The best ELECTRONIC MUSIC RELEASES from around the WORLD accompanied by
our selection of RARE FRENCH BORDEAUX & WORLDWIDE WINES plus NEWS from ZIMPALA artists


EL GRECO "The Openning of the Fifth Seal"1608-14 : an amazin' up-to-date paintin' ! See all at nationalgallery.org.uk

1-ELECTRONIC DANCEFLOOR CURIOSITIES 4 SEXY PIN-UP's in my record box!!!

2-TOP CD Albums of the month

DOUBLE U Life Behind A Window SONAR KOLLECTIV-Germany.
He's presenting his song writing and performing talent in his own unique sound universe. Hard to describe it, but we'd say something between french chanson style and Prefuse 73 hipfolk hop.

QUANTIC Mishaps Happening TRUTROUGHTS-UK
The third Quantic LP is set for release in June '04. The album features collaborations with Soul/Funk legend Spanky Wilson, Sonny Akpan (of the Funkees) and long time collaborator Alice Russell.


GREYBOY Soul Mosaic UBIQUITY-US
For all who like the groove ! Dig it !
Vocalists like Bay Area underground favourite Bart Davenport formerly of The Kinetics and now a solo artist on Paris Caramel Records sings on the two sold-out singles "To Know You is To love You" and "Genevieve", cover versions of a Stevie Wonder tune (originally recorded by Syreeta) and Cymande respectively. "Genevieve" was nominated as one of the songs of the year by Radio 1's Worldwide host Gilles Peterson.

NEW SECTOR MOVEMENTS Turn It Up VIRGIN-UK
This album is indeed, as we reviewers like to say, eclectic, but troof to tell, it's primarily electric. Yup, for the most part, Turn It Up may focus on letting soul music's traditional instrument - the voice - breathe and flex, but make no mistake, this is a producer's album. The b-lines brook no fussy organic wobbling. The beats are compressed and clean, the synth strings tidy and economic.

3-JAZZ FROM ANOTHER PLANET

EDDIE BERT feat. Jerome Richardson , Oscar Pettiford , Hank Jones... "Modern Moods" Guilde du Jazz 1958-France
Here's a totally obscure french original jazz on 10inch format inc. a magic spirit drum flute tune called "Moon & Sand" with a touch of trombone by the unknown Bert himself !
Something for all serious collectors & "melomanes" ! Hard to find but worth to be checked on any support !
Thanks to Manu Boubli & Amar


Various "FORUM WEST" SONAR KOLLECTIV-Germany.
This compilation is a result of the Hans Wewerka's music publishing company, which is one of the most comprehensive publishing archives in West Germany. Its repertoire contains more than 12,000 titles of all music styles and, in particular, a jazz catalogue with recordings from the sixties by top-ranking national and international musicians. From this archive Sonar Kollectiv has chosen tracks that will be released for the first time, except the recordings from Wolfgang Dauner and Albert Mangelsdorff.
This compilation can only provide a glimpse into the vaults of the Hans Wewerka archive. Nevertheless, the chosen tracks bear witness to a very important creative period in the West-German jazz-scene. Almost 40 years after being recorded, these tracks well deserve to be finally released.


COLLAGE "12'50" WOOL reissue
Inc. Petis Peiu" & 3 more. LP reissue soon to be re-released on WOOL Records.
Collage 12’50 is an EP of four selected recordings from the Estonian ensemble Collage. It is brought to you by RGM / Wool Recordings collective artwork project. The Collage 12’50 EP is presented as a full musical and visual artwork experience inspired by Collage’s songs and compositions. The jacket is silk-screened by artist Superheights to give each copy a genuine artistic quality. Wool Recordings would like to share the experience of the first time we listened to the informal music of Collage, between Estonian folk songs and modern pop jazz.
“The Estonian ensemble Collage was founded in 1966 by Raivo Dikson and included students from the Tallinn Conservatory and the Tallinn School of Music and Pedagological Institute. Anne Erm, one of the original band’s voices named the ensemble Collage as its repertoire included a broad range of music: jazzed-up pop songs, arrangements of classical instrumental music, scores for small formations, large jazz orchestras and original works by Estonian composers. Soon the repertoire was further expanded to include Estonian folk music thanks to a request from the Estonian Television, which commissioned five folk songs as part of an ethnographic program.
These songs were also included in the ensemble’s first LP: “Collage” released in 1970 (Recording company “Melodija” D-028231-2).

4- New exclusive ZIMPALA’single on 4LUX Rcds ! Soundclips check : 4lux.com

SomeWorldwide DJs feedback
Rainer Trüby : “A great release. Jimpster remixes are hot and the original is pretty charming too! (will chart !)”
Mr Scruff : “Great record. My fave is Kettel remix. Nice Weird arrangement !”
Richard Dorfmeister :“Jimpster Remixes!!!”
Laurent Garnier:“Very good record. Original on A1 is radio playlisted !”

5-IN WINE WE TRUST !

Primeurs BORDEAUX Millesime 2003 competition :
Harry "The Arches/ LONDON NW6 "The wine only!" TOP 5:

Château LATOUR 100/100
Château LAFITTE 100/100
Château MARGAUX 98/100
Château AUSONE 97+/100
Château MONTROSE 96+/100

Here's my friend's chart above & he is not so far from American critic Robert Parker who had nearly the same selection 2 weeks ago when he did his Bordeaux Primeurs tourin'!
& here's something to discover if u will go to The Arches in London :
This marvellous red wine from Barossa Valley/ OZ called AMON-RA 2002 -
100% shiraz / 14,5% by Ben Glaetzer ! The best one I ever taste from this country far away!
Also I had the opportunity to taste a fabulous Italian wine called MESSORIO 1999 "Le Macchiole" Toscana - 100% merlot/13,5%

Finally here's my TOP 5 discoveries Primeurs 2003 from Bordeaux:
Château Canon La Gaffelière
Château L'Angélus
Château Rouget (Pomerol)
Château Pavie (even if it was a bit over extracted!)
Château Montviel & Haut-Larroque (ex-aequo) (Pomerol)

I didn't spend time enough in Medoc this year but I've been in Château Branaire-Ducru & La Lagune for the wine tastin',both are excellent on millesime 2003.
I heard this is Medoc aera the big 2003 winner with Château Latour & Ausone on first!


!!!!!!To all festivals, clubs & differents privates parties promotors , u
can contact me for a special attraction gig WINE TASTIN’ in your VIP aera
for journalists, artists & guests durin’ any kind of events. Any serious request, please contact Fred BENEIX : zimpala@wanadoo.fr & I will give u more comments about this
project * : Wine4Melomanes
The wine tasting sessions 'Wine4Melomanes' is put together by myself and the resident sommelier from the selected wine company, and concerns wines tasted, supplied and chosen by the venue hosting us. This tasting session has its originality by being mixed with a few carefully selected tracks chosen by the DJ for solely hedonistic purposes : preparatory work is needed as soon as the venue is selected to define the rhythm and colour of the event.
Wine4Melomanes is a media apart and an original means to accompany your traditions and culture and to share it in a new way.





- Send your promos (vinyls or CD-r) to DJ BNX & u’ll maybe charted in
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DJ BNX c/o ZIMPALA
52 rue de Strasbourg
33000 BORDEAUX- FRANCE
tel: +33 6 72 125 618
zimpala@wanadoo.fr


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Still available in shops :
*ZIMPALA - ‘ The Breeze is Black’ - CD/LP – Platinum Rcds – Mars 2003
*ZIMPALA - ‘The Breeze is Black remixes ‘ by MOONSTARR & BOBBY HUGHES EXP. vinyl / Platinum Rcds - June 2003
*ZIMPALA - ‘Almaviva’ - CD/LP - fant013/
Platinum - Nov.2000 & licensed by 3MV/ La Cerba in UK – Janv.2001
*ZIMPALA -'New Home' Minus 8 remix / 'Mahagon' Organic Audio remix - 12' vinyl
Platinum - Oct.2001 (sold out)
*Various “DINGO!” sexopolized by DJ BNX – CD/LP-Pulp Flavor 2001 pulpflavor.com