The Analog Session: Seven textures of sound – Digital album – total time 57'

Alexander Robotnick/ Ludus Pinsky's fifth album under the name of “The Analog Session” is quite different from the previous three. On the one hand the duo seems to be back to the electronic minimalism of its first album, on the other it shows more rigor  in reducing the  editing of tracks  and avoiding the long time cuts of their previous works. In a nutshell  they didn't work  on a structure. So the   7 tracks of the album , no doubt fairly long but totally enjoyable , very clearly  express the two artists’ attitude to improvisation.
Their music can be defined as traditional analog electronic , based on arpeggios, short sequences of notes , echoes, modulation on filters and melodic improvisation. Nothing new, therefore,  but  a deep musical sensitivity  capable of exploiting  the amazing  modulation possibilities of their equipment  - which is always played and never just programmed.
Most tracks are based on arpeggios, sometimes written sometimes improvised, which in turn evolve into an ever changing music background as the track proceeds. The two artists improvise melodies and bass lines upon it. 
The drum parts , that in some cases  only make their appearance at mid-track , are kept intentionally minimal  as they are not meant to  play any big role in the track but simply work as a kind of  metronome  in 4/4  that supports arpeggios and  chord riffs , often in 5/4 and 6/8 . It’s also noteworthy that  each track is characterized by  a different modal scale, often Phrygian or Dorian but also Mixolydian.
The  two instruments  used to produce this album are an SH101 heavily modified by Ludus and a Poly 800 where hardly anything of the original synth is left but its body. The choice of working with  two instruments only (a monophonic and a polyphonic one) allowed the duo to produce a compact and consistent sound that keeps flowing all along the album  recalling the main characteristic  of  their first work "N5 from Outer Space".  

Tracks: 
1) Extended Chord   9'20”  -  Dm (dorian)   Electronic      (120 bpm)
2) Analog Heroes     5'58”    Dm (phrygian) -  Electro-disco  (123 bpm)
3) Two Arpeggios      8'59”    Gm (dorian)-  Electronic      (130 bpm)
4) RU-more 130        7'39”     no key             Electro/D&B  (130 bpm)
5) Liquid reflections  8'54”     AbM               Ambient         (100 bpm)
6) Tech Obsession    9'27”     Bb7 (mixolydian)    Techno  (140 bpm)
7) Broken song         6'49”      Ebm (dorian)  Down beat   (90   bpm)

Previous albums:
The Analog Session
April
Black Ground
When Machines get Funky

(Alexander Robotnick and Ludus Pinsky are Maurizio Dami and Lapo Lombardi)

https://www.the-analog-session.it
http://www.luduslab.it/ 
https://www.alexander-robotnick.it

Seven Textures of Sound

The Analog Session - Seven Textures of Sound (snippets)

Two more tracks by Alexander Robotnick while waiting for his work-in-progress new LP “Simple Music” to be released next Spring.  
In “ The Lure of Light”  chords like sudden flashes of light burst into an  Acid base in Eb Major.
In “Dona 22 “ onto a dark rhythmic flow crossed by different bass lines suddenly comes  an epic melody.
Approaching the end of the track , Donatella’s voice - Robotnick’s partner - recites a poem she  composed on the 22nd anniversary of their sentimental relationship.

https://www.alexander-robotnick.it
https://www.hot-elephant.com

The Lure of Light

The Lure Of Light (Snippets)

Playlist:
Wolfgang_Futur I_(Fabrizio Mammarella Remix)
Curses_Dead Last_(Original Mix)
Lauer - Mausback (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix)
Beppe Loda_Volcano_(Original Mix)
Discodromo_-_From_Here_To_There___Back_(original_mix)
Sworn Virgins - Lazy Boy (Fabrizio Mammarella Crash Course Mix)
Alexey Union_Mistakes feat. Aves Volare_(Original Mix)
Club Tularosa & Adult Hits - Glory (Bleaching Agent Remix)
N-Gynn - Fire On Fire (Luca Lozano Remix)
Massimiliano Pagliara_Avenue of the Palms_(Sunset Mix)
Bottin_-_Dirty
Marco Passarani - Strawberry Strings
Cromby - Acid Trifle
The Analog Session - RU-more 130
Stelios Vassiloudis - End Transmission
Pet Shop Boys - Psychological (Ewan Parson Remix)
David Agrella - Freedom Unfolding (Beroshima Remix)
Orlando Voorn - Locked in

The Disco Tech Trend

PLAYLIST: 
Arcade_Apocalypse_-_Shut_Em_Down_Again
Gameboyz_-_Chiken_n_Drugs_Shkema_Remix
Miss_Zagato_-_Lone_Wolf_James_Rod_Remix
Dina_Summer_-_Rimini_(Fabrizio_Mammarella_remix)
Oldchap_-_Calypso_Groove
Grant-Dell_Wicked-People
Kilowatts-Vanek_Nankurunasia_PointBenders-Warehouse-Dub
Perry Granville - Glittering Lights - Coastism
Timanti Voices_of_a_Sacred_land_(Original_Mix)
Sound Support - (But I still have) Fantasies
DIONIGI - INCANTO - BD EDIT
George Davis - Marimba Disco
Marvel83 & Spiriakos - Zahir The Disco Head
Jeremy Olander_Panorama_(Original_Mix)
Beartrax - Metro Vice (ROTCIV Remix)
Austin Salter-James Flower Gone_(Original_Mix)
Port Manteau - Mandala - Kitsch
Gameboyz_-_Sweet_Alert_Ian_Vale_Remix
Manics - Clockwerk - Popgang Records
Popscile - Y.M.O. (I-Robots Reconstruction)
Q-Burn_s_Abstract_Message_-_Mess_Of_Afros_Glenn_Underground_Remix
I-Robots - Frau (Obi Baby & Lorenzo LSP Remix)
Furia_x_Society_On_Mars_-_Pull_me_out_Club_Mix
Terr - States Of Mind - Phantasy Sound
Terr - Layers (Extended) - Phantasy Sound
Port Manteau - Apophis - Kitsch
Crackazat - Demucha (Dam Swindle remix)
Beartrax - Repertoire (Iron Curtis Remix)
Arcade_Apocalypse_-_Decade_Of_Dystopia_Hi_NRG_Mix
Curses - Boundless (L.F.T. Remix)

May 2023 DJ-Set

Playlist:
Lords Of The Future - Subliminal Proximity
Undo & Casiowaves - Overcruiser - Melodize
Casablanca 303 - Lucid Dreams
Tjor - Turbo Lover
Lunar Disco - Terrible Happiness (Club Mix)
Balam-Fernanda Arrau_Sabor a Disco_(Original Mix)
Lauer - Frizzante
Bubba_Brothers_-_Bolt
Shan_Strobe Light_(Original Mix)
Port Manteau - Do You Feel Me - Kitsch
GOG - Depth - Infradig
Kim Anh - Dream Lover (Jkriv Dub Mix) - Can U Not Talk
Daddy Squad - Together Forever (Instrumental)
Flor Capistran - Linea Recta (Shubostar Remix)
Mystery Affair - Rocket (Jenouise Remix)
Panooc - Gorgeous People (W. Jeremy Remix)

2023 10 Alexander Robotnick DJ-Set

Tracks from Simple Music serie. Kind of Pop - Kind of Disco - Kind of...Robotnick
Hot Elephant Music

PLAYLIST:
Intergalactic Travel
Why
A Blow To The Heart
The World is dark
Green Past
Rounding About
Kiss Me Love Goodbye
moving-light
And Here It Comes again
Simple Music
A Tech House in Nilwella
What you think of me
It Is So Easy

Simple Music Mix

Robocok - Hot Elephant Music - Release June 14th 2024

“In March 2023 I received a call from a club in Pisa ,Cantiere San Bernardo. They asked me whether I could play live with Stefano “Cocco” Cantini  on the occasion of a special event dedicated to Giovanotti Mondani Meccanici.
I called him and he answered enthusiastically.  Shortly before the concert we rehearsed at the Follonica Music School  which he directs.
He improvised with me on the bases of my live.
We liked our rehearsal and a few days later,  on June 2nd 2023,  we played in Pisa with much success.
So came the idea of doing something together. We decided to produce an EP featuring 3 tracks.On some of Robotnick's bases Stefano created an harmonic texture to improvise on. I mainly took care of the arrangement and the production. But what we play is the result of improvisation , with hardly any editing. 
It's amazing how we managed to work together so smoothly after so many years, as if we had never stopped”.

We called this project “Robocok”.
They are modal tracks with a techno approch and harmonically open. Almost a provocation to the staticity of contemporary dance . On “Francok” and “ Frigiocok” Stefano plays soprano sax whilst on “Afrocok” he plays alto.
Guglielmo Bottin took the task of making the “inevitable” remix . He picked Francok and skilfully turned it into a pure drums and piano groove. Just for the dancefloor.

Robocok

Stefano Cantini & Alexander Robotnick- Robocok (Snippets)

PLAYLIST:
The Organism_Dictator_(Light_(UA)_Remix)
Dombrance - Bayrou (Daniele Baldelli & Dionigi Remix
Jebby Jay_Picke_(Original_Mix)
The Organism_Conquistador_(Original Mix)
TREMULANT010_04_Hector-J-Rodriguez_El-Cacique
Saqib, Cern (NYC) - Soul Love (Dub Mix)
Alexandrina - Sirin (Freudenthal Remix)
Klimas - 1 2 Cha - Sinchi
Irene Radice - L'Alma - Sinchi
Daniele Baldelli & Dionigi - Tropical City
Rodion & Mammarella - Un Segnale Di Speranza (F.Mammarella Dub)
Endrik Schroeder & Kittin - The Hope
CYRK feat. Hard Ton - Take Me To The Top (Jorkes Remix)
Ton Globiter - Terminal B
Ton Globiter - Yaze Gaze
Amirali - Fairy Tales - Dark Matters
Dom Dollar_Eat_Your_Man_(with_Nelly_Furtado
Techno Red FREAK_(Original_Mix)
Juan_Mushroom_(Original_Mix

2024 08 DJ-Set

The second lander and rover mission *Chandrayaan-3*successfully landed on the Moon on 23 August 2023, making India the first nation to successfully land a spacecraft in the lunar south pole region, and the fourth country to soft land on the Moon after the Soviet Union, the United States and China.

It was a crucial turnpoint marking the end of Western supremacy. This compilation intends to be a ( somewhat delayed) celebration of the beginning of a multipolar world where the precious variety of world cultures is not levelled by globalisation.

It’s Techno and Tech house with the typical features of this music but also suggesting a special feeling and introducing an Indian touch perceivable throughout almost all the tracks in the compilation.

compiled by Alexander Robotnick

Indian TechXpress 2 PLAYLIST:
01 – Hybrid Protokol: Diaspora
02 – Pawas & Reji: Lemoncholy
03 – Shrii – Sidelines
04 – ToneFabrik : FRINGE
05 – Noni-Mouse: Beverly Hills
06 – Rafiki – Playroom
07 – Synths Back – Spice Coast
08 – Pawas & Fast Slow – Lake House
09 – Farhan Rehman – I’m Talking To You
10 – Sikander Disko Laila
11 – Hedrun – Dear Craving
12 – 5volts – widdershins

Indian TechXpress-2-snippets

  - Starring:
Stefano "Cocco" Cantini: Piano, Sax Soprano
Alexander Robotnick: Electronics
Produced at Robotnick's Studios 2024
Piano & Sax recorded at Stefano Cantini's Studios 2024
Mastering: Niccolò Caldini
Released by Materiali Sonori - May 23th 2025
Digital release Hot Elephant Music May 23th 2025

No editing was ever done on the recorded Sax and Piano parts but volume adjusting.
It is modal music, in the sophisticated sense  of contemporary Jazz.
There is no composition, no previously written themes. It is pure improvisation.

Previous works by Stefano Cantini and Alexander Robotnick:

GMM: Love Supreme (Materiali Sonori 1985)
Robocok - Hot Elephant Music 2024

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