Nicola Conte – Jet Sounds (2000)

1. Arabesque
2. Bossa Per Due
3. Dossier Omega
4. Cerchio Rosso
5. Fuoco Fatuo
6. Forma 2000
7. Missione a Bombay
8. Jazz Pour Dadine
9. in Samba
10. Coda del Diavolo
11. Mambo de Los Dandies
12. Jet Sounds
13. Trappola Mortale

Wonderful wonderful wonderful — and one of the best albums we’ve ever heard of modern bossa and soundtrack grooves! For years, Nicola Conte has been a seminal force in the new Italian scene — working as a DJ, promoter, producer, and sometimes recording artist under the odd 12″ single. This album marks his first full effort — and after years of bubbling under in the Italian scene, Nicola emerges as one of the most perfect-formed artists we’ve heard in years. The whole album’s a breathtaking mix of 60s bossa, soundtrack, and easy themes — put together with never a dull moment, and always a focus on the kind of mid and uptempo grooves that have been pushing the Italian and German scenes for the last years. The record features great mixes from a few of Nicola’s 12″ singles, plus a wealth of excellent new material that really expands his groove wonderfully — with a totally real, totally honest sound that pushes past the gazillion retro remix throwaway albums that you’ll find stuffing the listening stations at the megastores! -Dusty Groove America

You can also find the album Jet Sounds Revisited here.

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