Review: "Plastic" is a taster of Bottin's forthcoming third album, which is due to drop later in the autumn on his own TIN label. It's pretty much business as usual - think sharp analogue synths, big riffs and percussion drenched in tape delay - though it does feel more house than disco (there's no sequenced bassline, and his usual Italo-disco stomp is notable by its absence). Either way, it still sounds like a Bottin record, which is at least good news for fans. In Flagranti remix, offering up a slower, woozier and wonkier version that could arguably be described as "analogue Balearica". Certainly, it's baggier feel and the cute vocal samples are attractive.
Review: If you were to pick two Italian producers to spearhead an Italo-disco revival, it would be Bottin and Rodion. While there productions are rarely Italo in the old-fashioned sense, they share the same wide-eyed love of life and exotic synthesizers as their 1980s forebears. "One For All", their latest collaboration, blends the best of new school Italo (restless appreggios, cosmic synths), vintage punk funk (see the thunderously elastic bassline) and original disco (clipped guitars), whilst managing to sound suitably fresh. The original version features a murky vocal, but in truth it's not needed; the accompanying instrumental version is undoubtedly the EP's standout moment.
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