Double Dee
Deja Vu

THE REVIEW

Anyone who has had the patience to immerse themselves deeply in everything surrounding Danny Losito would have had the chance to appreciate, especially in the early '90s, the quality of the Double Dee project cohabitated with Davide Domenella.

It all comes down to making a small act of faith and taking a slight leap forward from the '90s dance cliché'. Double Dee is and was much more.

'Found Love', 1990 was the year; the radio version that dominated the clubs, relegates them without considering the possibility of dwelling. So let's take this leap and reach the new album. "Deja Vu" is pop, funk, electro, dance, soul, trance, at times underground.

Now, I come to the paradox. If there's a flaw in this work, it's that it is too homogeneous. Meaning: the 19 tracks give the impression of never breaking away, of being too unified. A flaw that ends up becoming enjoyable in light of its immediacy and cleanliness. The sound is sophisticated, the harmonies never banal. Yet, at the same time, never dark, never sneaky, never steep; this makes them somewhat predictable.

However, there persists a delightful lightness, a humility and richness of values that make the work credible. The references to early Bobby Brown are quite evident, courageous, excellently crafted. "Deja Vu" is partially introspective because here, in the case of Losito, we're talking about a mature man, in his fifties, naturally having seen and heard it all.

There is, and it can be clearly felt, that regret of someone who knows they are better, much better than some characters who dominate the Italian charts with unbearable regularity, bringing in tow a resume that often doesn't exist, or doesn’t necessarily relate to music.

Danny Losito, on the other hand, is a man of music: he has experimented with it, played it, sung it, brought it to venues and stages, has been forgotten, overshadowed, rediscovered, acclaimed, but always and only for his work as a man of music.

And the new work by Double Dee stands as a testament to that: music, good music, excellently packaged. In an era where certainties are needed, there it is, "Deja Vu" is a certainty.

19 tracks are a lot, I agree: for those who want a taste of some high points, I recommend "Mistery", "Ain't Givin' Up", "Honest" and "What Price My Soul".