OUT on June 01 - Pre-order on our Bandcamp:
https://cognitiva.bandcamp.com/album/re-fill-cycles

Recorded and Mixed by Re:Fill, Rome
Mastered at Spectrum Mastering
Pressed by Mother Tongue
Distribuited by Rubadub
Graphic concept by Retrogusto Creatives

Cycles

RE:FILL - CYCLES - Incl. WheelUP, Ben Hauke, SofaTalk remix - Snippets [Cognitiva CR005]

Based between Rome and London. Stefano is conservatory trained and raised on the music of Weather Report and Azymuth, with his recent musical output being fully supported by UK music legend, Colin Curtis. 
Stefano has been a go-to session player in many projects across multiple genres - from jazz to funk, reggae, and pop, and in 2017, he launched the ‘Big Beat’ trio who blended pure jazz with new synth sounds and syncopated drum patterns. Later, in 2020, Stefano teamed up with the drummer, Gaetano De Carli to form Re:Fill. Since then, the duo have taken their music to a further level and developed a brace of imaginative and complex grooves. Gaetano provides a rich musical background to combine with Stefano’s soulful synth-work, balancing the old world and the contemporary. Their first record, ‘Cycles’, was released in June 2022 and features important collaborations with heavy-hitters from the UK’s DJ-producer scene, Ben Hauke and WheelUp.
In October 2022 Stefano released his first solo Ep “Unreachable Galaxy”. The EP showcases Stefano’s diverse palette of sounds where he effortlessly blends a flowing broken beat rhythm section, next level hip hop, future jazz, latin and funk throughout the entire project. 
Engaged in collaborations with various artists, DJs, and labels like Z Records, Stefano continued his solo career in 2023 with releases such as the bossa-infused 'Barra Nova' (7-inch) and the spiritual jazz EP, "A Kind of Prayer."
Entering 2024, Stefano is involved in new projects, with two tracks from the "Unreachable Galaxy" EP set to feature in Jazz Dance Fusion Vol.4 compiled by Colin Curtis, out on Z Records in March.

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Unaligned club music for careful listeners

Rome based producer,
founder of Cognitiva Records.
Releasing on 
@anma-records 
@banoffee-pies
@yamrecords
@inimovement 
@justtusk
@brokendistrict
@omena-records
@outplay
@cognitivarecords
@rootsundergroundrecords
@boogie-cafe-records
@oathy
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Booking / Promo / Remix Enquiries: 
sofatalk.music@gmail.com

Rhythm ever present, melody rising and captivating, thirsting for the chance to wrap the listener around its little finger, a tantalising and ever entrancing meander through the possibility of complex percussion and heart warming keys….
The world of Re:Fill can really be summed up with two words: keyboards and drums, but to limit the their capabilities to purely instrumental elements would be a disservice to the incredible soundscapes they create. The duo, consisting of Gaetano DeCarli and Stefano De Santis, have set a very large line in the sand since their inception in 2020, with their deftly crafted blend of jazz laden polyrhythms and softly spoken melodic structures greatly admired for their ingenuity and dexterity. To ensare yourself within their music is to see two heartbeats at play, the pulse of the music inviting hearts and minds alike to swivel and turn at every given opportunity, with the depth on display all the more remarkable that it is all created by two people.

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