Marittimo by My Friend Dario

My Friend Dario's first album on Hell Yeah is just around the corner but first comes a single from his recent Sonica Jonica EP with a new remix by Eddie C.

Dario's star has continued to rise in the last couple of years with fresh sounds on this label and Nu-Northern Soul. He is at the heart of a new wave of Balearic beatmakers and his upcoming album will prove that in fantastic fashion.

But first comes this new package with the sensuous slow-motion disco acrobatics of Marittimo. It's a loose and exotic rhythm built on elastic drums and peppered with toms, hits, bird calls and shakers. Subtle chords dance up top and fleshy bass is offset by freeform wooden melodies that bring a perfectly organic and sun-baked sound.

The remix comes from Canadian disco master and Red Motorbike label boss Eddie C who turns up the heat and builds the tempo. His loopy mix is heavier, with chord stabs and big drum energy serving up a steamy main dish to get the dance floor full up.

These two delicious appetizers more than whet the whistle for the full-length album to come.

Support by Leo Mas, Pete Gooding, Coyote, Dany B, Tangram DJs, Sofa Surfing (radio show)

My Friend Dario serves up beats that come from tropical landscapes, guitars that break on the sand like foaming little waves and majestic synths that shine like the sun. This is the sonic vision of My Friend Dario, a new freestyle project by Catania's very own DJ and producer Dario Aiello and one whose rarefied sounds are designed for chilling out and heating up a dance floor!