Chris Coco & DJ Rocca - Discoteca EP

DJ Rocca - Tropicale 17 EP

Under the now familiar DJ Rocca alias, Luca Roccatagliati has been serving up Italo-disco, Balearica and boogie-influenced nu-disco cuts for the best part of 15 years. It's something of a surprise, then, to find that "Isole" is his debut solo album (his previous full-length excursions were made in cahoots with Dimitri From Paris and Stefano Ghittoni). It's a colourful and hugely enduring affair, with Rocca flitting between percussive, synth-bass-propelled nu-disco goodness (Rodion hook-up "Nassau"), Balearic-minded soundscapes ("Tokyo", the acid-flecked "Favignana"), delay-laden, proto-house style New York electrofunk dubs (standout "Stone Town", produced alongside Dimitri From Paris), tropical-tinged late night jams ("Taquile") and electro-fired early '80s Brit-funk ("London").

DJ Rocca - ISOLE

Massive Birth bounces on slapped bass, Mod Jazz organ grind, and tumbling percussion. Wielding guitars that cut a Psyche edge. Mind Fair`s remix tames and tinkers with the hand-drums, and focuses on that b-line. Emphasizing its Post-Punk-Funk groove. Sky Dump is Afro Cosmic Prog Rock (think Alan Parsons or Sky) pushed through Italo machines.

Talorypo pits 80s Pop marimba against a buzzing bionic bass-line. The resulting bubbling, fidgeting Electric Ethno fusion is given a more Industrial bashing by The Warehouse Preservation Society. Step-by-step, hitting a Bobby Orlando / Morroder-on-Mogadon chug.

Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca "Sky Dump EP"

DJ Rocca - Slide To Unlock EP

A DJ Rocca Atmospheric D&B Set

Food Ensemble - Signature (DJ Rocca Remix) FREE DOWNLOAD

SWAYZAK Live @ Maffia Illicit Music Club (21.05.1999) FREE DOWNLOAD

UNKLE (James Lavelle) @ Maffia Illicit Music Club (27.04.1999)FREE DOWNLOAD

1. Odean Pope - Mwalimu
2. Elninodiablo - Dorothea's Rainbow (Ray Mang Remix)
3. Manolo - Amalfi Drive (D. Baldelli & DJ Rocca Arda Mix)
4. DJ Rocca - Tropicale 17 (Chicken Lips Malfunction)
5. The Basic Group - Forth
6. Museum Of Love -Marching Orders (Justin VanDerVolgen Dub)
7. Chris Coco & DJ Rocca - CocoRocca Discoteca #2
8. Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
9. Fader - Rubato Alle Terre Del Sud
10. Discorosso 2 - Leyla

DJ Rocca on Tea With Me and Friends by Fatnotronic

KEMISTRY & STORM @ Maffia Illicit Music Club(17.05.1997) FREE DOWNLAOD

DJ KRUSH @ Maffia Illicit Music Club  (13.03.1999)

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Italian DJ legend DJ Rocca (from the infamous Maffia Club) joins forces with File Under Disco to produce a stunning EP of original new disco sounds. 

As one half of Erodiscotheque alongside disco superstar Dimitri From Paris, and as a regular collaborator with Danielle Baldelli the Grandaddy of the Cosmic sound, DJ Rocca's disco credentials are firmly in place. 

For this release, he captures the classic sound of disco funk on 'Love Power', but gives it a modern production twist and re-spins it for the contemporary dance floor. 
On the remix front, the one and only Dimitri From Paris rolls out one of his heavy-hitting, Prelude-style Nightdubbin' mixes of 'Pizza On Wednesday', which will have your dancers beating the street for more. 
While Dicky Trisco's dance floor intentions are obvious as he hits the boogie button with a hands-in-the-air retake on A Magical Day.

Out November 2013
All tracks written, programmed and performed by Luca "DJ Rocca" Roccatagliati at Mars Life Studio, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Flute Solos by Luca "DJ Rocca" Roccatagliati

DJ Play: Horse Meat Disco, Rahaan,  Tensnake,  Chris Duckenfield, Pete Herbert, Hot Toddy, Drop Out Orchestra, Frank Booker, Kiko Navarro, DJ Harri, Julian Sanza, Get Down Edits,  DJ BRKA, Sleazy McQueen and many more.
 
DJ Feedback:
 
‘Very good indeed. Love the Dicky Trisco mix.’
Severino (Horse Meat Disco)
 
‘Dicky Trisco mix is very good.’
Rahaan
 
‘Great disco cuts!’
Tensnake
 
‘Been playing the DT mix.’
Chris Duckenfield
 
‘Of course we love this. All 3 trakcs will be in our bags for some time.’
Drop Out Orchestra
 
‘Great package. Remixes bioth great. Dimitri just edges it. Big ups!’
Frank Booker
 
‘Great stuff. All 3 tracks working for me. Probably favour the mpre stripped, boogie infused Dicky Trisco mix of A Magical Day.’
Hot Toddy
 
‘Excellent production and arrangement on Dimitri’s remix. It really sounds like the good stuff from the early 80s.’
Kiko Navarro
 
‘Totally wicked! All tracks are ace!’
Beaten Space Probe
 
‘Liking all of these.’
DJ Harri
 
‘Diggin the whole EP – Definitely getting some action.’
Stu Patterson (Faith)
 
‘100% Disco Goodness right here!’
Get Down Edits
 
‘Great project!. Keep em coming.’
Julian Sanza
 
‘This is sounding amazing! Some awesome remixes too!’
Fingerman
 
‘Love Power is great! Love the remixes too. Disco!’
DJ BRKA
 
‘5 out of 5. Nothing but the best here!’
Sleazy McQueen
 
‘Super sleazy!’
Sophie Lloyd


A1 - DJ ROCCA - Pizza On Wednesday (Dimitri From Paris Nightdubbin' Mix) - CLIP

DJ Rocca - An afternoon Jazz Funk at Planet Music Records Store

Kiaki - Now Then (Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca Remix)- Excerpt

New Edits 12" Out in May 2014

To Rack & Ruin comes thundering your way slap bang in time for Summer courtesy of our Italian disco brother in arms DJ Rocca and his compardre N2B.The usual high standard of sounds are as present as ever on the 6th instalment of our edits and reworks imprint.
"Get Up" hits you with a rolling bassline that brims with plenty of pant flapping groove & wah wah guitar licks before that ever so familiar vocal kicks in for a full on Reggae Disco workout. "Weird Safari" certainly lives up to its name - a stripped back, dark & almost Techno sound, alongside tinkering percussion and spaced out wild animal noises surely make for a weird safari. "Dubby Pino" has you from the off, all the foot stamping & money shaking elements are present - hooky guitar, fat bass loop, infectious percussion, soulful vocal licks and a gorgeous little piano break.
"Mr Rossi's Backpain" starts off by getting the award for the best song title we've ever had on Rack & Ruin, but as well as that it's in the proper groovy dance floor tackle category with a bassline & guitar that commands your respect and then when the 4/4 kicks in at 1 min, well just have a listen.

DJ ROCCA & N2B - Dubby Pino (To Rack & Ruin Vol.6)

Kano - Turn It Up (DJ Rocca Instrumental Remix)

Kano - Turn It Up (DJ Rocca Vocal Remix)

Official 12" re-release, with original 1984 versions, plus a DJ Rocca Vocal Re-Edit, and a Leo Mas & Fabrice Dub Edit.
Out early September 2014 on Italian Records
http://www.italianrecords.it/

Funky Family - Funky Is On (DJ Rocca Vocal Edit 2014)

Out on Paper Records 12" vinyl teaser in January 2015
From the "Trash The Wax 2" Compilation CD and Digital

DJ ROCCA - Games

	
When it comes to influential dance records “Dirty Talk” is right up there. Slant Magazine placed "Dirty Talk" at number 37 on its 100 Greatest Dance Songs and it sits happily in the top Pitchfork 500 of greatest tracks from Punk To Present. Creatively “Dirty Talk” has spread its inspirational tentacles through literally hundreds of records in the past 30 years. The most famous example being New Orders Blue Monday which came out a year later in 1983 (if you have 10 minutes spare just try playing them side by side). The grooves, arrangements and sounds have provided more than a few touchstones to house, electro pop and beyond.

The original single was created in Milan in 1982 by Italian producer Mario Boncaldo and American Electro-Soul-House master Tony Carrasco. It went on to become both a dance floor and mainstream hit in the USA, Europe and all over the world. In 1982 there were 25 pressings from record labels all over the world.
“Dirty Talk” has long been a favourite here at Tirk Towers. We first released it on vinyl as part of Greg Wilsons Credit to the Edit 2 in 2008. Fast forward to 2014 and as well as the original USA-European remix we have a fine selection of remixes. Up first fellow Italian legend Danielle Baldeli joins with DJ Rocca for their own cosmic re-interpretation

Klein & MBO - Dirty Talk (Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca Instrumental Remix)

TRACKLIST

01. Heinrich Dressel - Space Wave Shaft (Ma Spaventi Disco Mix)
02. Auslander - Auslander
03. Psycho Radio vs LcAnderson - Bad Reputation (Daniele Baldelli & Marco Dionigi Remix)
04. Nenad Markovic - Grace Records
05. Saap - Acid Tank Glider
06. Reverso 68 - Piece Together Part One
07. Sauvage World - Soft Mechanics
08. DJ Rocca & Hard Ton - Will You Be Mine (Enzo Elia House Classic Remix)
09. Roman IV - Paloma
10. Ste Spandex - Inner Light Network
11. Two Thousand - Rain Dance

DJ Rocca - Sicko Disko Mix - FREE DOWNLOAD

Second installment on Really Swing 12” series sees two great exponents of the italian Electronic and Nu Disco scene, Dj Rocca and Leo Almunia, “Rhythm Collision” is a sublime three tracker sun soaked jazz infused ep, delivering stunning balearic summer vibes for a proper dancefloor jolt.
Side A “Every Changing Bubbles” shows up intricating guitar and flute texture over a stunning disco cuts, on the flip side “Estate” drop a mellow warm, rich jazz-funk tune reminescent of the 80’s Neapolitan funk scene while “Mbira Funk” close the ep with some serious club affairs.

DJ Rocca & Leo Almunia - Every Changing Bubbles (excerpt)

My 808 Edit of the classic Italo Funk 'Styx' by Maurice McGee
Out late September 2018

Maurice McGee - Styx (DJ Rocca 808 Edit)

From the Soul Clap compilation ITALO FUNK 2 X 12" Album
https://youtu.be/XJO0fgZCLBQ

Italo Funk

DJ Rocca - Do U Luv Me?

Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca - Complotto Geometrico

Sex Band - What a Different Day makes (DJ Rocca Revamp)

DJ Rocca releases his new album 'Isole', a symbiosis of electronic beats and ambient synths.

Italian producer and musician DJ Rocca (AKA Luca Roccatagliati) is back on Nang.   Rocca has been around the dance music block a few times; having collaborated with the likes of Howie B, Zed Bias, Daniele Baldelli and Jazzanova. He has also remixed a whole host of artists such as Oliver Koletzki, Luke Solomon, Blaze and even Flock of Seagulls.  
Now our friend gets his own spotlight to shine with his debut solo artist album, Isole.  
'Stone Town', written with Dimitri from Paris who is influenced by 1970s funk and disco, encompasses the marimba in keeping with the beachy feel of the record.

DJ Rocca
@dj-rocca
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Nang Records
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Isole

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PREMIERE: DJ Rocca feat. Dimitri From Paris - Stone Town [Nang Records]

DC Promo Tracks #411: "Nassau" by DJ Rocca feat. Rodion is part of the release "ISOLE" on Nang @nang-records  

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DC Promo Tracks #411: DJ Rocca feat. Rodion "Nassau"

DJ Rocca https://soundcloud.com/dj-rocca releases his new album 'Isole', a symbiosis of electronic beats and ambient synths.

Italian producer and musician DJ Rocca (AKA Luca Roccatagliati) is back on Nang https://soundcloud.com/nang-records.   Rocca has been around the dance music block a few times; having collaborated with the likes of Howie B, Zed Bias, Daniele Baldelli and Jazzanova. He has also remixed a whole host of artists such as Oliver Koletzki, Luke Solomon, Blaze and even Flock of Seagulls.  
Now our friend gets his own spotlight to shine with his debut solo artist album, Isole.  

'Isole' consists of eight eclectic songs; the steady, deep beats of 'Alcatraz','Taquile' and 'Hong Kong' juxtapose the euphoric 'Tokyo', a warm sunset of a track. 'Nassau', written with fellow Rome-based Rodion showcases sensual and percussive waves of synth, whereas 'Favignana', written with Kool Water (aptly named after an Island off the southern coast of Italy) takes you deep underwater through its distorted build-up. 'Stone Town', written with Dimitri from Paris who is influenced by 1970s funk and disco, encompasses the marimba in keeping with the beachy feel of the record. Finally, the jazzy track 'London' written with Jukka Reverberi could have been inspired by DJ Rocca's work with the critically acclaimed jazz musician Franco D'Andrea, with whom DJ Rocca created the 'Electric Tree Project' which fuses jazz and electronics. 

DJ Rocca has been touring his energetic sets globally over the last few years in clubs in Berlin, Paris, London, Oslo, Bruxelles, Vienna, Zurich, Bern, Helsinki, Brazil, Turkey and Croatia. Stay tuned for more solo and collaborative venture on Nang too.

PREMIERE: DJ Rocca - Hong Kong [Nang]

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Balearic goodness from Italian maestro DJ Rocca's forthcoming album 'Isole'.

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Premiere: DJ Rocca 'Alcatraz'

One of the busiest men in dance music makes a welcome return to Nang with his long anticipated solo album ‘Isole’. With collaborations from Rodion, Dimitri From Paris and Jukka Reverberi, DJ Rocca has produced an album that is rich in deep atmospherics consisting of eight eclectic songs touching through ambient, italo-disco and jazz rock. Here we feature the sublime ‘Tokyo’. Opening with melancholic pads and heart-wrenching strings, lazy metallic beats then usher in the groove as Asian harps provide the melody to evoke a dystopian Tokyo skyline. The end result is the aural equivalent of warm sun rays across your face.	

Words: Joe Morris
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/dj-rocca-isole/735186-01/

PREMIERE: DJ Rocca - Tokyo [NANG]

Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca "Massive Birth" (Mind Fair Remix)- Excerpt

Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca "Talorypo" (Warehouse Preservation Society Remix)- Excerpt

Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca "Massive Birth" - Excerpt

Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca "Sky Dump" - Excerpt

DJ Rocca - Slide To Unlock (The Emperor Machine Remix)

DJ Rocca - Slide To Unlock (Original)

DJ Rocca - Uros (I:Cube Remix)

DJ Rocca - Uros (Original)

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Ajello & Fred Ventura - Someday (Dj Rocca 2020 Rework)- Excerpt

Chris Coco & DJ Rocca - Discoteca (Heavy Fun Instrumental)- EXCERPT

Chris Coco & DJ Rocca - Discoteca (Faze Action Mix)- EXCERPT

Chris Coco & DJ Rocca - Brute - EXCERPT

Chris Coco & DJ Rocca - Discoteca (Heavy Fun Dub)- EXCERPT

DJ Rocca - Green St. - (Digital exclusive only) - EXCERPT

DJ Rocca - Tropicale 17 (Chicken Lips Malfunction)- EXCERPT

DJ Rocca - Tropicale 17 - EXCERPT

	
Off the back of their sold out album, Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca are set to release a limited run 12" featuring remixes of the highest order. 'Complotto Geometrico', 'Space Scribble' & 'A TV Show' are the tracks of choice, remixed by none other than Andy Weatherall, Prins Thomas and Luke Solomon respectively.

The Weatherall remix initiates with a gentle bounce. The synth lines begin to peak and trough whilst back-drafted guitar riffs ring home around the affected vocal sample that oozes in. A subtle cybernetic atmosphere builds around the melodic rhythm which in turn ebbs and flows through out. It’s seeping with that Weatherall magic, making it perfect for any time of night. 
After his previous collaborations with Lindstrom et. al. we we're very excited to see what Prins Thomas would conjure up for this remix. Cosmic energy instantly emanates from the mix, giving a lighter vibe to the melodic depth that the Weatherall mix delivered. It boasts slightly more acidic elements that switch the dancefloor mentality from 'steady groover' to 'floor-mover.'

To finish, Luke Solomon provides a weirdo-disco rendition, full of elastic synth work, a bumping house groove and plenty of raw soul. Probably the more energetic of the three, Solomon proves that he deserves his place as Disco House royalty.

1. Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca - Complotto Geometrico (Andy Weatherall Remix)
Written by Luca Roccatagliati and Daniele Baldelli
Additional Remix & Production by Andrew Weatherall
Published by Expanded Music Srl courtesy of P Playground
P+C 2013 Nang Records

2. Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca - Space Scribble (Prins Thomas Remix)
Written, Produced and Mixed by Luca Roccatagliati and Daniele Baldelli at MarsLife Studio, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Additional Remix & Production by Prins Thomas
Published by Expanded Music Srl courtesy of P Playground

3. Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca - A TV Show (Luke Solomon Remix)
Written by Luca Roccatagliati, Daniele Baldelli & G. Ghebrezghi
Additional Remix & Production by Luke Solomon
Published by Expanded Music Srl courtesy of P Playground

Mastered by Shane @ Finyl Tweek
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A1) Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca - Complotto Geometrico (Andrew Weatherall Remix)

DJ Rocca - Mausy - Excerpt

DJ ROCCA 
(Ajello, Erodiscotique, Crimea X)
http://www.djrocca.com
DJ Bookings (Mensch Booking): elie@mensch-booking.com

DJ Rocca is a producer and musician. He started to produce in late 90s working on some drum&bass and breakbeat singles as Maffia Soundsystem from the same name club in Italy, where he was the main resident DJ. In his career DJ Rocca has collaborated with Howie B, Pressure Drop, Zed Bias, Dimitri From Paris, Chris Coco, Daniele Baldelli and Jazzanova producing singles, remixes and albums for some of the best European labels as Sonar Kollektiv, Compost, Classic, Rekids, Skint, Hell Yeah, Rebirth, Internasjonal, Futureboogie Recordings, !K7, Deep Freeze, Tirk, International Feel, Defected, Skint, Gomma, Rotters Golf Club, Faze Action Recordings.
DJ Rocca works with Dimitri From Paris and Daniele Baldelli. With the legendary Dimitri From Paris he has given voice to various projects: a new electro-disco act entitled “Erodiscotique” with an album on Japanese “BBQ” label, four huge EP’s on “Gomma” and “Hell Yeah” records, various remixes and some tracks included in two compilations respectively entitled Knights Of The Playboy Mansions, mixed by Dimitri From Paris and Bob Sinclair, and Back In The House, mixed by Dimitri; both compilations are released by Defected records.
With Daniele Baldelli, DJ Rocca has released two albums, “Podalirius” in 2012 and “Quagga” in 2017, in addition to some 12″ on “Is It Balearic?”, "Rogue Cat Sounds", “Nein Records” and "File Under Disco".
With the award-winning jazz musician Franco D’Andrea he has formed the Electric Tree Project, a contemporary music trio, hovering between jazz and electronics, with a double album released in April 2016 by Parco Della Musica Records, defined as record of the month for the magazine Musica Jazz (June 2016). The collaboration with such a great name of the jazz scene, moves on with the realization of an octet and the production of a new album entitled “Intervals I” and "Intervals II", recorded live at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome.
As a producer, DJ Rocca is also part of Ajello (with Taver), Supersonic Lovers (with Marcello Giordani) and Crimea X (with Jukka Reverberi). He has remixed big names such as Oliver Koletzki, Luke Solomon, Blaze, Isolee, Pete Herbert, Bjorn Torske, Chris Coco, Dimitri From Paris, Andrew Weatherall, Justin Robertson, Soul Clap.
DJ Rocca also runs his own label: “Danny Was A Drag King” and releases music for artists like Ajello, Supersonic Lovers, Luminodisco, Verdo, Marcello Giordani and Hard Ton.
In 2010, with the project DJ Rocca and 5th Suite, he reached the top of the dance charts in Brazil, with the huge track “Party Bobba”.
His DJ set are pure eclecticism filling club dance floors & festival tents around the world from UK, to Norway, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Austria, France, Switzerland, Finland, Czech Republic, Turkey, China, USA, Japan and Brazil.

Discography as DJ ROCCA
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Luca+Roccatagliati

Discography as AJELLO
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ajello
https://www.beatport.com/it-IT/html/content/artist/detail/7412/ajello

Discography as SUPERSONIC LOVERS
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Supersonic+Lovers

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