Bruno Zambrini
Racconti Di Mare (Colonna Sonora Originale Della Serie Televisiva)

It's a soul classic innit!! Blue vinyl.Holland-Dozier feat Lamont DozierWhy Can't We Be LoversINVICTUS RECORDS

Comme du vin, il est intéressant de mettre la musique à l'épreuve du temps. Mind Food a été composé et enregistré quelques 20 il y a des années, et c'est seulement maintenant qu'on sait si c'est un bon millésime. A l'origine, j'ai eu l'idée de créer de la musique pour un film imaginaire ou un film à sortir. Pendant cette période de ma vie, Je composais beaucoup pour des films en vedette, documentaires ou publicités. J'ai toujours aimé travailler sous la contrainte d'un scénario ou d'un réalisateur, mais je sais aussi que les meilleurs films sont souvent ceux où les images ont été assemblées sur une musique déjà partitionnée ou enregistrée. “L'affaire Thomas Crown” avec Steve Mc Queen & Faye Dunaway, qui est la principale référence pour les accords sur Mind Food, est l'un de ces rares films, où le réalisateur Norman Jewison a décidé de suivre le tempo de la partition de Michel Legrand et non l'inverse. Chassol qui apparaît sur ce disque a également travaillé avec moi à cette époque, en fait, ce fut l'un de ses premiers “travaux” aucun de nous n'aurait pu imaginer alors qu'il continuerait à produire un travail incroyable avec des gens comme Frank Ocean ou Solange, pourtant Chassol a toujours produit son propre matériel solo brillant, performances musicales et visuels comme Indiamore, Big Sun ou tout récemment Ludi.Pour la chanson “Inverno”, J'ai eu la chance de collaborer avec une chanteuse rare et précieuse, Green Gartside, leader du groupe légendaire Scritti Politti, dont l'album Cupidon & Psyché a changé ma jeunesse dans les années 80 et dont la voix douce et fragile préfigurait James Blake et autres, 30 ans plus tôt.Il y a aussi deux merveilleuses interprètes féminines, Niveau Rahoerson, chanteuse de jazz d'origine malgache pour “Les panneaux” et Gabriela Arnon, un New Yorkais basé à Paris, pour la seule pochette de l'album, la belle âme aux yeux bleus et le joyau du folk-jazz “Vivre vaut la peine d'être aimé” par les frères bostoniens David & Robin Batteaux, environ 1973.Aucune de ces musiques ne cherche à suivre les tendances actuelles, mais au lieu de cela veut délibérément ralentir le temps afin que vous puissiez reprendre votre souffle et sentir dans quelle direction le vent soufflera, J'espère que ce sera dans vos oreilles curieuses et attentives.

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A.B. Crentsil is a heavyweight of Highlife music and the main vocalist of Sweet Talks, one of the most popular Ghanaian bands of the 1970’s. In 1992, musician Charles Amoah and producer Richie Osei Kuffour offered him the opportunity to explore a new popular sound: Bürger Highlife. Little did he know these studio sessions would give birth to the biggest song of his career.Charles Amoah, who had released his Sweet Vibrations LP in 1984 to great acclaim, extensively toured in Europe with bands such as Black Earth and Saraba, was eager to bring a new sound to Crentsil, an artist he had admired for years. Throughout the 1980’s, Highlife had been changing pretty radically, following the same evolution as Congolese Soukous, Caribbean Zouk and most popular black musicgenres of that era: Heavy use of drum machines, synths and digital technology was conveniently replacing big bands and expensiveanalog studios and equipments. Mostly recorded, produced or mixed in Germany, this new breed of electric Highlife dubbed ‘Bürger Highlife’ could be defined as a fusion of Disco, Jazz, Funk and Pop with the popular Highlife beats, rhythms and lyrics.According to A.B. Crentsil, the name was a reference to the ever present American cultural influence on Ghanaian musicians. CharlesAmoah has his own take: “I initially called this particular kind of Highlife ‘Ethno Pop’. Bürger is the German word for citizen, and that’s how Ghanaian musicians living and working in Germany were calling each other”.The music for both “Obi Baa Wiase'' and “Sika Be Ba” was entirely composed and played by Charles Amoah, using minimal equipment: aDX7 synth, a Korg M1, a Yamaha RX5 drum machine, and an Akai 1000 sampler. A.B. Crentsil provided the lyrics for both tunes on the spot. Obi Ba Wiase’s message is one of gratitude and faith: it says we should appreciate our life way more and follow the example of people who have a lot less but still praise God all day.Charles remembers fondly Crentsil’s larger than life personality: "A.B. slept a lot, he really loved sleeping. His lack of punctuality was easily dismissed by his wonderful sense of humour and it wasn't uncommon to find musicians rolling with laughter on the studio floor."Charles also remembers vividly the "Obi Baa Wiase" session: he could feel the magic in the air while working on the soon to be hit, andknew something special was happening. A.B. asked for a break in the middle of the session, which Charles adamantly refused until the song was finished and the magic fully captured.Success was not immediate, and Charles was first a little concerned by the lack of buzz following the immediate release of the Gyae MeLife Ma Me album. But a few months down the line, the situation took a new turn. "Obi Baa Wiase" was making its way into radio playlists,weddings and festive celebrations. It was covered by local bands, and soon most of Ghana and its European and American diasporas were hooked. It became A.B. Crentsil’s most requested song at live events for the following decades.As producer Richie Moore wrote on the album back cover : "A perfect integration of two musical geniuses, the result of which are thescintillating tracks of music on this record… so all you party fans go onto the floor and dance the body music"

Raï is the music of a youth hungover from Algeria's recent independence. It became a space for a liberated, transgressive dialogue that told the social truths of its time -- an up-front yet poetic voice that covers the taboos and frustrations of daily life, expressing emotion without detour. This voice is heard at weddings, cabarets, in the nightclubs of the Oranese coast, and casually on the street... With the boom of the audio cassette, an avalanche of raï tapes were produced in Oran and diffused all over the world. Both women and men sang and listened to the new sound, as raï is intimately tied to parties, alcohol and the night. With the spontaneous improvisation of its singers as the main part of each song, raï keeps reinventing itself. In this style, Cheb Hasni, along with Cheb Nasro, incarnates a second generation of musicians. With the "love raï", or sentimental raï, Hasni sings about love, passion and its setbacks -- moving away from the bittersweet daily chronicles of the first chebs and chebates. Having recorded nearly 150 cassettes, Cheb Hasni remains one of the most prolific and talented raï singers of his generation. Almost thirty years after his death, this three-volume compilation of rare tracks from his cassette releases on the Oriental Music Production label is a tribute to the lasting legacy of Cheb Hasni -- ya raï! The second volume of three is presented here.CHEB HASNIVol 2Outre National

Disco Banger, ultra limited!Boogie Butt Records presents its new release: we are happy to find on this one our friend Will The Funkboss that we had presented on our previous compilation Boogie Slice Vol. 1. He comes back with an incredible dancefloor banger with two slices of Electro Funk coming in 7inch limited vinyl.Willie The Funkboss is one of the French Rap producers we respect. From his beginning as a DJ in 1991 to his sparks in production at the end of the 90's, everything he touched was good.He began his career as the resident DJ of the only French club dedicated to Soul and Hip-Hop and started to produce remixes and hip-hop instrumentals before leaving for NYC to perfect his productions and DJ's, before returning to Lyon.Upon his return, he puts his discoveries to good use by founding Le Gang Du Lyonnais with his friend Raf, a group that specialized in producing French rappers and singers, collaborating with the best of French urban artists. In 2003, they went gold with the single of 113 (Mafia K'1 Fry) "Au Summum".Today, Will The Funkboss produces Hip-Hop, Soul, Nu-Disco and House on quality labels (Plaizir Musik, Smokin Beats, …), still in the groove!Just pop it! [info sheet from distr.]