Funky and abstract atmospheres, dark and dramatic moments,
exotic solutions and soul drifts – everything contributes to create a unique
music soundscape – 70s library music by the Italian soundtrack composer Paolo
Renosto, who released his library music compositions under the alias “Lesiman”.
“Music especially created for films, television, radio,
publicity and industrial use”. The disclaimer coming with these two records –
Here And Now 1 & 2 – puts a smile on our lips and brings us back to more
culturally innocent and naive times. A quick listen is enough to realize that
this is top quality material (even if often hidden behind weird and mysterious
titles), which can’t be compared to anything released in recent times.
Paolo Renosto, the person behind the moniker Lesiman and the
author of these two albums, was a composer, an experimenter, a music teacher
and a piano player – an artist with the amazing skill of mixing together
pop(ular) atmospheres and learned quotes. Born in Florence in 1935 (he died in
Reggio Calabria in 1988), Renosto studied with Luigi Dallapiccola and Bruno
Maderna; he also was a member of the Associazione Nuova Consonanza of Roma. He
obviously joined, for some time, the renowned Gruppo d’Improvvisazione, with
Franco Evangelisti and Domenico Guaccero.
When he started collaborating with RAI, he began working in
the field of sound dubbing – which he contributed to radically change, mixing
different influences such as jazz and orchestral music to create music for tv
shows. His long artistic career developed around many partnerships, following
different paths, always in complete freedom: Renosto worked for theatre, but
also wrote – with his friend and colleague Ennio Morricone – wonderful movie
soundtracks. Like the one used for the cult horror movie Un angelo per Satana
(directed by Camillo Mastrocinque in 1966) or that of Irene, Irene (directed by
Peter Del Monte); but he also worked – almost anonymously – on many western and
“poliziotteschi” movies.
Then, and we’re talking about the two amazing albums you’re
holding in your hands right now, Renosto/Lesiman created many high profile
sound dubbings which are now very rare collector items. Besides the Here And
Now series, devoted to funk and criminal-jazz, Lesiman recorded other gems
deserving to be rediscovered, like High Tension (another series) for the iconic
Vedette label.
It’s hard to choose one of these two reissued volumes: they
create some kind of unique body of work and they’re best enjoyed as a whole. In
volume one you can find one of the most famous tracks of his career in sound
dubbing – the hypnotic and contemporary sounding Moto centripeto – but also
other brilliant compositions such as Bagliori, Via nell’autunno, Le regole del
gioco and Segni cromatici.
Volume two, on the other hand, features the famous Playcar –
which was sampled by rapper Fabri Fibra – with its swing and lounge mood; but
also Permanenza, Controcorrente, Ciclo interrotto and Cristalli.
Originally releasesd on Vedettre Records Vol.1 in 1973 end
Vol.2 in 1974.
Tracklisting:
CD1 (Here & Now Vol.1)
01. Bagliori
02. Impulsi
03. Cerchio Doppio
04. Moto Centripeto
05. Via Nell’Autunno
06. Direzioni
07. Segni Cromatici
08. Colloquio
09. Terminale
10. Le Regole Del Gioco
11. Rollin’
12. Melos Blue
13. Passaggio
14. Relazioni
CD2 (Here & Now Vol.2)
01. Permanenza
02. Controcorrente
03. Radura
04. Confronto
05. Messaggio
06. Telescrivente
07. Stabilità
08. Schegge
09. Diversioni
10. Derivazione
11. Plycar
12. Cristalli
13. Ciclo Interrotto
14. Ripresa
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