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A Berna pulsa un raffinato cuore elettronico che risponde al nome di
www.fijiband.ch Di Marco Kohler: A Berna pulsa un raffinato cuore elettronico che risponde al nome di FIJI. È il progetto synth-pop del produttore e musicista bernese Simon Schüttel e della cantante locarnese Simone De Lorenzi, vera diva elvetica del palcoscenico. Potente e divertita, con tacco a spillo, abiti in latex e lacche, Simone é stata definita dalla critica come la sintesi tra Amanda Lear e Iggy Pop. Ispirati dalle sonorità e dall'estetica musicale degli anni '80, in perfetto equilibrio tra i sintetismi della batterie elettroniche e l'organicità della voce di Simone, Fiji producono musica dal 2003. Hanno già pubblicato quattro album. Hanno calcato i palchi svizzeri più prestigiosi, tra cui la Miles Davies Hall al Montreux Jazz Festival e sono Contatto molto apprezzati sulla scena elettronica internazionale. www.fijiband.ch Management Il 20 Aprile 2012 é uscito il quarto album di FIJI Spell On Me (Smartship info@fijiband.ch Productions) +41 (0) 78 791 17 92 Booking Plate Booking +41 31 534 16 96 hq@platebooking.ch Myspace fijibern Facebook Fiji band Testo per la stampa di Lukas Vogelsag (non disponibile in italiano) Fiji front lady Simone De Lorenzi once claimed in an interview that the band name doesn’t convey a particular meaning. Nevertheless, Fiji have established themselves as the most intriguing Electropop outfit to emerge from Switzerland in recent years. The ubercool branding and stage set-up might be impressive. But don’t be fooled. De Lorenzi – who besides her arresting voice is also notable for her bizarre stage antics – insists tat their music is what makes FIJI force to be reckoned with in the years to come. SPELL ON ME 20 aprile 2012 It’s been three years since Fiji released their critically acclaimed album Fun factory. Their EP No fucking cinema, released in December 2011, proved to be a teaser worth paying attention to: this first glimpse of hope late last year has now Smartship productions materialized and is finally available in form of a 11-track collection entitled Spell Chop records on me. With this brand new album, musical masterminds Simon Schüttel and Simone De Lorenzi clearly aim to take a step beyond the Swiss boundaries. They Tracklisting: successfully converted Fiji’s past trio format into a flourishing writing partnership in the studio, and have been joined in their live shows by the “growling bass” (Londonjazz) of UK- Austrian hybrid Philipp Moll. 1. Spell on me 2. Funny The music evokes the imagery and glamour of the 80ies and seamlessly 3. Perfect summer continues where Generation X would have left off, rather than seeking to portray night a mere retrospective of the decade: the concept is minimal, intelligent and soft 4. Hamilton with shades of sustained reverie and undeniable sexiness at its core. De 5. Don’t step down Lorenzi’s seductive voice sends regular shivers down the listener’s spine. The 6. No fucking cinema stripped back yet buzzing arrangements avoid the use of any Pop clichés: the 7. Clouds don’t care song Perfect Summer Night draws upon the sex appeal of an early Grace Jones 8. Lovely disaster and the jittery arpeggiations in Clouds Don’t Care wash over you like a warm 9. Funny – Liquid Light morning shower. The powerful track Spell On Me stands out as a potentially remix timeless Electropop hymn, firmly restoring Fiji’s former stature as Swiss 10. Spell on me – Electropop’s main protagonists. Electric Blanket During further listening, the album’s subdued beats and overall dreaminess bring remix to mind artists such as Goldfrapp and Les Rita Mitsouko. This is music for the 11. Funny – Filewile remix night, to be enjoyed most when dancing in a sleepy city, reminiscent of the movie La Bohème. All in all, Spell On Me is a warmly persuasive and glorious affair rather than an aggressive one and we can’t but hope that during their upcoming live shows Fiji will raise to meet the high expectations generated by this latest VIDEO RADIO release. This is not to be missed!
