italian

Chrisma: Black Silk Stocking (1977)

2014/07/23

Chrisma recording Chinese Restaurant First of all, what a head rush of a song. Instantly, when you view Chrisma’s performance of “Black Silk Stocking” you get the sense of propulsion they’re trying to project. Who in their right mind expected this kind of a track from them? Its no wonder they chose to lead off their…
Chrisma: Lola (1977)

2014/07/22

Chrisma in London Christina and Maurizio, now hot off their hit remake/remodeling single “U” (I Dig U), marked a new phase in their career by going into the studio to record their first full length album Chinese Restaurant. The studio they went to was the heralded sound lab of Vangelis’ Nemo Studios in London. In…
Chrisma: “U” (I Dig You) (1977)

2014/07/21

Now here, is where we start to see Christina and Maurizio discover the role their music can project. Remember that track by Vangelis called “Who”? If you don’t, head on over here first, and check it out again. Back then, in 1974, no one was quite ready for what this sound was asking for. No…
Chrisma: Amore (1976)

2014/07/20

Christina and Maurizio in NYC, 1974. Well, this is where all the pieces come together. Chrisma, later to be named Krisma, was an Italian husband and wife musical duo composed of Christina Moser (born in Switzerland) and Maurizio Arcieri (born in Milan). Unheard of in the US, starting in 1976 they charted a course that…
Franco Battiato: Energia (1971)

2014/07/16

I have to, I must, set up an upcoming series I’m going to share with y’all. What better way to prepare you for this than with a song from Sicily’s finest: Franco Battiato. You know how I said the French, when they want to, can produce some of the most out there music anywhere? Well,…