\u201cMusic especially created for films, television, radio, publicity and industrial use\u201d. The disclaimer coming with these two records \u2013 Here And Now 1 & 2 \u2013 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\u2019t be compared to anything released in recent times.<\/p>\n
Paolo Renosto, the musician behind the moniker Lesiman and the author of these two albums, was a composer, an experimenter, a music teacher and a piano player \u2013 an artist with the amazing skill of mixing together pop(ular) atmospheres and well read quotes. Renosto (1935-1988) 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\u2019Improvvisazione, with Franco Evangelisti and Domenico Guaccero.<\/p>\n
When he started collaborating with RAI, he began working in the field of sound dubbing \u2013 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 \u2013 with his friend and colleague Ennio Morricone \u2013 wonderful movie soundtracks. Like the one used for the cult horror movie \u201cUn angelo per Satana\u201d (directed by Camillo Mastrocinque in 1966) or that of \u201cIrene, Irene\u201d (directed by Peter Del Monte); but he also worked \u2013 almost anonymously \u2013 on many western and \u2018poliziotteschi\u2019 movies.<\/p>\n
Then, and we\u2019re talking about the two amazing albums you\u2019re holding in your hands right now, Renosto\/Lesiman created many high profile sound dubbings which are now very rare collector items. Besides the \u201cHere And Now\u201d series, devoted to funk and criminal-jazz, Lesiman recorded other gems deserving to be rediscovered, like \u201cHigh Tension\u201d (another series) for the iconic Vedette label.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to choose one of these two reissued volumes: they create some kind of unique body of work and they\u2019re best enjoyed as a whole. In volume one you can find one of the most famous tracks of his career in sound dubbing \u2013 the hypnotic and contemporary sounding \u201cMoto centripeto\u201d \u2013 but also other brilliant compositions such as \u201cBagliori\u201d, \u201cVia nell\u2019autunno\u201d, \u201cLe regole del gioco\u201d and \u201cSegni cromatici\u201d.<\/p>\n
The second volume, on the other hand, features the famous \u201cPlycar\u201d \u2013 which was sampled by rapper Fabri Fibra \u2013 with its swing and lounge mood; but also \u201cPermanenza\u201d, \u201cControcorrente\u201d, \u201cCiclo interrotto\u201d and \u201cCristalli\u201d.<\/p>\n
Stefano Gilardino<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Historical jazz-funk Italian library music release – 2CD edition with both “Here & Now” volumes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53125,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[31931,31901,31879,31895,31811,31859],"product_tag":[40351,40734],"class_list":["post-162583","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-avantgarde-experimental-en","product_cat-beat-60s-en","product_cat-library-music-cd-en","product_cat-jazz-rock-fusion-en","product_cat-library-music-en","product_cat-psychedelic-en","product_tag-avantgarde-en","product_tag-stage-screen-en","pa_artista-lesiman","pa_format-2cd-en","pa_label-edizioniishtarsceb-en","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n