these are the words to describe Max Durante, veteran DJ and music producer of the Italian electronic music scene.
He started his career as professional dj in 1987, he is one of the most highly appreciated Italian djs.
Respected for his mixing-technic and for his ability to mix groove and experimentalism…
His first impact with electronic music was in the 80's with the Kraftwerk’s music.
Electro was Max’s first passion, this was his first step into the music.
Hip hop/electro was important in his dj experience, in the 1985’s he started scratching and cutting, and this has influenced his way of mixing today as a good turntablist too.
Considered one of the best European electronic dj, his dj sets are brilliant, and for this reason he has been named "the wizard of the decks"!!!
He started his dj profession after his radio experience in 1986 in a private local radio in Rome.
From 1987 he began to work in clubs, mixing underground music, in the 88/89’s, especially acid house (another old passion of Max) and electro/ freestyle of Brooklyn.
From 1987 to 1990, he worked in particular in clubs in Rome : Histerya, Mithos, Bolido' ( Black Out ), Luxuria , Nisida (this was his first club, he was the resident DJ in 1987).
From 1991 he dedicated himself completely to big parties mixing good technogroove ( UR / Plus 8 ).
Here he gained the experience for taking part in important Italian festivals / raves.
In september 1992 he released his first record "Roman's Attack" for the Roman Hot Trax rec (Acv sublabel).
The record was co-produced in 1991 with the D'Arcangelo brothers (today on Rephlex rec.), together they built up the project called Automatic Sound Unlimited; under this name he released 3 records on Hot Trax label between ’91 and ‘94.
From 1994 to 1998, Max was busy performing his DJ shows around Europe.
In December 1999 he built up together with three other friends the electro old school project called ''Prodamkey", where he released a limited 500 copies Ep which immediately sold out.
In 2000 he produced together with Anthony Rother a track for Psi49net records released in March 2001 and in the same year he started to produce together with Keith Tucker (Aux 88) a record project called Fuzion, from Detroit to Rome.
In 2002 he co-produced with Dj Hell some new tracks of the Legendary 80's group ''Tuxedomoon '', one called '' Lether Bliss'' was released on ''Gigolo Compilation 6'' and on the SonarFestival compilation...
In 2003 he did a Mega(re)mix for Gigolo records, released as a bootleg format...
He released on Electrix records UK the record with K. Tucker (FUZION , from Detroit to Rome), etc… This record collected good critics from the most important djs/producers and music magazines :
DJ Rolando (Los Hermanos/UR) - “Digital System is slammin’.”
Laurent Garnier (F-Com) - “Beautiful stuff on both sides - great release.”
Plump DJs (Fabric) - “Very competent electro - late night rather than mid-set.”
Tiga (Turbo) - “Amazing record…manages to stand out even in the over-saturated electro genre. Fusion Theme is a killer old-school techno jam. Digital System - electro hit. Love it.
The Hacker (Gigolo/Goodlife) - “I love it, especially Digital System - I play it and put it in my monthly playlist in Trax, the biggest French techno magazine!”br>
Glo3 (Trust, Austria) - “My favourite is definitely Digital System -
gritty, funky, old school Detroit-tech. Excellent. B2 is nice as well.”
The track Digital System ( ELECTRIX ) is also on the MISH MASH compilation by TIEFSCHWARZ on Four Music records.
Summer 2003 he remixed an old track ( 1980 ) '' Mosku Esta Helado '' of legendary spanish band Esplendor Geometrico, released in the 2004 on Geometric rec. the cd and on Starwhores rec. the vinyl.
On July 2006 he released '' High Heel Shoes '' a nasty Lp on legendary label ''Some Bizzare Ltd.'' under the name of MEKA ( from ' mechanical ' and the Japanese anime culture of super robots called ' Mecha' ).
Some Bizzare is the seminal label set up in 1981 by Stevo Pearce that has brought the world some of the best selling pop music as well as incredibly inventive and unique industrial and dance tracks of the era.
From Depeche Mode, Soft Cell and The The to Einsturzende Neubauten and Cabaret Voltaire...
HIS FIRST STEPS:
1986- HIS RADIO SHOW ON RADIO HELLO JOHNNY (UNDERGROUND RADIO)
1987- NISIDA CLUB- OSTIA (Dj resident)
1989- GAUDIO NOCTIS- OSTIA
1990- PANTAREI- ROMA
1990- BOLIDO'(BLACK OUT) - ROMA
1990- HYSTERIA- ROMA
1990- MITHOS (AFTERHOURS)- OSTIA
He also performed together with Prefuse 73 at Dissonanze 2002, great show!!!
As well as his brilliant performance with the father of italo disco Alexander Robotnick at Distorsonie 2003, side by side with Blaine Reininger from Tuxedomoon at Distorsonie 2002, and during the same festival showing up with Anthony Rother too!
In 1998 Lilian Fellmann journalist from the Swiss newspaper , Neue Zuercher Zeitung wrote about him: “his hands are so fast that it’s hard to follow his movement, his scratches are balm for the eyes and the ears”.
In 2000, the Italian fanzine Orbeat, described his performance at the festival Distorsonie 2000 @ Link in Bologna : “his dj set with 3 turntables was amazing, keeping the crowd 'till 6.30 clapping all the time"
He was considered by “The Wire” one of the best acts at the “Bios festival “ in Athens, where he performed in 2002.
clubs :
Ultraschall - Munich, Cave - Salzburg, Rote Fabrik - Zurich, Douala - Ravensburg, Gothic - Zurich, MS Stubnitz - Rostock, Wasserwerk - Bern,
BOA - Luzern, Case A Chocs - Neuchatel, Dynamo - Zurich, Nitsa - Barcelona, Link - Bologna, Sputnik - Napoli, Classico Village - Roma, Forte Prenestino - Roma, IT - Roma, Ex-Magazzini - Roma, Modula@Goa - Roma,
Brancaleone - Roma, Juno' - S.Severino Marche, Neusteheimat - Stammheim, Kraftfeld - Winterthur, Gaswerk - Winterthur, Egocity -Zurich, ISC - Bern,
Miroir - Athens, D-side - Roma, L'ektrica@Akab - Roma, Fabric - London ,
Le Triptyque - Paris, Hive - Zurich, Kiosk - Lille, Maria am Ostbahnhof - Berlin, Rio - Berlin, 8Z8 - Madrid, Zukunft - Zurich, Melkweg - Amsterdam,
etc... to name a few...
And parades: Street Parade '95 (Zurich), Paris Parade '98 (Paris).
Max Durante + D'Arcangelo aka '' Automatic Sound Unlimited ''(ACV)
1992 '' Logout & Approaching '' on Alternative Current Vol. 1 (2xCD)
mixed CD by leo anibaldi
Max Durante + D'Arcangelo aka '' Automatic Sound Unlimited '' (Disko B)
1993 "Choice of Illusion" on the compilation Energy '93 LP/CD
Max Durante (Plasmek rec.)
1998 "The Prisoners Clank their Chains"
"the Dark Side Of The Sword vol. 2" a track on the various artists e.p.
Prodamkey Crew (Prodamkey rec.)
2000 "Old Beats and Fresh Sounds e.p." limited edition
Max Durante (Plasmek rec.)
2000 "Human Turntable ep "
Max Durante & Anthony Rother (Psi49net rec.)
2001 "Netzwerk Europa" Mix
2002 "Netzwerk Europa" on '' ELECTRO COMMANDO VOL.1 '' V/A compilation LP / CD
Prodamkey (Nature rec.)
2002 ''Purple Beat'' various artists compilation '' Establishing electronix network Mission 3 '' LP
2002 ''Purple Beat'' various artists compilation'' Establishing electronix network Mission 3 '' CD
Siriad & Alexander Robotnick (Hot Elephant Rec.)
2003 “Oh, no...Robotnick” CD
2003 “Oh, no...Robotnick” LP
Siriad & Alexander Robotnick (Harry Klein)
2003 “Strobo 122” this track appear on a mixed compilation of the german club ''Harry Klein'' CD
Max Durante (Gigolo bootleg)
2003 “Gigolo Italo megamix”
miss kittin - 1982
dj hell - suicide commando
tiga & zyntherius - sunglasses
fischerspooner - emerge
Max Durante (Truckstop76th rec.)
2003 '' Digital Intruder '' on various artists EP ''OUTBRAVE ''
Max Durante / Keith Tucker (Electrix Rec. UK)
2003 '' Fuzion, from Detroit to Rome '' 4 tracks EP
Max Durante / Keith Tucker ( Four music )
2004 '' Digital System '' on MISH MASH compilation by TIEFSCHWARZ lp
2004 '' Digital System '' on MISH MASH mixes by TIEFSCHWARZ ep
Max Durante / Keith Tucker (stereolize)
2004 '' Digital System '' on Stereolize festival compilation CD
ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO REMIXED BY Max Durante feat. KEY (Geometrick Rec.)
2004 'Mosku Esta Helado' REMIX '' CD
ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO REMIXED BY Max Durante feat. KEY (Star Whores)
2004 'Mosku Esta Helado' REMIX '' 12 "
Max Durante featuring KEY (7B Rec. Zurich)
2004 'Scratch on Pop' 3 tracks EP
Max Durante featuring KEY (Electroma)
2004 'Accelerate' (original mix) on Electroma Festival V / A compilation CD
Max Durante featuring KEY (Truckstop76th rec.)
2004 'Acid bubbles’ various artists EP ‘’ STRAIGHT ON ‘’
Max Durante featuring KEY (Truckstop76th rec.)
2006 ' Vampire ' various artists EP ‘’ USCITA 28 ‘’
MEKA aka Max Durante / Key (Some Bizarre)
2006 ' HIGH HEEL SHOES ' CD
2006 ' HIGH HEEL SHOES ' maxi single
MEKA aka Max Durante / Key (Some Bizarre/ Universal)
2006 ' Accelerate (Remix) ' Redefining The Prologue V / A compilation
Max Durante (Subdance rec.)
2006 ' THE STATE OF RHYTHM CONTROL ' mixed lp
Seventhysix & Max Durante (MinimalRome rec.)
2006 ' Roma Acida '
Max Durante (Truckstop76th rec.)
2007 ' HUMAN TURNTABLE 2 ' lp
Max Durante (Laboraudio net-label)
2007
Ipnotica k
Ipnotica g
Max Durante (Monotone )
2008 ' Elektron X (Ocean Drive Mix)'
LUST vinyl compilation part 1 ( MON013)
2008 ' Elektron X (Ocean Drive Mix)'
LUST.LOVE.ELECTRO cd compilation (MONCD003)
With the record projects Max obtains a lot of positive reviews on the most important music magazines :
Spex (D), Frontpage (D), Under One Sky (USA), Muzik (UK), De:Bug (D), Generator (UK), Jockey Slut (UK), Hotpress (UK), iDJ (UK), DJ Mag (UK), WIRE (UK), Blow Up (I)...to name a few.
Κυριακή 2 Αυγούστου Star Beach (Χερσόνησσος - Ηράκλειο Κρήτης) Ώρα Έναρξης: 17.00 - 00.00
Ο κορυφαίος Ολλανδός μουσικός παραγωγός και dj, Armin Van Buuren, έρχεται για πρώτη φορά στην Κρήτη, προσκεκλημένος του μεγαλύτερου dance οργανισμού, F.S.I. Dance+Concert. Ο Νο1 dj του κόσμου, σύμφωνα με τις δύο τελευταίες ψηφοφορίες του δημοφιλούς DJ Mag (2007 και 2008), διαθέτει πιστό κοινό και εκατομμύρια ακροατές σε κάθε ζωντανή και ραδιοφωνική του εμφάνιση, σαγηνεύοντας με ατμοσφαιρικούς ήχους και μαγευτικές μελωδίες. Ερωτευμένος με την trance και παθιασμένος με την ηλεκτρονική μουσική παραγωγή, έχει στο βιογραφικό του μια ατελείωτη σειρά από μουσικά βραβεία, εκπληκτικά albums και ραδιοφωνικούς μαραθώνιους, ενώ δεν λείπουν τα sold-out live gigs σε clubs, συναυλιακούς χώρους και φεστιβάλ που άφησαν ιστορία. Στο απόγειο της καριέρας του και παραγωγικός όσο ποτέ, επιστρέφει στο ελληνικό κοινό, έτοιμος για μια ανεπανάληπτη εμφάνιση που κυριολεκτικά θα ταράξει τα νερά της Μεσογείου. Μαζί του στο μεγαλύτερο απογευματινό dance event στο Star Beach, ο δημοφιλής Καναδός μουσικός παραγωγός και dj, Glenn Morrison, ο αεικίνητος και ακούραστος ιδιοκτήτης της Morrison Recordings που δεν παύει να τροφοδοτεί την μουσική βιομηχανία με ήχους που φτάνουν μέχρι το Νο1 του Beatport sales chart, μιξάροντας από Pet Shop Boys μέχρι Craig Armstrong και λαμβάνοντας συγχαρητήρια από djs όπως ο Sasha, ο Tiesto, o Nick Warren, o John Digweed, o Laurent Garnier και ο Sven Vath Το εκρηκτικό event θα ανοίξει ο σημαντικότερος resident dj της Κρήτης, Dj Magros.
Just before the night falls i want to let you know that i uploaded a new track. The trackname is "MDMA". I hope you enjoy. Have a good evening/night/morning/afternoon (wherever you are on the globe)
Estratto dal Documentario L1BER1 PER SEMPRE in selezione al Giffoni Film Festival 2009# Scritto&Interpretato dai Minori Ristretti#Directed by Flavio Parente
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