:: ErMan_ Electronic musician and experimenter. Deep expert of music and b-movies, dj preparation, cyber-technologist and cultural activist since the 80ies. His principal interest is the relationship between Music and Technology. His work as sound designer is at the base of projects where vintage, modern electronics and sound engineering became the ideal match to experiment new sounds both in pop field as in experimentation field. The project Transistors is the better example of the mix of these musical experiences. He is the founder member of The Transistors as composer, arranger and he plays keyboards, electronics and theremins. As journalist he had the honor to interview Bob Moog, Dick Hyman, Kraftwerk and other icons of experimenters in music art field.
:: Luke_ Basically a musician, Luke alternates his music profession with other professions as journalist in cinema and music fields, photographer and actor. As musician he composed about ten OST for cinema, spot and television fictions. Since 1999 he is a member of The Transistors as composer, arranger and he plays keyboards and percussions. As photographer his artworks is an original blending of pop-art and fetish-art. As journalist he is also among the organizers of "Rosso Italiano", a movie festival (based in Rome) dedicated to the italian horror movie productions of the years 70-80ies.
:: Miss Ari_ Starting with the love of italian singer icons as Mina, Miss Ari built her background playing in differents projects in music clubs in Rome. Pop and Jazz with a unique mixture of exotic charm are her trademark. Today she is working for a satellite cartoon program singing and lending her voice for cartoons characters. With The Transistors, Miss Ari is our fascinating singer who gives the voice to the dreamy atmospheres of the Transistors music.
Influences
Esquivel, Les Baxter, Bob Moog, Dick Hyman, Jean Jacques Perrey, Gershon Kingsley, Perrey & Kingsley, Kraftwerk, Devo, B'52
SpiritsandVisionsLast TrainSpiral WaltzBollywoodPartyBrillo BoxBettyBoop Loves TongaLES ...more or lessVulcano Girl A passeggio per MilanoNude Descending a StaircaseMODERN LANDSCAPEPaylove SyndicateSwitched on BobSun of a beach Jellyfish EyesBetween Akron and DüsseldorfStop Shoot Shock ShoutRe-Switched on Bob Dynamism of a Cyclist
:: The Project_
It's always necessary to play "inside a movement" against "stereotypes"
as Guy Debord, the Situationist father, was saying : << the world has
already been filmed. It's time to transform it >>.
The Transistors were/are one of the recurrent elements that hide behind the
technical inventions, the art-déco, the aesthetics of the objects
of memorabilia. For us, Transistors is the innovating and polyvalent "trait"
behind a project idea. So, Transistors means music and technology applied
to the Art world.
Since 1995/1996, the project started from an idea of Maurizio "ErMan" Mansueti.
Subsequently Luca "Luke" Cirillo and Miss Ari will become part of the ensamble.
In 1996, the project started with a demo-tape "Swinging Italy". It contained
"Viva Esquivel!" (a track dedicated to "El Maestro" Esquivel) and "You never
told me" (cover of Piero Piccioni "Fumo di Londra" OST). Combustible Edison,
Br. Cleve, Byron Werner and other fan of Esquivel liked our project. During
1998, we decided to add new tracks and to "re-edit" some tracks from the
original tape and Byron Werner (who coined the term Space Age Bachelor Pad
Music) wrote the liner notes for us. So today this work is for collectors
of space age bachelor pad music (S.A.B.P.M.)! After that time, The Transistors
were defined by Cool & Strange Music Magazine as the Italian answer
to Combustible Edison for the same attitude to cocktail/lounge, cinematic
attitude and research.
With Right Tempo/Temposphere label, as a solid and credible follow
up to the success earned by their first two single releases 'Mission On
Venus', The Transistors deliver their debut album "Atelier": a new wave
in urban pop music. The Spyderotic Sound. The CD "Atelier" is a
swinging, intriguing and fascinating collection of tracks destined to
establish The Transistors as the true leader band of the internationally
acclaimed Spyderotic Sound. Sophisticated melodies, intuitive arrangements,
irresistible rhythm patterns and technology, along with Miss Ari's addictive
vocals meet the great influences left by the greatest soundtracks masters.
Beware, this is not a silly and superficial revival album of the 60's
and the 70's; to the contrary "Atelier" is an album projected
for future with ingredients from the past and the attitude of today. Spyderotic
Sound that's what it is. The New sound of a generation of cats searching
new directions in music. The New sound rich of suggestions, melodies and
rhythm entering the real space age.
In 2008, with Funky Juice record label, the Transistors recorded the new album Modern Landscape. A new wave following the roots of space age, with a new
charming sound. A research in the electronic sound art blending the cinematica
and exotica forms with a new electronic touch, where moog sound meets the
aesthetics and the geography of bodies, hearts and architectural designs.
:: Discography_
4 Albums (one with Funky Juice, one with Temposphere/Right Tempo and two with Sparkling Planet),
4 CDS, 3 vinyls (two 12" and one 10"), 3 dvd and 27 worldwide compilations.
:: Labels: Funky Juice rec., Right Tempo / Temposphere Records
2008
Modern Landscape - CD - (Funky Juice rec.)
2002
Atelier - CD - (TSPH 0700)
2002
Spyderotica - CDS - (TSPH 0703)
2002
Spyderotica - Vinyl 12" (TSPH 0703)
2001
Mission on Venus Remix - CDS - (TSPH 0701/2)
2001
Mission on Venus Remix - Vinyl 10" Kid Loco Belleville Carnival Mix -
(TSPH 0702)
2000
Mission on Venus -Vinyl 12" - (TSPH 0701)
:: Compilations
2009
"A Passeggio per Milano" on "Acid Jazz Magazine CD 144" (EmmeK editore)
2008
"Beautiful World" on Not Necessarily Beautiful But Mutated Vol VII CD" - DEVO Tribute produced by Rev. Toth Wilder (Church of the Subgenius)
2008
"A Passeggio per Milano" and " Paylove Syndicate" on "The Wine Bar revisited vol. 10" - BM3 Music - Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan
2008
"Mission on Venus" on Kid Loco - "The Italian Job" - Temposphere / Right Tempo rec.
2007
"A Passeggio per Milano" on Bossa Jazz Nights CD - Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan
2007
"Kitchen" and "Mission on Venus" on "The Best of Temposphere" digital collection (Amazon)
2007
"Spyderotica - Gak Sato Remix" on "Temposphere 12' Collection" digital collection (Amazon)
2006
"Mission on Venus - Kid Loco Belleville Carnival Mix" on Kid Loco - "The Italian Job" - Temposphere / Right Tempo rec. - digital collection (Amazon)
2005
"Cocktail di Neve in Oro" on "Pure Chill Out " - Ice Records - Italy
2005
"Kitchen" and "Mission on Venus" on "Dinner Lounge" - Ice Records - Italy
2004
"Kitchen" on Snowbox2004 Italy
2004
"Mission on Venus" on Gusto Lounge Festival part 2 - The Guide G Records
Italy
2004
"Kitchen" on Gusto Lounge Festival part 1 - The Guide G Records Italy
2004
"Kitchen" and "Mission on Venus" on Gusto Lounge G Records Italy
2004
Music for the Movie "The Drive is Getting Scared" by Duane Brown (USA)
Duane Brown prod. USA
2004
Music for the Book stage of "Kill Tarantino. Quentin Tarantino: istruzioni
per l'uso" (Italy) by Simona Brancati (dvd) Pericle Tangerine Italy
2003
"Kitchen" on "Miss Lounge Universe - ITALY" Rambling Records Japan
2003
"Atelier" on "Qualität3" Rundfunk.fm - Zurich Swiss
2003
"Kitchen" on "Sushi Bar 2003" EMI Music Italy Italy - Austria - Swiss
2003
"Teletransport" on "Temposphere Soundmark" - Japanese Edition King Records
Japan
2002
"Operazione Odi et Amo" on "The Family Way" Temposphere/Right Tempo Italy
2002
"Mission on Venus" on "The Mongo Hotline" (MIXMAG CD Compilation) MIXMAG
magazine UK & Worldwide
2002
"Operazione Odi et Amo" on "EZ Lounge vol. 1" MusicGel Italy
2002
"Mission on Venus" - Gak Sato Custom Mix on "Jazz Beats vo. 1" Vitaminic
Italy Italy
2001
"Mission on Venus" - Kid Loco Belleville Carnival Mix on "Soirée"
Sweet Mother Rec. Neverstop music Banana Republic USA
2001
"Cocktail di Neve in Oro" on "Best served chilled" SELF Distribuzione
Italy
2001
"Mission on Venus" on "SPINOUT 2" V2 Records Japan
:: Label: Sparkling Planet Records_
1999
"Kitchen" - CD
1999
"Mission on Venus" - CDS
1999
"Arancio del deserto in ghiaccio" - CDS
1998
"Swinging Italy" - CD
1996
"Swinging Italy" - Tape
:: Collaborations with_
Gak Sato (dj and producer - Japan), Steve Piccolo (ex Lounge Lizards,
N.Y.), Brother Cleve (Combustible Edison), Kid Loco (best parisian dj),
Garbo, Ridillo, Margoo, Mauro Sabbione, Luca Faggella
:: In the same compilations with_
Stereolab, Gak Sato, Piero Umiliani, Thievery Corporation, Nicola Conte,
Piero Umiliani, Piero Piccioni, Armando Trovajoli, Painè, Coldcut,
Groove Armada, Bertrand Burgalat, Stereo Action Unlimited, Waldeck, Lesiman,
Stefano Torossi, Gianni Ferrio, G.P. Reverberi, Yukihiro Fukutomi, Arling
& Cameron, Les Hommes, Gerardo Frisina, Sam Paglia, Montefiori Cocktail,
Robert Passera, Doing Time, Montepulciano, Maxwell Implosion, Valvola,
Stereo Total, Crystal Waters, Lemon Jelly, Momus, Flabby, Rosalia De Souza,
Balanco, Mansfield, James Last plus Astrud Gilberto, Gil Ventura, Cricco
Castelli, Bruno Nicolai ...
:: Charts_
2002
"Atelier" (Right Tempo album) - 2° position of 2002 lounge playlist
of the year - Rumore (Best Rock Italian Music Magazine)
2002
"Atelier" is on 1° position at HMV Japan Top Ten Chart
2002
"Atelier" is on Kid Loco Playlist of the Month
2002
"Cocktail di Neve in Oro" is on Francesco Adinolfi - Ultrasuoni Cocktail
(Radio Rai 2) Playlist
2002
"Spyderotica" is on RIN Playlists (Radio Italia Network - one of the most
radio network in Italy)
2000
"Mission on Venus": 1st place on Semptember Kid Loco dj Chart (Kid Loco
is the most eclectic dj of the Parisian scene.)
: : Some other numbers: Spots, Books, Movies, Fashion,
Special Guests_
[2004 July]
Fashion: Gianni Serra Collection A/W 2004:05 (Italy) - music
by The Transistors
[2004 July]
Book: Concerts for the promotions of the Book "Kill Tarantino.
Quentin Tarantino: istruzioni per l'uso" (Italy) by Simona Brancati
[2004 June]
Movie: "The Drive is Getting Scared" by Duane Brown (USA)
- music by The Transistors
[2004 June]
Concerts and compilations for the promotion of the new magazine
The Guide (A. Peruzzo) in collaboration with All Music tv (with MTV the
most popular music channel in italy)
[2004 May]
Special guests in the new album of Margoo (dj/producer - Lo
Records London)
[2004 May]
With Ridillo (Funkafè tour 2004) - some dates in Rome.
[2004 April]
With Mauro Sabbione - Tour for Gramsci Bar Tour 2004
[2004 April]
Books: Writers of the preface for the book "Kill Tarantino.
Quentin Tarantino: istruzioni per l'uso" (Italy) by Simona Brancati
[2002 October]
Spot: "Spyderotica" on the new RIN spot for its
tv advertising! (Radio Italia Network - one of the most radio network in
Italy)
[1999 July]
El Maestro Esquivel had been listening our first track "Viva Esquivel!"
[1998 October]
The new release of Swinging Italy CD! The liner notes written
by Byron Werner (who invented the term "S.A.B.P.M." -- Space Age Bachelor
Pad Music.)
:: The Official Transistors web site - WWW.THETRANSISTORS.COM
More then 10 years of web presence, since 1996 the beginning of the project. 8 channels
with the complete archive of "News" starting from the beginnning,
the Viva Transistors Gallery with the photos of our "vip" fans
with our cd, galleries of photos and videos, etc. and "The Transistors
Newsletter" with an average of 300 "solid" subscribers
(most of them are journalists, other music mailing lists, music magazines,
and fans from all over the world). Average visitors for month: 500 visitors.
:: Other web sites related to www.thetransistors.com
are:
ErMan's Corner: erman.iobloggo.com
with all the interviews, articles and reviews made by ErMan and Luke (as
journalists) on many magazines. Started on January 2005., today (february
2006) after 12 months it has over 12300 visitors with an average of 1000
visitors for month. The thin white LUKE: lukeblog.splinder.com
the new webspace of our Luke! All of his passions are listed there. Don't
forget to leave a messagge on his blog.
Su www.cinevox.it potete scaricare i podcast di Movie On Air, la trasmissione radio dedicata al cinema e alle colonne sonore. Segnalateci le vostre soundtrack preferite all'indirizzo movieonair@cinevox.it
Third release for the label which has been revolutionizing the Italian electronic and underground dance scene: after the winter floorfiller “No Rulez Ep” signed by Skyboy and Edo Pietrogrande (just to name a few Dubfire, Loco Dice, 2000 and One, Sis, Raresh…have literally gone mad for Without by Skyboy), 7 oz Records is coming out with a killer summer dancefloor hit: “Donde estas y donde vas”, produced by Edo Pietrogrande, friend and veteran of the label.
The original version is oriented towards a retro style, with horns à la Marshall Jefferson, a dry and hypnotic voice, howlings like Souljazz Records and lots of groove in a jacking house style which at times brings back tech-house sounds so ever-popular in the late 90’s. The remix, expertly produced by David Keno (Keno Records, Kindisch) is, and will be, the soundtrack to many after parties, clear and fresh.. it brings forth images of smiles. “L’amour” is the romantic side of the ep, you won’t find it hard to recognize the voice, in the deep and languid version where Edo has successfully evoked a latin atmosphere, hot and sensual
The United Nations has designated today (June 8) as World Oceans Day. And countries around the world are following suit by holding events to acknowledge the importance of the world's oceans.
To honor the ocean, I've made a commitment to give up plastic bags. Plastic bags not only kill our animals, like whales, dolphins, seals, sea turtles, sea birds that consume them or are trapped in them, it also kills fish and animals in our food chain.
Can you make a commitment to do something to honor this day, no matter how small? The health of our planet depends on it!
The Transistorsasaurus our lost bretheren.....Oh when can we eat delicious leaves and roam the plains again like in the days of yore?
'Tis us Bossasaurus with more remix hotness excavated from the hottest volcanoes around. This time we've got a Redman and Method Man remix of "Dangerous MC's". Please come on over to our page and check it out. We will be making it available for free download very soon.
E SONO UNA DELLE TANTE ARTISTE ITALIANE CHE ADERISCE
ALL’INIZIATIVA AMICHE PER L’ABRUZZO.
VOLUTA DA LAURA PAUSINI,
IN COLLABORAZIONE CON LA LIVE NATION,
L’INIZIATIVA VEDE COINVOLTE OLTRE 90 DONNE DELLA CANZONE ITALIANA, PER IL PIU’ GRANDE CONCERTO CHE SI
TERRA’ A MILANO IL 21 GIUGNO PRESSO LO STADIO SAN SIRO, ALLO SCOPO DI RACCOGLIERE FONDI PER
LE POPOLAZIONI ABRUZZESI VITTIME DEL TERREMOTO.
FAI DI QUEL GIORNO IL TUO GIORNO MIGLIORE!
ACQUISTA UN BIGLIETTO E VIENI AL CONCERTO.
IL TUO GESTO CONTRIBUIRà ALLA RICOSTRUZIONE DELL’ABRUZZO.
L'intero incasso derivante dalla vendita dei biglietti
(ricordiamo infatti che le artiste si esibiranno gratuitamente) sarà in parte
utilizzato per la ricostruzione della scuola "De Amicis" de L'Aquila
e in parte destinato all'acquisto di case in legno per gli sfollati del
terremoto e ad altri interventi di assistenza alla popolazione.
Il
motto del gruppo è ‘let’s get weird’, una promessa ben mantenuta, perchè non ci
sono davvero limiti all’onda d’urto generata dalla formazione, una spinta che a
volte può essere più lucida, ma anche obliterata da sostanze psicotrope. Brian
Tice (batteria), Jack Allen (basso), Rachael Williams (voce, danza) Bret
Constantino (voce e armonica), Evan Reiss (chitarre) e Matt Holliman (chitarre)
si incontrano da giovanissimi – età media compresa tra i 22 ed i 23 anni –
nella natia Santa Cruz, citando tra le loro principali influenze Black Sabbath,
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Can ed i dischi dell’inglese Creation (My Bloody
Valentine, avete presente?) hanno forgiato un suono caldo, costruito attorno ad
intense jam, ma spesso anche sensibile a momenti più genuinamente acustici.
Perdersi nei meandri di questa scoppiettante sauna elettrica sarà solo
questione di tempo, la musica di Sleepy Sun presto vi causerà dipendenza!
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act: LEILA ADU
Inizio
concerti: 22.30
Ingresso:
6 euro
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