NOW AVAILABLE ON CD!!! Italians Do It Better head honcho MIKE SIMONETTI got his start in the New York City underground House scene in the late 1980's. As a teenager he promoted parties at the legendary dance club Mars. Twenty years, countless edits, mixes & DJ gigs around the world later, Italians Do It Better is pleased to present Mike's first slice of original music. Capricorn Rising is songs for the dance floor & the party after the after party. If you've caught one of his infamous DJ sets, you know he can keep the dance floor playful, heady & obscure all at the same time. His recordings are equally eclectic. Alternating between pulsating rhythms & atmospheric clouds. He blurs the lines between major, minor and motorik. The lead track "Third Of The Storms" is a collaboration with Australian pop singer SAM SPARRO. It started three years ago in a hotel room in New Zealand with JOHNNY JEWEL. The video for "Black and Gold" came on in the middle of the night. They were both intrigued by what they heard and Sparro would continue to come up in conversation a few more times over the years. Sam would often play Mike's Whitney / Swizz Beats edit to warm up the audience right before hitting the stage. They initially got in touch over twitter & were introduced in person at a hotel in Manhattan. Hands were shook & champagne flowed. A gentlemen's agreement was made, he was the perfect man for...
LP $12.25
07/26/2011
CD $9.25
08/16/2011
***MIKE SIMONETTI is the head of Italians Do It Better, a world traveling DJ, dance remixer and record collector. His latest edit 12-inch finds him digging deep into his collection for super obscure house tracks from the early 1990s. The A-side is a little known NYC house gem from the early ‘90s. Mike extends the intro for what seems an eternity, building slowly until it drops and explodes the dancefloor. insane! The B-side features two unknown early house gems that few have ever heard. Some killer tracks. Edition of 500 copies, no repress.
12" $9.25
08/17/2010