The long promised, and longed for, wave of italo never hit Norway. Well, at least Oslo seems to have escaped it. Damn!
Although, whilst in Bergen - spinning records at Bergen Gay Pride... insane and not to be experienced again – we saw where the wave had stopped. Yes, Bergen. My hometown. There is a vibrant italo scene there. And out of it came an amazing record recently. Skatebård «Midnight Magic». I´ll get back to Skatebård another day, but check him out. His work is brilliant!
While we were sitting in Oslo the past two years hopeing for a italo revival i found this incredible track on the fab lable HOT BANANA.
It took hold of me and made me blush. I behaved like a schoolboy in heat, and with shameful, lusty energy oozing from every pore of my pop-body!
Naommon «I Am Not Ashamed» was the answer to my prayers. Not totally italo. Just full of elements of pure pop magic. Electropop and euro-feelings galore!
And, i found out, there is no reason to be ashamed. Throw your hands in the air and give yourself over to the magic.
now, did this make you want to download it?
If not, hear from the boy himself:
Naommon is a young vocalist coming from the electronica and dance music french scene. Today, he focuses his whole universe into «So Boyish», an electropop debut album as a declaration of independence!
The singer mainly draws his inspiration from those hits in his own repertoire dealing with set of themes ranging from identity and sexually asserted topics.
During the selection of Popstars, the real TV show on French channel M6, the artist's career adopted a complete new turn. Sitting in front of his TV set, Kiko, half of Sinema and producer for successful electro labels such as Turbo or Gigolo, senses great potential in this young fellow who has already attained minutes of glory granted by Andy Warhol to anybody. RAVE UP RAVE UP A few phone calls later, Naommon trains his voice on «I Am Not Ashamed», a 12" released on Hot Banana, Kiko's label.
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The swedes have had it for years. The pop sensebility i mean.
I was never a huge fan of Army Of Lovers, but when Alexander Bard came up with Bodies Without Organs it was like a pop dream come true...
Bard is also breeding horses, a side project i guess. His business partner, Ulrich, has also started his own pop squad; Nouveau Rich.
At first the duo just made me laugh with embarassment. «Oh Lord» was their first single and ... well, took me nowhere fast.
However: the new one, «Hardcore Life» was the song that made me look up Naommon again. It`s got the same quality as «I Am Not Ashamed».
And, you know what? The swedes are seldom ashamed. They may all look like faggots and like manequins... but maybe that is what they are. Maybe Stockholm is in fact Liquid Sky, the movie.
I think i need sleep now, don`t you?
It´s a fucking hardcore life i tell ya....
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