Ursula 1000

The mind behind URSULA 1000 is none other than the mild mannered Alex Gimeno. Once the URSULA 1000 guise is switched on. Welcome to the gentleman of boogaloo breakbeats! Originating in New York City, Alex moved to sizzling Miami Beach, where he honed his skills by drumming in pop groups and dj-ing exotica to house and everything in between! Dare we say eclectic? After completing the tracks that later became his debut album, The Now Sound, sunny Miami Beach was just a bit too much...or not enough! Once again, hello New York City! Gotham City welcomed back Alex like he had never even left! The Now Sound album, drenched in its sound collage of lounge, funky breaks, and pastiche-a-delica, was released to critical acclaim! Joining the ranks of the international club-pop/loungecore elite, some have called URSULA 1000 the U.S. ambassador to this tantalizing sound! Ursula 1000 has also been very busy on the remix front adding his magic to tracks by Montifiori Cocktail, Pierre Henry, Bombay The Hardway, Dynamoe, Pop Shopping, and fellow ESL artist Nicola Conte, to name a few.

Taken from the ESL Music Web site

Thanks to Brian Harris for the information on this page.

CD: Ursula 1000 - The Now Sound of Ursula 1000

[ESL022]
Ursula 1000 - The Now Sound of Ursula 1000

Track Listing:

  1. Hip Length
  2. Funky Bikini
  3. Mambo 1000
  4. Gambit
  5. The Shake
  6. I'm Gonna Shock You, Daddy
  7. Mr. Hrundi's Holiday
  8. Slinky
  9. Pleasure Unit
  10. Savoir Faire
  11. Very Leggy
  12. Soft Landing
  13. Le Fini

Released 1999 on ESL Music. Very much a sit, sip, and socialize style. Most of these tunes are pleasant background lounge, with a little pep tossed in here and there.

Various: All Systems Are Go Go

[ESL030]
Ursula 1000 - All Systems Are Go Go

Track Listing:

  1. ECD - Direct Drive The Ready Made All That Jazz Remix
  2. Le Hammond Inferno - Margaret Evening Fashion
  3. Skeewiff - Skeewiff vs Big Les
  4. Lemon - Mr. Bongo
  5. Nicola Conte - Missone A Bombay
  6. Jadell - Hell, Yeah!
  7. Hardwire - The Connection
  8. Kings of the Wild Frontier - Trans Am
  9. Trio Electrico - Good Times Machine
  10. Akakage - She Is A Pretty Girl
  11. The Scammers - Sally's Walk
  12. Montparnasse - Hugo
  13. General Narco - 60's Porno Bird
  14. Mo' Horizons - Fever 99
  15. Los Chicharrons - Chicharrons Y Boogaloo
  16. El Loco Gringo - Watchuwanna
  17. Resident Filters - Get On It Krafty Kuts Latin Funk Mix
  18. Ursula 1000 - Polyblend

Released 2000 on ESL Music. Compiled and mixed from a live session by Ursula 1000. An absolutely fantastic sampling of some truly entertaining breakbeat and bigbeat lounge tunes, featuring great marksman such as Akakage, Skeewiff, Lemon, Hardwire, Trio Electico, Los Chicharrons and more (lest I relay the whole album). No track is a miss and it's all mixed and capped off by Ursula 1000. This is a terrific springboard to other contemporary lounge groups if you're looking for new waters to dip into.

CD: Ursula 1000 - Kinda Kinky

[ESL054]
Ursula 1000 - Kinda Kinky

Track Listing:

  1. Kinda' Kinky
  2. Boogaloop
  3. Beatbox Cha Cha
  4. Jackie Go!
  5. Smokebomb
  6. That Kindu That You Do
  7. Les Techniques De L'amour
  8. Continental Break Fest
  9. Mucho Tequila
  10. Tigerbeat
  11. Riviera Rendezvous
  12. Samba 1000
  13. The Girl From N.O.W.H.E.R.E.
  14. Nightcap

Released 2002 on ESL Music. Changing style, this album features bouncy dancefloor lounge breakbeats in the first half, followed by downbeat tracks on the latter portion. The more engaging selections include "Kinda' Kinky" and "Beatbox Cha Cha" which also features on the Club M "Bongo Beach" compilation.

CD: Various - Ursadelica

[ESL079]
Various - Ursadelica CD

Track Listing:

  1. Ursula 1000 - Set Your Controls To Ursadelica
  2. Dr. Rubberfunk - Bossa For The Devil
  3. Hal 9000 feat. Slyvie Marks - Bay Bay Bay
  4. Carlos Jean - Mr. Dabada
  5. Ed Royal feat. Enne - Born To Funk
  6. Lemon - Won't You Join Me For A Drink?
  7. Kraak En Smaak - One Of These Days
  8. Frank De Jojo - Come Home Baby
  9. Nasty Tales And Their Orchestra - Come On A My House
  10. Gaijin A Go Go - Tempura Mental Ursula 1000 Remix
  11. Tata Vasquez - Suite Guaracho Pt. 2 Beatfanatic Rework
  12. Settebello Unlimited - Charrango
  13. Skeewiff - Nitty Gritty
  14. The Bees - Chicken Payback
  15. Joe Bataan - Chick A Boom
  16. Torpedo Boyz - Gimme A Bassline!
  17. Moston And Malente - In The Sky
  18. Fort Knox Five - The Big Score
  19. Dropped Remix
  20. Qypthone -Moustache
  21. Don Tiki - The Other Side Of The Moon
  22. Ursula 1000 Remix

Released 2004 on ESL Music. Another fantastic mix CD from Ursula 1000 to followup on All Systems.... Well worth looking into. Thanks to Brian Harris for this information.

Other Info:

For further information on Ursula 1000 see their official web site or the ESL Music Web site.

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