Tiella Sound Mix Series is a musical box of different styles curated by Luca Bigote: dj-mixes from passionate artists to passionate listeners!

TIELLA SOUND: GUEST MIX SERIES 🐙

A Londoner through and through, Arthur Smith, more commonly known as Artwork, is a man who has been a key part of some of the capital’s pivotal music scenes in the last two decades. After a time producing techno under his Grain alias in the 90s, fore-fronting dubstep with Big Apple Records in the early noughties and forming Magnetic Man alongside Skream and Benga in 2007 – Artwork is now busy injecting his character into various parties, festivals and clubs around the globe.

As a longtime friend of the shop, we reached out to Arthur to see if he would be up for contributing a mix to close out 2021. For the occasion, Arthur went above and beyond and the result is a whopping one hour and forty-minute long recording packed with all kinds of rare disco, funk, boogie and house treasures. 

Head on over to offtherecord.net to check out the in-depth interview where we discussed his new life in NYC, his past projects; Grain and Magnetic Man, his future plans, and much more. Enjoy!

Feature & Interview

Phonica Mix Series 90: Artwork

A 3 hours Toy Tonics Mega Mix featuring ONLY music that Toy Tonics released in 2021. Mixed by our TT brother KAPOTE in a very eclectic way. This mix includes the last releases by London born, Berlin living Cody Currie as well as Munich disco house twins COEO (Toy Tonics family members since day 1). You can hear 2 futuristic broken beat tracks by London’s Athlete Whippet as well as Italian disco don Sam Ruffillo (the Musumeci remix!). 
Check also our new German live disco duo GOME and the two tracks by american born, Berlin living keyboarder and producer Joel Holmes. Remixes by Sworn Virgins, Joe Claussell, Jex Opolis (for our new artist Digital Ivan from Moskau)included too.
Of course the mix also includes tracks from our Mushroom House compilation. We re-released 12 of the Mushroom tracks on a 2LP vinyl last year. (Mushroom House is a series of EPs with cosmic afro indie dance tracks we released since 2016).
This mix also includes some of the Toy Tonics edits. Reworks from the Illegal Jazz vinyl edits series that Kapote made with our friends Delfonic. Last but not least this mix includes also some of the ITALOMANIA edits. Reworks of rare Italian disco songs from the 1970ies that Toy Tonics released on a 2LP vinyl (bandcamp) compilation. Enjoy the ride!

Tracklist:
1 Cody Currie - When The Time
2 Gome - Fever Of The Night
3 Joel Holmes - It Feels Good
4 Session Victim - MP Free Now
5 Harry Wolfman - Upstream  (Mushroom House 2 compilation)
6 Athlete Whippet - Yesterday
7 COEO - 25 Hundred Friends
8 Sam Ruffillo - Danza Organica (Musumeci Remix)
9 The Barking Dogs - Mamarracho feat. Marcelo Burlon (Mushroom House 2 compilation)
10 Jad & The Ladyboy - Gervinho (Mushroom House 2 compilation)
11 Cody Currie & Elisa Rose - Moves
12 Sam Ruffillo - Es Buena
13 Italomania - Balla Edit by Kapote
14 Joel Holmes - Pose
15 Gome feat Tightill - Bier & Gold
16 Coeo - Midnght Visions
17 Digital Ivan - I Want To Dance  (Jex Opolis 89 Rmx)
18 Kapote - Jaas Func Haus  (Sworn Virgins Rmx)
19 Session Victim - Chunky Dip
20 Herbergsdaddy (Kapote Tonics Edit)
21 Athlete Whippet - Vesta
22 Kapote & Kosmo Kint - Strangers
23 Cody Currie - LS Anthem
24 Joel Holmes - Playing With My Mind
25 Illegal Jazz 5 - Yam Sallam
26 Illegal Jazz 5 - INDIA REJAM
27 Illegal Jazz 4 - LIGHTSPEED
28 Italomania - Mi Cara
29 Sam Ruffillo - Perfetta Cosi (Gome Rmx)
30 Session Victim - Hide & Seek
31 Karl Hector & Nicolas Tounga - Ngunga Yeti Fofa (Joe Claussell Remix) (Mushoroon House 2)
31 Art Alfie - Dance to the conga (Mushoroon House 2)
31 Patty Pally Kapote Rework (Italomania)
31) Digital Ivan - Motion
32) Grandmaster - Kapote Tonic Edits
33) Coeo - Voyager (Piano Mix)
34) Cody Currie - M9
35) Illegal Jazz  5 - Surface jam
36) Gome - Shrimp Cocktail (Instrumental)
37) Coeo - Slipstream
38) Sam Ruffillo - Perfetta Cosi  
39) Session Victim - The Hills 
40) Athlete Whippet - Fanfa

TOY TONICS 2021 - 3 HOUR MEGA MIX by Kapote

A dupla alemã Coeo tem embalado bem a cena underground, os DJs e produtores Florian Vietz e Andreas Höpfl, 2 rapazes, que se conheceram durante o ensino médio e desde lá compartilham um amor mútuo pela música. 

Embora você possa se perguntar como se pronuncia o nome da dupla, "coeo", é uma expressão do latin, que significa "unir" ou "reunir", no fim o que sempre conta é a união!

O duo tbm faz parte da @toytonics, label que tanto falamos e amamos. 

@coeo_official_ 🧢


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German duo Coeo have been making waves recently on the underground House scene. With releases on esteemed labels such as Sccucci Manucci, Toy Tonics, Let's Play House, Seven Music or Dabit Records they are an act to watch over 2014! The DJ and production duo consists of Florian Vietz and Andreas Höpfl, 2 guys, who met during high school and shared a mutual love for hip hop and soul music. Some years later they fell in love with house music and spent more and more nights in their studio in Munich to write their own songs.

Although you might wonder how to pronounce the duo's name, "coeo" is a latin expression, which means to "unite" or "come together". Club music creates a communal spirit and their music is intended to bring people together on the dancefloor!

Coeo - Alter Disco Podcast 127

NTS just recently aired this mix, which is a special one for us, as this was recorded right after our first show after the reopening of Heideglühen here in Berlin. Such a mind blowing experience!

A few days later still buzzing from the energy of that gig, we went thru our bags and laid down this mix.

hope you enjoy! 🎶❤

Finally got our copies of BASIC INSTINCT, for the top 3 tracklist contributors here on soundcloud, we are giving away 3 signed copies. 

mixed with 3xMK2 and El Capistan delay.

You can listen to the full show including an interview of us talking about our new record and our favorite pinball machine here: https://soundcloud.com/user-637448757/rhythm-section-010622?in=sessionvictim/sets/session-victim-tracks-and-sets

NTS Summer 2022 Mix

Check this 3hour b2b madness from our boys Cody & Sam! 🔥 The set was recorded live at the Toy Tonics label night in Amsterdam two weeks ago.

For Track IDs please check with:
@1codycurrie
@samruffillo

TOY TONICS PODCAST NR 57 - Cody Currie b2b Sam Ruffillo (Live at TT Jam Amsterdam, September 2022)

COEO | Main Set

O DJ e produtor italiano Sam Ruffillo é a parte disco italiana da Toy Tonics. Sam tem uma gama impressionante de fãs depois de apenas três EPs: DJs como Gerd Janson, The Blessed Madonna, Pete Tong, Purple Disco Machine e Ash Lauryn estão apoiando sua música.

Vindo da Sicília com raízes em Nova York, Sam incorpora tudo o que um dia já foi disco!

E você pode ouvir isso em seu Altercast.

Sam Ruffillo - Alter Disco Podcast 156

Moving home can be difficult, but when you find your forever home, the step over that threshold becomes invigorating. Never more apparent than here in our latest contribution to the SB guest mix series, from none other than personal heroes, Tiger & Woods. 

"This is recorded at our new studio, B.K.S. Studio which is our definitive home. It took us one year to complete the construction work and we finally have our own spaceship. The studio features two production rooms and one room for mixes, podcasts and live recordings in general. So we're very happy to deliver mixes from this special place, it's our pride."

Tiger & Woods is a dj/producer duo from Italy formed by Marco Passarani and Valerio Del Prete. 

Marco has been a central figure in the Italian electronic scene since 1993, with his multiple roles as dj, producer and distributor for many years, joining the dots between the local underground scene and the global one. He was also one of the key studio tutor of the Redbull Music Academy for more than 15 years. 

And talking about the Academy, that’s where he started working on the Tiger & Woods project with Valerio Del Prete, a young talented dj and producer from Rome from the local club scene. Valerio started his career djing in Rome clubs, showing off his passion for funk and soul as well as house music. The combination of their elements created the sound of Tiger & Woods, a constant search for a perfect slicing of old samples mixed up with repetitive grooves, adapting old ideas to the contemporary dance floor.

SlothBoogie Guestmix #378 - Tiger & Woods

---> @samruffillo

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧
Coming from Sicily with roots in New York, Sam Ruffillo is the Italian disco-house part of Toy Tonics crew.
With his first 3 EPs on the label and tracks like Perfetta Così and Chiamami Subito, he quickly became one of the most desired artists of the Berlin imprint.
His sets range from rare 80s Italian edits to house gems from the 90s, a sound showcased in the best clubs around Europe, where he also shared the booth with artists like Barbara Boeing, Soundstream, Paula Tape, Session Victim, Massimiliano Pagliara, Kapote and many more.


𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗫
«I selected some energetic and euphoric tunes that I like, inspired by the sound of the 80s and the 90s: you can find some balearic, some acid, some old school house, some electro and some italo vibes. 
Just following my instinct one track after the other with the purpose of making the listener feel it in the body. It's body music, have fun!»

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TS Mix 067: Sam Ruffillo

Streaming from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: this is RRFM.NL w/ @damswindle

RRFM • Dam Swindle • 27-06-23

---> @federico-cassetta

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧
Disk jockey, collector and producer for a decade now.
His musical culture spans throughout a wide spectrum of influences that led him to experience ever new and different contaminations, far away from the concept of 'genre'.
Federico hosts "Nerv Radio Show", a miscellany of ideas evocatively woven together by a common narrative thread.

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗫
«Be ready for a trip into weird, raw and obscured sounds from the electronic and downtempo music spectrum. An exploration of unconventional melodies, experimental textures, and boundary-pushing compositions.»

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TS Mix 076: Federico Cassetta

---> @tommysoul

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧
A passionate disc jockey and dedicated record collector, Tommaso inherited his deep love for vinyl from his father, a former DJ from the 80s.
Growing up surrounded by soul, funk, disco, and house sounds emanating from his family's Technics 1200s, Tommaso's eclectic style transitions from rare ethnic grooves to the infectious beats of nu disco and soulful electronic music.
His talent has earned him performances at renowned clubs and festivals throughout Italy, including Rec Room Serendipity Club/Dancity Festival in Foligno and Fat Fat Fat Festival in Macerata.

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗫
«Immerse yourself in a mix that gracefully blends the essence of soul, afro, funk, and world music, infused with a touch of balearic allure.»

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TS Mix 077: Tommy Soul

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧
Tim Humphrey is current label owner of re:discovery & Discovery records. Both labels focus on the past and present state of chill out music.
When he has free reign of what's to be played, you will find his themed mixes that encompass all styles of chill out music including ambient techno, dub, house, electro and trance all in a balearic old skool way with always a historial ode to the origins of these styles.

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗫
«It’s showcasing one track from each of the first 10 releases under my sublabel to re:discovery records called Discovery Records.
While re:discovery is a vinyl reissue label, Discovery is a digital label that highlights new and unreleased music by friends and artists, who have inspired me over the years as well as ones who are making great chill out music now.»

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧
01. Albion Beck aka John Beltran - Starless (Discovery's beatless mix)
02. Garden of Oddities - Cradled In A Bag Of Feathers
03. Ke Thu - Mani
04. Ki - Hope
05. Teodor - Ivory Rhythm 
06. Cali Kula - Mon Chéri
07. Thomas Lynge - Nature Vibes
08. ReKaB - Spring Break Great
09. Florian Förster - Heidelbeere
10. Wandering Dog - Sadness

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TS Mix 078: Tim Humphrey

---> @e2-e8

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧
Obsessive music purveyor, avid record collector and regular radio face, Luca hosts his E2-E8 show on East London’s Netil Radio, where he showcases new music he is into and invites new artists and record players, mainly from the local scene. Since 2021 he also turned E2-E8 into a record label, putting new local artists on the map and exploring electronic music in its many facets.
Luca can cover a broad range of sounds in his sets, from ambient to techno and everything in between.

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗫
«I've put this mix together after an inspiring weekend in the North of England, celebrating the birthday of the Golden Lion in Todmorden where Andrew Weatherall left an indelible mark.
The mix includes music from Weatherall himself, alongside music that would have comfortably sat in some of his ALFOS sets (never above 120BPM!), tracks I was reminded of during the two days of partying, and music that in one way or another has to do with Vladimir Ivkovic who closed proceedings on Saturday night (what a set sir!). The cruising speed stays around 100BPM - but the reassuring steadiness of the pace is contrasted by the variety of sounds and beat patterns throughout the mix.»

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧
01. Acid Drones – Acid Drone 1 [Offen Music]
02. Kuniyuki – Touch (A Mountain Of One Peyote Remix) [Mule Musiq]
03. Lena Willikens & Sarah Szczesny feat. Viktoria Wehrmeister and Detlef Weinrich – Phantom Seance Ballett [Utter]
04. Kinzua – Hectic (Falling Leaves) [Offen Music]
05. Ghost Vision – Zuul Passage [Kompakt]
06. Full Circle – Save The Planet, Save Yourself [Good Morning Tapes]
07. Scott Fraser Featuring Louise Quinn – Together More [Bird Scarer Records]
08. Mortal – Mentor: Low Flying [Sunny Crypt]
09. Lost Scripts – Giske [Hivern Discs]
10. Krokakai – Bodhrán Beat [Invisible, Inc.]
11. Frank Rodas – Ritual [Utter]
12. Scott Fraser Featuring Louise Quinn – Together More (Andrew Weatherall Remix) [Bird Scarer Records]
13. Khidja – Pink Matter [Malka Tuti]
14. Hardfloor – Dadamnpheaknoizphunk? (Dubdope) [Harthouse]
15. Tross – Gallium [Space Ritual]

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TS Mix 079: Luca (E2-E8)

---> @basicallyuglycovers

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧
Either when holding the bar for over a decade at Soundwall - one of the reference webzines for the Italian electronic music landscape, working as artistic director for the Roman party RNY or during his two-decade long digging journey, Matteo Cavicchia's life has always been guided by music and the desire to explore and absorb as many artistic stimuli as possible.
Basically Ugly Covers was born in 2023 as an ode to the bad taste for record covers' artworks from back in the day, the surface under which some of the most underrated and funniest gems of (not only) dance music are uncovered.

𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗫
«I don’t really love to focus on a specific genre when I record my mixtapes. I prefer letting the different elements of the tracks I love take control of my flow and create an organic musical journey.
Hot from the press: you can get some vocals, basslines and melodies that have been inspiring me and shaking me the most lately. Much of that influence comes from Pizza Club, a brand-new radioshow alongside old-time partner Kapsalon. Enjoy!»

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧
01. Joey G II & Klein Zage - Folks Not Guys (Local Artist Disco Dub)
02. Metro Area - Read My Mind
03. Andrej Laseech feat. Javonnte - More Than Friends (Marcel Vogel & Tim Jules Remix)
04. Alex Attias & Luman Child - Cookie Monster (Patrick Gibin & Volcov Remix)
05. Kimara Lovelace - Far Away (Distant Music Dub)
06. Scott Grooves - The Journey
07. Kamma & Masalo - Neon Ocean
08. Clément Masdongar - Bola (Under Radaar Edit)
09. Tiffany - In The Dark (Nofraje Edit)
10. Midnight Passion - I Need Your Love (Disco Paese Edit)
11. Sandy Rivera - Come Into My Room feat. LT Brown (Dub Mix)
12. Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before (Ben Watt Lazy Dog Mix)

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TS Mix 080: Basically Ugly Covers

Soulful vibes for a summer night in Berlin

https://www.instagram.com/carlosthings

Carlo on Spotify

Carlo @ Koffäin - IPSE

Tiella Sound is the reflection of Luca Bigote’s "fluid" music vision, where genres blend and boundaries fade away. The project includes a radio show on @lyl_radio, a mix series and a record label.

Luca Bigote is an Italian DJ and music curator with wide and “fluid” tastes across the music spectrum, currently based in Milan after a long spell in Berlin’s vibrant clubbing scene.
His sets are immersive journeys blending rarefied Soft Electronica, floating Downtempo beats, warm Organic Grooves and a rich array of House and Techno nuances. This versatile approach has led him to share  stages with influential artists such as Tornado Wallace, Fantastic Man, Tiger & Woods, Rahaan, and Patrice Scott among others. Remarkably, he delivered a highly acclaimed six-hour set at Buttons party in Berlin, one of the most iconic events within  the city’s LGBTQ+ nightlife scene.
Over the years, he has been invited to contribute to many radios and podcast channels from all over the world, including United We Stream (DE), HÖR (DE), Kiosk Radio (BE), Radio Raheem (IT), Rocket Radio (IT), Linea (IT), Radio Panini (DK), Rhythmic Culture (NL), Amok Radio (MK) and Teder.fm (IL) to name a few.
Since 2020, he has also been crafting ambient introspective soundscapes under his experimental alias, Nostalgia Del Futuro, expression of his interest for non-club oriented music.
In the past, he curated the ‘ritmo’ nights at Klunkerkranich in Berlin, hosted ‘FMUD’ summer parties in his hometown Gaeta (IT), and collaborated with renowned record stores such as OYE Records and Sound Metaphors.

TS Mix 067: Sam Ruffillo

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