque, it had a sound, that was
borrowing from most others, but still retained
it's character.
Rich orchestrations, a touch of Latin influence,
the ubiquitous 4/4 Disco beat, and rather over the
top vocals, it had an evident sense of drama
involved.
Maybe some would find it cheesy, I would rather
say cheeky and glamorous, something that would be
quite fit for a Broadway musical show.
Since no one bothered to coin it a name I felt
Cocktail Disco was simply appropriate enough.
Rest assured that again I've carefully handpicked
for you the best and rarer gems, records released
mostly on small labels, that were always hard to
come by. I have also preferred to feature them in
their unaltered, full-length glory.
Imagine yourself lounging on the sundeck of a
flamboyant cruise boat sailing on the Caribbean
seas. The sun is about to set, you're sipping a
coconutty drink, it's been a very lazy day and
your mind casually wanders.
The light breeze brings you echoes of music, isn't
that an orchestra playing? Lush strings and mellow
horns, Latin congas and a crooning diva. They must
surely be rehearsing for tonight's captain's ball.
You're invited to his table tonight, shouldn't it
be time to get ready? What would you be wearing?
So many things to think of, and then there's that
cocktail which is a bit too sweet.
Why not have another one first and take it from
there, there is time, all the time in the world.
Savour the moment; Cocktail Disco is for those
relaxing times.
Disco is very relevant today because it's about
releasing pent up energy and getting away from the
pressures of holding down a 9-5 gig. That makes it
more relevant now than it was years ago. Disco is
about unity and hedonism regardless of age,
gender, colour and sexuality.
In an age of bling, size zero models, SUV's and
holiday homes abroad, Cocktail disco foretold our
future.
The sound defies time. Lush, classical
orchestration which is why it is still sampled and
imitated - The foundations are more progressive
than dance music today.
The notion of progress is an illusion. The world
still works the same way it did 35 years ago and
that's why the anthems created back then resonate
so clearly now. Disco is about love and life. As
long as couples have children, young hearts will
run free, as long as there is infidelity people
will restore their self belief in I will survive,
as long as there is inequality there will be Bad
Luck.es
Buy me if you love me :)