With a hell of a debut record under his belt, San Francisco resident Dominique Leone has been living hectic times since last November, when Norwegian man-of-the-moment Hans-Peter Lindstrøm finally celebrated him joining the Feedelity posse with the heavily spotlighted “Dominique Leone EP”. Its cornerstone was a 12-minute epic jumble coined “Clairevoyage – A Medley By The 16th Rebels Of Mung”, a magnificent piece that counted on the studio support of Hans-Peter, as well as on the Mungolian Jetset’s impressively larger-than-you-thought gang. “Conversational” – another staggering “Dominique Leone EP” delicacy – ended up being licensed for Lindstrøm’s “Late Night Tales” installment for Azuli Records – and released among songs by aces such as Carly Simon, Dusty Springfield and Sly & The Family Stone.

Holding a music degree from Texas Tech University, the Pitchfork contributor and hat collector Dominique is healthily and continuously feeding on sources such as Todd Rundgren, Beach Boys, Harry Nilsson and Abba to engage in preparing his “minimalist prog disco pop” premier album, due in March on Strømland. Meanwhile, he travels US for live solo presentations, eventually joining forces with fellow multi-instrumentalist MaryClare Brzytwa as a duet.

Given signs of how intensively the nerdy-beardy clairevoyaging laws are taking-over, Boogie Central urged to unveil the Leone world of wonders and caught up with the fast-rising Texan-born to find out what else is in pipeline for his 2008 run.

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Ready to wear a whole in your dancing shoes? Finland’s Teemu Paloniemi unleashes his nu-disco leanings in “Small Quantities”, Boogie Central #3 mixtape and a mouthwatering assortment of top-notch producers. His menu guides listeners from Eskimo through to Environ all the way to Full Pupp, Faze Action, Rick Wade and Permanent Vacation gems. Recently relocated to Utrecht, Holland, Teemu is busy getting bombarded by a whole plethora of fresh stuff. “The Finnish music scene mostly influenced me in a way that made me appreciate different styles of music more. Especially living in Northern Finland you couldn’t escape heavy or black metal. It does open your horizons musically not being able to live in a musical bubble”, he argued. Teemu also declared to have geared up the “Small Quantities” repertoire just the way he usually does: mostly by pure chance. “I usually have some idea of where I want to go with the mix, but since I don’t really plan the mixes beforehand I go with whatever record feels right at that moment. Sometimes you go wrong, but most of the time that spontaneity pays off”. Settle in and enjoy the ride.

Teemu Paloniemi’s “Small Quantities” Mixtape

01. Aeroplane “Caramellas” Eskimo
02. Eurofunk “Manshortage” Environ
03. Ytre Rymden Dansskola “Magadrag” Full Pupp
04. Kaine “Boogie Chillum” Spacetalk
05. Ilija Rudman “After Midnight (Greg Wilson Remix)” Love Is War
06. Bumper “Every MF Night” Point.One vs. WireBlock
07. Simone Fedi “Judas!” Eskimo
08. Antena “Camino Del Sol (Joakim Remix)” Permanent Vacation
09. Delia Gonzales & Gavin Russom “Relevee (DFA Remix)” DFA
10. Rick Wade “Boogie With Me” Yore
11. Faze Action “Disco Warrior (Dub Mix)” Faze Action
12. Captain Dax “Dr. Beezar” Suss’d

Tom “Diepvries” Schaek is the Belgian multi-man behind the Flexx record shop, label, blog and mix provider, investing italo electro-disco with the status of very much cult and still in-demand. With a now solid reputation built upon re-releasing the likes of Crazy Gang, Ozo, Pinneaples, Mr. Master, Twilight Ritual and Bobby Davenport, among others, Flexx hails from the small town of Turnhout, a mainly residential spot that is not exactly part of the Belgian three-city basic dance music circuit, which includes Antwerp, Brussels and Ghent.

Although the 26-year-old only started releasing records in 2005, it was 2002 when the idea of opening a shop like Flexx first stroke a then tired Tom, bored of doing a job he didn’t care for. “This was something I always wanted to do and I noticed Belgian record shops only sold ‘new’ music, so I wanted to fill the gap. It was just before the italo and disco revival over here”.

Licensing

Seeking vintage talents and labels with a similar taste did require some special efforts, though. “We’re always happy to find that the original artists still own the license to their songs. Usually when you have to deal with a major the project ends because for them the administrative burden in terms of obtaining the necessary consents, issuing parts etc. need to be weighed against the income likely to be generated by the licensing deal. In most cases, it’s not worth it for them, which is sad because there are lots of good tracks owned by majors that will never get pressed on vinyl again”, he declares.

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Singer-keyboardist-arranger Patrice Rushen, Freerange’s Trackheadz appearance, Environ’s violinist Kelley Polar, Trüby Trio’s Roland Appel, Brooklyn’s superdiscoband Escort and the legendary Imagination (remixed by Lindstrom) are some of the acts harbored in Boogie Central’s debut mixtape “Braveneta”*, mixed by Benjamin Ferreira. Have a lust for house-meets-techno-meets-timeless-disco ingenious mixes? Step forward.

1. Roland Appel “Dark Soldier” (Sonar Kollektiv)
2. Kelley Polar “Rosenband” (Magic Tim’s Instrumental Version) (Environ)
3. Solomun “Black Rose” (Sonar Kollektiv)
4. Patrice Rushen “Forget Me Nots” (Elektra)
5. Metro Area “Read My Mind” (Instrumental) (Environ)
6. Prztz “Guitarra Cigana” (CDR)
7. Escort “Karawane” (Escort)
8. Radio Slave “Bell Clap Dance” (Rekids)
9. Trackheadz “His Kingdom” (Instrumental) (Freerange)
10. Movementz “House Of Ill Repute” (Universe Media)
11. George Demure “Sister Valhalla” (Tirk)
12. Imagination “Just An Illusion” (Lindstrom Vocal Remix) (Juno)