• Ilias Mimilidis a.k.a. “Loopa Scava” – the serial producer.- Teached by old-school musicians the art of music and sound for many years, he continues his musical trip next to fresh and talented ones. His debut album “Up and Down”… Written at an interval of years, ideas from the past and nowadays, selected between loadz of tunes from Loopa Scava’s coffer, and finally recorded at Sala Sonora recording studio when he actually “met” Cayetano. Pelina Stefou, an amazing singer and Ilias’ old friend, came to transform the whole form of those promising tunes with her incredible voice! Kostis Mimilidis a.k.a. “Constantine”, Loopa Scava’s brother, wrote a bunch of amazing tunes with his one-less-chord guitar (!) In this case, you don’t have to do with just a music style like dub, jazz, trip-hop… What makes this album really wonderful is the combination of all styles. Dub bass-lines are fitting strong with the trip-hop beats, the saxophone blows abstract jazzy tunes giving oxygen to the piano and the rhodes while in many cases the sound from the vintage classic guitar are driving your thoughts very far… And when the amazing voice of Pelina comes, things are getting really colorful… Loopa Scava is already “crafting” his next work, by combining new live instruments, dirty phat beatz, a bunch of fresh tunes and more… Stay tuned!
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  • Christy Cameron Smith and Paul Infiniti, formerly of the Chicago band My Scarlet Life, continue to create soul searching vibes through the music of LOTUS. With the release of their debut CD, "FLOAT", they soar farther into their sonic and spiritual vistas. Christy's soulful, vocalizations coupled with Paul on bass ,guitar, and keyboards/electronics bringing to life an intricate songwriting style that is beautiful, alluring and "...easy to settle into." Christy Cameron Smith, a Chicago native, began her singing endeavors at a young age through high school and local cover bands. In 1992 she went to work with Chicago recording artists House of Tomorrow contributing lead vocals for their live performances. In 1995 she became a full member of Chicago band My Scarlet Life (Divanation) releasing four full-length CDs and touring the mid-west. Currently, she has finished the first recording and production of her latest project Lotus (IndieOnly) with partner Paul Infiniti. "My intent is to simply express divinely.... to love, to heal, to be...." Paul Infiniti has been part of the Chicago music scene for over a decade. Getting his start with the guitar driven Aquatic Noggin in the late 80's and continuing with Candysmack in the mid-90's, it wasn't untill he joined Chicago's My Scarlet Life (Divanation) in 1997 that he hit stride. Alternating between guitar, bass, and percussion, he added to MSL's ethereal sound a raw energy and groove. After releasing 4 full-length CD's and touring extensively throughout the mid-west, he joined with Christy Cameron Smith to form Lotus. Having just completed the debut CD Float (IndieOnly), Paul hopes to continue to bring a sense of spirit and transcendence to Lotus' live performance.
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    Rekevin’s music combines melancholic downtempo and tender acid jazz, played exceptionally live and supported by emotional vocals of charming singer Ksenia. The debut album “A Peacock” was released in January 2008, and the second album “Nulukatuk” was released in March 2009. Musicians produced both of albums independently of any labels and companies. The band loves analogue sound and used unique instruments for recordings: Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ, Minimoog, Theremin, composers Ritm-2 and Aelita, piano, double-bass and others. In addition a string quartette participated in record of some tracks.
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    Max et Gilles, deux gars bien de chez nous, sortent (enfin) leur 1er full-album, qui semble venir de très très loin. Visuellement proches de la Guerre des Mondes, le visuel et le titre de ce premier long-métrage phonographique ne laissent rien au hasard. Tant et si bien que du haut des cimes de FCom, Vista Le Vie balance un son empreint de jazz, d'électronique et de SVNI (Samples Volants Non Identifiés) que seuls les meilleurs mélomanes ont su voir venir du bout de leur observatoire terrestre, très souvent Parisien. Les 2 premiers EP de Vista Le Vie avaient annoncé la couleur d'un groupe résolument pas classable, affranchi du simple genre "électro', voulant s'adonner avant tout à leurs premiers amours : Joe Zawinul, Monk, Coltrane... ("Beauty Of Ashes') mais aussi, avant de très bien le connaître, les premiers flirts avec Laurent Garnier (époque Dijonnaise, lieu natal de Max). Pas une surprise de voir General Electrics, surdoué du digital age, reprendre l'exercice du "First Class' sur une version plus fluide et cinématique que sur "Slip It Under'. Belle rencontre qu'est "7300 Days' avec le chanteur de Grand National, qui pour le coup, nous fait bien penser à Naomi, à Air, à Schuller aussi... une sorte de pop timbrée de new wave refoulée, avec une belle touche cinématique 70-80's. Des passages sombres ("Kids with Gloves'), organiques ("Tanzanite'), ou encore lyriques ("François') viennent compléter les protagonistes imaginaires de ce Futuristic Family Film, qui s'avère être un des grands albums majoritairement inattendus et très peu anticipés de cette année... Une alchimie tout particulière, jazzy, digitale et pourtant si peu électronique pour FCom... qu'il vous faut (au moins) jeter un oeil à cette timbale venue d'une lointaine planète : la vôtre.
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