The Rebirth Lab series introduce three brand new artists with three different tracks. The Volume Nine includes music from Laura Lynn & Jesse Gay, Sheri Vari and Mirlaqi. Building on their Soul Clap Records Exclusives edits collaboration, long-time friends New York-based DJ Laura Lynn and Portland's musician, producer, engineer Jesse Gay join forces for their debut original track, "Closer To Me", a deep electro-disco heater primed for pre-peak dance floors. The song rides on classic drum machine grooves, layered with manipulated organic percussion for a rich, driving rhythm. Synth stabs punctuated with tight Minimoog-style leads weave around Laura Lynn's vocoded vocal chops as a dirty sequenced monosynth bubbles underneath. Tested and perfected in NY and Oregon clubs, this track has delivered undeniable "hands in the air" moments and blends seamlessly across genres. Based in Lisbon Mariana Cruz aka Sheri Vari holds a rather long career that started in 2003 when she was only fourteen. Gifted with a singular talent and musical sensitivity, combined with solid technical expertise, after being a resident DJ in many clubs and experimenting with different musical genres, Mariana has found her artistic parth, becoming an Artist who manages the dance floor with a holistic approach: past, present and future. Subtle, ethereal or physical, she represents the continuum that traces back the afro-latin legacy in the Americas, rooted in Detroit, Chicago or New York, and cross-breads with the European electronic currents of the 1970s and 1980s. "Da City" is a collaboration with Detroit hip hop artist MotorKam. A deep, dark chord progression, a Chicago-style house groove, and a penetrating bassline welcome MotorKam's rap-driven denunciation of urban indifference. The Geneva based musician Mirlaqi turned to electronic music when he was touched by the power of house music. Since then, he released several EPs on labels from around the globe, and played across Switzerland's top festivals such as Montreux Jazz and further with multiple appearances in Paris, Lyon or Albania. His "Spatial House from disco planet" music has many different facets: House, Disco but also hints of Techno and touches of Jazz. "The Deal Is Set" is a blend of his typical subtle mélange of deep musicality and powerful groove.

The Rebirth Lab series introduce three brand new artists with three different tracks. The Volume Nine includes music from Laura Lynn & Jesse Gay, Sheri Vari and Mirlaqi. Building on their Soul Clap Records Exclusives edits collaboration, long-time friends New York-based DJ Laura Lynn and Portland's musician, producer, engineer Jesse Gay join forces for their debut original track, "Closer To Me", a deep electro-disco heater primed for pre-peak dance floors. The song rides on classic drum machine grooves, layered with manipulated organic percussion for a rich, driving rhythm. Synth stabs punctuated with tight Minimoog-style leads weave around Laura Lynn's vocoded vocal chops as a dirty sequenced monosynth bubbles underneath. Tested and perfected in NY and Oregon clubs, this track has delivered undeniable "hands in the air" moments and blends seamlessly across genres. Based in Lisbon Mariana Cruz aka Sheri Vari holds a rather long career that started in 2003 when she was only fourteen. Gifted with a singular talent and musical sensitivity, combined with solid technical expertise, after being a resident DJ in many clubs and experimenting with different musical genres, Mariana has found her artistic parth, becoming an Artist who manages the dance floor with a holistic approach: past, present and future. Subtle, ethereal or physical, she represents the continuum that traces back the afro-latin legacy in the Americas, rooted in Detroit, Chicago or New York, and cross-breads with the European electronic currents of the 1970s and 1980s. "Da City" is a collaboration with Detroit hip hop artist MotorKam. A deep, dark chord progression, a Chicago-style house groove, and a penetrating bassline welcome MotorKam's rap-driven denunciation of urban indifference. The Geneva based musician Mirlaqi turned to electronic music when he was touched by the power of house music. Since then, he released several EPs on labels from around the globe, and played across Switzerland's top festivals such as Montreux Jazz and further with multiple appearances in Paris, Lyon or Albania. His "Spatial House from disco planet" music has many different facets: House, Disco but also hints of Techno and touches of Jazz. "The Deal Is Set" is a blend of his typical subtle mélange of deep musicality and powerful groove.

The Rebirth Lab series introduce three brand new artists with three different tracks. The Volume Nine includes music from Laura Lynn & Jesse Gay, Sheri Vari and Mirlaqi. Building on their Soul Clap Records Exclusives edits collaboration, long-time friends New York-based DJ Laura Lynn and Portland's musician, producer, engineer Jesse Gay join forces for their debut original track, "Closer To Me", a deep electro-disco heater primed for pre-peak dance floors. The song rides on classic drum machine grooves, layered with manipulated organic percussion for a rich, driving rhythm. Synth stabs punctuated with tight Minimoog-style leads weave around Laura Lynn's vocoded vocal chops as a dirty sequenced monosynth bubbles underneath. Tested and perfected in NY and Oregon clubs, this track has delivered undeniable "hands in the air" moments and blends seamlessly across genres. Based in Lisbon Mariana Cruz aka Sheri Vari holds a rather long career that started in 2003 when she was only fourteen. Gifted with a singular talent and musical sensitivity, combined with solid technical expertise, after being a resident DJ in many clubs and experimenting with different musical genres, Mariana has found her artistic parth, becoming an Artist who manages the dance floor with a holistic approach: past, present and future. Subtle, ethereal or physical, she represents the continuum that traces back the afro-latin legacy in the Americas, rooted in Detroit, Chicago or New York, and cross-breads with the European electronic currents of the 1970s and 1980s. "Da City" is a collaboration with Detroit hip hop artist MotorKam. A deep, dark chord progression, a Chicago-style house groove, and a penetrating bassline welcome MotorKam's rap-driven denunciation of urban indifference. The Geneva based musician Mirlaqi turned to electronic music when he was touched by the power of house music. Since then, he released several EPs on labels from around the globe, and played across Switzerland's top festivals such as Montreux Jazz and further with multiple appearances in Paris, Lyon or Albania. His "Spatial House from disco planet" music has many different facets: House, Disco but also hints of Techno and touches of Jazz. "The Deal Is Set" is a blend of his typical subtle mélange of deep musicality and powerful groove.

The Rebirth Lab series introduce three brand new artists with three different tracks. The Volume Nine includes music from Laura Lynn & Jesse Gay, Sheri Vari and Mirlaqi. Building on their Soul Clap Records Exclusives edits collaboration, long-time friends New York-based DJ Laura Lynn and Portland's musician, producer, engineer Jesse Gay join forces for their debut original track, "Closer To Me", a deep electro-disco heater primed for pre-peak dance floors. The song rides on classic drum machine grooves, layered with manipulated organic percussion for a rich, driving rhythm. Synth stabs punctuated with tight Minimoog-style leads weave around Laura Lynn's vocoded vocal chops as a dirty sequenced monosynth bubbles underneath. Tested and perfected in NY and Oregon clubs, this track has delivered undeniable "hands in the air" moments and blends seamlessly across genres. Based in Lisbon Mariana Cruz aka Sheri Vari holds a rather long career that started in 2003 when she was only fourteen. Gifted with a singular talent and musical sensitivity, combined with solid technical expertise, after being a resident DJ in many clubs and experimenting with different musical genres, Mariana has found her artistic parth, becoming an Artist who manages the dance floor with a holistic approach: past, present and future. Subtle, ethereal or physical, she represents the continuum that traces back the afro-latin legacy in the Americas, rooted in Detroit, Chicago or New York, and cross-breads with the European electronic currents of the 1970s and 1980s. "Da City" is a collaboration with Detroit hip hop artist MotorKam. A deep, dark chord progression, a Chicago-style house groove, and a penetrating bassline welcome MotorKam's rap-driven denunciation of urban indifference. The Geneva based musician Mirlaqi turned to electronic music when he was touched by the power of house music. Since then, he released several EPs on labels from around the globe, and played across Switzerland's top festivals such as Montreux Jazz and further with multiple appearances in Paris, Lyon or Albania. His "Spatial House from disco planet" music has many different facets: House, Disco but also hints of Techno and touches of Jazz. "The Deal Is Set" is a blend of his typical subtle mélange of deep musicality and powerful groove.

At the beginning of the 90's a new music wave was emerging in Italy. Influenced by stylistic elements and sound expressions arriving from abroad - in particular from those english and american labels it has created the bases for an innovative sound destined to leave its mark for generations to come. It was a sound close to the Deep House atmospheres coming from Chicago, Detroit and New York. A sound made of powerful basslines, punching drum machines, dreamy melodies and incredibly sensuous vibrations.Dream House, Italo House, Piano House are names often used to identify this new scene, but it could be simply summed up in one word: "Underground". Inspired by an innate sense of freedom and experimentation, a generation of Italian DJs and producers envision the sound of the future. The music becomes a muse, enchanting and unifying. The movement fires up in the clubs. The record shops act as a sounding board. And the alignment of all the planets generates an invasion of celestial bodies."Ciao Italia" wants to be a tribute to the artists that wrote this story. Artists that were forced to use many different aliases that often even themselves have forgotten and certainly less celebrated than their colleagues today. From Andrea Gemolotto, Massimino Lippoli, Fabrice, Mr Marvin, Davide Rizzatti and Angelino Albanese (DFC Records), Ricky Montanari and Flavio Vecchi (Love Quartet), Paramour, Adrian Morrison and Dj Ralf (Heartbeat Records), passing through the productions of Alex Neri and Marco Baroni (formerly Kamasutra, Green Baize, Agua Re up to becoming Planet Funk) for Palmares, up to Don Carlos and Stefano Tirone (together Montego Bay Experience) Francesco Montefiori (aka Key Tronics Ensemble and Soft House Company) and Claudio Moz-Art Rispoli (Jestofunk and Omniverse) on Irma and Antima Records, Leo Mas, Rago and Farina, MBG, Paolino Bova, Gianni Bini and Paolo Martini, up to names that have remained more in the shadows but have given great lymph and depth to music Made in Italy such as Leo Anibaldi , Andrea Benedetti and Eugenio Vatta (Frame), Leandro Papa (Last Rhythm e Stonehenge), Cesare Cerulli and Toni Verde (Blue Zone), Graziano Ragni (High Tide), Massimo Berardi (Underground Nation Undertour Sensation and Cosmic Galaxy) and Massimo Zennaro and all those producers that we were not able to include in this collection because of the lack of space.A rhythmic journey to rediscover what has been, what continues to be and what will be, Ciao Italia tells a story that still sounds incredibly current, whose reverberations continue to be the object of veneration among DJs, clubbers and music lovers of new generations. As confirmed by the new productions ideally inspired by the iconic sound of the time, testimony of an Italian avant-garde alive and vivid not only in memories but more than ever in the here and now. Not only a "musical style", but also a way of approaching reality characterized by enthusiasm, a global vision and a spirit suited to the most eclectic and boundless creativity. Born from an idea of Daniele "Shield" Contrini, with the art direction of Stupefacente Studio, the project took shape in a double vinyl format with an insert, signed by the journalist Elia Zupelli, which reconstructs an era through the voices of the protagonists, photographs, interviews, rarities and dazzles from the dancefloors. So, while the vinyl slides under the needle, the hope is to be able to grasp the atmosphere and live it again for a few moments, clinging to the indomitable charm of the "underground" grooves: a mnemonic flow from the past and a driving force for a new course projected into the future.