Gina Calabrese by Gina Calabrese
'Masters of Outrun' is back!
A new series from TimeSlave Recordings showcasing some of the Synthwave scene's classic albums.
Gina Calabrese’s self-titled LP was an Italo classic, paying homage to the Miami Vice character of the same name. Shrouded in mystery, Gina - the artist - left an indelible mark in the Synthwave scene; with Cyber Dance’s 2016 vinyl pressing the only previous physical manifestation of an album that sounds as fresh today as it did when it dropped.
Gina Navarro Calabrese was a Detective of the Miami Metro-Dade Police Department and an undercover Detective in the Organized Crime Bureau, Vice Division, in the 1980s. She was a loyal associate of Detectives Crockett and Tubbs; the former with whom she had an on-off love affair throughout this time.
Born on the island of Cuba during its revolution in the 1950s, Gina was the daughter of a nightclub singer and an executed revolutionary. Fleeing a vendetta against her family, she and her sisters emigrated to Miami and after graduating she joined the Miami Police Force as a uniformed cop. The rest of her story is well documented (Miami Vice) history!
Lesser known, is her admiration for Czech electronics wizard Jan Hammer. These unearthed recordings were recorded in that style, as a therapeutic and creative way of processing the experiences she endured as a cop on the mean streets of Miami, giving everything in the line of duty…
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Each release in the 'Masters of Outrun' series will come with a deluxe cassette edition, housed in a Sega Master System inspired case. With design work undertaken by the talented Glenn Jones.
Tracklist
| 1. | Nobody Lives Forever | 4:40 |
| 2. | The Afternoon Plane | 3:54 |
| 3. | When Irish Eyes Are Crying | 7:09 |
| 4. | Back In The World | 4:04 |
| 5. | Blood And Roses | 6:25 |
| 6. | Tale Of The Goat | 3:12 |
| 7. | Missing Hours | 4:54 |
| 8. | First Blood | 5:14 |
Credits
Written & Produced by Gina Calabrese
Master System Layout by Glenn Jones
Liner Notes Edited by Enzo Van Baelen
"Thanks to Chris Stallone..."
Originally released on Magic Waves December 23, 2016
License
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