About Me
MANUEL "DE" LORENZI & DIRTY BOOTS RELEASES
Manuel "de" Lorenzi "Holiday in Hawaii" - Immigrant digital - released 19 March 2007
Dirty Boots "Underwater e.p." - Gastspiel - release September 2007
Adaptor "Pay the ketchup" (Manuel "de" Lorenzi's point of view rmx) - Rhythmetic - release November 2007 with Matt Star
Manuel "de" Lorenzi "Gift for me e.p. part 1" - Dialtone - release December 2007
Manuel "de" Lorenzi "I know what u did ep" - Akbal music - release 20th December 2007
Manuel "de" Lorenzi "Coconuts e.p." - 8bit - release January 2008 with Nick Curly rmx
Manuel "de" Lorenzi "Gift for me e.p. part 2" - Dialtone - release January 2008 with Akbal dubroots rmx
Manuel "de" Lorenzi "Spaceland e.p." - Immigrant digital - release March 2008 with Z@p & Subb-An rmxs
Dirty Boots "Pluck e.p." - Bond - release February 2008 with Monoroom remix
Manuel "de" Lorenzi "Rotolog e.p." - Bond - release April 2008 with The Glitz rmx
Manuel "de" Lorenzi "Open or close" - Tsuba - release Summer 2008 w/ Peace Division
Manuel "de" Lorenzi "Sick after the holiday" - Rhythmetic - release Summer 2008
Signal Deluxe "Tijuana" (Manuel "de" Lorenzi's big sick rmx) - Dialtone - release Summer 2008
FROM: http://www.textura.org/reviews/flight18.htm
VA: Flight 18: Touching Down in Miami -Immigrant-
Asked to co-host an event at the 2007 Miami Winter Music Conference, Immigrant not only jumped at the opportunity but significantly sweetened the deal for attendees and non-attendees alike by assembling an eighty-minute compilation that showcases the imprint's roster. Though that description might make it seem like the collection was assembled on the fly—and, for all we know, perhaps it was—, the quality level remains high throughout. Even better, placing its artists' contributions together into one release highlights their stylistic differences, thereby challenging those who dismissively lump ‘minimal techno' practitioners into one category.
Collectively the propulsive material features no shortage of distorted voice samples and stomping beats but individual tracks align themselves into separate groupings. Some are straight-up bangers, like Ferrante & Rosselot's acidy surger “A Veces Si, Otras No†and Fan Erhalder's “Zollamt†whose spacey synth melodies cycle dizzyingly over a throbbing rumble; others are looser and more laid-back, like “Holiday in Hawaii,†which Manuel De Lorenzi spices up with the funky clip-clop of ‘horseshoe' percussion, and Robert Di Micco's lithe “Matt.†Others straddle both worlds: Neurus' “Cuentos†starts its eight-minute journey in standard minimal mode but then disarmingly enters an off-kilter experimental zone filled with distorted voice samples, and Vadim Lankov's “Stereomania†likewise opens with the pitter-patter of soft beats and bass warble before morphing into a full-bore stomp. Some swing mightily, like Z@p's “Al Galope†which, spurred by a skipping bass pulse, gallops proudly. Ashique's “Made in Alaska †features a classy mix of strutting breakbeats and melodies that flicker like fireflies while Aldo Cadiz's “Villaloca†tears it up with pounding kick drums and a grooving shuffle pulse. Best of all, DJ Cocoe's “Just Dance†rises to the top with Mukwenda's soulful vocalizations gliding atop funkily shuffling rhythms and creamy synth accents.
May 2007
ENGLISH VERSION:
Born in Ancona, Italy, he understands since he is in his childhood, music will be his biggest passion. At the age of 8 he begins studying keyboards and solfeggio at the conservatory where he forms. At the same time he starts listening his first Black & Soul 45†records which his father used to collect. He immediately understands this is jut the beginning and at the age of 14 he gets his first turntables…obviously belt drive.
Since then he hasn’t stop playing house music and spending whole days in his small studio.
Later on he hosts a radio program where he mixes house music during late night week ends and the success of it drives him to start working at one of the most famous club called Aqva Disco Village in the Adriatic Riviera in the early 90s where he becomes resident dj in its fascinating and exclusive Privee in 1999.
He collaborates with several italian and foreign clubs such us: Echoes, Riccione – Cocoricò, Riccione – Prince, Riccione – Cellophane, Rimini – ECU, Rimini – Juice, Firenze – Mirò, Lignano Sabbiadoro – Mamamia, Ancona – Cherry Jam, London – Guilty, London - ect…He takes part at the italian music conference named Disco Wave in Rimini as a resident dj for two years in a row. This experience pushes him to realize his dream attending the WMC in Miami in 2000 where he meets prominent djs, vocalists and producers.
From now on he starts with a couple of friends one of the hottest and cutting edge party in middle Italy, the Click House Club which is every 2nd and 4th saturday of the month and which has been hosting international guest djs such us: Justin Drake, Lexicon Avenue, Anthony Collins, Miss Jools, Tedd Patterson,Flavio Vecchi, David Piccioni, Neverdogs, Giorgio Gigli, Ivan Iacobucci, Richy Montanari, MAS Collective, to name but a few.
He describes his music as house which goes from deep to tech with some funk and minimal influences.
In 2006 he starts a project called Dirty boots with Dmf, a well known techno producer, with the aim of pushing the boundaries of his sound.
Dirty boots is out soon on Bond records with Monoroom remix.
In the meantime he also signs for Immigrant digital and his track will be released in March, for IMMD04 album and Beatport, during the Winter Music Conference, Miami. News coming soon!
ITALIAN VERSION:Nasce ad Ancona, Italia, e sin da piccolo capisce che la musica sarebbe stata la sua più grande passione. Inizia all'età di 8 anni lo studio del pianoforte e del solfeggio al conservatorio e, allo stesso tempo, inizia ad ascoltare i primi vinili 45 giri black & soul collezionati da suo padre. Capisce, però, che tutto questo non bastava alla sua voglia di mescolarsi con la musica ed, al compiere dei 14 anni, riesce a farsi regalare i suoi primi piatti........naturalmente a cinghia. Da quel momento non smetterà più di passare intere giornate a miscelare dischi house nel suo piccolo studio che, nel frattempo, si era costruito.
Inizia a suonare alle prime feste di amici e, contemporaneamente, viene chiamato da una radio molto importante nella sua provincia per condurre un programma house tutti i week-end, da lui mixato. Nello stesso periodo inizia a suonare la domenica pomeriggio in una discoteca vicina al suo paese meglio conosciuta come Aqva disco village. Dj resident in molte situazioni della riviera fino al 1999 quando passa definitivamente come dj resident alla consolle del magico privèe dell'Aqva, tutti i sabati notte.
Da li a molte collaborazioni e consolle di tutta Italia e non quali: Echoes, Riccione - Cocoricò, Riccione - Prince, Riccione - Cellophane, Rimini - ECU, Rimini - Juice, Firenze - Mirò, Lignano Sabbiadoro - Mamamia, Senigallia - Cherry Jam, London - Guilty, London etc...e partecipando per due anni, come dj resident, al Disco Wave nella fiera Nightwave di Rimini. Nel 2000 corona il suo grande sogno di andare alla più importante fiera dance del mondo: la Winter Music Conference di Miami, dove conosce importanti djs e vocalists, permettendogli di capire ulteriormente cosa significhi essere nella music industry.
Nel 2002 inizia per gioco quello che da li a breve sarebbe diventato uno degli staff più intraprendenti e hot del centro Italia: il Click House staff. Lui stesso definisce la sua musica come un mix di house e deep fino a raggiungere frontiere tech, funk e minimal riuscendo a creare continuamente qualcosa di nuovo e mai scontato.
Moltissime collaborazioni in questi anni e numerosi top djs da tutto il mondo gli permettono di affermarsi ancora di più nel panorama house e dagli addetti ai lavori: Justin Drake, Lexicon Avenue, Anthony Collins, Miss Jools, Tedd Patterson,Flavio Vecchi, David Piccioni, Neverdogs, Giorgio Gigli, Ivan Iacobucci, Richy Montanari, MAS Collective, solo per citarne alcuni.
Nell'estate del 2006 inizia un progetto che lo vedrà molto impegnato anche in studio. E' una collaborazione nata con l'amico e noto produttore techno Filippo del Moro, meglio conosciuto come DMF, con lo scopo di creare un nuovo sound ma rimanere sempre nel mondo che li riguarda più da vicino. La prima produzione è stata firmata da una nota label tedesca, Bond records, con un remix ad opera dei Monoroom. Nello stesso tempo firma anche per l'etichetta inglese Immigrant dove la sua traccia sarà contenuta in un album, IMMD04, realizzato per la Winter Music Conference di Miami e Beatport. Nel frattempo porta avanti le sue serate Click House ogni secondo e quarto sabato del mese e le serate Guilty nell'east London. News coming soon!
