Roberto Bosco's 2009 Favorites

Ostgut Ton definitely reigned as a high roller this year, with its artists and the label itself showing up in the top percentile of all Resident Advisor polls. This includes albums, labels, and tracks, and after hearing Roberto Bosco's recent techno mix, it's clear that his tastes are in line with those that were most loved this year. Below are some of his favorite offerings from other talented artists in electronic music.

Best Album of 2009
Ben Klock - One (Ostgut Ton)

Best EP of 2009
Planetary Assault Systems - Temporary Suspension (Ostgut Ton)

Best Tracks of 2009
Ben Klock - "Goodly Sin feat. Elif Bicer (Robert Hood Remix)" (Ostgut Ton)
Wax - "Untitled (Side A)" (WAX 10001)
Roberto Bosco - "One" (Figure)
Deetron - "Orange" (Music Man)

Quince - "My Life's Rhythm feat. Paris Black Flu" (Delsin)
Len Faki - "BX 3" (Ostgut Ton)
Argy - "Upon Ourselves feat. Bajka" (These Days)

D5 - "Intruders" (Delsin)

GIG, PRESS & RA Podcast ::: COSMIC TWINS (François K + Derrick May) in New York, 12/26; Pre-Sale Tickets Now Available

Cielo's Dance.Here.Now. team has extended its reach even further downtown to Santo's Party House to host special installments of Dance.Here.Too. On Saturday, December 26th, two music legends will come together for a special, infrequent performance known as the Cosmic Twins. François K + Derrick May came together for their first gig under this moniker in the fall of 2003 in Japan. Since then, they've only played a handful of venues together under that name, with only about six in Europe and a small amount in Canada and America.

Saturday, December 26th
RobPromotions & Benny Soto present
DANCE. HERE. TOO.
featuring
COSMIC TWINS
aka
François K & Derrick May
Santo's Party House
96 Lafayette Street
New York, NY
21+ / 10p – 5a

$20 advance tickets are on sale
for a limited amount of time via TicketWeb
(click to purchase)

"We are using this as an opportunity to share our passion for electronic music," says François, who owns Forward Management as well as the long-running Wave Music, "and this teaming up does allow us to do this in ways that we might not do individually, each bringing our unique qualities to the table."

Time Out New York recently interviewed both Kevorkian and May, recounting the first time they met at a small club in London. Explaining the process behind the decks, May leaves much to mystery. "We don’t do the four-turntable type of thing,” he told Time Out. “It’s one setup, where we have to share the same environment and work amongst each other in a pretty intimate way. There is no plan—I have no idea what he’s going to play, and he has no idea what I’m going to play. We just kind of go for it and reach some form of agreement through the music. It’s the four-four that connects us. We don’t really talk much when we do it, but that’s really all it is."

Little video has been documented and even less has been recorded, but you can expect a big surprise and unforgettable moments when seeing Cosmic Twins for yourself. If you're in New York for the holiday hangover, this is not an event to miss.

Facebook: event page

*Added Dec 21st: And in additional news, Resident Advisor has just released a very special podcast by Cosmic Twins, featuring an hour of their seven-hour set at AgeHA in Tokyo, which took place this past summer. Click below to access the podcast page.

GIG :: MKL at SOLE CHANNEL, December 26, 2009

PRESS :: KRAFTWERK & FRANÇOIS K in the NEW YORK TIMES

In a recent New York Times article, "Who Knew That Robots Were Funky?" François K was asked to reflect on his involvement with Kraftwerk:

"François Kevorkian, a D.J. at underground clubs in the late ’70s and early ’80s, would use Kraftwerk to blend tracks by Fela Kuti and Babatunde Olatunji into his sets. 'What was really remarkable was that their music was getting played just as much at Paradise Garage as it was getting played at the Mudd Club, and there were very, very few records that had that ability to cross over between all the different scenes,' said Mr. Kevorkian, who would later work with the band on its 'Electric Café' album. 'Kraftwerk was, like, universal.'"

Electronic music pioneers and living legends, the members of German avant-garde musical group Kraftwerk have recently released newly remastered editions of their eight classic albums in a deluxe box set to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their landmark 1974 hit 'Autobahn.' Not a lot of people know perhaps that until 2000, the only artists allowed to remix the band's recordings were François Kevorkian and William Orbit. François K has collaborated on several projects with Kraftwerk since the groups' early days. In 1983, François remixed the group's legendary “Tour de France” and three years later he was hired to mix the seminal 'Electric Café'album. His remixes remain to this day some of the most popular versions of the group's biggest hits.

Kraftwerk 12345678: The Catalogue

(CD, CD Box Set, Vinyl, Download)

"KRAFTWERK: Electro Pioneers, living legends and globally revered masters of electronic sound, celebrate the 35th anniversary of their landmark 1974 hit ‘Autobahn’ by releasing digitally remastered versions of eight astounding albums on October 5, 2009. Rolling back musical barriers with every forward-thinking phase of their career, Dusseldorf's Zen masters of electronic minimalism laid the foundations for four decades of computerised pop and dance music. By chain reaction and mutation, they have influenced generations of artists in all genres, mapping musical futures yet to come." Read more on kraftwerk.technopop.com.br

NEW RELEASE :: 'Collaboratory Remixes Volume 2' featuring remixes by JOHN DALY

Earlier this year, Poker Flat kingpin Steve Bug released his fourth full-length album, 'Collaboratory,' which highlights his particularly strong knack for amalgamating his talents with other respectable artists. Still running on its praise, Poker Flat has just released 'Collaboratory Mixes Volume 2,' which features Ben Klock, Deetron and our very own John Daly.

"Ben does it again... 10/10! Full support" Radio Slave

"John Daly mix is a bomb. Enough to give the package full points!! Deep sexy gear. Love it. 5/5" Adultnapper

John actually contributes two very different remixes to this release, and both are for the track "Trust In Me," which features Brazilian singer/DJ Virginia Nascimento on vocals. In a Resident Advisor feature, 'Collaboratory' is broken down by individual tracks, and describes this particular collaboration as "a deep swung song...structured around a slow house vibe, but still works in a club environment with its hypnotic, ringing synth hooks and heavy bass elements."

The first remix by John Daly is in line with his sexier, deep house vibe, echoing Virginia's vocals and bringing out the bass from Bug's original production. Also included in the release is an extra dub remix that catapults towards the peak time at a tech-house night, accentuating euphoric builds and focusing on what elements can be pulled from the bottom out within the rhythm.

For John Daly's EPK, click here.
For booking inquiries, please contact vicki (at) forwardmgmt (dot) net

GIG ::: MKL at Moomia, NYC Dec 26 & at Nuble Dec 31, 200u

MKL, Mr. V & Alex Alvarez

Sole Channel Christmas Party

Saturday, December 26th

10pm-4am

Free B4Midnight

$10 For Guys After Midnight

Moomia

157 Lafayette, NY

http://www.moomiany.com/

NEW YEARS EVE 2010!!

MKL, Gotan Project & Love Trio

@ NUBLU

New Years Eve.

62 Ave C.

10pm-8am

www.nublu.net

Altair Nouveau - Space Fortress (John Daly Remix) (Solardisco)

"Released as a joint effort with the uber-hip DFA Records this 12″ features mixes exclusive to this release from ultra-talented Irishman John Daly who turns out a deeper take while Michel Morin’s criminally underrated nom-de-plume Sneak-Thief takes it deeper into spacey disco-funk territory." - Word and Sound

Altair Nouveau - Space Fortress (John Daly Mix) by Solardisco

GIG :: FRANCOIS K at SPACE IBIZA, Hora Cero -Antiguo Club De Polo, Bogota COLOMBIA, December 6, 09

3/4/5/6 December 2009 -

SPACE IBIZA TOUR
Hora Cero - Antiguo Club De Polo
(Bogota - Colombia)

Some of the featured guests DJs include: François K., Timo Mass, Junior Sánchez, Martin Landsky, Radio Slave (Rekids), Wally Lopéz, Elio Riso, The Glimmers (Mo Becha), Scarlett Etienne, Digitaline (Cadenza Minibar) Alex Picone (Cadenza, Basse Culture), Cicada, Paul Darey, Oscar Cano, Camilo Franco, Remo…and more

GIG ::: JOHN DALY at POD , Dublin December 4, 2009

H Y P E at POD presents
JOHN DALY [Wave, Drumpoet]

Harcourt Street Dublin 2
Friday Dec 4th

Doors 11pm // Adm: €12

POD:
JOHN DALY [Wave, Drumpoet - Cork / Galway]
Russell Parker
Calvin James
www.myspace.com/thesoundofjohndaly
www.wavemusic.com/wave-artist/199
www.subjectevents.com
www.pod.ie

GIG ::: FRANCOIS K & Detroit legend, JUAN ATKINS at Deep Space, Dec 14th @ Cielo (NYC)

Roberto Bosco :: Techno Mix :: Sept 2009

Only in his early 20s, Roberto Bosco already has a decade of music experience. His latest mix is a fine example of his informed taste, and includes a variety of artists from labels such as Ostgut Ton, Rekids, Evolution and Music Man. The tracklist is available on our Soundcloud page.

Roberto Bosco Techno Mix 13-9-09 by ForwardManagement
[This mix features art by Alex Iglesias]

MKL to Tour N. American In February : Dates Available

MKL has been gigging frequently in New York, and is readying for a run around North America in February 2012. After a highly anticipated announcement of his return to the road, the versatile DJ, producer and label owner will soon be making his way around the region. There are already a handful of US cities/parties showing interest, so if you would like to send a booking request, please contact vicki@forwardmgmt.net


MKL has just completed another mix, this time titled “Treat Me Right.” Delicately balancing dark and light atmospheres, he meanders between house and techno utilizing his talent to amalgamate various styles into patterned rhythms that tells a story. MKL is a chameleon in the truest sense, and has a well-trained instinct to read a crowd and keep them on a dance floor.

His latest mix from this weekend is called Treat Me Right, and is available for stream or download here:

Tracklist:
1. Law Of Return: Peter Kruder
2. La Vema: Timmy Regisford Remix
3. Mellow Man: Pablo Fierro
4. Xiba Chant (Main Treatment): Marco Francasso: Deeper Shades Recordings
5. Creep (Master Kev & Tony Loreto Rmx): Radiohead
6. NIL: Enzo Elia & Martin Patino: Lion1music
7. Hey Hey: Dennis Ferrer: Objectivity
8. Draw Your Sword: Burnski: Pokerflat
9. Silent Scaels (Yoruba Soul Mix): Nine: 19
10. The Deep (Jimpster Rmx) Joris Voorn
11. Treat ME Right (Jimpster Edit): Toni Lionni
12. Time: Samuel L Session: Be As One

Forward Welcomes Roberto Bosco (Italy) To Its Roster

Roberto Bosco has been previously signed by a handful of renowned personalities, but an upcoming project for François K's Wave Music will align his reputation alongside them. The young Italian producer has a short but highly impressive discography, citing labels such as Orlando Voorn's Night Vision, Samuel L. Session's Klap Klap and Len Faki's Figure. The 'Circle Dub' EP (click for samples) on Faki's imprint shows Bosco's versatility in techno. Heavily influenced from 90s German and Dutch electronic music, his style is in touch with the chunky minimal techno that's currently lauded on Resident Advisor and mnml ssgs and blasted within the walls of Berghain and Fabric. Only in his early 20s, Roberto has a keen foresight of his genre's cutting edge, and is able to filter it out into his exceptional original productions. Years ago, Bosco was selected to remix Juan Atkin's Infiniti single, "Game One," after signing to record the 'Close Your Eyes' EP for Night Vision. Lately, he has released on Be As One, an Israeli imprint that's attracted the tastes of Loco Dice, Gui Boratto, Kate Simko, Agoria and GummiHz. Since the start of 2009, Roberto's work has been the talk of many established techno musicians, and his time in the spotlight is only getting started.

Currently residing in Salerno, Italy, Roberto Bosco will soon be available for all markets, and we anticipate an American tour around late March of 2010. Please send any inquiries to vicki@forwardmgmt.net

FLASHBACK :: Francois K & Dimitri From Paris at DEEP SPACE NYC, Cielo October 19, 2009

GIG :: FRANCOIS K at Deep Space, Monday November 16, 23, 30, 2009!

ADE 2009 Highlights & Press Feature!

Check out the event & conference overview on the ADE site.


This year’s ADE mag has been fully integrated in the well renown Dutch
dance magazine DJBroadcast, revealing everything you need to know
about the upcoming ADE.


You can download the whole ADE magazine here!

GIG :: JOHN DALY in NYC at Sunday Best, Brooklyn :: Sunday, November 8, 2009

Featured in the Village Voice, to find out more visit, SundayBestNYC.com

GIG :: FRANCOIS K & JOHN DALY at Deep Space, Monday November 9, 2009

PRESS ::: Reviews of BEAT PHARMACY : Wikkid Times Remixes EP

NEW RELEASE on Wave Music :: BEAT PHARMACY :: Wikkid Times Remixes EP
Beat Pharmacy’s ‘Wikkid Times’ album gets the remix treatment from Appleblim & Komonazmuk, John Daly, Deadbeat and Intrusion on this massive EP.

Moeller, whether as Beat Pharmacy, Echologist or his own name, has spent his career releasing on some of the strongest labels in the world. The likes of Rekids, Third Ear, Connaisseur and Echochord have all called upon Moeller’s prodigious, dub-styled talents which is superb testimony to his abilities. Appleblim & Komonazmuk take on ‘Nuclear Race’ feat. Paul St Hilaire first off and create a slow burning dubstep interpretation which layers up gradually from stripped dub atmospherics to a dense, arpeggio laced crescendo. St Hilaire’s vocals drift in and out of the mix which adds to the layering of sounds and creates a mesmerising listen. Irish producer John Daly continues an amazing 2009 with his remix of ‘Time’ feat. Damon Aaron. A lazy house but powerful house beat underpins Daly’s use of chords and stabs while Aaron’s voice is used as an emotive and memorable counterbalance, making it yet another remix hit for the outstanding producer. One half of Echospace, Stephen Hitchell, dons his Intrusion cap for his remix of ‘Sunshine’ feat. Paul St Hilaire. An alias reserved as an outlet for Hitchell’s combination of his love of traditional dub reggae and his more techno excursions, Intrusion means a skanking, white-noise-washed and blissful trip for ‘Sunshine’.

Finally, Wagon Repair artist and engineering wizard Deadbeat carefully twists ‘Ghostship’ and its post apocalyptic lyrics from Spaceape around a low slung house groove. Clattering, loose percussion adds a swagger to cut while subtle, filtered stabs hint at buried melodies throughout. This is a stunning package and features some of the leading lights of dub infused sounds – unmissable.
VISIT WAVE MUSIC to listen and purchase the EP here.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY...
Laurent Garnier
Brilliant remixes . Perfect for the radio and for early dancefloor sessions. Another perfect release on Wave.

Darren House - Diesel / Xpress 2
Excellent. Love Appleblim rmx and John Daly. Good to see Wave doing it.

Josh Wink - Ovum
Deadbeat rmx is the one for me. Builds nicely for a lil' dub groover.

DJ Hell
Killer as always from Wave!

Yannick Labbé - Trickski / Innervisions
Totally lost in dub. Deadbeat mix is my fave.

Luke Solomon
A very "Wave" sounding record... Deadbeat mix grabbed me... will give it a whirl

Ashley Beedle
Love this. The Appleblim and Deadbeat remixes are the killers for me. Big support.

Trevor Jackson
Wave Music is an outstanding label & John Daly made some of the finest releases of 2009, this remix goes to show what an expert he is in atmosphere and solid sublime grooves.

CHECK OUT SOME OF THE REVIEWS (click on tiles to visit site)

EPK ::: Roberto Bosco

BIOGRAPHY
Roberto Bosco has been previously signed by a handful of renowned personalities, but an upcoming project for François K's Wave Music will align his reputation alongside them. The young Italian producer has a short but highly impressive discography, citing labels such as Samuel L. Session's Klap Klap, Orlando Voorn's Night Vision and Len Faki's Figure. The 'Circle Dub' EP (click for samples) on Faki's imprint shows Bosco's versatility in techno. Heavily influenced from 90s German and Dutch electronic music, his style is in touch with the chunky minimal techno that's currently lauded on Resident Advisor and mnml ssgs and blasted within the walls of Berghain and Fabric. Only in his early 20s, Roberto has a keen foresight of his genre's cutting edge, and is able to filter it out into his exceptional original productions. Years ago, Bosco was selected to remix Juan Atkin's Infiniti single, "Game One," after signing to record the 'Close Your Eyes' EP for Night Vision. Lately, he has released on Be As One, an Israeli imprint that's attracted the tastes of Loco Dice, Gui Boratto, Kate Simko, Agoria and GummiHz. Since the start of 2009, Roberto's work has been the talk of many established techno musicians, and his time in the spotlight is only getting started.



RECENT PRAISE
François K regarded Roberto's music as "having an effortless quality; an almost dazzling sense of ease that masks a very strong foundation; a depth and musical maturity that belies his young age." Penning him to release an EP on Wave Music in early 2010, he adds that "while he is already doing quite well, this is just a beginning. His career is going to blossom much further and turn him a major player on the international electronic music scene."

Orlando Voorn, a long-time legend from Amsterdam and founder of Night Vision selected Roberto to remix Juan Atkin's "Game One" in 2007, and then released an EP from the young artist, which features the hypnotic title track, "Close Your Eyes." Voorn heard Roberto through MySpace and was "impressed by his energetic and clean production. I signed him on Night Vision and off he went - watch out for him!"

Len Faki, who was a long-time resident of Ostgut (before it was named Berghain) and established artist and label owner for many years, released what's better known as the Circle Dub EP (Figure SPC D) earlier this year. He believes there's more to come from Roberto in terms of greatness, and considers Roberto Bosco "a young, very gifted and talented rising artist."

LATEST MIX

Roberto Bosco Techno Mix 13-9-09 by ForwardManagement
1. Edit-Select - Bauer (Ostgut Ton)
2. Jeroen Search - Storm (Figure)
3. Jeroen Search - Module (Figure)
4. Pacou - Modular (Cache)
5. Radio Slave - Sundazed (Rekids)
6. Dj Bone - Runwitt (Subject Detroit)
7. Jeff Mills - Paradise (Music Man)
8. Deuce - Cue Ed (Ostgut Ton)
9. Arthur Oskan - (Cratesavers Musik)
10. Marco Bernardi - When Sammy Came Home (Creme Organization)
11. Planetary Assault Systems - Temporary Suspension (Ostgut Ton)
12. Deuce - Twerp Wiz (Ostgut Ton)
13. Museum - Cutting Fingers (Numb)
14. Shed - Well Done (030 edit) (Solo Action)
15. Museum - Give These People Air (Numb)
16. Ben Klock - Subzero (Ostgut Ton)
17. Len Faki - Bx3 (Ostgut Ton)
18. Kazu Kimura - Track 2 (Evolution)
19. DJ Rolando - Jaguar (UR)
20. Kazu Kimura - Track 1 (Evolution)
21. Tony Lionni - Found A Place (Ostgut Ton)

DISCOGRAPHY
As Artist:
Close Your Eyes EP (12", EP), Night Vision, 2008
Deepest Dark (digital), Instabil, 2008
Figure SPC D (12", EP), Figure SPC, 2009
Login Exact (12"), Mowar, 2009
Soul Confusion EP (digital, EP), Seventh Sign, 2009
The Way Is Always The Same (12"), Be As One, 2009

Remixes:
Juan Atkins - "Game One (Roberto Bosco Remix)" Night Vision 2007
Evolutive System - "Detroit (Roberto Bosco Remix)" Snapshot Recordings 2008

Upcoming Releases (early 2010):
My Universe EP, Wave Music



LINKS
Audio: soundcloud.com/robertobosco
MySpace: myspace.com/robertobosco
Facebook : facebook.com/pages/Roberto-Bosco

ROBERTO BOSCO @NORDSTERN BASEL 21/NOV/09