Claudio Coccoluto - Funky Now (Trouble Tribal Life)
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Artist: V.A.
Release: Compost Black Label #146
Cat-No.: CPT 546-1 / -3
Format: 12” / digital
Release date: 5 April 2019
Tracklisting:
Side A:
A1. Mr Raoul K vs Timmy Regisford - MP (Moment Psychedelik)(Gongon Alt Mix) (6:16)
A2. Claudio Coccoluto - Funky Now (Trouble Tribal Life) (8:22)
Side AA:
AA1. Lehar - Everything I Ever Did (6:45)
AA2. Musumeci - Mr Q (6:41)
Info:
5 top guys on a breakout EP. No filler, just killer. A real range of house from spooky, trippy deep house to dusty melodies and electrifying modal techy tracks, but all fitting well together and sharing a penchant for twisted dance sonics, and a tribal element.
Claudio Coccoluto:
With over 100 remixes, more than two dozens own releases and 70,0000 records collected and catalogued since the early 70's - “Goats Head Soup” by the Stones being the first one he ever bought at the tender age of nine – Claudio Coccoluto is a trademark. He started an apprenticeship from spinning records on pirate radio stations to the all the world's most respected dance institutions. From television to radio programmes, his name and brand were exported overseas - “The Italian DJ”, his face was published in countless magazines (DjMag cover, July 97' and the new DJMag Italy in December 2011). An artist who accepts both the past and future of music production, he is surrounded by all the famous analogue machines of the 80's and 90's: Emulators, 909s, 808s, Vermonas, Akais, Moogs etc, but also obsessively experiments with the latest digital softwares and the explosion of the “plug-ins”. His precipitation into the world of production led him to begin working on a project with Savino Martino and Dino Lenny, creating the record label – “The Dub”. He collaborated with Subsonica on the production of one of the band's tracks on the critically acclaimed “Microchip Emozionale” album. 1997 is the year of 'Belo Horizonti' (produced by Basement Jaxx). Claudio's most successful piece of music, which sees a sale of over 1 million copies worldwide and a definitive appreciation by a wide range of artists and critics alike.
In terms of creating history via the party medium, Claudio and Tina Lepre built the infamous “Angels of Love” parties from the ground up, which he worked on for five years. However, his home ground has and always will be Goa Club in Rome – Italy's best club in terms of attitude and cutting-edge musical selection, one which was certainly nurtured by DJ Giancarlino, a man with whom Claudio has had a long-running almost brotherly musical relationship with. Via a mutual synergy and vision for what the club atmosphere should contain, the two founded the Thursday nights “Ultrabeat” at the club. In more recent times, Claudio has dedicated more attention to his own personal night at Goa - “Nozoo”.
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