Generation Ecstasy
28 September 2008
E-The-Hot Presents Franchising - The DrugsLet us travel back in time to 2006 when Italian producer, Lorenzo Mangani, released The Party EP on the Mantra Vibes label. Master of triple identities, E-The-Hot, Franchising and Pirate Robot Midget, Mangani who is now based in Amsterdam has been producing records since 2004. He's the owner of a digital only imprint, White Weed Records, where you can grab "Soda and Popcorn", one of his must-listen tracks.
So what you'll find here is something similar to that moog squelching sound perfected by the Universal Robot Band on their "Barely Breaking Even" single, but also what artists like Daft Punk are notorious for. The 12" B side is the more widely known funky disco house gem, "The People", which appears to take its cues from the first wave of French touch in the vein of Alan Braxe and Fred Falke. It's something I love to play out whenever I manage to sneak into the DJ booth and play pretend.
Mangani is currently releasing new material under his Pirate Robot Midget moniker: fuzzy, distored electro jams like those that appear on his latest release, It's My Beat Now! (which features two remixes by the prolific Riva Starr) out on Hell Yeah Recordings. He's also got a remix for Parisian electro outfit, Teenage Bad Girl, planned and a few upcoming dates in Germany.
Posted by La Decadanse @ 13:09 |
