terça-feira, 6 de novembro de 2018

The Mood Mosaic - Jazz & Funk Psychedelic Downtempo Soundtracks (Italy)



A magnific compilation series!!! Enjoy...

This compilation from Italy, the first in a long-running series, presents a collection of easy listening, jazz, and film soundtrack cuts that have a loungeish edge to them. Although it doesn't flow like a good compilation should, it offers up enough intriguing oddities to satisfy lounge cultists. Subtitled "The Hascisch Party," this disc divides its time between psychedelic instrumentals drenched in all sorts of trippy sonic effects and subtler, Latin-styled tracks with a jazz feel to them. In the psychedelic arena, the best moments include "Pygar's Persecution/The Black Queen's Beads," a rare cut by Bob Crewe from the Barbarella soundtrack that pits easy listening horn arrangements against some wild fuzz-guitar solos, and "En Melody," a Serge Gainsbourg instrumental built on a duel between slashing electric guitar leads and some funky, serpentine basslines. In the easy listening corner, the top picks are "Lamento," a breezy Nelson Riddle instrumental that layers breezy strings and light horns over a gentle Latin beat, and George Shearing's easy-jazz instrumental version of "Aquarius," which recreates the song's melody via jazzy piano and vibes against a thick backdrop of Brazilian-styled percussion. Unfortunately, the two extremes never really blend together and this makes for some abrupt shifts in tone that make Mood Mosaic: The Hascisch Party a difficult listening experience. There are also a few lesser cuts that could have been bypassed; the most annoying is Luis Enriquez's bizarre version of "Mas Que Nada," which veers back and forth between a straight rendition of the song and what sounds like drunken gibberish. Despite this problem, most of the cuts on this disc are entertaining and almost all of them are tough to come by. In the end, Mood Mosaic: The Hascisch Party is not an ideal pick for the lounge novice, but offers more than enough rarities to please the seasoned veteran.



The Mood Mosaic Collection Vol.1-14 (1997-2011)




























 















Originally posted at Periecos Brecho

18 comentários:

  1. Link of "The Mood Mosaic Vol.12" is dead, can you please repost? Thanks a lot for all. T.G.

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    1. TG, here it is. There two links in each post. ENJOY!!!!
      https://www27.zippyshare.com/v/2C7LJnQh/file.html

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  2. Thanks a lot again! T.G.

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  3. Very good series, thank you for sharing.
    Unfortunately Vols. 9 & 14 are missing.

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    1. Links are fine. There are two links (one in the title)... ENJOY!

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    2. Thank you. Before I asked there were no Mediafire links for these vols.

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    3. http://www.mediafire.com/file/f9i05962u2cg59p/The+Mood+Mosaic+Vol.+14+-+Book+A+Trip+-+2011.rar

      http://www.mediafire.com/file/q2c4c8n66461aov/The+Mood+Mosaic+Vol.+9+-+The+Sound+Bullett+-+2000.rar

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    4. @Andrew, they are fine. Sometimes with Mediafire you need to click again and again...

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  4. Thank you for sharing!
    One question please: If the series contains 14 volumes what is vol 15?

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  5. Hello,

    Download of vol. 15 not working. Can you fix this?

    Thanks!

    Eric

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    1. Hi Chillamor. Just tested it. It is working fine.
      Please, try again and let me know if you get it.
      Regards

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  6. Vol 12 - http://www.imagenetz.de/fa21a7662/The-Mood-Mosaic-Vol.-12---Mondo-Porno---2002.rar.html

    Vol. 15 - http://www.imagenetz.de/f1089c285/The-Mood-Mosaic-Vol.-15---Supercool-.rar.html

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  7. Hi Javanes,
    It says: File does not exist.
    Regards,
    Eric

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  8. Hello, the The-Mood-Mosaic-Vol.-15---Supercool is not working... can U help me???

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  9. Hi there! Great site, and this is a particularly great set of discs! I've bought many of these, but missing some, so fun to find the set. Hey, will you be getting the latest, "Folkadelic Volume One"? https://www.discogs.com/Various-Folkadelic-Volume-One/release/14479378

    Looks awesome but can't find it here in the States and shipping costs are more than 2x that of the CD!

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  10. Grazie!! Gracias! Can you re-up The Mood Mosaic Vol. 6 - Jazz À Go Go, please. The file is corrupted.

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  11. Love these Mood Mosaic albums. Any chance you could re-issue 12 & 15?

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