Francesco Scala aka Franz Underwear was born in Pescara (IT) but now lives in Berlin. His musical career began with his noise-rock band touring in Italy before he created Slow Motion Records in 2005, a collective of artists responsible for disco and electronic events between Pescara and Berlin. Since arriving in Berlin in 2007, he hasn’t stopped Djing and organizing parties : he is now resident at the monthly Magic Waves and Wrong Era nights, and also at his music label collective parties. He is also a producer, with a first track in 2011 on World Unknown : Grauzone, followed in 2012 by a track under the name of Studio Luce on Cocktail D’amore Music : “Defender X”. He released his first EP in 2013 on Tusk Wax, followed shortly after by a second EP on Bordello A Parigi. A few days ago his latest track was released, as Studio Luce this time, on a compilation he put together on his own label : “Italian Dance Wave”, an ambitious project combining a CD and several vinyl releases of his own “secret dancefloor weapons”, as well as new tracks from fellow Italian producers. His mix for LYO was recorded live at Sektor Evolution in Dresda and perfectly illustrates his musical landscape, enjoy ! Télécharger / Download LYO#039 – Franz Underwear
Résidant à Madrid, Rayko Peña est un DJ et producteur espagnol profondément influencé par les sons des années 70 et 80, à savoir disco, funk, boogie et rock. En 2008, il démarre son propre label Rare Wiri Records, attirant l’attention avec une première sortie de lui-même et d’un autre natif des Îles Canaries: Ilya Santana. Il s’ensuit une série de maxis de producteurs talentueux tels que Ilija Rudman, Ichisan, Phoreski, Marbeya Sound ou Beatfanatic, sans oublier Rayko lui-même. Réputé pour être extrêmement prolifique, il prend rapidement ses marques et multiplie les apparitions sur des labels incontournables des scènes baléarique et nu-disco: Eskimo Recordings, Is it Balearic?, Lumberjacks In Hell ou encore Nang.
Based in Manchester, Starion makes since 2012 what you call there “Manctalo”. Italo-disco with the local touch, it’s a melting pot of all the forms electronic music took in the early 80’s, made by a bunch of producers from this “Dystopian Wasteland”, to quote Starion. He released his first track Another Dimension on Red Laser Records, the mothership of this scene. Since then a regular on this label, he appeared on almost every various from their EP serie and released his first EP this summer : Mindbender, an electronic-disco bomb with synths and melody from a time where vocoders where everywhere. Also author of remixes for Emerald & Doreen and Future City Starion is, with our friends from Rothmans or Wet Play just to name a few, putting Manchester back on the Europe electronic music map after the crazy 90’s. With this exclusive mix for LYO, Starion shows his musical culture is definitely modern and spins in one hour the best you can do right now with a synthesizer. Obviously without forgetting to put old gems in it too. Enjoy ! Télécharger / Download LYO#032-Starion Tracklisting / Another dimension intro Ubre Blanca – Polygon Mountain LCD Soundsystem – 45-33 Kid Machine – Lost Discotech Lovers Jonty Rose – Horizon (starion remix) – Upcoming on Tusk Wax / Winter2014 Elitechnique – Intruders Return Gesaffellstein – Aleph Mike Simonetti – The Magician Headman/Robi Insinna feat. Brassica – Work Black Merlin – 22.05 Hidromental – Emerald (Statickman Remix) Who Made Who – TV…
Malcolm Dakeyo alias Kelton Prima est un dj et producteur parisien qui s’initie à la musique à la fin des années 80 dans un groupe appelé Future Minds armé d’un seul Atari ST puis d’un commodore amiga. Au début des années 90, fortement enthousiasmé par la house et la techno qu’il découvre en fréquentant les premières raves underground, il commence à mixer en club et en soirée à travers la france, produit ses propres morceaux et joue son premier live hardcore breakbeat au Gibus lors d’une soirée Mental Confusion. En 1998 il travaille pour le distributeur et disquaire toulousain Jellyfish où il rencontre Cédric Pilooski avec qui collabore quelques années plus tard au sein d’Inkorporation, un collectif de dj’s, vj’s, graphistes et webdesigners.
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Otto Kraanen aka De Dupe commence à collectionner des disques de jazz, funk, et spécialement de hip-hop à la fin des années 90, mais, lassé des productions postérieures à 1995, il se met en quête de nouveaux horizons musicaux. Il écoute de vieux enregistrements des légendaires radios américaines WBLS et WBMX, se passionne alors pour le son disco 80’s et la chicago house, ce qui l’amène à l’italo disco en pleine renaissance du genre, notamment via la radio Cybernetic Broadcasting System, il fréquente également la boutique Clone de Rotterdam.
