Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca – Kachiri EP

Italian DJ and producer Daniele Baldelli started his disco journey In the 60s when he was discovered by a talent scout, who interviewed him for the job of “putting on records”. The term Disc Jockey had not yet been recognised in Italy. With no mixer or headphones, Daniele programmed and played 7” records by fading in and out whilst listening to the actual noise of the needle, and when the first track was about to begin he would blast in the groove.  Eventually, he would mark different variations of speed by using adhesive labels to records.   It wasn’t until the 1970s where Baldelli enrolled on his real DJ education, whereupon he was recognised for his talent and skill, he took up residency at a state of the art disco club named Cosmic near Lake Garda. The word spread across Italy and all the tastemakers from  Verona, Palermo, Naples, Turin, Florence made the trip to experience the musical phenomenon.  There is no question that Baldelli fathered the cosmic movement. His fantasy, musical passion, and technical  determination allowed him to set the standards, mixing everything from electronica, synth, reggae, folk from his 60,000 strong record collection.
 
DJ Rocca real name Luca Roccatagliati is a producer, musician and label owner from Italy.  He started to produce drum & bass and breakbeat singles under the club and guise of Maffia Soundsystem.  Collaborating with Howie B, Pressure Drop, Zed Bias, Dimitri From Paris, Daniele Baldelli and Jazzanova, he produced singles, remixes and albums on European labels such as Sonar Kollektiv, Hospital, Compost, Rekids, Rebirth, International Feel, Defected, Gomma.  DJ Rocca currently works with two main music partners, first being Dimitri From Paris on electro disco act Erodiscotique.  Releasing three Eps on Gomma records, tracks of which have featured on the Playboy Mansion, Back In The House on Defected records mixed by Dimitri himself and Bob Sinclair.     DJ Rocca also runs his own label: Danny Was A Drag King and releases music from the likes of Ajello, Supersonic Lovers, Luminodisco, Verdo, Marcello Giordani and Hard Ton.
 
DJ Rocca a super fan of Baldelli, who used to play releases from Rocca’s act Ajello, were both residents at Moxa Club, when they finally met and decided to work together.   Their Kachiri Remix EP features a varied selection from some of the finest.  Kicking off with Ivan Smagghe who creates an off kilter eclectic groove with a different energy.  Kasper Bjorke takes us down to the sea with his love vibes and tropical rework of Volupia.  Man Power ignites a fire on the dancefloor with real bass and spacey chords.  Jamie Patton dubs out Pink Ghost with a twisted and warped groove that takes it to a new cosmos.  Whilst, Two Mamarrachos lead us on an epic 11 minute journey with their massive Pink Ghost funk groove.  Craig Bratley adds his dark synths and toughened grooves for late night dance floors. 

Kachiri EP is out on digital format on 25th May, with limited edition vinyl out in June on Nein Records.