tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341021410748394371.post2540563868707642893..comments2023-09-30T17:29:48.975-07:00Comments on It's Coming Out Of Your Speaker: Phase6 Superstereo (Alternative Italian b-movie soundtrack)P M Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02758859106752894019noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341021410748394371.post-78111645470403900882011-08-10T21:33:19.200-07:002011-08-10T21:33:19.200-07:00Thanks for the post, this is great music!Thanks for the post, this is great music!Geoffrey Nel Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912012045973063973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341021410748394371.post-47417794687019470342011-02-11T10:08:41.806-08:002011-02-11T10:08:41.806-08:00notes from ebay>
This unique lounge compilation...notes from ebay><br />This unique lounge compilation collects a series of tracks from the vaults of Vedette Records, an Italian label presided over by producer and lounge composer Armando Sciascia. The music they produced was released on compilations intended for music library use, but the music presented here is strong enough that it could have garnered a commercial release. These tracks mix rock, soul, and jazz together in a stylish manner that blends an easy listening sense of pop hooks with an experimental instrumental and sonic approach. Although Phase 6 Super Stereo is a lounge compilation, some of the tracks rock in a surprisingly heavy manner: Blue Phantom's "Diodo" is a blistering slab of psychedelic rock that layers slashing fuzz-guitar riffs over a thunderous drum beat and Green Future's punchy cover of "I'm a Man" mixes gritty saxophone and hard-hitting, disco-styled rhythms to entrancing effect. Other tracks pursue a softer but no less interesting style of lounge music: Peter Hamilton's "Desert Heat" highlights a jazzy saxophone lead against a percolating, organ-led backdrop and Cat Collins' "Le Grisbi" features the harmonica and electric guitar trading licks over a pop-jazz beat fleshed out with some otherworldly electric keyboards. Even the occasional standard that pops up manages to sound fresh thanks to the innovative approaches of the musicians: Puccio Roelen's take on "Caravan" has an exotic feel thanks to its mixture of electronically filtered keyboards and Latin-styled percussion and Bruno Battisti D'Amario's version of "Mas Que Nada" boasts an imaginative choral harmony arrangement. The tracks sound unusually sharp, even by modern standards, thanks to the complex stereo mixing techniques practiced by Sciascia and his musicians: audiophiles will be happy to know these mixing processes are described in detail on the disc's back cover. On the down side, the liner notes are a bit skimpy (there are no songwriter credits or mentions of what films or television shows used these tracks). Also, the compilers could have added a few extra selection to brief up the surprisingly short running time. Despite these minor quibbles, Phase 6 Super Stereo remains an intoxicating blend of lounge sounds that will please novices and demanding connoisseurs alike. ~ Donald A. GuariscoP M Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758859106752894019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341021410748394371.post-12668466413531202322011-02-10T18:07:13.682-08:002011-02-10T18:07:13.682-08:00Ah, some people who might know! ? Does anyone know...Ah, some people who might know! ? Does anyone know where to find out what films these came from? I know this was posted 100 years agoLavinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09874725477054495209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341021410748394371.post-65210130020565746452008-10-19T14:31:00.000-07:002008-10-19T14:31:00.000-07:00Thank you for this treat, I have been looking fore...Thank you for this treat, I have been looking forever for it. Keep up the good music!Apanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485366378365017748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341021410748394371.post-33122063920022282922008-05-01T12:54:00.000-07:002008-05-01T12:54:00.000-07:00I may be late to the party, but you have no idea h...I may be late to the party, but you have no idea how immensely pleased I am to find this album. Keep up the great work - love the site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341021410748394371.post-61065598583381863102007-08-24T10:25:00.000-07:002007-08-24T10:25:00.000-07:00Great! we're so glad you found it.Great! we're so glad you found it.AMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872939084095454042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5341021410748394371.post-20637965054757727382007-08-16T03:47:00.000-07:002007-08-16T03:47:00.000-07:00thanks I've Been Looking For this album quite a w...thanks I've Been Looking For this album quite a whileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com