a thread for Italians Do It Better

Finally after months and month of preparation, we are
able to announce the first four releases on our new
sister label PERSEO. This label will focus mainly on edits
and things of that nature. The label was born when
Mike heard the infamous Bruce Springsteen edit by
Martin Vogel almost two years ago. It prompted him
to try to figure out a way to release it, and thus Perseo
was born. SInce then it has become a way to showcase
some of Mike and Johnny's favorite edits out there, as
well as a way to release some of their own work. Like
Italians, expect the quality to be top notch and the
records to be limited editions, usually around 400 copies
per release. The first three releases are:

--M VOGEL "Tough" 12" (aka: The Boss- the one that started it all)
--BOTTIN "Eagle/Stork" 12" (Steve Miller/Level 42)
--MIKE SIMONETTI "That Look" 12" (3 obscure house tracks)
--PERSEO "Edits Volume One" cd (this collects the three records
above, plus a bonus track from Mike not on the vinyl)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/trblmn/ItaliansDoItBetterLaunchNewRe-EditLabelPerseo-1.jpg

IDIB Fact Mix.

finally got ahold of that 'solid gold' comp, and it's excellent- as to be expected i guess, since i was familiar with most of the tracks. made me realize i kinda slept on that t&k stuff, though i'm still on the fence about solange.

and now it's time to seek out this perseo thing, i heard samples of those house edits simonetti is releasing and they are damn encouraging. excited for most of the stuff on this new label actually

MikeSimonetti:
FACT KIX TRACK LISTING (top of my head)- 1. Amon Duul, 2. obscure synth record lol, 3. HAUNTED HOUSE, FOXES, ITALO 45 rpm played on 33, ODYSSEY song about cocaine, latin 33rpm slowed all the way down to -8, everybody gotta learn somtime, then like 3 or 4 house tracks from '90 and some dumb end track for shits and gigs. there you have it. the mix... i think?

weeeird mix. i like the housey part haha

wow. what a genius. nobody has ever made a mix like that before. incredible

this springsteen ish is great

yeah simonetti posted it to his blog a few months ago

it's just so deep, the idea of re-edits. mindblowing

don't worry, Mike's been making fun of disco edits for years...

are disco edits the new electroclash?

haha betty botox otm i guess

not sure anyone ever said edits were mindblowing?

and the mix IS weird, i guess i've never been too stoked on simonetti's mixes and i don't mean weird in a positive sense. i'm all for oddball selections/sequencing but those things just don't go together very well and it was not fun to listen to imo

except for the house songs that is

Intriguing. The only Appaloosa track I've heard was on one of those Kitsune compilations and it didn't sound like something that would come out on Italians. Eager to hear this.

http://www.troublemanunlimited.com/store/idib/thumbnails/lg_appaloosa.jpg

APPALOOSA "Intimate (Glass Candy Remix)" 12 inch Single

After turning down almost every imaginable group & record company on the planet, Glass Candy returns from the studio with their second remix in 11 years ...This time it's Appaloosa's "Intimate". Imagine the romantic Human League fronted by Nico covering Stereolab. That's about the only way we know how to describe this record. Glass Candy dips them in their signature analog glitter with some of Johnny's heaviest drums to date as the synthesizers gnaw at your speakers. The result is a beautiful pop song that will haunt you. This is also the first glimpse from our forthcoming AFTER DARK 2 compilation out later this year. The B side features the original version from Appaloosa. Who is in the studio working on their debut Lp for IDIB later this year. Bonus tracks include instrumentals, drums, and vocals. Special mail order only version on Opaque Ivory vinyl ! Not in stores

Cable Dazed is I think my favourite thing this label has put out so far. Why does this seem to be the only release by these guys, like are they both members of some other band or something?

^^ love the invisible conga people 12" and want more, please
don't know if they have other projects

discogs says they're playing (individually) on some other people's records/might be involved in those bands. and then there's a few remixes they've done. cable dazed is awesome, yes.

Ditto plaxico except replace "Cable Dazed" with "One Night at the Raw Deal" by Twisted Wires. LinnDrum breakdown! I'd like to hear more of them.

'nite' may be my favorite single of the 00s

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iidZvto2mLM/Sh1Rq1pd9iI/AAAAAAAAAZM/NeEwtPF_37s/s400/Glass+Candy+%26+The+Shattered+Theatre+-+The+Nite+Nurses.JPG

love this cover art so much btw

now I really want to get my juno 106 up and running.

I used this guy:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Roland-Juno-106-Total-Restoration-Service-80017a-voice-/280547732754?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item4151f2ad12

I like the Appaloosa track, though it does sound more current (or au courant maybe?); and certainly less otherworldly) than a lot of the IDIB stuff.

Simonetti Tweeted recently about listening to some new Chromatics tracks, which I'm really excited about. They mentioned something a couple of years ago about recording a Neil Young cover, which I always wanted to hear but never surfaced.

did anybody end up getting the perseo comp? I can't stop playing simonetti's 'slow glow stick'

The Solid Gold compilation has suprised me in how enduring it has been for me this year.

the desire album is rather good.
think i prefer it to chromatics/glass candy releases, though i am currently succumbing hard to the chromatics album, even in its non-deluxe form, more and more having not 'got it' to start with.
also, i really like the way the ITDIB cd releases are packaged, but they are a bugger to spot in the racks.
very much doubt i am ever going to see the perseo edits compilation in the racks in bristol, so may have to resort to ordering from the label website.
do they ship to uk ?

yes

hurrah.

Johnny Jewel's SoundCloud features a lot of downloadable instrumental mixes of popular IDIB tracks.

this label has been too quiet for too long.

they throw a lot of parties it seems

I wouldn't hate seeing another Desire album this year.

That album is my favourite of the bunch, so I'm right there with you.

wasn't there supposed to be a sequel, in 2010, to the after dark compilation?

Solid gold?

Much as I love Solid Gold, if that is intended to be the After Dark follow-up then I'm going to be left feeling very cheated. Johnny Jewel was so prolific two years ago, why can't he have more music ready for us now?

solid gold is not after dark 2

no shit, but it's a similar thing for those that don't buy 12"s. I guess most of the after dark stuff was unreleased at the time, though.

Greg Dulli/The Twilight Singers cover "Don't Call" by Desire (it's pretty good!):

www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/daily-swarm-interview-greg-dulli-shot-location-plus-free-download-new-non-lp-song/

http://vivaitalians.blogspot.com/2011/04/italians-do-it-in-bundles.html

... in order to make room for new releases such as Mike Simonetti's "Capricorn Rising" EP, Various Artists "After Dark 2", Glass Candy's "Body Work" 2xLP and Farah's "Into Eternity" LP...

Very excited, just hoping that Johnny Jewel hasn't let the quality control dip in any way.

hmm .. does it really cost $14 to ship from the US to Europe (UK) !?

a cd that is ..

That's got to be some kind of oversight - I've ordered from them US -> UK before and it was nothing like that. Email Mike and I bet he'll set you the right price.

ah ok.
can u give us a clue as to how to communicate with him, as i cant find a contact page. ta.
[not a personal friend so cant request FB etc .. ]

(sent a PM to you with it)

much appreciated. time to top up my paypal account.

well, 6 cds incl. postage ended up being less than £30.
thats pretty good considering how much some of these things go for when they're available via amazon.
now, all i have to do is wait .. (and wait .. )

i guess this project involves former glass candy personnel as well as the guy from miracles club (rafael)... i dig it, needless to say

http://vimeo.com/22588468

(^ finesse - elevate. it's not on idib but it definitely has a tangential appeal)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX922LVpULM&feature=player_embedded#!