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September 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Giorgio Moroder: Déjà Vu
Giorgio Moroder Déjà Vu RCA It’d be nice I reckon if this actually was a case of genuine déjà vu; reminder of what the great Giorgio Moroder once was and sounded like. Instead this is anything else – on its quest to be everything else. This is one of those grotesque and totally unnecessary reputation-sullying […]Archive
August 24, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Kung Fury [OST]
Various Artists: Kung Fury [OST] Universal Music AB The 30-minute parody/tribute-film Kung Fury was big, dumb, silly fun. I liked it. But a big part of its success for me, and perhaps this is just me, was the film’s soundtrack. As over the top as the film is, it’s held down (in a relative sense) […]Archive
June 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Palmbomen II: Palmbomen II
Palmbomen II Palmbomen II RVNG International Here’s the latest from Kai Hugo, a self-titled album under his Palmbomen II moniker. He’s been making analog house and dusty old ambient-techno releases under various names and all with a cleaning-out-the-attic feel. Here on album where the strange gimmick is that every track is named after an X-Files […]Archive
March 9, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Giorgio Moroder: One NZ Show (March, 2015)
Frontier Touring has just announced a headline show by Giorgio Moroder. The pioneering musician made his name across the disco and electronic music genres, as producer, songwriter, arranger and as soundtrack composer and collaborator. Moroder produced the huge hits for Donna Summer, created the enduring soundtracks for Scarface, Flashdance and American Gigolo and, er, The […]Archive
October 8, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1016
Donna Summer, Bad Girls (1979) Looking for some, er, Hot Stuff for tomorrow’s 5pm slot down at the Old Bailey I pull this one from the rack, give it a whirl. It’s been a while. A long, long while. A double album – it stands up, thanks of course to Giorgio Moroder – and some playing/co-writing […]Archive
September 5, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1291
Giorgio Moroder, Midnight Express [OST] (1978) First memory of the film is actually my parents talking about it – a classic, they raved about it. And then, when a bit older, I saw it. And it was good. It stood up to their praise, certainly. And instantly – during that first watch – I loved […]Archive
May 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman