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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