THE DEEJAYS

Henry (MilanoMods, Milano / IT)

From 1988 vintage/sixties/mod d.j. with long career in Italian festivals (Lavarone, Rimini, Venice , Genoa , Turin , Milan , Bologna , Rome , Pavia , Verona … etc) and in foreign with sharing in Germany , Spain , France , Sweden , Switzerland etc. Organizer of many sixties events in Milan (Buzz with Fuzz, Shake it Easy, Hipshaker) with live bands. Prime mover of Milan mod scene, founder of MilanoMods web site at www.milanomods.itgo.com and radio producer from far 1979 into independent broadcasts with weekly sixties program called Action! At radio Lupo Solitario Musical Journalist of important Italian monthly rock magazine as Buscadero, Rumore, Jam, Il Blues, Jamboree Sharp collector of original 45's of RnB, Northern Soul, Freakbeat, Garage, Psychedelia, Acid Rock, Hammond Grooves, Early Hard Rock, Progressive. Many years of job into music business in major companies (archive and reissues) and into records distribution. Compiled samplers of groovy Italian tracks for Japanese King records. Also he is member of two Italian bands: “Party Hardy” with Apollo of Mastica on Hammond Organ (deep & soulful house) and “The Grip” with Luca Re of Sick Rose (noise blues electroclash).

His Top 5 List:

* TINTERN ABBEY: Vacuum Cleaner (Deram)

* SPICE: In Love (United Artists)

* MI GENERACION: Triste Y Solo (MCR Palobal)

* ADAM RECITAL : No Place For Lonely People (Vogue)

* PAUL NICHOLAS: Run Shaker Life (Polydor)

Monsieur Belle Vue (Belle Vue, Athens / GR)

He is tall, he is slim, he is strong and he is clean. He is the King – Beer! He is deep into the sixties culture. Believes that music was started at '59 and finished at the first part of '67! He likes the sounds of American ghettos, Punk de America Latina , British Soul & RnB and Greek Pop anthems. Cut guitar riffs sounds interesting in his ears, the smashing ‘dry' drums, the crazzzie farfisa's and Hammond attacks also. He loves the vintage clothes, old cars, scooters, 45's, Miss Geanie and his dream is to live someday in a house in the country with garden and swing.

His Top 5 List:

* ALFREDO BROCKINGHTON: Split Milk

* ORCHESTRA HARLOW : Groovin' To The Afro-Twist

* GEORGE LUCAS: Try

* HEIDI BRUHL: Berlin

* POINT FOUR: Smashing Girl

Kaleidoscope – Boy (Belle Vue, Larissa / GR)

Born in a perfumed garden somewhere in the wonderland and always see the world under a blowing kaleidoscope view. When he isn't five 1000 years ahead of his tyme trying to play mindfog tracks, sunny psych-pop tunes, autumn moody elegies, Mary Juana's favorities, loose lip sync ship hits, acid madness etc.

Sometimes allergic to flowers!

His Top 5 List:

* LAGHONIA: Someday

* LE ORME: Tutto Passera

* TRUCK: Surprise Surprise

* KNACKS: Me Siento Mal Y Deprimido

* UNIDADES: Much More

Johnny Staccato (Belle Vue, Athens / GR)

The third and the latest joined Belle Vue member represents the espresso beat generation. He loves boogaloo investigation, European flavor cocktails, deep Hammond vibes and occasionally sitar music themes. Stylish & rough at the same time.

His Top 5 List:

* THE MARAUDERS : That's What I Want (Decca)

* DAVE ‘BABY' CORTEZ : Summertime (Roulette)

* GENE PITNEY: Quanto Verdai La Mia Ragazza (CBS)

* TIMI YURO: I Ain't Gonna Cry No More ( Liberty )

* ROCKY ROBERTS: The Monkiss (Barclay)

Hipster A Go – Go (Wake Up It's '66, Thessaloniki / GR)

Member of the mighty gang of “Wake Up It's '66 fanzine. His d.j. set is aiming to a complete floor-filling by blasting off mean spy themes, British RnB standards, swinging garage shots, “shaking” Greek beat tunes and way-cool cinematic grooves!

His Top 5 List:

* JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS: Crawling Up A Hill

* GLORIA JONES: Tainted Love

* LES SPARKS: Rien N' a D' importance

* PLAYBOYS : Pourquoi

* RIZ ORTOLANI : Beat Fuga Shake

Con (No Budget, Larissa / GR )

He goes for the punk spirit of all five decades. He enjoys beers and spirits and loves his vespa (GS200, ‘63) driving in long – long and winding roads. Also he dreams a world without t.v.

His Top 5 List:

* THE KINKS: I'm Not Like Everybody Else

* THE SONICS: The Witch (Instro version)

* THE STOOGES: No Fun

* THE OUTSIDERS: Sun's Going Down

* VELVET UNDERGROUND: Run Run Run