Alexander Robotnick: Recent Episodes
Alexander Robotnick
Alexander Robotnick is the artist name of Maurizio Dami, an electronic musician, DJ and producer living in Italy.
When Machines Get Funky
01 - Achtung Asteroid! 02 - When Machines Get Funky 03 - Until Emergency Is Over 04 - Lonely Dancer (2018 re-work) 05 - Black Ground (2018 re-work) 06 - Burning Sun 07 - Traveling to the hidden space 08 - Early Morning Raga 09 - Intermezzo
These tracks are derived from some improvisations recorded at Robotnick's studio in Summer 2018. In the editing the most significant parts were saved ; others were cut out to give shape to 7 tracks where improvisation plays the main role while adjusting into a dance structure. Modal music as usual where the continuous variation in tone-colour leads to a hypnotic state . Liquid yet dramatically metronomic music. Growing out of the history of electronics we humbly contributed and feel to belong to, here and now.
No need to stress the analog origin of most of our sounds. You can immediately feel it : analog synths produce a kind of sound which, although synthetic is perceived as real and therefore the emotions it gives -if any -are much deeper. Two tracks already released in "Black Ground" are here presented with a new look. "They sound differently every-time we improvise them live". The versions presented in this EP come from a Summer night in my studio while rehearsing before a concert. On that occasion we wrote the sequences of 3 new tracks “ Actung Asteroid “ “When Machines Get Funky “and “ Traveling To The Hidden Space” upon which we improvised in a couple of takes together. We then added to the project some tracks made with traditional overdubbing in studio production style : “Until Emergency Is Over", "Burning Sun" "Early Morning Raga" , already released as a single with a number of remixes closes the album. Intermezzo is a bonus track . It’s an improvisation by l p where he exclusively used the modular synth he put together by himself . Pure analog electronic music for die-hard fans of that sound . Alexander Robotnick ,well known for his track”Problèmes d'Amour” released during the early 80s’ Italo-disco age, boasts a fairly broad music experience ranging from electro disco to rock and world music , ambient and soundtracks ,as making music has been his only job and passion in . The same applies to Ludus Pinsky who experimented with Punk , reggae and ambient in the past . Their multi-faceted music background inevitably impacts their current work which is further enriched by their long time familiarity with improvisation
Hot In November - Alexander Robotnick & Lore J - Released by Hot Elephant Music. Second release by Robotnick/Lore J duo. This time they venture into a quite unusual techno territory, at least for Robotnick who has not practiced such high BPMs (130) for a few years. But Robotnick enjoyed working on this track - born out of Lore J.'s idea - with the same enthusiasm and curiosity. The 2 versions are quite similar until about half of the track but then they take different directions:Lore J's version evolves into a slow dreamlike theme, whilst Robotnick's remains more minimal and rhythmic.
A Fleeting visit to the Fair, released by Hot-Elephant Music. 2 tracks: 1)Original 2)J Vision mix. Lorenzo Banchi A.K.A. Lore J Dj Since 1993 he has worked in the main clubs of Tuscany Considered a "Free Style Dj" , Lore plays different sounds, from Ambient to Techno with very accurate mixing technique, Great collector of vinyls and lover "Trancy" concept in various musical styles. Alexander Robotnick says: I have known Lorenzo since 2003. Although he is much younger than me, he belongs to the previous DJs' generation, that of the 90s. For some time he would show up at my studio with a bunch of vinyls he had borrowed from a friend's shop to listen to. We would buy the tracks we loved and share their cost. He would keep the vinyls and I would digitally record them and play them on my laptop. Sometimes I would invite him to listen to some unreleased tracks or works in progress which he would work on or re-edit. Later he released those tracks with Casissima, his label. More recently, searching my archive he's found this track. Its provisional title was "Disco 118". He worked on it and changed its title into " A Fleeting Visit To The Fair".
Alexander Robotnick DJ-Set May 2017 PLAYLIST: Mr. Tea - Vanishing Point - Discotexas Rojan_-_The_Fieseler_(Original_Mix Mike Spaccavento - Leave The Ground - Original Mix Wellsince_-_Purplee_Mood_(Original_Mix) Metodi_Hristov_-_Behind_(D-Formation_Remix) Joe_Red__SP1DER_-_Groot_(Original_Mix) Kocleo - Get It On - Integrity Records Kade_B_-_Danger__Werner_Niedermeier_Remix Killian's_-_Check_It_Out_(Original_Mix) Joe_Red_-_Couldn't_Find_A_Better_Name_(Luigi_Rocca_Remix) Atnarko_This-Feeling_Approved-Electronic-Device-Remix Giaryk - Spectrum (Original Mix) Bobby-Duron_Say-What_John-Mork-Remix BOZandMONSTRR_-_In_A_Hope_World Akshat_Joshi_-_Mirage_(End_To_End_Remix) Lelu__Black_Judgements_(Phunk_Investigaton_&_Jean_Aita_Remix Joseph_Gaex__Alaan_H_-_Secuense_(Original_Mix) Brett-Johnson-feat.-DJ-Red-Eye_Dramarama Junior_Lopez_-_We_Like_To_Party__Terry_Francis_Remix Josh_Butler___Bontan_-_Call_You_Back Marcelo_Demarco_-_Engualichado__Original_Mix DI.CAPA_-_Violent_Delights_(Original_Mix) Nnatn_-_Brothers_in_Rhythm_(Original_Mix) Adam_Helder_-_She_Wants_(Original_Mix)
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