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Italo Funk Vol​.​2

by Various Artists

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What exactly is Italo Funk? What does it sound like? 

Following the success of the first volume in 2019, I’ve been asked these two questions dozens of times. And my answer has always been this: it is not a style, genre or a specific sound, it’s more of an attitude, a mindset you have to put yourself into before producing or DJing. You must love the idea of funk and respect its very roots that trace back into African American music culture. It doesn’t matter if it’s slow or fast, four to the floor or breakbeat, it must have that respect of where it comes from: a line of heritage that starts with R&B and through disco, house and techno arrives to our days with the same love for a good ‘cool’ groove.

Judging by your reactions to the first installment of Italo Funk I believe that Eli Soul Clap (behind the steering wheel) and all of us who produced the music tapped into that groove, and you, the listener, felt it. We’re all honoured and proud to be able to go on telling the story, carrying our roots and Italian legacy with a Volume 2. But this time, there is someone dear to us, whom we would like to dedicate this compilation to. Someone who represented the thread sewing past and future of the Italo Funk ‘attitude’. That person is Claudio Coccoluto. 

Never backing a single inch and never compromising his DJ and producer career, Claudio started when the Italo Disco and Cosmic/Afro Movement faded and House started hitting our beloved boot-shaped country. He spread the gospel of quality and craftsmanship and taught what dedication to Club and Dance culture meant, to thousands of people. He became a national superstar (even my mother knew who he was) and a global cult icon. Unfortunately, Coccoluto passed away earlier this year. I feel very proud and very lucky to have been following in his footsteps and then becoming a personal friend. It is something special if you have the opportunity to study and become close to someone you really admire. But that was Claudio’s style, he gave something to everyone and let some artists get close, if they proved themselves. I’m sure every single artist on this album has an anecdote of Coccoluto.

One day he told me he had some music for me to check in case we were going to publish a new volume of Italo Funk. When Eli Soul Clap called me up saying that he was putting together the pieces to it and asked if I was up for it, I immediately submitted the music Claudio sent and the choice went on ‘Go Goblin,’ a song that sums up his eclectic musical soul, a touch that blends his love for 80’s New Wave, an all Italo ear for melody and of course a twisted funky groove. He went on to play on another planet while we were finalizing this album, but luckily his son Gianmaria understood how important it was for all of us to have an exclusive new song by the man we all saw as a mentor.

On behalf of all my brothers on this compilation,
Thank you Claudio.
And to you dear listener, thank you for your support.
Con amore,
Lele Sacchi
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Like Volume one, this collection covers the whole of Italy. ‘Venaria,’ is dedicated to the little village home of one of the most beautiful royal palaces just outside Turin, It’s pure Stump Valley style, a blissful mix of deep house and 80’s r&b flavors

Representing Puglia, Rollover DJs contribute the beautiful ‘Buonasera,’ good evening!, which is as well-mannered as the title suggests, placing the same importance on rhythm as they do melody and musicianship.

Funk Rimini; from the Rimini area of the Adriatic riviera, are a hyper talented trio. Talent = Style, and they know they have plenty of it. For their contribution to Volume 2, they serve us with the irresistible rumble of ‘King of Style’ and it’s slapping bassline! 

Lele Sacchi then pays tribute to magical nights in memorable venues (especially Tunnel & Magazzini Generali in Milano), through his track ‘ Slow Down Rock’; mixing mid tempo, fat funky beats, from four-to the-floor to the bouncy acid.

Welcoming back DJ Rocca; a legend in the Italian underground scene, starting in the early 90’s at the much-missed Maffia club in Reggio Emilia. Picking up his jazz flute, he delivers some serious Frankie Style deep house on “ Don’t Be Worried”.

And next, for this record, he collaborates with the mighty Capofortuna, as the Roccapofortuna moniker suggests. The 2 came in with plenty of Italo Funk pressure and a superb 90’s touch on ‘Potage’.

Capofortuna was born out of a collaboration between old school deep house legend Dj Rame from the Pasta Boys and Funk Rimini. Their contribution to this record ‘Dopo La Tempesta’ is now a stable fixture at cool music festivals all over the country.


Then back at the northern capital Milano, the man Brioski has been pushing the most oblique and leftfield side of house and modern funk sound. A favorite of peepz like Optimo and Weatherall with his various aliases (Boot & Tax and now the haunting Tamburi Neri), here in solo mode he delivers a full impact, dark 80’s electro wave boogie. The kind you always come back for more of..

We may have a Rocca on this record, but it ends with a Rocco. Rocco Universal and his majestic “Somewhere else”. You’ll catch some cosmic italo 80’s and acid-y Detroit tones here!

Enjoy!

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released December 10, 2021

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