Cerrone Poll

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerrone is a thing of beauty btw, even before it descends into comedy English:

Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles Millennium Célébration where, at the request of the Mayor of Los Angeles, Cerrone staged the initials Hollywood and produced an exceptional opera. Also in 1989, he performed in the concert at Paris's Place de la Concorde for the celebration of the bicentenary of the Revolution in front of more than 600,000 spectators. In 1991 he performed a concert event for the launch of the first satellite TV HD in Japan (Tokyo). He claims, and it is often credited by others, that he was "the first" to put the kick drum (or bass drum) into the foreground of modern dance music.

wow, i had no idea there was so much. i've only heard iv and it's awesome obv! xp

On March 12, 2009 Cerrone released the album "Cerrone by Jamie Lewis" for free on his website.[3] He stated that "music is condemned to be free and that it is necessary to find other solutions to make revenues"[4]

Cerrone also won 5 Grammy Awards, some Golden Globes, awards from Billboard Disco Forum events, and gold and platinum discs.

some Golden Globes

POLL:

The big events

In the style of one Jean-Michel Jarre of the ' dance music " ", Cerrone organizes regularly big events or 300 000 persons meet around his music.

In November 1988, he organizes at the request of Jack Lang and of the City hall of Paris, the representation of the rock opera The Collector on the square of Trocadéro.

On 14 July 1989, he participates in the celebrations of the Bicentenary of the French Revolution on the edges of the Seine.
1991, concert-show "Harmony", organized in the port of Tokyo, during the evening of launch of the new Japanese television channel high definition.

On July 12, 1996, he produces a show sounds and lights for the peace, with in particular the support of the Dalai Lama, on a scene(stage) settled off the walk of the English in Nice.

He shows " at night of Millenium " for the passage in the year 2000 in Los Angeles.

On July 1, 2005, he organizes a free concert on the military place of Palace of Versailles: " the biggest discotheque(record collection) of the world " which will be followed the next day in the same place of the concert Live 8 in which it participates.
On November 17 of the same year released out the DVD Live Cerrone at Versailles.

In 2008, with his old accomplice Nile Rodgers, he organizes the "NY Dance Party", in the middle of Central Park, in New York, re-creation of a huge discothèque(record collection) in height-air(-sight) to celebrate thirty years of dance music (the event was planned originally by October 6, 2007 and had to be held in Times Square, between 42nd and 49th Street).

I just bought Cerrone VII a few weeks ago, and it's very good! It has more of a traditional funk/soul sound than the earlier Cerrone material (that I've heard), but the song-writing is top-notch, it has some highly danceable grooves, and the all the lead vocals are performed by the one and only Jocelyn Brown. Definitely worth checking out.

Though of course Supernature is a total classic too; the titular track must have one of the oddest lyrical subjects ever in a disco tune, even counting other sci-fi disco stuff such as Immortals or The Mike Theodore Orchestra.

Fun Supernature fact: The lyrics were written by a young Lene Lovich, though she was not credited.[3]

I've decided to listen to these in chronological order. Let's see how far I get.

I only know about Cerrone because of xhuxk to I pick whatever he picks.

Only know the first six. The Don Ray album is esp. good. Kinda have to vote for "Supernature" however. Will be sure check out some of the later ones!

... first six and "IV" I mean

Between these for me; also like the other early ones. No interest in the later stuff, or those remixes or whatever they are:

KONGAS - Kongas
KONGAS - Africanism
DONRAY - Garden of Love
Supernature (Cerrone III) (1977)

Voting for Don Ray.

lyrics were written by a young Lene Lovich

She's also on that weird Chi-Chi Faveles Rock Solid disco LP, from I think 1978. (Her own new wave debut LP was 1979.)

Probably should've been included in the pollable list above (not that I would have voted for it, though it's good):

Revelation House Of The Rising Sun (Crocos, 1977)

My copy says "Thank you Don Ray and Cerrone for your talent and artistry," and I've seen the title track included on Cerrone CD compilations, so I assume he played a major role.

Actual spelling is "Revelacion," though.

lyrics were written by a young Lene Lovich

I had heard something of this, maybe that she sang on the record, but it doesn't sound like her. Now I see, ta.

Don't think she was that young either tbh

b1949, apparently.

Probably should've been included in the pollable list above (not that I would have voted for it, though it's good):

Revelation House Of The Rising Sun (Crocos, 1977)

My copy says "Thank you Don Ray and Cerrone for your talent and artistry," and I've seen the title track included on Cerrone CD compilations, so I assume he played a major role.

Ah, I just went by the Wikipedia page! Never heard of this one...

KONGAS - "Africanism" is cool - I just checked it out as part of my chronological listening attempt. I'm up to 1978, i.e. mostly the well-known albums so far. Anticipating a precipitous drop in quality very soon.

Listened to the Don Ray album last night, the vocal on "My Desire" sounds like Bid from the Monochrome Set!

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but the potions that we made touched the creatures down below

Was surprised and very happy to hear Steve Wright play Supernature on Radio 2 yesterday.

Not sure if I voted in this, would have gone for Supernature. Love in C Minor would be my second choice.

needs a lyrics poll. Been listening to the kevin saunderson extended edit thin that stretches it out to a really good length

supernature was my intro to cerrone and seems to be his most well loved. but Africanism is the only one I have on LP and therefore it gets a lot of play around my house during that magic 9pm hour

KONGAS - "Africanism" is cool - I just checked it out as part of my chronological listening attempt. I'm up to 1978, i.e. mostly the well-known albums so far. Anticipating a precipitous drop in quality very soon.

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i'm curious about the post-'78 journey!

don ray album is sooo good

The Don Ray album and some of the peak Cerrone albums have been re-released in the last couple of years, for people who like compact discs.

>>i'm curious about the post-'78 journey!

I think it's pretty much consensus that the first four albums are great and worth hearing.

Cerrone V: Angelina has the excellent eurodisco groover "Call Me Tonight," could totally be mashed up with "Souvenirs" by Voyage. The rest isn't up to much.

Cerrone VI: Portrait Of A Modern Man pretty much drops disco for tacky synths and drum machines, and is sloppy all around (there is one track that's basically just a five minute drum solo.) Only salvage-able track is "Rendez Vous," lush mid-tempo with tasteful trumpet solos, would probably work well in a Prins Thomas type mix.

Cerrone VII: You Are The One brings back Joceyln Brown to sing every track, and is worth checking out, it's the real successor to The Golden Touch. "Hooked On You" is awesome, also good is the title track and "My Look."

Cerrone VIII: Back Track and Cerrone IX: Your Love Survived are synthy 80s R&B records that are quite listenable, but little stands out. There are head-scratching re-recordings of Supernature, Give Me Love, Look For Love, etc.

Cerrone X: Where Are You Now hasn't aged well at all, stiff clunky drums and synth-bass everywhere. "Club Underworld," a sort of new wave/hip hop hybrid, is the only thing that sticks.

"Hysteria" from 2002 is a curio, basically his best take on French House/Filter Disco.

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Just recently heard and fell in love with Don Ray's "Standing in the Rain." Can't get enough of this one and need to get the album. When he sings "the sky was cryin'" I always think of the Tiny Trendies' "The Sky is Not Crying" as a response tune.

So hey all -- if all holds as planned, I'll be interviewing Cerrone later this week. Anyone have burning questions for him?

This is tying into this forthcoming anthology early next year:

http://www.factmag.com/2014/10/23/the-best-of-cerrone-to-be-compiled-on-deluxe-double-album/

That comp looks pretty awful, who'd want to listen to Cerrone's tunes as 4 minute radio edits? The full version "Love in C Minor", for example, lasts four times as long.

Interview done and I asked him just that -- he said it was the record company decision, he would have loved it to be the full versions, but that it would also be something like 20 discs...

The edits are a terrible idea. Would have been been better to drop some of the weaker tracks than mutilate his best stuff.

Unexpected highlight for me: the Brigade Mondaine soundtracks.

Annnnd here's the interview

http://thequietus.com/articles/16964-cerrone-interview

I missed out on last year's reissue of his three late-70s soundtracks. Aside from a few disco tracks, they are very nicely arranged and spacious with a lot of sci-fi synths and plenty of kick drum. The two versions of "Make Up" and "La Secte De Marrakech" are amazing cosmic trips.

Official you tube playlist with all the tracks: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDvzY-QvzhOIVMp_u_KgXSZ5Hhs2x1MI0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgGK4qBTwpw

Great accidental Spotify find

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5wmFNq18AU

Cerrone VII: You Are The One brings back Joceyln Brown to sing every track, and is worth checking out, it's the real successor to The Golden Touch. "Hooked On You" is awesome, also good is the title track and "My Look."

i've been listening to this and it's full of amazing grooves. just a great sounding record.