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GINA & TONY






Haunted melodies from the 50s, cinematic echoes from the 70s, snappy funky beats from a 21st century dancefloor and love whispers from Mars... That's what they do. A musical palette like a «Moonbow» - the title of Gina & Tony's first full-length release in 2008 and the name of the rarely seen phenomenon of a night-time rainbow made by lunar light. Geneva-based duo Gina & Tony (Sabrina Berreghis on the mike and Nic Ulmi on the rest) popped up in 2008 with its first album on Poor Records - a collection of retro-futuristic covers and original songs, amongst which the instant classic «La ballade de Gina et Tony» and the kitchen-floor-space-epic «My Martian Chronicle». They were spotted since then on a bunch of French compilations, amongst which the celebrated «La musique de Paris Dernière» by Béatrice Ardisson. Up next: an extra-large rendition (42 minutes) of the 60s hit «Bang Bang» and the single «Big Bang Love», a clubby song turning the physics of particle collisions into a love feast. Oh, and since you asked... Gina & Tony? Just two names that popped up in their minds. Two imaginary figures from, say, Brooklyn in the fifties. A diner waitress and a pizza guy. Two nobodies in love. Waiting for Saturday nights to become the queen and king of the ballroom floor. Heroes, just for one day... Now put up your alien antennas and stay tuned for more.

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QUOTES :

I love Big Bang Love Ep, so many cool versions on it... going to play it out and on my radio show over here in Bruxelles
Samy Morpheus (Minimal Compact)

Good EP, particularly like Phenomenal Handclap Band remix
David (Punks Jump Up)

The result of Big Bang Love is all too good and infectious to stand still to!
Simon Spacerock (Space Dust Blog)

Love both the Original and the Phenomenal Handclap Band remix. The Original is the one I shall be playing out as it's to most singular sounding
Nathan Gregory Wilkins (History Clock)

The Phenomenal Handclap Band remix is very good, really dig the groove
24:hrs Soundsystem DJ's

Nice track and remixes. Dreamy atmosphere
Nico De Ceglia (Radio 1)

Nice Ep, will put into our selection for rotation
BLN Radio

I like the Phenomenal Handclap Band remix a lot! I will play out for sure
Artur 8 (King Of Kong)

I love the original which is superb! The Phenomenal Handclap Band remix rocks! Garcia remix is also very nice
Another Night On Earth Blog

Excellent release : very good and different interpretations of the Original track. My absolute favourite remixes are POL and Fortuna
Karl Simon (Verboten Records)

Super! Rating 4/5
Simon (Dialect Recordings)

Nice mixes! Cool one!
Benoît Carretier (Tsugi Magazine)

I like the vocals, really good. Original mix and POL remix + fortuna remix are the one I like
Chloé (Kill The Dj)

This is super nice ! i like every track ! Great job...
DJ Mini

I love the vocals and Andrès Garcia remix is ace!
Stefan Wagner (Radio Z)

This combo is a blast!
Benjamin Roeder (Ersteliga / Spectacle / GLXY)

I love the PHB remix, like the original and POL remix
Stan Bertin (Grand Crew)

The Phenomenal Handclap Band remix is excellent!
Léo Wannaz (Creaked Records)

This month's most intriguing single somewhere between Lali Puna, Brigitte Bardot and Trentemoller lies this fascinating 5 minutes of quality sounds
Shremyslaw Blog

After a fantastic 1st album the Swiss duo continues on the path of excellence with "Bang Bang", that combines nostalgic elements with a futuristic touch
Filipe Brito (Intervencoes Blog)

If you like the NASA-esque "Over The Rainbow" I played to start the Wizard of Oz Cover Story a few episodes back, you might like their entire album cover of "Bang Bang". It's excellent!
Brian Ibbott (Coverville.com)

Wonderful cover
Willy Dezelu (Couleur 3)

Favourite Track: Big Bang Love (The Phenomenal Handclap Band Rmx) / Rating: 4/5 / Comments: Sounds good this one
Jules (Fear Of Theydon / Sunday Best)

I fell in love with Gina & Tony's music upon the first time! Great silky, electronic pop! Kinda reminds me of the early Air "Moon Safari" days and classic French pop
Off The Radar Music Blog

It's got a down tempo, retro, electronic pop feel to it that sometimes urges the slow grind on the dance floor, and other times the slow grind between the sheets
Mainstream isn't so bad Blog

Gina's voice gives a visceral dose of ethereal cool to the electronic thumping and swooshing synth. The songs themselves are mellow enough where the listeners decide if they'll dance or not, but either way they'll gently bob as a visions of black turtlenecks, berets and flying cars fill their heads
Azltron Blog

Handclap rmx is cool, not into the others...
Nick Catchdubs (Fool's Gold)

Mr Sandman... Cute little late night Swiss chillout wonder
Sidney Sounder Blog

An incredible first album
Julien Delafontaine (Matin Bleu)

Mr Sandman appears on the following records:
"Paris By Night - l'intégrale de Paris Dernière en 7 volumes" by Béatrice Ardisson
"Jazz & Swing" & "Future Jazz" & "Jazzy Lounge" by Wagram
"La Musique de Paris Dernière, Best of" by Béatrice Ardisson
"La Musique de Paris Dernière vol. 6" by Béatrice Ardisson