Review: Always punctual cosmic disco hero Marco Dionigi always averages about an EP a month, and once again he's right on time with a new release. Taking the whole space thing quite literally this time round, here he presents a stellar three-track single. "Star System" appears as both a hi NRG style Italo-disco workout and a deeper, percussive house version, whilst "Constellation" is both a sleazy electro-disco joint with EBM undertones and, in its cosmic version, a bleepy, synth-heavy odyssey. Finally "Volt" is a minimal analogue box jam for a more underground setting.
Review: We've come accustomed to Marco Dionigi packing his releases with a veritable skipload of original tracks. Here, the veteran Italian producer takes a different approaching, asking some of his pals to remix "Magic", a typically cosmic blend of chugging arpeggio lines, bubbling electronics and bright synthesizer melodies. DJ Rocca delivers the most revolutionary rework, adding some classic dreamy vocal samples and trippy acid lines, whilst beefing up the bottom end. Simon Faz drops a smooth but chunky deep house revision, while Cosmic Sisters add a little beatbox electro swing to Dionigi's dancing electronics and tuneful synth lines.
Review: Quantistic owner Dionigi steps up with an impressive collection of dubbed out disco. From the opening track, "They Forgot" onwards, the Italian producer puts a focus on heavy drums, wah-wah guitar riffs and acidic bleeps. Even when he plays it harder, as is the case on "What Is Going On Here", he breaks into angular guitar riffs. Given his approach, it is no surprise that the best tracks are the most freaked out; from the cavernous grooves and ponderous vocals of "Some Theoretical Considerations", the cowbell-heavy pulses of "The Emerging Picture" and the cosmic disco closer, "Passport To The Cosmos", this is a brilliantly spaced out collection.
Review: Given the sheer amount of product Marco Dionigi releases, you'd be forgiven for accidentally missing out on his best work. Wake Up - another full-length excursion on his Quantistic Division imprint - should not be ignored, though; arguably, it's one of his strongest albums to date. There are few genuine surprises - the 13 tracks mine his usual influences, from cosmic disco, cosmic rock and nu-disco, to Italo, dub, Balearica and classic house - but the quality of the material on offer is impressively high. There's plenty of playable, dancefloor-friendly highlights, from the kosmiche chug of "Sweet Smell of Success" and slap bass-enhanced Balearic funk of "Kung Bo", to the stomping, Italo-influenced disco pump of "Who Touched Me (Original Mix)".
Review: Italian producer Dionigi has in the past flirted with tech-house and Italo - so what's in store for this release? The title track sounds like the Quantistic boss has been listening to late '90s/early '00s minimal house, but then he unexpectedly covers it in an acidic cloak and hushed vocals. The 'acid mix' is even more 303-heavy and is combined with a bruising bass, but it's what he does on the other tracks that really impresses. "Deep Bass Out Of Space" features a ponderous vocal intoning the track's title and a rumbling bass, "Connection" assimilates heavy metal power chords into its drum-heavy groove and "Air 44" is an easy listening affair.
Review: Marco Dionigi tends to give buyers a lot of bang for their buck. That's certainly the case here, with seven decidedly cosmic disco jams to choose from. The title track - a chugging, exotic chunk of atmospheric dub disco with lashings of Indian style instrumentation - is available in three different flavours. Of these, it's a toss up between the Dub and the Original Mix for us, with the former just shading it. Elsewhere, "Roccia Antica" layers backwards effects and pianos over a spiraling, wall-of-sound groove, while "Malinconia" is slow, dubby and pleasingly out-there. "Onde", a hazy ambient excursion featuring more droning sitars and "Tomorrow Never Knows" style backwards loops, is also worth a listen.
Review: Label owner Marco Dionigi takes to the helm once again for Start. The Italian DJ/producer's sound is an interesting mixture of minimal tech-house, atmospheric techno and in places the emotive melodies of Italo. The title track is available here in two versions; while its original format is a neat, jacking affair with a repetitive vocal hook, it's really the 'Age' mix that impresses. The vocal remains at the heart of the arrangement, but it's surrounded by shimmering synths and undercut by a grinding rhythm. "Arranco" sees Dionigi deliver an understated, stepping rhythm that provides the basis for half-heard effects and melodic whooshes, while best of all "HBM 88" is a gloriously melodic groove that recalls Italo at its most blissed out.
Review: Italian cosmic producer Marco Dionigi always finds time to dream up an interesting concept to accompany each release. That's not to say that the meaning is always very clear and You Do Know It's All Fake is no different. The cover is all 90s cyber aliens, but the music is still in the late '70s/early '80s. Speaking of which, there are four new tracks here - the first three of which ("F-1/2/3") are all variants of the same dubby riff, however the futuristic Italo-disco laser assault of "Its Only A Fake" is the standout track by a country mile.
Review: Marco Dionigi always has a theme for each of his mini-albums. This one's theme is Erwin Schrodinger's famous quantum mechanics 'thought experiment'. We'll take his word for that, but we can certainly vouch for the positively feline purring synths slinking over these eight cosmic disco jams. Highlights include the Italo trance of "Enoch Speaks", the almost jackin' space-funk workout "Space Wheel" and the dreamy electro-pop of the title track.
Review: The pedal is being pushed to the Ferrari's metal again as Italian stallion Marco Dionigi's output accelerates into the outside disco lane once again. There's 12 bangers to feast on in Dirty Analogic Party Vol 12 covering every angle of retro Eurodisco including blissy hiNRG ("Do I Dare"), arpeggiated sleaze ("Disco Surrender") and hazy spaced-out cosmic vibes ("Red Mobil)".
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