Dino Sabatini: Recent Episodes
Dino Sabatini
Italian-born producer Dino Sabatini is an artist whose strong body of work has helped to develop his local scene, and redefine what it means to work with electronic music in the 21st century: though his sounds are completely modern, synthesized and rendered with crystal clear production, he continues to tend the deep roots of lost wisdom and mythology that have sustained human creativity for millenia. The name of his personal label Outis, for example, is taken from none other than Homer’s Odyssey (OYTIΣ, literally meaning “no one,” was the pseudonym that Odysseus used to succeed in his infamous deception of the cyclops Polyphemus). This choice of name is not just a clever title for Sabatini’s label, but is a very good indicator of his own character: working within the anonymous electric wilderness of techno, Sabatini continually goes beyond expectations by bringing the senses back into this world of automation and machines,, occasionally invoking the names of the old gods (Poseidon) or goddesses / muses (Mnemosyne) along the way. Along with the work released on the Outis label, Sabatini has been a reliable fixture on labels like Stroboscopic Artefacts, Elettronica Romana (home to several releases by his ‘Modern Heads’ duo with Gianluca Meloni), Adam X’s Sonic Groove, and Prologue. Listeners familiar with these labels’ respective approaches will understand the kind of versatility it takes to record for each one without sacrificing one’s ‘trademark’ sound in the process. In just the past few years, Sabatini has issued sonic statements characterized by sensations of pulsating darkness (2011’s Small steps EP on Sonic Groove), by intense and penetrating hypnotic effects (both the critically acclaimed Daughters of Phorcys EPs on Prologue, 2010), and of course by the cinematic full-length adventure Shaman’s Path (also on Prologue, 2012). The latter, a fully developed concept album dedicated to those musically gifted guides who take us beyond objective reality into more mysterious realms, is as diverse in its sonic details as the rainforest is in biological forms, weaving a many-colored tapestry of sound around its patient, insistent trance rhythms. Not content with even this high level of inspired eclecticism, Sabatini’s new Omonimo LP shows he is capable of sublime romance, featuring graceful collaborations with jazz pianist Antonello Salis. Speaking of collaborations, Sabatini’s quest for a world without self-imposed creative limitations has earned him an impressive number of alliances: again, the Modern Heads team has helped to expand the vocabulary of international techno, as have his production pairings and remixes involving artists such as Claudio PRC, Donato Dozzy, Giorgio Gigli, Shapednoise, Edit Select and Teste. When it’s all pieced together, Sabatini’s still evolving career is like Mircea Eliade’s description of the shaman’s music: “narrat[ing] ecstatic journeys to the sky and dangerous descents to the underworld” – and bringing back something meaningful and lasting from both.
Outis015 – ChironForged in collaboration between two longstanding friends from Rome, Chiron explores the tension between tribal pulse and introspective depth.Four tracks. One vision.Crafted by Dino Sabatini & Maurizio Cascella.Out soon on Outis Music.Pre-order now on Bandcamp: outis-music.bandcamp.com/album/chiron#Techno #HypnoticTechno #OutisMusic #DinoSabatini #MaurizioCascella
Italian electronic outlet Outis Music lines up a next EP by label curator Dino Sabatini. After a three year break for the label it's Sabatini himself who presents four fresh tracks of his immersive techno magic. Outis is known for their hypnotic, dark yet sensual presentation of deep techno and has a stellar catalogue featuring many of Italian’s greatest producers in this genre. But it’s always special when the label originator Sabatini steps up for a solo EP and so this is nothing less. It’s a wide presentation of what Sabatini is capable of, from the airy atmospheres of ‘Peuceus’ to the hypnotic bleeps of ‘Dryalus’. On ‘Perimedes’ the fierce kick drums create a banging highlight with ‘Antimache’ bringing us back down to the iconic and well loved Sabatini swamp grooves.Pre-sales available on Bandcamp.Release date: 24/01/2025
Outis Music in collaboration with Mostra (Barcelona) presents:Dino Sabatini "Omonimo Live"TRACKLIST:Reversus SumSometimes Back / Massive Attack TributeJust When I Think About YouThe UnexpectedThe Untold StoryInenarrabilisAkankeLost Few - Many An Idle Stone (Dino Sabatini Rework)It’s My ForestFollow MePlena LunaeRecorded at Mostra 2023 (Barcelona) on April 2023 Tracks appear on:Opera Quattro (Outis Music)Omonimo (Outis Music)Mantis 06 (Delsin Records)Between The Silence remixes (Southern Lights)
Outis Music Presents: Opera Series 004Italian sound artist Dino Sabatini is back on his own Outis Music. The label, inaugurated in 2011 by Sabatini himself, is known for the spiritual deeper side of techno.Opera Quattro EP on the Outis Opera series.A series focussing more on the slowed down, ritualistic side of ambient and deep techno, with his own long players ‘Omonimo’ and ‘Shaman’s Paths’ as milestone albums. ‘Opera Quattro’ continues on this path, it’s a mesmerizing collection of playful electronica, heavily influenced by trip- hop and dub music, perfectly capturing Sabatini’s current state of mind. Balancing in between half-tempo drum and bass and organic techno grooves, it’s an essential pack of Italian deep techno trips.Release Date: 10/13/2023 - Format: Vinyl 12”-180gr Black + DigipackPre-orders available on Bandcamp at: https://dinosabatini.bandcamp.com/album/opera-quattro
Proving that patience doesn’t necessarily forego energy, Dino Sabatini arrives on Mantis with a charged, imposing statement of meditative techno. Sabatini has been at the forefront of the deep techno scene since the mid 00s, cultivating a sound with his own Outis Music which acknowledges the structures of club music while reaching beyond obvious drama and brute force, offering something more subliminal instead. On Mantis 06, Sabatini blurs the lines between organic and electronic percussion as he doubles down on steadfast rhythms executed with delicacy and impact in equal measure.
A track made for #WorldWideWindow - 100% of the proceeds will go towards the Red Cross and help them fight COVID-19
Pre-Orders at: https://outis-music.com/2031
After having been released in CD and Single EP format on Prologue Music (October 2012), Outis Music is proud to announce a new special limited edition of SHAMAN’S PATHS - the complete album in a double-vinyl format (2x12’’LP) coming out as a part of Outis Opera Series.
Releases November 10, 2018
All tracks written, arranged and mixed by Dino Sabatini (2012) Artwork by Suloni & Joe Robertson Mastered by D&M - dubplates-mastering.com Distribuited by WAS - wordandsound.de
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Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
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Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
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Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
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Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
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Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
Pre-sales @ http://outis-music.com/1229
Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
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Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
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Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
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Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
Pre-sales @ http://outis-music.com/1229
Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
Pre-sales @ http://outis-music.com/1229
Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com
Pre-sales @ http://outis-music.com/1229
Artist: Dino Sabatini Title: Omonimo Label: Outis Music (Opera Series) Format: CD (Mixed) - 2xLP (Unmixed) Cat: OutisOpera001CD/OutisOpera001LP
All tracks written & produced by Dino Sabatini except tracks D1 and D3 written by Dino Sabatini & Antonello Salis. Recorded & processed by Dino Sabatini. Mastered by Gianluca Meloni at Space Echo Studio. Artwork designed by Suloni Robertson. Distributed by Wordandsound. ℗ & © 2016 Outis Music cat. no. OutisOpera001LP/OutisOpera001CD – all rights reserved
www.outis-music.com