Another plug for the NZ duo archive of mixsets...some new jazz [JaZz ?!?] in there:
http://www.nzweb.it/pezzate/
big up to Zampera for this one!
I have been a bit slack lately and havent posted anything in a while...
Disco 3000 festival is getting closer and I got asked to record a little podcast to show what sort of stuff we'll get to play over there. Check the link for an hour of house disco and soul:
http://www.disco3k.com/DF/podcasts.html
This sublime colab between Tokyo Black Star, Slam Jam and Innervisions is one of the best music packaging I've seen in a while. The paintings the japanese artist Tomukazu Matsuyama has created for each single track are printed inside the cd booklet and then accompanied with a silk scarf printed with one of those same artworks [6 options available] ....not forgetting its such a great album too [perfect drive ride if you ask me, in a similar vein to C2 'Landcruisin']!!!
This saturday I'll have the pleasure to visit the brand new Elefante Rosso club in Mestre-Venezia. A new effort from Rah of Morphine fame, this is basically a jazz club with a real underground ethos. Linked to the omonimous label [check the first 2 release for some real deepness], they already had guests like Cro Magnon live from Japan and soon more heavy musicians will play their freestyle tuesdays sessions. Weekends its more on the dj tip, I will do a set of 360° vocal music!
Here in Verona there is one restaurant I can suggest straight away: Trattoria al Pompiere!
I love the black and white pictures on the wall, the vibe of the owner and the staff and of course the food and wine selection. Been there many times and I have so many memories.
I don't eat meat that much but I just can't resist to their Tartare wich lately I've been accompanying with La Bandina from Tenuta Sant'Antonio [thanx Lu!].
Havent updated the blog much in the last weeks. Been caught up in preparing to move flat and checking all the decorations, paintings and the furniture I have to buy [oh Je$u$!!!] for the new one.
The best thing of this research process was to discover so many italian manifacturers [from ceramics to sofas, lamps to wood floors] that really stand out in term of quality and design.
A company I particularly liked is this one, Modulnova [a great alternative to Varenna and Boffi if you dont have the deepest pockets]:
http://www.modulnova.it/
DISCO3K festival is getting closer and the website is finally ready. Check our [Garage Paradise] interview to Donna Mcghee as well as a podcast from bad bwoy Fudge Fingas, and of course all the infos on the festival. Well done David!
http://www.disco3k.com/DF/
I never considered myself a movie buff, but there are few directors I really really love...one is Nanni Moretti. I have several favourites among his catalogue, but certainly Bianca has always been the one for me. I just found this amazing monologue he does in the movie on youtube [yes he often act in his movies too]:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIGEDfUtGoc
ah right, italian only I'm afraid.