I made this track in a moment of extreme sadness, when one of my best friends passed away. I was in Mallorca when this happened and I didn’t know immediately, only when I came back to Italy. My first reaction was to turn my feelings into music and apparently it didn’t alleviate the suffering for the big loss. 

Later in the following months, I realized that this track keeps alive the memory of my dear friend Rocco and I am extremely grateful to have translated these vibrations into beautiful ambient soundscapes. So, I decided to share it with you with the aim of spreading positive vibes to you all.

This track is also dedicated to one of my most inspiring artists, Mike Huckaby, in the light of his recent passing. 

Download here https://clang83.bandcamp.com/track/rocco

In Memory of Rocco 
Dedicated to Mike Huckaby

Written and Produced by Clang
Mastered by Enrico Mantini at DDA Mastering
Photography by Diego Bortone (https://www.instagram.com/diego_bortone)

Free download

Clang - Rocco - FREE DOWNLOAD

Clang is the alias of italian DJ and producer Rudi Calcagnile, founder of the label Gypsy.

please send all inquiries to: 
rudi.calcagnile@gmail.com

Rudi Calcagnile’s story has followed a double trajectory in music: in his early years he spent several seasons in Ibiza as DJ for clubs like Blue Marlin and Savannah as well as live shows on one of the earliest electronic music radio stations of the island, Ibiza Global Radio. Coming back to Italy, he has been taking time to hone his skills in studio and releasing his first works as Bulcinim.

Clang83 moniker was introduced to the wider audience first in 2015 through the Gentlemen Cuts vol. 1, a VA compilation released on Quintessentials which included the track 'You’ve Got Me Mesmerized’. Following a two-year hiatus, the italian producer returned on Viennese label Secret Crunch (2017) setting the tone for his collaboration with the dutch legend Orlando Voorn on Housewax (2018).

After one year spent in Mallorca, he returned to Italy and launched his own imprint Gypsy. Summer 2018 marked officially his debut with EP Keep On Reaching, played by Anastasia Kristensen in her set at Boiler Room x PPF, selected by Peach in her mix for Discwoman series and also supported by a fierce cast of artists including Chrissy, Jen Ferrer, Nabihah Iqbal, Anna Wall and more. In the last few months, releases as Storyteller EP and Bootstrap/It’s An African Jungle have gained more support with the likes of Moxie, Ciel, object blue and CEM to name a few.

Rudi Calcagnile's relationship with music has always been particularly intense. “Music is my oxygen, I can't live without it” he says. The italian DJ grew up listening and recording on cassette almost every genre of music from early to late 90s: house, techno, garage, drumnbass, jungle, breaks, ambient, dub, progressive and tribal as well as broken beat, trip hop, acid jazz and funk.

Clang is a purist who aspires to build the perfect balance between house and techno, always offering quality underground music.