Dimitri From Paris
"Sacrebleu"
(Yellow 011A)
Take equal parts acid jazz and EZ swank, blend lightly with a European charm and pour immediately onto the dancefloor. Vik has to admit not being tremendously impressed on first listen, but gradually the nouveau EZ of Monsieur Dimitri has taken hold. If the suave polyester popsters of the late '60s and early '70s were reborn with keyboards and modern technology, they surely would put together a sound like this. Spanning the spectrum from sultry vocals to funky reggae, Dimitri pastes together tiny bits of classic swank with original music to produce a fusion begging for the "Guess-that-sample" game. Vik's fave is the sax from "The Theme From The Girl From U.N.C.L.E." dropped into a smooth bossa nova collage.
Dimitri relaxes in his swank Parisian pad
Highlights include "Sacre Francais", the Bacharach inspired "Nothing To Lose", "Un Womanıs Paradis", the ultra smooth "Reveries", the crime go-go of "Dirty Larry", "Une Very Stylish Fille" (with the "Girl From U.N.C.L.E." sample) and the positively exotic "Un World Mysteriouse" (Martin Denny with high tech). And stick around after the "Epilogue" for a delicious hidden bonus track.
Prologue - Sacre Francais - Monsieur Dimitri Joue Du Stylophone - Nothing To Lose (featuring the voice of Mademoiselle Atlantique) - Un Termede - Reveries - Attente Musicale - Dirty Larry - Free Ton Style - Un Terlude - Une Very Stylish Fille - Un Woman's Paradis - Le Rythme Et Le Cadence - Le Moogy Reggae - Encore Un Terlude - Un World Mysteriouse - Par Un Chemin Different - Nothing To Lose (featuring Messieurs Roger and Frederic Poulet on grand piano and flugelhorn) - Epilogue
The "Dirty Larry" remixes