It happened, yes! I was at Argo 16 (there often is a plane in my life) club in Marghera, near Venice, and Mirco Salvadori and Lorenzo Isacco, with gentlemen manners I thought belonged to the last century, asked me if I would like to prepare a mixtape for Laverna and, kind of excusing themselves, they said: “you can use Falerna music as well”. To add more shock Mirco involved Roberto of 51 Beats and then the next thing I know is that I have the privilege to surf through the full three labels production, excited like a kid in a toy shop.
I made a first selection of some 50 songs that touched my soul for different reasons with, Patrick Chavardes’ “tu verra’ pas ma veranda” above all looping in my mind for days even thou it didn’t fit at all with what I had in mind. As I had to condense all in a 45 minutes mix I made a selection of 25 tracks and start finding a story to tell in a flight from Dallas to Tokyo. Later in Taipei I chose the final 16 tracks, bus still “Veranda” screamed in my head. It was three weeks later, in London – under an unreal snowstorm – I found the idea to join the tracks in a story with Patrick Chavardes being the inner voice keeping everything together. Then on the train between Charing Cross and Gare du Nord I put together the first rough mix and I could complete it a couple of weeks later (just to keep the pleasure going) in Charlotte, NC. This at the end it turned out being my homage to three labels and their effort in crafting a musical landscape seldom seen (heard) anywhere else. It’s my love of Ambient and Electronica encompassing downbeat with deep house, starting with my personal tribute to Gigi Masin, whose music inspired me since early eighties, and continuing with Stefano Guzzetti, Marcio McFly, Dikital, Ho storm, Kondencuotas Pienas, Sonambient, J Sintax, Matera, Fosforo, 666fm, Push against new Fakes, Cani Giganti feat. Robidad, Happy Elf, Acid Castello and Idga.
Arguably the best trip of my life. One last gem and tribute (which I obviously find familiar), has been Mirco’s, and Infant T(h)ree, loop “viaggio nel fragore del mondo” to complete the fragmented narration of beats that have turned around the world to come back to where they belong to: to please your soul and make your feet move, occasionally.
“J’avais un plan en or, c’est le cas de le dire, mais tout” (n’as pas) “rate?.”
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Mike discovers music and punk in London in 1977. Radio DJ, last century, it’s only at the beginning of 2000 with the clubnight Excuse Me he starts taking himself seriously and selecting electronica and emotional remixes wandering between deep house and New Order.
These days, as Occasional Travelmates, temporarily materialises himself in various corners of the world he has the privilege to visit. He has played, on top of various appearances in Italian clubs and disco bars, in London, Paris, Madrid, Charlotte, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai but his places of the heart remain Rock Café, not far from Venice, and Bar Florio in Cagliari, his adoptive city and dreams to play again one day at Shindy club.
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Mentre Dormi Marcio McFly 03:47 98
To sleep - Perchance To Dream Micro 04:58 140
Do not disturb Dikital 03:57 90
51BEATS (minimal Mix) Gollywop 07:08 125
Illusion Part.2 Sonambinet 06:21 124
Love Code J Sintax 09:10 124
Darkstar (Joy Kitikonti Rmx) Cani Giganti feat Robidat 11:22 122
Give Me 51 Beats Happy Elf 03:20 130
The Land Of The Holy River Acid Castello 03:50 122,8
New Shelter Idga 05:46 126
Fear of the dogs Il Leprotto 05:08 130
BLACK version Canzian feat Anna Patrini 01:45 125
Sei (IDGA_Remix) Plasman 06:04 122
Electric Bloom (mind the FOALS Remix) Shibuya Syndicate 03:46 125
Frames Tracya 04:40 120
La Maison Démontable Hana Sent 05:05 115
Landing On Conga Acid Castello 04:40 121,9
Coconut Galaxy Acid Castello 04:40 126
again_some gigi masin 03:34 96
Silence Stefano Guzzetti 09:57 105
scambi molven 05:55 100
Ho storm enjoy 08:08 80
sidabrine dykuma [apelsino kosmaras] kondencuotas pienas 04:30 90
Despite Fedepiano 04:55 90
2004 matera 03:52 120
a lullaby for no one Push Against New Fakes 06:30 124
polynomial expansion 666fm 06:58 124
softcell fosforo 06:02 122
funky style fosforo 06:07 125
Viaggio Infant T(r)ee 04:10 60
Ma Veranda JMWeber PChavardes 04:12 80
Again some Gigi Masin 03:34 96
Silence Stefano Guzzetti 09:57 105
Mentre Dormi Marcio McFly 03:47 98
Do not disturb Dikital 03:57 90
Enjoy Ho storm 08:08 80
Sidabrine dykuma [apelsino kosmaras] Kondencuotas Pienas 04:30 90
Illusion Part.2 Sonambinet 06:21 124
Love Code J Sintax 09:10 124
2004 Matera 03:52 120
Softcell Fosforo 06:02 122
Polynomial expansion 666fm 06:58 124
A lullaby for no one Push Against New Fakes 06:30 124
Darkstar (Joy Kitikonti Rmx) Cani Giganti feat Robidat 11:22 122
Give Me 51 Beats Happy Elf 03:20 130
The Land Of The Holy River Acid Castello 03:50 122,8
New Shelter Idga 05:46 126
Viaggio Infant T(h)ree 04:10 60
Ma Veranda JMWeber PChavardes 04:12 80