Influences: Lucy

 
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There are very few within techno who can claim to contest the commitment and dedication of Lucy aka Luca Mortellaro. The Italian producer and founder of Stroboscopic Atefacts remains a tour de force whom has been responsible for showcasing some of the finest talent in techno. As a disc jockey he remains unparalleled and very few can claim to have been responsible for releasing music by as impressive a back catalogue as he. Perc, Xhin, Pfirter, Donato Dozzy, Chevel, Yotam Avni and Lady Starlight have all appeared on the imprint which Luca has been running since way back in 2009. Some nine years later he remains as relevant and important amidst techno circles as he did at the start and is now based in Berlin…

This weekend he will play in London in what is expected to be a colossal evening of techno at E1 alongside Dj Stingray, Speedy J and more. Now seemed more fitting than ever to talk influences with a producer and dj more valuable than most…


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Stalker- Writer's Monologue

One of the movies that really managed to dive so deep into me that it ultimately changed my aesthetic in music making. In particular this section is a monologue that happens to the Writer, an angry and stressed character in fear of losing his inspiration, after a “Zone’s trap” encounter. This is a peak moment in the art of Tarkovsky where the dystopian settings from the outside and the most intimate human mental labyrinth from the inside come together in a very interesting way, that echoes in me in those greatly creative moments that I experience in my studio.

  • Stalker- Writer's Monologue

    One of the movies that really managed to dive so deep into me that it ultimately changed my aesthetic in music making. In particular this section is a monologue that happens to the Writer, an angry and stressed character in fear of losing his inspiration, after a “Zone’s trap” encounter. This is a peak moment in the art of Tarkovsky where the dystopian settings from the outside and the most intimate human mental labyrinth from the inside come together in a very interesting way, that echoes in me in those greatly creative moments that I experience in my studio.

  • James Blake - If The Car Beside You Moves Ahead (Official Video)

    Very recently released, this one is a stand out for me in the contemporary panorama of electronic music. The great ability in sound manipulation in the direction of a very modern form of psychedelia is astonishing. Very inspiring, also the use of vocals, which I am often very interested in, and actually quite present in my most recent studio works (mostly unreleased yet).

  • Ash Ra Tempel - Schwingungen

    Released in 1972, it is the b-side of the second album by Krautrock legends Ash Ra Tempel. A 19 min odyssey into sound and space. I remember the moment I discovered this one as a very important to my music development. The use of reverbs in such a creative way, not only in its classic purpose of giving space and position to sounds, but mainly as a real instrument. Interpretating reverb as instrument instead of an effect unit is still today a core element of my studio workflow.

  • Portishead - Machine Gun

    I remember playing a Berghain closing with this one as the very last track of a 13h set. Similar experience at De School in Amsterdam more recently, during my first all nighter there. Experiences like that, playing very extended marathon sets in places that for me represent the very pulsating core of contemporary dance music culture, requires an important choice in how you decide to close it. Few tracks as this one manage to capture such a complex and intense emotional landscape, the absolute perfect sound abstract of the magic that happens in those moments.

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