Montefiori are Italy's major
representative of the new lounge easy listening evolution, offering
the 60's funky sounds enriched with technological elements. Inspired
by the 60's and the beginning of the 70's, they grasp the vitality
spirit conveyed by that period music, re-proposing it in modern
musical forms with house, breakbeat, jungle, drum 'n bass etc. There
are great versions of classic lounge-jazz-samba-type tunes that sound
just familiar enough to get people of every age and musical taste
walking around with a bit more swagger, nodding their heads and
splashing their martinis.
For instance, their version of Bolero.
Yes, this is the famous classic piece by Ravel! It's done in a
60s-jazz lounge style, with jazzy saxophones swinging the melody over
vibes and drum set. "It's a hoot" to say the least, but it
really works well! Very creative. They do a similar treatment to the
"Star Trek" theme, making it sound like a romantic ballad
the first part, then adding the spacy blips and bleeps on the repeat.
Best of all – a twnagy spaghetti western version of the Star Wars
theme. They mix up tv, movies, pop and schmaltz in a perfect blend of
fun.
The music is completely goofy, but
irresistible. You can't help but smile and dance. Horns and keyboards
are all mixed up in a sound that might best be described as the
love-child of Pee-Wee Herman and Robert Goulet. If you steadfastly
refuse to take life seriously, this is for you. Enjoy.
Trax
1 Theme from Star Wars / 2 Hu ha / 3 La
Segretaria / 4 Sunny / 5 Babalu / 6 Sofisticata / 7 L'albero di 30
piani / 8 Shampoo / 9 On a Clear Day / 10 I feel love / 11 Intervallo
/ 12 Stanotte / 13 Anonimo veneziano / 14 Nana nana / 15 Riviera beat
/ 16 Anema e core /
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