"House Of Riviera Vol. 2 compilation" - MMLP002 (snippets) by MONA MUSIQUE

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Following up on the success of House Of Riviera released in 2019, Mona Musique releases House Of Riviera Volume 2 curated by label head @NickV, a compilation that pays homage to forgotten gems of the classic Italian House scene, circa 1991-1994. 9 tracks from the artists and record labels that were central to this seminal era of House music, including two never released cuts from Ricky Montanari, Davide Ruberto and Ivan Iacobucci.

House Of Riviera Vol. 2 unites a selection of tracks that encapsulates the atmosphere, the energy and creativity that reigned during that era. Starting where the first compilation left us, with, once again, Alex Neri and Marco Baroni opening the opus, this time as Green Baize and the wonderfully deep and harmonious « Switch Back » released in 1992 on Oversky Records. Night Communication take things closer to peak time with « Let’s Face The Music » released in 1994 on Hearbeat. Ivan Iacobucci brings two tracks to the project with the disco tinged « Get Up », released as Mental Detector on his very own label Hole in 1993, and the previously unreleased « Melt The Sun » extracted from a DAT tape from 30 years ago. The very deep and sensual « Load In Total Darkness » by More Heavy Soul, released on Irma sublabel Calypso in 1992, with vocal samples and beats lifted from Disco classics, is clearly a nod to the New York underground house scene. The second record opens with the Ricky Montanari Ethos Mama remix of Sima « Give You Myself » on D :Vision released in 1992. Ricky contributes a second track to the compilation, the original version of London made in 1993. Originally commissioned by Freetown Records as a track to feature the vocals of Arnold Javis, the project was unretained and almost scrapped, until Ricky decided to preserve a rough version on DAT tape before leaving the studio in the early hours of the morning. Workin’ Happily bring some late night dub energy with the percussive vocal snippets and grooving synth stabs of « Make My Move » released on UDP in 1993. The compilation closes as it opened with Alex Neri and Marco Baroni as Sound Set for « So In Love With You » a classic deep piano house track that samples the vocals of Colonel Abrams out on Oversky Records in 1992.

HOUSE OF RIVIERA VOL. 2 LP

Release date : 22nd February 2023 / Format: Double LP - 9 tracks – 33 RPM / Distribution : The Pusher / Cat no. MMLP002

A1 : Green Baize “Switch Back”
A2 : Night Communication “Let’s Face The Music”
B1 : Mental Detector ”Get Up”
B2 : More Heavy Soul "Load In Total Darkness”
B3 : Ivan Iacobucci "Melt The Sun”
C1 : Sima “Give You Myself (Ricky Montanari Ethos Mama Remix)”
C2 : Ricky Montanari & Davide Ruberto “London (Original Mix)”
D1 : Workin’ Happily ”Make My Move (Tira Dub)”
D2 : Sound Set ”So In Love With You (Club Mix)”

Vinyl only release. All tracks have been remastered with the sound staying true to the dynamics of early 90s production.