From Darren Keast Sent Thu, Jun 17th 1999, 07:51
From Darren Keast Sent Thu, Jun 17th 1999, 07:51
How does one go about procuring Italian records? any good online sources? thanks, darren nd wrote: > Hi! > > >From: "Zenon M. Feszczak" <xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxx.xxx> > >Has anyone heard of the Milano 2000 label? > >http://www.planet.it/ishtar/mi2000.html > > > > > >Looks interesting, especially the comps. > >Any comments? > > > >Grazie, > >3 > > Milano 2000 is an offshoot of the Ishtar label. > A friend of mine was on the first comp. They're all ok, nothing really > experimental but a good representation of the milan scene. > Ghittoni's stuff is worth checking out, especially (it's all out on Ishtar). > A good ear for vocal trip hop, and lately he has changed his mind and gone > back to instrumental and more experimental stuff (which I prefer). > Ishtar also published two good comps: "An endless journey" 1 and 2 (not sure > about the precise title though), which feature good tracks by the likes of > Omni Trio, Fila Brazillia, Silent Poets etc. (plus Ghittoni's and other > Ishtar stuff). > > The italian scene is quite interesting, although it is hard to get good > records outside Italy because they are usually pressed in small quantities > or, ahem, not pressed at all, because majors in Italy are always a bit > coward, and indies tend to broke most of the time, so it's often > autoproduction. Moreover, foreign distro is not common in Italy when it > comes to IDM etc. Ya gotta be Bochum Welt or Darcangelo, and in that case > you get a record deal abroad instead :-) > > The scene in Rome is an interesting one, maybe more than in Milan. There is > a tradition of big style squatting that has always churned out good music, > and lately electronics are developing a lot. Naples is big in the trip hop > and dub scene (see Almamegretta, for instance, nut it's becoming a > stereotype). Quite good stuff from Bologna too, hometown of Irma Records, > purveyor of quality (but also lesser quality) lounge, easy listening and > d'n'b stuff. Bologna has a very healthy live scene, too. > > Many people on the list probably know Disturbance, a label from Bari. There > is a host of other labels out there that are working on electronics. Keep an > eye on Fridge, for example. > > Hope this helps > > nd > > the revolution will be remixed. > > ....................................................... > > <table homepage - idm and multimedia> > http://www.tinet.ch/table > > <records for sale/trade etc.> > http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/1087/idm.htm > > .......................................................