Nico Demonte

Phantasmagoria (12")

Technotherapy Records. / 2001 / 12" LP
Genre: Dance

Chicago is all about House music. From acid to techno, groovy to soulful, diva filled vocal tracks to funk, it has it all. The release of Phantasmagoria, making its way to the UK and beyond, by Nico Demonte, received radioplay and was inspired by Phutureís "Acid Trax,î DJ Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Devo, Adonis, K-Alexi and the genius of Larry Sherman. A pivotal point came with the 1986 releases of the House anthem of "Move Your Body" by Marshall Jefferson, and Maurice Joshua / Hot Hands Hula's "This Is Acid." Nico Demonte's influences come from the early Warehouse years, with the classic by "Jumpin" Perez's "Jack Me Till I Scream". And with that, add a little George Clinton and your off to the races Nico.

Its clear from listening to this record that Nico Demonte was influenced by Farley JackMaster Funk's "Love Can't Turn Around", Steve "Silk" Hurley "Jack Your Body", Femme Fion's "Jack The House," Mike Hitman Wilson, Barry White, Bee Gees, Chic, Frankie Knuckles. If you listen close, amidst the moody techno rhythms of Nico Demonte's classic Chicago style, you can find synthesized influences of the UK and German influences like Kraftwerk, Telex, and the Italian composer Giorogio Moroder. Its a hot record and its rarely on the shelves. Good luck finding it.

**Phantasmagoria - Hard, Dark Techno Tune. Crobar & Teknophilia Classic. Personal fave!!!!!!!!! quotes DJ GRUV.

**phantasmagoria

/fantazmgori/

ï noun a sequence of real or imaginary images like that seen in a dream.

ó DERIVATIVES phantasmagoric adjective phantasmagorical adjective.

ó ORIGIN originally the name of a London exhibition (1802) of optical illusions: probably from French fantasmagorie, from fantasme ëphantasmí.

- Oxford English Dictionary


Nico Demonte influences, including remixes and covers:

* New Order, 80's Italo disco, Larry Levan, A-ha, Adam and The Ants, Bauhaus, David Bowie, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Cars, Front 242, Heaven 17, Classix Nouveaux, Dead Or Alive, Erasure, Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek), Donna Summer, Euryhtmics, Joy Division, REM, The Talking Heads, The Normal, Donna Summer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, Paradise Garage, David Mancuso, Saturday Night Fever, Casablanca Records, Sparks, Painted Orange, Electricity - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Gary Numan, Throbbing Gristle, Frank Sinatra, B52's, ABC, Clan Of Xymox, Echo & The Bunnymen, Duran Duran, Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder, Anthony Wilson, Cabaret Voltaire, Softcell, U2, Afrika Bambaataa, Marquis de Sade, Talk Talk, Tears For Fears, Ultravox, Casablanca Records, "I Feel Love", Nick Rhodes, Billy Corgan, John Taylor, Florian Schneider and Ralf H¸tter, Roger Taylor, DJ International label, Kylie Minogue, Andy Taylor, James Brown, Gloria Gaynor, KC & The Sunshine Band, The Trammps, MFSB (M.F.S.B.), Simon Le Bon, Visage, XTC, Yazoo, The The, The Smiths, Siouxsie And The Banshees, A Flock Of Seagulls, Newcleus, Rhythim Is Rhythim, M/A/R/R/S, Butch Vig, Inner City, Depeche Mode, The Orb, Moby, L.A. Style, Coldcut, The Prodigy, Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, ‹berzone, Paul Van Dyk, BT

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