The Tape (Episode 6: MICHAEL LOVISA)
When there are songs by artists such as Leafcutter, Nicolas Jaar, Four Tet, Afterhours, Olafur Arnalds (just to name a few) in the same mix, to mention the undisputed quality of each individual track is unnecessary. But when these songs are mixed together by an artist like Michael Lovisa, master in creating unique moods (listen to believe his last remix of The Last Day by Moby, inside the mix….ah, you can download it for free: https://soundcloud.com/michaellovisa/moby-the-last-day-michael ), where acoustic instruments, electronic beats and vocals (like Grow Up With Me by musician poet Keaton Henson) alternate with moments of silence capable of enhancing the simple melodies, there would be much to say and to weave praises. But, after listening to it, it's easy to be speechless, to enjoy that last moment of silence before returning to the chaotic and noisy reality.
However, something simple and commonplace is worth to say: close your eyes, press play, turn up the volume and relax .... bon voyage!
TRACKLIST:
01 Leafcutter John - 42 [Planet Mu]
02 Verdena - Apice [Black Out/Universal]
03 Nicolas Jaar - Balance her in between your eyes [Circus Company]
04 The xx - Angels (Four Tet remix) [Young Turks]
05 Moby - The last day (Michael Lovisa remix) [Self-released]
06 Afterhours - Simbiosi [Mescal]
07 Finn. - Dew [Erased Tapes]
08 Glen Hansard - Leave [Sony/Columbia]
09 Keaton Henson - Grow up with me [Unreleased, Last.fm session]
10 Cloud Boat - Bastion [Apollo]
11 Olafur Arnalds - Til enda [Erased Tapes]
12 Blixa Bargeld & Teho Teardo - Come up and see me [Specula Records]
13 Mogwai - Sine wave [Matador]
MICHAEL LOVISA
Michael Lovisa, born in 1987, is an italian producer/multi-instrumentalist who likes to experiment creating delicate and soft moments with simple melodies mixing acoustic instruments, electronic sounds and different genres. His musical background includes classical piano studies, hiphop production and rock/pop demo co-production for various artists.
Some important events:
- “Empty” EP debuted in the 68th position on the Beatport TOP 100 Chillout releases chart.
- Official video of “Upstairs, in the basement”: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=kZp5E1EbVtE
- The single “Upstairs, in the basement” has been introduced by Dj Shadow during his interview on BBC Radio 6 Music on November 4th
- From that day, Chris Hawkins (BBC Radio) has introduced the official remix for the band Golden Fable (Wales) and the single “Cold again”
- Now working on the next EP
LINKS:
SOUNDCLOUD: http://soundcloud.com/michaellovisa
FACEBOOK Michael Lovisa: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Lovisa/216978588355087
FACEBOOK Beat Machine: https://www.facebook.com/BeatMachineRec