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The project " IL FACILE DUO" was born from the collaboration between Robert Passera and Vanni "W.Paul" Parmigiani. Together with two members of “The Transistors” (ErMan and Luke) as well as Giorgio Caffino and Lady Vanilla, “IL FACILE DUO” were active on the Internet from early 2000 to September 2002. They broadcast pure easy-listening mixed programmes and news from the cocktail/lounge-world on the website ezlounge.fm. IL FACILE DUO’s DJ-set features tropical Jazz-influences, Italian and international bossa nova revival, easy listening cinematic music with frequent digressions into 20th century kitsch. “The Easy Pair” intermingle four hands on the mixing board to incorporate their personal styles to create the unique set of continuous sound that is IL FACILE DUO – on stage at IL GIAGUARO EXPO 2001 and 2002, at the NOTTE VIDAL, and in the best lounge-bars of Emilia Romagna and Lombardia (where they introduce fashionable rhythms served on the rocks). July 2002 marked the discographic debut of IL FACILE DUO with the Ezlounge Compilation Vol.1 on Media Records, a 32 track double CD that features the best of modern sound for the cocktail generation; the first CD features delicate atmospheres and the second provides lively and sprightly rhythms. 22 of the tracks on this delightful cocktail lounge compilation were unpublished songs from Italian, Japanese, English and American artists. Since February 2004 IL FACILE DUO has been back in the limelight with their weekly musical program called “Easitaly” on LuxuriaMusic.com in the USA - the most important Internet radio station covering EZ Listening, Lounge, etc.

Pretty posters and patchouli alone do not psychedelia make Poet, punk, deviant, mystic, vandal, freak, JC Rees is a founding member of The Warlocks, a Los Angeles band, and the weekly host of the Special Needs Radio Broadcast . His work has been published in journals, chapbooks, and local & foreign zines. He has been photographed around the world. You may hear ambient soundscapes, urban field recordings, golden era sha-la-la, 70's skronk, 80's noise, Kraut Rock, Burger records, the record with the banana, 90's Dim Sum, greasy Chicken, Entrance, No Exit, brass, Chimes, tablas, Reid Flemming, Flaming Carrot, strings, dogs, Twee As Fuck, dirty disco, bootleg cassettes, unlabeled test pressings, thrift scores, Limited Edition signed and numbered, Bespoke, Cooper Clarke, Chantilly Lace, I Love My Leather Jacket, Funk Soul Brother, Basketball Jones, American Psycho, John Rechy, Bill Drummond, Jullian Cope, Greta X, the occasional special guest to big to mention, all artistically mixed and curated with tomorrows best new music. Enjoy.

Co-host of 5-4-3-2-1, Tom Richards' musical passions focus on classic genres from the 60s, 70s and 80s - always on the lookout for new artists that carry the torch of inspiration.

Designer, writer and bon vivant, Rachel has also been a fixture on the DJ scenes of NYC and Chicago for the past decade, spinning a stylish array of deep cuts for the discerning audio aesthete. Someone like you.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate, advisor to 13 US presidents and scores of world leaders, holder of 476 patents, and People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for the 5th year running. What more can you say about the host of Luxuriamusic's longest-running program? 2 words: armed & dangerous.

Ron Sures is a musician and composer who just turned 30 (and who also failed math)!  He may be older; let’s not overthink this.

Host John T. is a Montrealer, a writer/translator/editor, a broadcaster, a tikiphile, a mid-century modernist… His other radio/music-related projects include scripts, features, and segments for CBC Radio and Sound Source Networks, artwork and photos for live recordings by Stan Ridgway, and production of the DVD Ridgway's Raw Feed Live. John has written chapbooks that have garnered attention locally and abroad, including Dollar Days (a surreal account of his days as an ad copywriter), Mental Notes (a poignant/funny collection of anecdotes), and the Montreal underground classic The Official St. Leonard Dictionary (a dictionary of local Italian-Canadian slang); first published in 1994, the Dictionary continues to be a cult item and was nominated for an Expozine small press award. John also founded The Montreal Tiki Appreciation Society, the Mai Tai newsletter (1998-2005), and the website maitaionline.com. • Philosophy of my radio show: 50s-60s-70s instrumental and vocal pop, real & imagined soundtracks, exotica, novelty tunes, audio art brut, obsessions, oddities… and the occasional cocktail recipe… all of which is usually centered around a specific theme. • Five artists LuxuriaMusic listeners will hear on my show: At any given moment you may or may not hear music relating to Ennio Morricone, Lee Hazlewood, Stan Ridgway, Vic Caesar, The Exponians of the Steel Orchestra, and more… or less! • To derive maximum pleasure from my radio show: Mix up a couple of cocktails, sit yourself down, and bask in the warm glow of a blowfish lamp. • When I’m not DJing I can be found: Roaming through the ruins of Expo 67, wondering where yesterday’s tomorrows went. • Secret superpower I possess: The ability to survive winters in Montreal.