Telespazio by Telespazio
Ever eclectic electronic outlet Hell Yeah is back with another carefully curated release this winter, and it’s a brand new and debut LP by Telespazio, a solo project by Italian DJ and producer Fabrizio Mammarella.
For almost a decade now Fabrizio’s Slow Motion brand – both as a label and event - has been at the forefront of disco, future retro sounds and grooves. Fabrizio himself is also one third of Clap Rules and releases music on labels like Bear Funk, DFA, Kitsune, Tiny Sticks and across the course of eight tracks here he showcases a wide range of electronic sounds.
Opening up the expansive LP is ‘Barrier’, a go-slow bit of intergalactic funk with bleepy melodies and steppy synths, whirring cosmic sounds and colour to spare. ‘In Motion’ then plays with grubby, dishevelled kicks and claps, spangled synths and curious patterns that are all underpinned by monstrous bass.
‘Nuvolari’ is another bit of deep space delightfulness with blistered synths, circling shape ships and glowing, pixelated chords all loosely tied to a chugging disco beat.
‘Devices’ is a beatless bit of glassy ambient that conveys a real sense of motion from this world to the next and that moody sense of soundtracking continues into the second half of the album with the expansive, twinkling ‘Glideshot’, skyward synths and harmonic chords of ‘Rays’ and broken disco grooves of ‘LFO Ride’.
Closer ‘Unstable’ then gets all trippy and otherworldly with dark undertones, kinetic synths and snippets of vocal.
Overall this is a truly unique and idiosyncratic journey into a freaky sound world that comes wholly from deep inside the mid of Fabrizio Mammarella.
This is a project that has been in discussion for years, ever since label boss Marco fell in love with Fabrizio's deep digging and far ranging mix series, Telespazio, which dates back to 2007. “I think he's one of the best Italian DJs of the new generation,” says Marco. “I’ve been impressed since 2009 when he did a compilation mix for the label entitled Hell Yeah Disco Cabinet.”
"wow, amazing pitched down madness for a winter to come. great stuff for central heating horizontal dances. a late but sure entry for the "best of 2014" list!" LODOWN MAG
"this sounds great, hell yeah & mr mammarella, marriage made in heaven!" Phil South (Golf Channel)
"booooooooomb....one of my fave italian producers " Ivan Smagghe
"great record of low slung weirdo grooves!" Matt Walsh
"Excellent collection of Italian dark electronic pieces, sounds historic but also futuristic, particularly loving the Klaus Schulze undertones in Devices/Glide Shot and the machine funk of Barrier." Jason Boardman (Aficionado)
"Sounding super nice" Apiento (test pressing)
"killer, dope, strange, fun, cool... Fabrizio is the man!!!" Sweatlodge Radio
"AMAZINGG!!!" Sean Johnston (A Love FRom Outer Space)
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"If you didn't know, Hell Yeah is the Italian label hell-bent on releasing the best modern disco(ish) you can find. Sometimes it's blissed out and Balearic, sometimes it's squelchy and down-right weird and sometimes it's the sort of elongated, tribal stuff that works dancefloors into a salacious frenzy" DJ MAG