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La scène musicale montpelliéraine continue de se développer et voici venir Lisbone. Il s’agit d’un jeune artiste qui possède un sacré goût pour la pop synthétique à la française et sa reprise singulière de « Voyage Voyage » lui a valu une certaine renommée. Voilà qu’il présente son premier EP.Composé de six titres dont sa reprise en deux temps, Lisbone dévoile son univers musical doux-amer de façon efficace. Il prend son envol avec « Un loup pour l’homme » qui plante le décor mais aussi avec « Le Vietnam sous la neige » et « De plus que moi » où sa pop française peut se faire aussi bien organique que synthétique selon son humeur et ce jusqu’à un « Michel » des plus emblématiques. Avec son premier EP, Lisbone marque son territoire de façon efficace.

Dwight Druick’s born in Montreal to a professional gambler and an ex-Radio City Rockette. One of five children, he grew up in a family buoyed by music and beleaguered by the vagaries of miscalculated risk. After attaining a McGill University bachelor’s degree in ArtHistory, Dwight fully embraced both music and risk by traveling to London, where he signed a contract with Pye Records and Joe Cocker’s management company. The ensuing record,Druick & Lorange was released to critical acclaim and relative success. After returning to Canada, Dwight recorded two albums with Phil Vyvial: Midnight and Minuit. Recorded with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in Alabama, the duo’s work achieved airplay success in Quebec and across Canada. Dwight subsequently released his first French language solo album, Tanger, released in 1980 by the Canadian label, Bobinason.Today quite hard to find in its original version, Tanger is first of all an incredibly solid album, clearly underrated and deserving more credit. Mostly known by collectors and DJs for thestunning cover of Toto’s classic hit, “Georgy Porgy”, which was produced and arranged with the help of George Thurston (Boule Noire), it includes many other tasty titles, with amongstthem another fine rendition of “Open Your Eyes” by The Doobie Brothers. In fact, with its brilliant mix of Modern-Soul, Disco and AOR styles, the whole album is already consideredby many connoisseurs as a classic, and clearly a must have for anyone enjoying this musical blend. Never reissued on vinyl until now, there was not much more needed at Favorite Recordingsto make it happened. Officially licensed to Dwight Druick, who was unfortunately not able to provide the original tapes, Tanger has been perfectly restored and remastered by Frank Merritt, at The Carvery, London. CD and digital edition will also come with “Georgy Porgy (Version Disco)” as a bonus track.

Secousse Records, label de Etienne Tron (Marseille) poursuit son chemin avec la réédition de l'Orchestra Les Mangelepa et leur opus Nyako Konya (1978). Accompagné de quelques remix signés Uproot Andy, Yuksek, Umoja...

The Sonor Music Editions label is serving up a welcome reissue of the soundtrack of the cult Italian cult movie Emanuelle in America. It comes in super limited quantities with just 500 vinyl copies pressed and the whole thing has been remastered for the occasion. The sex thriller movie was directed by the legendary Joe D'Amato and its music was overseen by Nico Fidenco. Fittingly, the sounds are super libidinous, sexy and seductive, with sultry strings and 70s porno vibes never too far away. This one is for adults only, for sure.

Latin Jazz originally released in 1958Leo Quica With The Earl Hagen Orchestra – Caliente / Oh Leola