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"He's got a golden future ahead of him" - IDJ.
"Riva madness" is the phrase. One of the stars of Claude von Stroke's superhot Dirtybird Records. The remixer of remix king Armand van Helden, with the upcoming J'taime on Southern Fried.
Born in a junkyard, his father a Ford Capri and his mother a Memory Moog.
And his first words? “Word up motherfuckers!”
It's no wonder the world has paid attention to Riva Starr from the get-go. Born Italian, bought up in seedy bars on a diet of soul, funk and analogue synths, for the last few years he's been running with the bad crowd - bleeping and blurting with the bad gangs. Jesse Rose's Frontroom label. Dirtybird. Southern Fried. Collaborations with London's Batty Bass scene. The launch of his own label, Snatch!
From wonky to tech house, acid SH101 lines to roomshaking bass, in 2008 Riva Starr will be rocking it across Europe and beyond ...
“…i’m usually a safe guy – but if u touch my knobs you can expect me to crack your skull open…” (Riva Starr – drunk mode - Brick Lane, 2003)
::RELEASES::
Riva Starr- La Conga (Dirtybird)
Riva Starr- Scratch n Itch EP (Southern Fried)
Riva Starr-Bubble E.P. (Dirtybird )
Riva Starr-Thizzle/China Gum (Frontroom rec. )
::RMX::
Elite Force-Melodik Hypnotik(Riva Starr rmx) - U&A
Deadset-Same Great Taste (Riva Starr goes tech rmx) Frontroom
Colin Hobbs- Coming Up (Riva Starr Jacks your ass rmx)-White Noise Rec.
Armand Van Helden - Je T'aime (Riva Starr "ACID'80" rmx)- SFR/Ultra
Roby c - Disco Robot (Riva Starr rmx) - Bejak rec.
Madox- Plastic Fantastic (Riva Starr's Chunky as F*k rmx) -Mantra
::FORTHCOMING::
Riva Starr-War Drums EP (Kindisch)
Riva Starr-Jack You Till You Scream (+ Derrick Carter and TG rmx)(Southern Fried)
Pirate Robot Midget - It's My Beat Now (Riva Starr rmx) - Hell Yeah!
Malente & Dex- Hyperactive (Riva Starr olz kool rmx) Exploited
Xoezenia-I know (Riva Starr scat rmx) Kaufe Musik
Rene' Van Munster-Phonesmack(Riva Starr re chunk) Secure rec
Hermanos Inglesos-Mustang (Riva Starr re chunk) Fine Day
Funkagenda-Afterclub (Riva Starr rmx) Toolroom
Any enquiries::
rivastarr AT gmail DOT com
RIVA STARR- WAR DRUMS EP-Out in June!'s Friend Space (Top 24)
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For those that have been keeping a close eye and ear on us recently, you may have noticed we penned a new genre in Zulu House. We did it first and we do it best. We thought you might be interested in the following mix which acts as a definition of ZULU. Its quite straightforward but for those still a little unsure...
Zulu is banging on drums. Zulu is congas and cowbells. Zulu is a relentless kick drum. Zulu is rhythm. Zulu is jacking til you sweat. Zulu is old and new. Zulu is Get Rude. Zulu is that low down wobble you sometimes feel. Zulu is a familiar feeling. Zulu is fresh. Zulu is bass. Zulu is bigger than you and its totally okay to feel a little intimidated right now.
1. Plastic Buckets in Amsterdam Intro 2. Solomun & Stimming - Ghostdog 3. Poxy Music & Gina Mitchell - War Paint (Claude Vonstroke Remix) 4. Justin Martin - Nightowl 5. Mowgli - Oriente Express 6. Induceve - Time to begin 7. Zombie Disco Squad - Vie! 8. Riva Starr - La Conga 9. Italoboyz - Bahia Mucho Lungo 10. Circle Children - Zulu 11. Zombie Disco Squad feat. Crystal Fighters - I know you want me 12. King Samir - Samirs Theme (Sidney Sampson Remix) 13. Juice String - Sex Weed (Laidback Luke Remix) 14. Worthy - Mummer 15. Style of Eye - Fanfar
