![]() What I especially love about this set is the level of fun on offer, most of the tracks display a sense of humour while never becoming kitsch or contrived. The record is quintessential production music, great musicianship is teamed with classy composing to create a kind of funky heaven ( just check out "Hard Training" and "Race Crew" to find out what I mean ). ![]() Killer Conroy! I hadn't heard of Larry Robbins before but these 12 sports themed tracks make me want to learn more. All this, and sounds to accompany erotic and psychedelic sequences with a turbine of dark and mysterious rhythms, together with a particular choice of covers, make Vendette's recordings easily recognizable." Sergio Sciascia, Armando's son recalls: "They were crazy, they'd take the studio to pieces trying to get the best acoustics when mixing a track, with a combination of professionalism and lust for experimental research". Phase 6, for example, takes it's name from a complex system of stereo recording that involves phase and counter phasing. Vendette's productions were inspired by the diverse musical styles of those years, experimenting unusual and bizarre arrangements of classic songs like Fred Buscaglione's "I Found My Love In Portofino" covered by Billy & Friends and featuring electric sitar, and contaminating various genres and arrangements with original compositions of notable substance.Īnother fundamental aspect of Sciascia's and his collaborators work is the great attention paid to the technical side of recording and mixing the track, experimenting with innovative studio techniques and sounds. By the end of the sixties Vendette had begun to market their recordings, releasing records like the Phase 6 superstereo series, to which our compilation "Phase 6 Super Stereo" pays tribute. "Around the mid-sixties orchestra director Armando Sciascia began his activity as a producer and editor by creating the Vendette record label, and together with a group of friends and musicians began to produce soundtrack material for films, documentaries and t.v shows. Track 15 - Desbocado / Bruno Battisti D'amario Track 14 - I Found My Love In Portofino / Billy & Friends ![]() Track 12 - Disperazione / Armando Sciascia Track 11 - Su Delicia / Bruno Battisti D'amario Track 8 - Mas Que Nada / Bruno Battisti D'amario Track 6 - Assonanza In Mi / Armando Sciascia Track 4 - Segura O Sambura / Nilton Castro Steve Gray passed away on September 20, 2008. As with many of the best library composers, Gray's abilities as a musician gave him the skills to go beyond simple song structures to create new and interesting music without abandoning the core elements required for good production tracks. Steve's "library" of work sits proudly alongside other greats such as Bennett, Parker and Hawkshaw and his impact on the British music scene will not soon be forgotten. You might recognize a couple of the songs from " Time To Fly: Easy Listening From The KPM 1000 Series". Some of the tracks on this collection could be described as orchestral funk, others are more experimental ( "The Sausage Machine", "Zirkon Fanfare", "Synchronous" ) and there is also some very nice easy listening thrown in for good measure. But today we are focusing on his work for Bruton, KPM and Amphonic. ![]() ![]() During his career he collaborated with a diverse range of artists including Olivia Newton-John, Petula Clark and Brian Eno while also playing in a fusion group called Wasp with Brian Bennett and in Sky after replacing Francis Monkman. Much more than a Legend Of Library, Steve Gray was a session player of note who performed for the likes of Quincy Jones, Lalo Schifrin, John Barry and Henry Mancini. ![]()
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