https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyL5Td9EYlM Bebo Baldan featuring Steve James - Eb-0 (from "Guerilla") From Bebo Baldan featuring Steve James - Vapor Frames 86/91 Released on Divergo, 1991, Italy As a "new-age-ethereal-ambient" enthusiast, you must be aware that there is a thin line between the ambient side of music and its nemesis, the "lounge" side of music. In other…Lire la suite VAPOR FRAMES
Italy
SABIR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asequmtpyg4 Novalia - D'improvviso From Novalia - Sabir Released on Materiali Sonori, 1990, Italy Beginning like a RZA-friendly loop (you should watch Ghost Dog again if this doesn't ring a bell) and ending like an epic Pink Floyd-esque instrumental, Novalia's D'improvviso incorporates many elements that make it sound lovable to our ears. In between, the tune is a heavily…Lire la suite SABIR
FOR FALLING ASLEEP #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70SNwiOMsGA Andreolina - Music In A Small Room From Andreolina - An Island In The Moon Released on Auf Dem Nil, 1990 The most attentive readers will realize that this is the third time that we mention the protean label, ADN (which stands for Auf Dem Nil as well as A Dull Note, and many…Lire la suite FOR FALLING ASLEEP #2
VOIX VULGAIRES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9rJ-BmhZXo&feature=youtu.be André Duchesne - God Economy From Les Mystères Des Voix Vulgaires Released on Divergo, 1990, Italy Released in 1990 on Divergo, the Italian label which is "famous" for hosting Gigi Masin & Alessandro Monti's Wind Collector, Les Mystères Des Voix Vulgaires is a compilation, released in support of the Italian anarchist magazine A/Rivista Anarchica. Gigi Masin's fans…Lire la suite VOIX VULGAIRES
IN THE LAND OF THE BOO – BAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yt7U-Z1Zgg Moon On The Water - In The Land Of The Boo - Bam From Moon On The Water - Moon On The Water Released on Buscemi Record, 1985, Italy Like our galaxy, the galaxy of small European jazz labels which released - either on purpose or accidently - leftfield jams in the 1980's seems…Lire la suite IN THE LAND OF THE BOO – BAM
ADN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv0JVbTJ_wc Tasaday - E... From Tasaday - L'Eterna Risata Released on A Dull Note, 1991, Italy A Dull Note is a sub-label to Italian label ADN and so is Auf Dem Nil a label who was host to Riccardo Sinigaglia's Riflessi. In fact if you ever stumble across an Italian label from the 1980's-1990's whose name…Lire la suite ADN
SAXOPHONE / COMPUTER / ITALY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEyCMKmyseA Riccardo Sinigaglia - Attraverso (Part I) From Riccardo Sinigaglia - Riflessi Released on Auf Dem Nil, 1986, Italy Italian musician and architect Riccardo Sinigaglia studied music at Milan Conservatory with its Maestro of electronic music, Angelo Paccagnini, in the 1970's. He later became a teacher at this prestigious conservatory, where he developed his own vision of that…Lire la suite SAXOPHONE / COMPUTER / ITALY
DIGITAL DANCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K30oJnAQtcE&feature=youtu.be Roberto Musci / Giovanni Venosta – Malangaan From Roberto Musci / Giovanni Venosta – Water Messages On Desert Sand Released on Recommended Records, 1987, UK When you think about 1980's ethnic samples and collages, the first names that more likely pop into your mind are Muslimgauze and African Head Charge, right ? Or maybe you…Lire la suite DIGITAL DANCE
BIOLOGY / ITALY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBjn0pgbkD4 Elicoide - Mitochondria From Elicoide - Elicoide Released on Moon Record, 1987, Italy Mitochondria is the meeting place of a genre, a place and a period that we are really fond of, and especially when these three dimensions are tied together to give you Italian Ambient from the late 1980's. This track perfectly illustrates that…Lire la suite BIOLOGY / ITALY