From Brock Suter Sent Tue, Oct 28th 1997, 01:50
From Brock Suter Sent Tue, Oct 28th 1997, 01:50
Off today's cybersleaze: > Italian fashion guru GIORGIO ARMANI is splashing out a fortune to > show off the talents of his new musical pal RONI SIZE and his group > REPRAZENT. The dance music group, who picked up the coveted MERCURY > MUSIC PRIZE last month in England have become Armani's favorite > listening pleasure. Size has already been asked to produce a soundtrack > for music-loving Armani's winter collection fashion show. And Armani > is reportedly so pleased with the results he's fashioning a new arty > video for the group, which he plans to show on a loop at his stores > around the world. A spokesman for Size says, "It has been a great > year for the group and this is just the icing on the cake. They're > hoping to get a few designer clothes out of the video deal." > Meanwhile, winning the MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE has certainly paid off > in increased sales for the dance music sensations. The 16-1 outsiders' > winning album NEW FORMS has just gone gold in England with sales of > 100,000. It is released in American tomorrow. I'd highly recommend it > for both drum 'n bass junkies and people who are still skeptical about > this whole electronic music thing. This album proves that the genre > ain't just a flash in the pan. Time to sit up and take notice. word, brock