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BOSCOLP 005LP
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The Stallions compilations have become a benchmark of Bosconi's position as one of the leading house and techno labels operating out of Italy. This third instalment marks a shift in sound which also comes full circle to the music that first inspired founder Fabio Della Torre as a DJ and producer around the turn of the millennium, when punchy electro production was driving European house and techno into new zones. All the artists featured on Vol. III are Italian, holding true to Bosconi's commitment to supporting local talent from Florence and across the country. Amongst the familiar faces is Della Torre's own Minimono collaboration with Ennio Colaci, which indulges a proudly manic palette of tweaked bleeps and dirty low-end. Elsewhere, recent additions to the Bosconi fold include veritable legends Alexander Robotnick and Marco Passarani, who infuse their unpredictable approaches to electro-techno and Italo disco with ear-snagging synth-pop and driving analogue box jams respectively to create vibrant, impassioned dancefloor monsters. The Mechanical Man is an alias from Nicola Altieri, who leans in on a classic Italo arpeggio to create a seductive club sound which builds on his recent Bosconi EXV EP, while Cixxx Jswitches from the mood of his own Bosconi appearance for a new alias Queen Of Coins and a pivot towards heads-down electro-techno-trance with a whiff of International Deejay Gigolos. Lapucci builds on the promise of his 2021 Bosconi 12" with a sentimental fusion track which lands somewhere between old school Italo house, the snappy pulse of EBM and crisp 00s-era electro house. Meanwhile modern-day Italian techno legend Lucretio of The Analogue Cops makes his first appearance on Bosconi with the playful video game stylings of "Gradius." A great deal of space on Vol. III is given over to emergent talent, ranging from Miguel Herr's twitchy Detroitian synth-pop braindance and Twovi's vocoder-charged electro funk to DJ Rou's jacking ghetto house flavor. Giammarco Orsini and Jacopo Latini appear as Data Memory Access and deliver an emotive, punchy strain of machine soul. Feel Fly rounds the compilation off in bombastic style with an epic, cinematic workout which draws on Moroderinspired drama without losing the forthright peak-time focus which binds the whole collection together.
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BOSC 050-5EP
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Here you have the second EP part of Minimono Half Way Trough mini saga. Follows the sound of the previous one serving four most exciting electro, Italo-disco, and acid-infected floor-burners. "Run it Back" is a simple and dry tune, has those big cutting edge sounds typical of the early 2000 '80s contaminated electro... perfect for your starting set or in recreating that unique atmosphere. On the A side follows "Half Way Trough", an effortlessly driving tech-acid house tune, strangely compelling, with a timeless feeling... looking like an essential weapon for any dancefloor. B-side starts with the spicy electro-disco tune "Over The Machines" epic and functional at the same time with evocative arpeggios and a mechanical vocoder-ed speech. The EP ends with the cyberfunk stomper "Revolution", a twisted electro funk groover in typical Minimono vein.
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BOSC 050EP
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Bosconi reaches number 50 milestone on its main label catalogue and who better than label founders Mimimono could unfold this. Fabio Della Torre and Ennio Colaci come back on their output with this series of two eps forming a mini album named Half Way Trough with an intriguing blend of modern electro tech house tunes taking to the next level their concept of moving in between styles. The first EP starts with "Accelerate", a UK infected tech house tune with a distinctly aggressive acid bassline in contrast to the clean synths and bleep sounds. The result is a floor burner for your peak-time moments on da floor. "Overflow" is more of an hypnotic swing house tune, with some kind of Arabic melodies, accompanied by subtle bassline reminding of prince of Persia sounding like environments. B side starts with "Discorruption", a tribute from Minimono to the electro Italo-disco sound, still with their own original approach, where all the arpeggios and synths notes are accompanied by a driving bassline and a funky house groove more typical by the Florentine duo. The record ends with the stylish melodic tech house tune "Getting Gold" where Fabio and Ennio show their ability of condensing melodic elements and synths into a dancefloor track for your sugared moments on the floor.
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BOSC 049EP
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Bosconi Records is arguably one of the most prolific labels in the Italian electronic music scene, always looking for freshness and innovation as well as undiscovered and rare gems thanks to the work of DJ and music researcher Fabio Della Torre. This time, Bosconi brings you to the special world of Sound Virus: the UK producer duo responsible for super rare EPs such as Swirl (1995) and Inverted Frequencies (1995). These highly sought-after records were released on their own imprint Lux Recordings back in '95, and are about to get a repress on Mint Condition. But you know how things work with Bosconi, the label always wants to be on the forefront and they have got four fresh and never released tunes: Scott James and Chris Hayne themselves recovered them from the very same '90s DAT tapes! Waveforms #1 EP opens up with "Wavey (Intro Mix)": a nine-minute long sonic journey featuring a non-stop subtle acid bassline and loopy bleepy synths, lifting off with ethereal pads and bringing you to fascinating proto trance landscapes: a pleasure for your ears and your deeper soul, that will keep you listening to this non-stop. 808 state fans won't be disappointed. "Wavey (Sine Mix)" follows, a dryer obscure and more driving version of the previous one, an after-hour essential groover for darker sessions. B side opens up with "Inter (3# Mix)", a floor killer with a trance progressive reminiscent bassline featuring a distant horn and a brilliant sharp-edged arpeggio, a super effective tool to test out any dancefloor. The EP ends with "Matte (7# Mix)", a true deep tech house masterpiece with brilliant and teasing melodic synth articulations, mingling together with a charming vocal sample and a swinging groove, for the fans of that unmistakable UK tech house sound from those years, the same you could find on labels like Headspace, Surreal, or Swag.
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BOSCOEXV 024LP
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Following their live performances at the latest two Dimension Festival Editions and vinyl releases on international labels such as Slices Of A Dog, Money Sex, Odd Socks and Sorry For This, featuring a remix by none other than Marcellus Pittman, Nas1 are finally back on Bosconi Extra Virgin with a new album titled Polaris Time. It's a multi-colored sonic adventure, moving from their hip-hop and Detroit house roots to a new palette of sounds including Afro percussions and fresher synth lines blended together into a unique electronic soundscape that creates exotic, psychedelic atmospheres and unconventional, raw midtempo dancefloor tracks. The album begins with the enchanting ballad of "L'isola Di Serie B", moving deeper with the spaced-out vibe of "Domino Skii", landing on the more tropical and frivolous scenarios of "Cicci Briucci" and on the laid-back interlude of "Il Sangue Non Serve A Niente". In the beginning of the flip side appears instead the jazzy and uplifting first cut named "Frigo Deca", followed by the freaky jam of "Come Thru" and the adventurous Balearic tune "Hector Savage" ending with the ethereal closing skit "Il Sangue Non Serve A Niente (outro)". Fans of Kyle Hall, Theo Parrish, as well as John Talabot or Nicola Cruz are warned, absolutely not to be missed if you have been following Nas1 music so far.
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