Dean & Britta / L'Avventura
Artist Dean & Britta
Album Title: L'Avventura
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Primary Genre Pop: General Pop
Format CD
Released 06/13/2003
Reissue Date 09/02/2008
Label Double Feature Records
Catalog No CD-DBL-0001
Bar Code No 6 34457 50022 8
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Night Nurse (3:53)
2. Ginger Snaps (4:01)
3. I Deserve It (4:19)
4. Out Walking (3:32)
5. Moonshot (4:33)
6. Hear The Wind Blow (3:11)
7. Your Baby (4:19)
8. I Threw It Away (4:29)
9. Knives From Bavaria (4:00)
10. Random Rules (4:13)
11. Indian Summer (3:41)
12. Your Baby (Can't Stand The Rain) (3:58)
13. Knives From Bavaria (Spoonful Of Fun) (4:29)
14. Hear The Wind Blow (Down Moonlight Mile) (3:12)
Date Acquired 11/01/2012
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 13.99

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Produced by Tom Visconti, now reissued with 3 bonus tracks from Sonic Souvenirs

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Review by James Christopher Monger
The pairing of dream pop godfather Dean Wareham with the voice of Jem from Jem and the Holograms, singer/bassist Britta Phillips, yields a heady mixture of sex, style, and '60s kitsch on the collaborative L'Avventura. A collection of originals and covers, the 11 duets feature the two trading flirtatious come-ons and wistful laments over a deluge of Tony Visconti strings. Unfortunately, they climax on the opening track, leaving an empty bed of ashtrays and broken promises in its wake. "Night Nurse," despite its melodic simplicity, revels in intellectual dirty talk, replacing the standard carnal proposition with the wicked "I am the visitor/You are the host." It's a great single that warrants a great record, or at least a solid EP. Nothing on the record is bad. In fact, if it weren't for the lofty standards set by the opener, the capable tracks that follow would glow much brighter. "Out Walking" and "Knives from Bavaria" give the licorice-throated Phillips a chance to shine, and a spacious cover of the Doors' "Indian Summer" -- Wareham has a fetish for the subject matter, evidenced by Luna's 1993 rendering of the Beat Happening song of the same name -- is lent new credibility by his soft and sinister cadence. There's a classy feel to the whole production, and despite misfires like the Madonna snoozer "I Deserve It," the songs feel like standards for the new jet set. If anything, L'Avventura is evidence that the indie community can age gracefully. [@Double Feature]'s 2008 reissue of the album adds Sonic Boom remixes of three album tracks.]

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