Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Fiume

debüt von jasmin m (le chocolat noir, disco panonia) als fiume.

during the eighties it was possible to observe an italian fascination with the mysterious far east. this can be found across art, design and music in italy during this time, in subtle or obvious ways. specifically there are italo-disco records that proudly show this influence, some of the best known being: fun fun – -living in japan-, koto – -chinese revenge- and city-o – -rose of tokyo-.

following in this theme is fancy – -null null-. not to be confused with the famous euro-disco artist behind -slice me nice-, this fancy is a one-off project from italo-disco icon raffaele fiume, the artist and voice behind many great italo-disco hits, such as: helicon – -you ... see-, malcom & the bad girls – -shoot me- and ralph river band – -strange vibration-.

adding to the original tracks of the 1982 release is a totally ecstatic and powerful remix from betonkust: one of the most talented and exciting dutch producers of recent years. also included is an instrumental edit from hysteric, for those who find the unique vocals challenging.

london band tomaga are back with their fourth release under the hands in the dark banner: memory in vivo exposure. the 12inch ep consists of four original tracks and yet another new musical evolution for the duo. whilst they still use complex layering and harmonic polyrhythms in developing their original approach, this time the sonic tales they have shared are much more cinematic and dreamlike. these visions are locked up into emotionally charged loops to convey the sensation of a dream in which half remembered things become new zones of feeling.

italy s answer to histoire de melody nelson:-amore e non amore repressed! if lucio battisti was italy s answer to france s serge gainsbourg, then amore e non amore is his own histoire de melody nelson, a concept album that s widely regarded as a formative artistic achievement (if far from the most hit packed album) of his respective career. both albums were released in 1971. for battisti, the concept came from that dichotomous title: theres a rocky non-love side of the album, which has songs about obsession and adultery, and a love side of dreamy, prog-rock instrumentals.