Rodion is
from Rome. He makes freaked out Italo Disco that's ahead of its time.
Somewhere
between the depths of Lindström and the synthesizer funk of Justice, mixed with
the dramatic melodies of Italian horror movies. Heavily influenced by the
Japanese science fiction animation soundtracks of the 70's and the cosmic music
culture, Rodion is fully tuned into the extraterrestrial beat.
Real name Ed
Cianfannelli; Rodion has a very interesting past. Once a scholar at a famous Catholic
music school, he was heralded as the prodigy piano student of his generation, declared
as a genius, his career path as the church organist was predicted and expected.
He was
their great hope. BUT, after a night out with friends, Mr Cianfannelli
discovered electronic music and was soon hooked on the Italian nightlife.
Inevitably the church hierarchy found out about his weekly rave escapades and
were left with no choice but to ask him to leave.
On his new
life path Rodion quickly snapped up some equipment from an old Italian house producer
and started to combine his classical training with his new disco inspirations.
The result is this unique, extremely emotional electronic Weirdo-Disco.
(Somebody recently defined it as Casio C.o.r.e.)
Before
doing this album Rodion released two 12inches that brought him broad attention:
Italy's biggest DJ Claudio Coccoluto featured them as Number 1 on his playlist
for weeks, DJ's like Lindström and DFA's Shit Robot also heavily supported the
records and Franz Ferdinand namedropped him as one of their favourite
electronic acts. Unlike many of his peers, Rodion performs live with a band and
the crowd euphorically received his recent live performances in Clubs in Paris,
Berlin and London.
Now, the
Italo freak disco guy from Rome is back with a new 12”, three tracks of advanced
ACID meets ITALO meets ARPEGGIO FUNK. Imagine the CLONE boys getting mad in a
full moon summer night - on some funny drugs at the beach of Rimini.
Sometimes
in the EARLY 90ies. Welcome the Future of Italo! Hands in the air!
