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This release on Mondo Groove, Cosmic Temple - The Remixes, is a double-pack of selected tracks from the Daniele Baldelli classic Cosmic Temple, released over six EPs between 2016-2017. There is something for everyone in these new versions: DJ Tennis and In Flagranti paying tribute to pure cosmic sound with their interpretations of "Gandharva" and "Afelio", DJ Ralf transforming "Kosmaro" into a house stomper, Tiger & Woods adding their subtle boogie touch and edit science to "Vhanessa", Clap!Clap! going deep and percussive on "Isotropo Funk", Alkalino tripping Italo-disco with "Inner Light", Club Paradiso in an Afro-Balearic clash on "Joka Joka", Eric Duncan working a deep-techy groove on "Diffrazione", and Marco Dionigi, a frequent production partner of Baldelli, finishing in glory with a brilliant funky take on "Taxon". You can't sleep on this.
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Chapter 5 and 6 mark the end of the Cosmic Temple project by Daniele Baldelli. Six 12" releases containing a total of 18 unreleased tracks inspired by the sounds of cosmic disco of Lazise (Verona, Italy), where Daniele Baldelli was resident from 1979 until the end of 1984. Chapter 5: Space music atmosphere in "Kata Sandi", a fusion of Italo disco electronics and Moroder influences with a vocoder to interpret the melody. After a grand opening, "Esaendro" starts to fly in space in Tangerine Dream atmosphere. "Dioxide" is an electro funk with psychotic and tribal influences.
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Chapter 5 and 6 mark the end of the Cosmic Temple project by Daniele Baldelli. Six 12" releases containing a total of 18 unreleased tracks inspired by the sounds of cosmic disco of Lazise (Verona, Italy), where Daniele Baldelli was resident from 1979 until the end of 1984. Chapter 6: In "Taxon", he intertwined saxophone, free voices, funk, jazz, and electronics. "Kevlar" is headed by a strident and wandering guitar on a carpet of percussion. "33vs45" is a piece composed to be played at 33rpm but also lends itself to be proposed in 45rpm in Daniele Baldelli's style.
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What first strikes the eye of the Cosmic Temple releases are the covers, with fluorescent colors, which form a patchwork created by Aldo Drudi (the designer of Valentino Rossi). But immediately after, the music takes the stage. Chapter 1 takes the listener to lands of wonders with numbers like "Thyratron", with Ricky Burattini on piano, playing a utopian fusion as if Peter Daou was weaned at Cosmic in Lazise, Italy instead of the Paradise Garage in New York, or "Inner Light", Francesca Amati with the voice, which is pure 2015 electro-pop, and the rhythmic bass on "Diffrazione".
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What first strikes the eye of the Cosmic Temple releases are the covers, with fluorescent colors, which form a patchwork created by Aldo Drudi (the designer of Valentino Rossi). But immediately after, the music takes the stage. Chapter 2 takes the listener to lands of wonders with the phrasing of "Zircaloy", and still that yin and yang that composed "Krebs Cycle", with Burattini on synth, a race horse deep disco at 120 bpm that goes into stratospheres, and "Afelio", a lethargic space ballet at 90 bpm.
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Cosmic Temple Chapter 3: "Gandharva" switching from a balearic atmosphere to an interstellar space travel. In "Kosmaro", the voice of Monica Giacomobono describes a sleepless night traveling delirious on the notes of the keyboard played Ricky Burattini which then, together with the bass of Onorino Tiburzi, transports the listener to a jazzy-funk walk with the track "Isotropofunk".
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Cosmic Temple Chapter 4: An ingredient that cannot be missed in Daniele Baldelli's Cosmic project is Afro-beat. "Joka Joka" is sung by Congolese Bale Mondonga. "Vhanessa" is a magical flight in search of distant galaxies, a tribal electro joints game - a kind of rubik's cube. The Kraftwerk-ian "Archetipo" leaves us waiting for the next Chapter.
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Repress in generic sleeve. Legendary DJ, remixer, and producer Daniele Baldelli presents Cosmic Drag, more than just a heartfelt twisted dance album. During his long residency at Cosmic, the nightclub by Lake Garda in Italy, Baldelli mixed funky disco, electronic, synthpop, reggae, fusion, rock, funk, Brazilian, African folk, Indian melodies, batucada, and jazz, and became famous for his eclectic meltdowns in which he might drop Ravel's Boléro overlapping with a Djola track or an experimental piece by Steve Reich mixed together with a Malinke chant from New Guinea. His worldly, hypnotic sets brought together the sounds of Kraftwerk, Fela Kuti, the Sky Records catalog, Killing Joke, Incredible Bongo Band, ZAZA, Chris & Cosey, Antena, Azymuth, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Yellowman, all often played at improper speeds and mixed with effects and drum machines. This practice gave birth to the cosmic sound, a highly influential musical movement that set itself apart from the Italo-disco scene. Since then Baldelli's record bag has stayed eclectic and he still plays scintillating sets all over the world. The CD version of Cosmic Drag contains all four tracks from Baldelli's 2014 Cosmic Drag EP (EF 063EP), plus eight more stimulating, hypnotic, trend-setting tunes. Each track spreads deepness with diversified melodies, chords, and rhythms. One can feel Baldelli's vast musical roots in the electro vibes and the techno-driven grooves. Sometimes the funk hits hard, while in the next moment the listener is blown away by futuristic soundscapes. All of these arrangements have in common a cosmic dust that melds a playful sense with high-flying synth-lines and outer-space tones. A truly weird, mesmerizing album that stays appealing while experimenting profoundly. Baldelli describes the album's inspiration: "Most of my ideas emerge while travelling by train, driving my car to a club where I will perform, and foremost when I devote myself to listen to my large vinyl collection." It's a statement that explains why his tracks often build a bridge between careless, funky '70s vibes, offish '80s coolness, and the freedom of '90s rave culture, while landing fresh and unafraid in the present and carrying the listener away into spheres where the self is forgotten among irresistible rhythms and melodies.
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Legendary DJ, remixer, and producer Daniele Baldelli presents Cosmic Drag, a work that is something more than just a heartfelt twisted dance album. During his long residency at Cosmic, the nightclub by Lake Garda in Italy, Baldelli mixed funky disco, electronic, synthpop, reggae, fusion, rock, funk, Brazilian, African folk, Indian melodies, batucada, and jazz, and became famous for his eclectic meltdowns in which he might drop Ravel's Boléro overlapping with a Djola track or an experimental piece by Steve Reich mixed together with a Malinke chant from New Guinea. His worldly, hypnotic sets brought together the sounds of Kraftwerk, Fela Kuti, the Sky Records catalog, Killing Joke, Incredible Bongo Band, ZAZA, Chris & Cosey, Antena, Azymuth, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Yellowman, all often played at improper speeds and mixed with effects and drum machines. This practice gave birth to the cosmic sound, a highly influential musical movement that set itself apart from the Italo-disco scene. Since then Baldelli's record bag has stayed eclectic and he still plays scintillating sets all over the world. The CD version of Cosmic Drag contains all four tracks from Baldelli's 2014 Cosmic Drag EP (EF 063EP), plus eight more stimulating, hypnotic, trend-setting tunes. Each track spreads deepness with diversified melodies, chords, and rhythms. One can feel Baldelli's vast musical roots in the electro vibes and the techno-driven grooves. Sometimes the funk hits hard, while in the next moment the listener is blown away by futuristic soundscapes. All of these arrangements have in common a cosmic dust that melds a playful sense with high-flying synth-lines and outer-space tones. A truly weird, mesmerizing album that stays appealing while experimenting profoundly. Baldelli describes the album's inspiration: "Most of my ideas emerge while travelling by train, driving my car to a club where I will perform, and foremost when I devote myself to listen to my large vinyl collection." It's a statement that explains why his tracks often build a bridge between careless, funky '70s vibes, offish '80s coolness, and the freedom of '90s rave culture, while landing fresh and unafraid in the present and carrying the listener away into spheres where the self is forgotten among irresistible rhythms and melodies.
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Endless Flight proudly announces the first single cut from Italian legend Daniele Baldelli's new "cosmic" album! Here are four brand-new cosmic, obscure tracks.
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