:.i.n.f.o..........................................................: artist: gabin album: gabin genre : lo-fi streetdate : sep-03-2002 source : cdda grabber : eac encoder : lame quality : VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / joint-stereo company : emi catalognr : 8126142 url : n/a ..t.r.a.c.k.s......................................................... 01. la maison [05:57] 02. une histoire damoure feat. josef fargier [03:59] 03. delire et passion feat. ana carril obiolis [06:06] 04. sweet sadness [05:20] 05. mille et une nuit des desires feat. ana carril [05:44] obiolis 06. urban night feat. stefano di battista [06:25] 07. gabin vs cals bluedo [04:09] 08. azul anil feat. ana carril obiolis [06:27] 09. terra pura [05:16] 10. house trip [06:42] 11. la maison di battists dream feat. stefano di [05:05] battista ------- 61:10 min 82,6 MB ..n.o.t.e.s........................................................... review (by robert l. doerschuk) milky, silken rhythms lace through this collaboration between roman dj filippo clary and jazz bassist max battini. their perspectives find accord in the realm of what martini-addled old-timers might label "acid jazz." electronic timbres are tactile and smooth, guest vocals by ana carril obiols of mano negra and joseph fargier waft forth from washes of reverb, drum tracks move sensuously from the space-age bossa nova of "sweet sadness" to the impish manipulations of "it don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)" on "doo uap, doo uap, doo uap," whose spelling as well as vibe betray european roots. though the beat keeps things moving along, it seldom disturbs the texture, which in these appealing performances is just as important -- more so, in fact, on tracks like "urban night," on which stefano di battista's soprano sax and gabin's synthetic strings paint a midnight mood that recalls a much earlier collaboration, between gerry mulligan and beaver & krause in the primeval days of electronic music. the only exception to this balance of elements is "house trip," in which crowd noise plays a major role and compensates for the less subtle sound shading. the irony might be that this delirious audience is sampled from somewhere else and looped -- if so, listeners have only themselves to blame for surrendering to this groove as well. biography (by l. katz) the original gabin -- a french actor known for his portrayals of jaded, faded anti-heroes in 1930s and '40s-era films -- might have chuckled ironically if he had been told that, a half-century after his heyday, two italian musicians would name a fledgling lounge music project after him. but if he had listened to the music, he would have understood. it's full of languid grace and melancholy and is undeniably stylish -- exactly what you'd expect to hear in a parisian cafΘ or supper club. just to add to the effect, many of the song titles and lyrics are in french.fillippo cary and max bottini, the men behind this curious project, came from vastly different musical backgrounds. cary is a dj, and had spent much of the '90s presiding over chill rooms in rome's major venues. bottini, a jazz bassist, had spent the past decade performing with the likes of john scofield and billy coghan. together, they created a jazz-electro-lounge-world hybrid -- difficult to categorize, easy on the ears. their eponymous debut has been variously described as downtempo, mellow house, and latin jazz. various guest artists contribute to the mΘlange. released in europe in 2002 (on virgin records), gabin earned quite a bit of critical attention, especially among electronic music circles. the closest thing to mainstream success came in italy, where both cary and bottini already had a solid fan base. jazzy house single "doo uap, doo uap, doo uap" climbed to number three on the italian charts. the duo has not cracked the american market, but they've made a good start: near the end of 2002, gabin was released in the u.s. on legendary electronic label astralwerks. good reviews and a fair amount of radio play helped introduce it to potential fans stateside. ...................................................................... : you like? >>> you buy! : :....................................................................: