From Sweden with Italo to Dresden with love. Stockholm's DJ City drops his first release on Dresden's Uncanny Valley with the COSMICOMICS EP, a 100% fun record
for all the senses, deeply inspired by Italo Calvino's iconic short story collection.

COSMICOMICS borrows its name from a collection of short stories written by Italian author Italo Calvino, first published in Italian in 1965. The stories have inspired DJ City to a recordthat aesthetically draws from 80s Italo Disco and 70s science fiction films. In the book, each
story is based on a scientific fact about the world and the cosmos whilst using fiction to askhow we understand it. Where Calvino's stories are comical and absurd, DJ City surrenders to the sublime and romantic and moves further into the metaphysical world that Calvino created
to come up with three energetic and melodic tracks bursting heavily with fantasy and drama.

Deeply rooted in dance music’s history, they shine with Hi-NRG-vibes, strict dancefloor commitment and little easter eggs like that Drexciya-reference in COSMICOMICS.

The cover of the record is a painting from 2020 by Swedish artist Jens Fänge called THE INN. We see a man in front of the entrance to a Mediterranean-style building and a woman in a window on the upper floor. The picture seems to have been broken up into several dimensions, and abstract details make it difficult for the viewer to know exactly what and when the scene is taking place. When shown in Shanghai, the painting was censored by
government agents and had to be taken down. A testament to the power of the image.

Perhaps it shows our main character, perhaps it shows us the author or the artist. Depending on who listens, who reads and who looks, a multitude of universes open.
Credits

Written and produced by Johan Norling. Lyrics by Johan Norling.

Published by Copyright Control.

Mastering and tape transfer by Jacob Korn at Tailout Studio – tailout.de

Artwork The Inn by Jens Fänge 2020, oil and ink on copper plate and wooden panel.

Photographed by Claire Dorn.

Layout by Carl-Johannes Schulze at studiosuspect.com

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