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Excellent easytune Italian/Japanese mix

Sander Kessels | amsterdam, nh Netherlands | 01/03/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Montefiori Cocktail are two italian brothers that make a sort of original 'ballroom'-'easytune'. One of them made a brilliant soloalbum (check Monsieur Blumenberg). This remix album is just a proof of how excellent the original montefiori album is, it's a remix done at its best. On this album you'll find some of the best easytune/lounge artisits around: Fantastic Plastic Machine, readymade, nicola conte, le hammond inferno and ursula 1000, to name a few. My favorite track is readymades 'la segretaria' that will transform grumpy man into jumping little girls, so to speak. Excellent album. Must have for FPM/Pizzicato 5 fans and the like."

Gotta Have a Sense of Humour!

bordersj2 | Boston | 02/21/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"It's perhaps the most essential ingredient to listening to Montefiori Cocktail, other than vermouth. Don't take this cd serious, put this in and enjoy! Francesco Montefiori and Federico Montefiori are the headmasters behind this group that specialize in cocktail and loung affair with a noticeable Italian jazz twist. I've found them mostly on Irma label compilations (Sister Bossa, Mo Plen, etc.) and have several other quality label mates, like Bossa Nostra, Soul Quality Quartet, Dom Um Romao and loads of others.



This is the remix project, where different artists have taken some of their most popular works and given them facelifts and new interpretations. To be fair, I wasn't the biggest fan of some of the cuts of theirs, and it was difficult to give this one a good whirl and dislodge the regulars in the rotation. But there were a few gems on this cd that I enjoyed. Although... the better tracks can pretty much be found on better overall compilations. Like "Sofisticata", remixed by Nicola Conte. Nice strings, a classic Conte mix. Or the beautiful intro to "On a Clear Day", remixed by Sunaga T Experience. There's also a pretty funky remix to Sunny by Los Chicharrons, and then an alternative take to "La Segretaria" by the elusive Readymade, aka Konishi Yasuharu and Sakamoto Shunsuke. And what would an already cheesy remake cd be without Ursula 1000 adding in an interpretation?



It'd be difficult to recommend this to anyone that's not a fan of 60's, 70's lounge tunes. I mean this really is a silly album that will get dated sooner than later (it already is, IMO, with the mediocre club mixes). But it's got some solid unmixed cuts on it. The problem I have though is that, again, you can find some of the better cuts on various other, better, Irma compilations. "Sofisticata" can be found on Irma on Canvas and "On a Clear Day" can be found on noe of the Sister Bossas. In fact, and here is my rant, Irma has a tendency to mix and match their songs and artists much like an amateur does when he has 200 blank CDR's and discovers the magic of Media player. I mean... Mo Plen, Beach Bossa, Sister Bossa... and not to mention the Pyramide side's Cafe Noir series. SAME SONGS! Not even 100% knock-offs (except in the case of Cafe Noir), but the same songs, same renditions. But on the flip side, if you really dig this release, by all means check out the other Irma compilations that feature them. And check out Glucklich 5 by Rainer Truby, which features "Gypsy Woman"."