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Profondo Nero compiled by Cinema Royale Profondo Nero narrates a storyline that goes beyond the borders of Italy’s musical legacy. Cutting across the face of Italo disco’s leftfield musicians between the early and late ‘80s, Profondo Nero champions a multi-faceted sound that nods to the blueprint of Italo disco but tries to dig deeper. The music is unmistakably Italo disco but moves away from the familiar classic sound. Amsterdam based collector Cinema Royale stitches together eleven tracks from 1983 – 1989, celebrating a sound he fittingly describes as ‘leftfield Italo’. The compilation connects the dots between soulful disco (Louise Freeman – Mirage), synth-pop (Mark – Dreamland), electro-rap (Loukas Thanos – Jazzburger), breaks (Santoro – Lover Message), 80s dub disco (Jet Set – Love Break), Balearic (Isamar & Compañia - No Estas), boogie (Tom Hooker – Talk With Your Body) and proto-house (International Music System - An English ’93). Profondo Nero’s title salutes the legendary oeuvre of Italian horror director Dario Argento. His Profondo Rosso (1975) is a classic example of exquisite cinematic storytelling, boasting courageous colors, expressionist camera angles and an unforgettable Goblin score forming the ingredients for an intriguing piece of art. Profondo Rosso’s music, created the spark for a new Dekmantel Records endeavor led by Amsterdam based experimental film score connoisseur, record collector and DJ Cinema Royale. For those in the know of underground Amsterdam music culture, Arne Visser aka Cinema Royale is among the city’s longest standing record collectors. Born to an Italian mother and Dutch father, Arne was brought up on a diet of Italo disco in the 80s. Cinema Royale explains: ‘For Profondo Nero I took a plunge into the lesser known fringes of Italo disco. From there I tried to connect, among others, San Francisco boogie, Balearic, Japanese late era Italo-electro and synth-pop funk. I hope you can hear what I had in mind: an infectious showcase of my take on traditional Italo disco that will hopefully get a lot of listeners itching for a spin. It’s fair to say that lately this particular sound has seen a reappraisal and renewed interest. As a party-starting collection for entry-level connoisseurs or suave but lazy types, I hope Profondo Nero can be an education. I’m not claiming I’m the first DJ or collector to do so, but I did try do present something special by digging deep.’ It wasn’t my goal to unearth the most obscure tracks, instead I wanted to compose a compilation that takes you on a journey. ‘In my opinion the best DJs create something extraordinary out of illogical selections by combining music against all odds and showing different kind of moods along the way. There’s a certain amount of arrogance involved: you take the music out of its original context. But by doing so in a very conscious way, you might be able to enhance the power of the individual records. Hopefully each song on Profondo Nero provides an intimate and memorable experience.’

Still sealed. Small cut in bottom. 2LP + CD + BluRay

Still sealed. Stuffed corner. 2LP + CD + BluRay

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

Japanese edition with booklet.

Cover has water damage.

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

Vinyl is Close to VG+.

Original cover is missing.

Copy close to VG+

Cover slightly dogeared with cut-out

Vinyl is Close to VG+. Original inner sleeve.

Japanese pressing, no Obi.

Cover is close to VG+!

US original pressing.

Orange Transparent VInyl.
Record is close to VG+.

Vinyl close to VG+

Cover and vinyl are close to NM. Original US Gloversville pressing.

Cover has slight ring wear.

Cover with sticker residue on the front, otherwise VG+!

Small sticker on cover.

US original.

US original. With insert

Cover has a cut-out, othewise solid VG+ copy!

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. With insert.

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

Beginning seam split.

Small sticker on cover.

US pressing.

Japanese pressing without OBI, with insert. Copy close to VG+

Embossed gatefold cover has small saw cut. With booklet. Original US Superior pressing.