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VOLUBILIS (radio) Project stopped on January 1, 2024. Lounge, Groove, Cinematic Pop, Easy Listening, Library Music, Soft Jazz, Exotica, Space-Age Pop

Created in 2008 by Jean Roupech,
VOLUBILIS (radio) is a French webradio based in Paris. Its musical programming oscillates between:
Lounge, Groove, Cinematic Pop, Easy Listening,
Library Music, Soft Jazz, Exotica, Space Age Pop,
Psycho Beats, Cosmic Archeotronics, Crime & Spy Music,
Unidentified Sound Objects ...
A broad but homogeneous musical spectrum from outer melodic space.

25/11/2023

Les Editions Flora, maison d'édition numérique créée par ma petite sœur, vient de rééditer le chef-d'œuvre de Milorad Pavic: LE DICTIONNAIRE KHAZAR en version interactive. OVNI littéraire à lire absolument.

https://www.mellotronik.com/volubilis-radioIn our playlist / Dans notre playlist:Theodor - "Mirror"Album: "Theodor" (LP)...
19/12/2022

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Theodor - "Mirror"
Album: "Theodor" (LP)
Label: Broc Recordz
Release date: February 24, 2023
Video: https://youtu.be/wFMkSVS15po

Broc Recordz: "THEODOR is a psychedelic sweet soul band formed by members with diverse musical backgrounds.

Whilst on a road trip to Italy Rob and Lui were listening to tapes of contemporary soul music. The idea was born to record an album channeling a moody and relaxed soundscape. „Right after our trip we called up our good friends Max and Greg, who were immediately on board. We wrote and recorded deep in the pandemic. Those weekend sessions captured this peaceful solitude“ The outcome was their self-titled debut album which will be released in February 2023 on the french label Broc Recordz. The rich sonic texture and unconventional arrangements of their very first single SHEPARD’S LULLABY gives a hint on what is to be expected on their forthcoming LP. THEODOR created a perfect soundtrack for a hot and humid summer day having a magic dash in your twelve o’clock tea. Playful melodic bass lines and the soulful acoustic drums build the playground for the warm and dreamy keys such as farfisa organs, fender rhodes and 80's synths. The lush instrumentals are spiced by the very different yet complementary voices of Max and Lui."

8 track album

https://www.mellotronik.com/volubilis-radioIn our playlist / Dans notre playlist:The Black Fire - "Cream" (reissue 1973 ...
16/12/2022

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The Black Fire - "Cream" (reissue 1973 LP)
Label: Cinedelic Records
Release date: 2015

Cinedelic Records: "“Cream” by The Black Fire is a nearly impossible to find italian LP from 1973. A Library album that mix several themes including psychedelic sexy whispered s**t vocals, space synth lounge, lazy bossa with spinetta, fender rhodes and a lot of congas, bongos and insane flutes; it also includes the killer wah-wah funk tune “Alcoholic” used years later as the opening song of the kung fu movie Operation Cobra aka Squadra Omicidi Chiama Cobra.
Original colorful artwork by the painter G. Pinna.
Glossy Cinedelic cover with fifth colour gold."

13 track album

https://www.mellotronik.com/volubilis-radioIn our playlist / Dans notre playlist:Sven Wunder - "Jazz at Night" (7")Label...
14/12/2022

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Sven Wunder - "Jazz at Night" (7")
Label: Piano Piano
Release date: Dec 02, 2022

Sven Wunder: "As the day fades, darkness falls like a blanket covering the sky. It can take us back to our happy place, where we can find ease in a fast-moving world. It’s nighttime and the darkest time of the year. This is when stars align and dreams come true.

Sven Wunder returns to his happy place with two nocturnal winter themes played by piano and a small orchestra framed by a sparkling flute and celestial choirs."

2 track album

https://www.mellotronik.com/volubilis-radioIn our playlist/Dans notre playlist:The WAITIKI 7 - "Adventures in Paradise" ...
28/11/2022

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The WAITIKI 7 - "Adventures in Paradise" (CD album)
Label: Pass Out Records
Release date: 2009 august 18

"The WAITIKI 7’s Debut Release, Adventures in Paradise, Reinvents Classic Exotica for Modern Ears

Release Date: August 18, 2009

(Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Hawai‘i's Statehood)

If, while listening to The WAITIKI 7’s debut album Adventures in Paradise you find yourself daydreaming of sipping a cocktail from a tiki mug while lolling about idyllically on a Hawaiian beach as birds sing merrily in the trees not too far away, then you get it. Adventures in Paradise, to be released August 18th on Pass Out Records, is a contemporary reimagining of the classic exotica sound introduced on the islands exactly 50 years ago—the year of Hawaii's statehood—by Martin Denny, a transplanted mainland pianist who tapped into the tropical zeitgeist, stirred together several disparate elements, and created a whole new sound in the process.

“Exotica,” explains Randy Wong, the 28-year-old bassist, music director and co-founder of The WAITIKI 7, “floats in the zone between soundscapes and an early world music hybrid. Denny took popular WWII-era Hawaiian Island songs (themselves already set to jazz harmonies, and
incorporating folk songs from the Far East) and a Latin feel and then added birdcalls. He took large orchestrations intended for full symphonic orchestra and pared them down to make them feasible in the combo context. But exotica just sort of stopped developing in the ’60s.”

Which is where The WAITIKI 7 comes in. Although they bow at the altar of Martin Denny and other exotica pioneers such as Les Baxter and Juan Garcia Esquivel, The WAITIKI 7—whose name cleverly fuses that of the famous Honolulu beach with the faux-Polynesian gods ubiquitous in island culture—is a band for today. The WAITIKI 7 retains the essence of Denny-era exotica and reconstitutes it for contemporary audiences raised on a multitude of clashing musical genres and pop culture images.

A project of WAITIKI INTERNATIONAL LLC

Produced by Brother Cleve and Randy Wong

Tim Mayer - Soprano Sax, Flutes
Helen Liu - Violin
Zaccai Curtis - Piano
Jim Benoit - Vibes & Xylophone
Lopaka Colon - Percussion, Bird/Animal Calls
Abe Lagrimas Jr. - Drums & Vibes
Randy Wong - Bass & Leader

Special Guest - Mike Dease (trombone & arrangements), Greg Paré (vibes & narration)"

13 track album

https://www.mellotronik.com/volubilis-radioIn our playlist/Dans notre playlist:Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - "DOST 2" (...
25/11/2022

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Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - "DOST 2" (LP)
Label: Les Disques Bongo Joe
Release date: 2022 nov 11

"DOST is a Turkish word that you can translate into English simply as ‘friend’.

DOST is a friend, a comrade, a brother, a sister and even more than that.
DOST is the connection to keep this life and world meaningful, significant and equal. To maintain respect, tolerance & the moments of love and peace. To keep growing and learning from each other. To allow yourself and others to live their lives as they chose.

This album is an appeal to those who believe in friendships; who believe in DOST.

DOST is dedicated to Reto.

DY&GŞ

DERYA YILDIRIM - BAĞLAMA, VOCALS
GRETA EACOTT - DRUMS, PERCUSSION
ANTONIN VOYANT - GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, FLUTE
GRAHAM MUSHNIK - ORGAN, SYNTHESIZERS

PRODUCED & ARRANGED BY DERYA YILDIRIM & GRUP ŞİMŞEK - VOCALS ON B4 BY AYŞE YILDIRIM - LYRICS ON A1, A4, B2 & B3 BY DUYGU AĞAL
ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS & CHOIR BY DIE VORLETZTEN FORMEN DER HAUSMUSIK

RECORDED BY ANOTINE NOUEL, G. MUSHNIK & A. VOYANT AT LARSEN STUDIO, CHAMBÉRY, FRANCE, 2021 - MIXED BY A. VOYANT AT CATAPULTE MOUNTAIN - ADDITIONAL MIXING BY A. VOYANT & A. NOUEL AT SOUND LOVE STUDIO - MASTERED & CUT BY FRANK MERRITT AT THE CARVERY, LONDON -

ARTWORK BY ISABEL VON DER AHE, COLOURS BY FELIX VINCENT - INSERT PHOTO BY ALLEGRA KORTLANG

THANKS TO LARSEN, DJAN, DEM & BENNY, AYŞE YILDIRIM, DUYGU AĞAL, GÖK-DENİZ, YAKUBHAN, BADEGÜL & MUSTAFA YILDIRIM,
TİMUR ÜZEL, AXEL ZIELKE, NURGÜL, MARIA JOOYOUNG, PETER FREITAG, LUKE WARMCOP, GRAVELEUSE,
SEB “BOOTY” REIER, FELIX & LES PYTHONS, MOLLY, RENGA & LA CARTONNERIE

SUPPORTED BY INITIATIVE MUSIK GGMBH WITH PROJECT FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONER FOR CULTURE AND MEDIA"

8 track album

https://www.mellotronik.com/volubilis-radioIn our playlist/Dans notre playlist:Fleur - "Bouquet Champêtre" (LP)Label: So...
24/11/2022

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Fleur - "Bouquet Champêtre" (LP)
Label: Soundflat Records
Release date: 2022 nov 11

"Bouquet Champêtre means ‘field bouquet’: a nonchalant bunch with flowers in different colors, shapes and lengths. It’s not tight and monochromatic, but wild, uneven and composed of all kinds of flowers. Each flower is beautiful, but combine them in the right way and you get an overwhelming whole.

The same goes for this album. You can enjoy each song for its own sound and feel, but listen to the album as a whole and you will find yourself floating on top of Fleur’s warm breathy voice in a musical Bouquet Champêtre filled with rich colors, sounds and smells inspired by such albums as The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, The Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle, France Gall’s 1968 and the soul of Motown. Great stuff from a great decade, but Fleur is NOW and she is in full bloom!

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Arjan Spies
Produced by Arjan Spies and Paul Zoontjens "

10 track album

https://www.mellotronik.com/volubilis-radioIn our playlist/Dans notre playlist:Philippe Brown - "Frequent Flyer" (K7)La...
21/11/2022

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Philippe Brown - "Frequent Flyer" (K7)
Label: ERR REC
Release date: 2022 april 23

ERR REC: "Le facétieux Philippe Brown, membre du duo La Punta Bianca (quelques sorties sur le label berlinois Detriti) qui officie également en crooner solitaire sous le pseudonyme de René Couteau et celui du producteur de musique de danse Raymond D. Barre, nous a livré ce bagage abandonné mais irrésistible !
Du haut de sa tour de contrôle du nord-est parisien, il a ironiquement fantasmé une vie de collège cadre avec son bilan carbone désastreux, passée dans des aérogares et terminaux rétrofuturistes.
Il soigne son jetlag avec son fidèle Juno 106, sa boîte à rythmes Vermona et sort la basse pour les moments les plus épiques de son polar fait de vol au long cours, de check- in et check-out, de moleskine, de microfilms, de rencontres d'un soir et d'espaces fumeurs.

The cheeky Philippe Brown—member of the duo La Punta Bianca (released on the Berlin label Detriti), who also operates as a crooner under the pseudonym of ‘René Couteau,’ and a dance-music producer under ‘Raymond D. Barre’—unlocks this once lost attaché case, music that is irresistible! From the top of his North-east Parisian control tower, he ironically fantasized about a life in business class (disastrous carbon footprint to boot), going from one retro-futuristic air terminal to the next. He soothes his jet-lag with his faithful Juno 106, and his Vermona drum machine. He breaks out the base for the most epic moments of this espionage-laced thriller: Think subtle glances on long-distance flights, check-ins and check-outs last name first, airline seats covered in moleskin, microfilm concealed in hidden compartments, one-night stands through veils of cigarette smoke.

Music composed, recorded, and mixed by Philippe Brown Artwork & Design by Bolanile Maté

Gear: Juno-106, Roland MKS-70, Korg KR-55, Vermona Digital Drum Machine, Vermona DRM, Yamaha TG33, Eurorack Modular, Vermona Mono Lancet, Elektron Octatrack."

6 track album

https://www.mellotronik.com/volubilis-radioIn our playlist/Dans notre playlist: ❤️Fred Pallem & le Sacre du Tympan - "X"...
18/11/2022

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Fred Pallem & le Sacre du Tympan - "X" (LP)
Label: Train Fantôme
Release date: 2022 nov 18

Fred Pallem & Le Sacre du Tympan: "« Why compose a new album? Because I couldn’t do anything else, explains Fred Pallem. If I could release six per year, I would”. This passion for music made by musicians finds its place on “X” (the tenth), designed with a stubborn resistance to the desire to do less, with fewer people. While the career of Le Sacre du Tympan began more than two decades ago, this album brandishes its difference in a perilous exercise: writing each title like a potential hit, where each instrument has its theme, has its gimmick.
Fred Pallem realizes here his tenth work with Le Sacre du Tympan.
On the disc, no less than 25 musicians play brass, strings and other harpsichords. Among them, fellow travelers present since the very first recording of the big band: Vincent Taeger on drums, Rémi Sciuto on saxophone and Daniel Zimmermann on trombone. And then new arrivals as the adventure progresses. And all of them matter today in the history and sound of the orchestra.
Recorded in several stages, in the Paris region, with a string section finalized at the legendary Ferber studio, this tenth opus is, according to its creator, "a little more than a new album". This is the second part of a cycle that began with “L’Odyssée” (2018), where the compositions are inspired by very personal facts:
Goodbye Lougarock - where Guillaume Magne's stratocaster sparkles - is dedicated to Fred Pallem's father, who left in January 2020; Bi***es en Marbella evokes the release of successive confinements; in “L’Amour du Disque”, the composer tells the joy he found in writing this tenth album for Le Sacre. Far from being outdated, "X" above all recalls the very current mission of Le Sacre du Tympan: to put orchestral music back on the map, like a strange impossible place where Wagnerian flights would intersect with the groove of David Axelrod's basses and the madness of Jean-Claude Vannier.
Not to mention passing the baton, "X" is perhaps the sign that Fred Pallem and his sidekicks have been writing for more than two decades the scores of a mine of samples where artists like Madlib or Danger Mouse could come and pick up bits of groove and rhythmic joys baked in the sun. This is precisely what makes this tenth album "X" a more playful long-format than the previous one, and to be listened to like a tanning cream for the ears, far from concepts.

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« Pourquoi composer un nouvel album ? Parce que je ne sais pas faire autre chose, confie Fred Pallem. Si je pouvais en faire six par an, je le ferais ». Cette passion pour la musique fabriquée par des musiciens trouve toute sa place sur « X » (le dixième), conçu avec une résistance obstinée à l’envie de faire moins, avec moins de monde. Alors que la carrière du Sacre du Tympan a débuté il y a plus de deux décennies, cet album brandit sa différence dans un exercice périlleux : écrire chaque titre comme un tube en puissance, où chaque instrument a son thème, a son gimmick.
Fred Pallem réalise ici sa dixième œuvre avec le Sacre du Tympan.
Sur le disque, pas moins de 25 musiciens font sonner cuivres, cordes et autres clavecins. Parmi eux, des compagnons de route présents depuis le tout premier enregistrement du big-band : Vincent Taeger à la batterie, Rémi Sciuto au saxophone et Daniel Zimmermann au trombone. Et puis de nouveaux arrivés au fur et à mesure de l’aventure. Et tous comptent aujourd’hui dans l’histoire et le son de l’orchestre.
Enregistré en plusieurs étapes, en région parisienne, avec une section de cordes finalisée au légendaire studio Ferber, ce dixième opus est de l’aveu de son créateur « un peu plus qu’un nouvel album ». C’est la deuxième partie d’un cycle entamé avec « L’Odyssée » (2018), où les compositions sont inspirées de faits très personnels :
Goodbye Lougarock - où scintille la stratocaster de Guillaume Magne - est dédiée au père de Fred Pallem, parti en janvier 2020 ; Bi***es en Marbella évoque la libération des confinements successifs ; dans “L’Amour du Disque”, le compositeur raconte sa joie d’écrire ce dixième album pour le Sacre. Loin d’être passéiste, « X » rappelle surtout la mission très actuelle du Sacre du Tympan : replacer la musique orchestrale sur la carte, comme un drôle d’endroit impossible où les envolées wagnériennes croiseraient le groove des basses de David Axelrod et la folie de Jean-Claude Vannier.
Sans parler de passage de témoin, « X » est peut-être le signe que Fred Pallem et ses acolytes écrivent depuis plus de deux décennies les partitions d’une mine à samples où des artistes comme Madlib ou Danger Mouse pourraient venir piocher des bouts de groove et de joies rythmiques cuites au soleil. C’est précisément ce qui fait de ce dixième album « X » un long-format plus enjoué que le précédent, et à écouter comme une crème bronzante pour les oreilles, loin des concepts.

Music written, arranged & conducted by FRED PALLEM

FRED PALLEM Bass Guitars, Synthesizer, Vocals
RÉMI SCIUTO Alto & Baritone saxophones, Flutes
VINCENT TAEGER Drums
GUILLAUME MAGNE Acoustic & Electric Guitars
SÉBASTIEN PALIS Harpsichord, Clavinet, Organ, Upright piano
CHRISTINE ROCH Tenor Saxophone, Clarinets
SYLVAIN BARDIAU Trumpet, Fluegelhorn
DANIEL ZIMMERMANN Trombone
GUILLAUME LANTONNET Glockenspiel, Tambourine
1st Violin : ANNE LE PAPE, JOHAN RENARD, DOROTHÉE NODÉ-LANGLOIS, MÉLANIE RAVAUX, F***Y STEFANELLI-GALLOIS
2nd Violin : AURELIE BRANGER, CLARA LECARME, MARTHE GILLARDOT, ANNE CAMILLO
Violas : SÉVERINE MORFIN, JULIEN GABEN, MARION PLARD, JULIA MACAREZ
Cellos : MICHÈLE PIERRE, SOLÈNE CHEVALIER, JUSTINE MÉTRAL

Recorded & mixed at Juno Studio (Yerres, France) by Bertrand Fresel except strings recording at Ferber Studios (Paris, France).

Assistant to Mr. Fresel : Frédéric Decès, Nicolas Beugnot

Mastering Antoine “Chab” Chabert

Artwork Elzo Durt

GOODBYE LOUGAROCK is dedicated to my father Christian Pallem who passed away on January 9, 2020.

Words on STRATAGÈME 34 by Arthur Shoepenhauer, from the book “The Art of being right” .

LES FULGURÉS has been written for my love Bénédicte.

This album is a dedication for Jeanne my daughter.

SPECIAL THANKS to Fabrice & Gérard Bertram for the amazing 1968 Fender Stratocaster used exclusively on Goodbye Lougarock, also to Nicolas Magnant for the incredible Fender Vibrolux 1960 used on the same track."

10 track album

https://www.mellotronik.com/volubilis-radioIn our playlist/Dans notre playlist:Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel - "The Globe...
16/11/2022

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Glenn Fallows & Mark Treffel - "The Globeflower Masters Vol.2" (LP)
Label: Mr Bongo
Release date: 2022 oct 21

Mr Bongo: "Glenn Fallows and Mark Treffel released their first album, ‘The Globeflower Master Vol. 1’, on Mr Bongo in September 2021. With its lush, warm and timeless productions paying homage to classic 60s and 70s soundtrack composers, it was very well received and struck a chord with the scene’s connoisseurs. Louder Than War emphatically stated, "It’s impossible not to like The Globeflower Masters Vol. 1.”, with Gigwise echoing that praise “slickly compelling retro vibes”.

The Globeflower Master Vol. 2 is the slightly edgier and more grown-up sequel to Mark and Glenn's 2021 debut album. For this excursion, the Brighton-based duo wanted to lean a little further into their European film soundtrack influences, with particular inspiration mined from the works of Stefano Torossi, David Shire, and Roger Webb. This expansion of their sound builds upon the rich tapestry of cinematic funk à la David Axelrod, Serge Gainsbourg and Morricone that fashioned Vol. 1. Here the arrangements, melodies, and harmonies have been refined; only what is needed is left.

The recordings are drenched in visual imagery; they stimulate the senses and invite the imagination to roam. Ethereal, hazy memories of lost summers are triggered; the beauty of listening to music when driving along a deserted road in the Italian countryside lined with cypress trees heading towards the sun, and beyond. As the musical journey progresses, we even take a voyage to another planet. Whether these memories are real or constructed recollections of scenes from film and television, the tracks evoke a feeling of nostalgia and comfort. Like all the best music, 'The Globeflower Masters Vol. 2' takes us out of ourselves even if it's only temporarily.

To consolidate the shape of the sound, drummers Timmy Rickard and Ollie Boorman (who also featured on Vol. 1) and John Maiden (Tricky collaborator) sprinkled their magic and forged their stamps onto the recordings. Collaborating with other talented musicians contributed to the picture Mark and Glenn wanted to paint. The ‘Globeflower Master Vol. 2’ is a fitting tribute to the music they love and care deeply about and a glorious addition to their musical world."

11 track album

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