With Lucifer, Kompakt presents an album of rare beauty from two masters of modern music. A family affair, it’s a collaboration between the Italian father-and-son duo of Luciano Michelini and Lorenzo Dada, whose combined histories bring to Lucifer a depth of experience alongside clarity of vision and a finely tuned, neatly developed combined compositional voice. A lovely, beguiling suite of music that combines the electronic and the acoustic, the urban and the pastoral, its gorgeous night-eye vision and tender melancholy sits neatly within the Kompakt universe, while offering the curious listener some rich new perspectives.

There is already plenty to know both artists by. Lorenzo Dada creates across multiple fields – a techno producer and DJ who has already worked with the likes of Jay Haze, Fete, Leo Benassi, and Der, he’s released a small clutch of stylish, smartly designed EPs, and a solo album, Second Life (2018). His complementary background in classical music and composition informs his ensemble project, Tears Of Blue (who appear on Lucifer), where Dada paints with neo-classical tones for a quartet of violin, viola, cello and grand piano, supplemented by electronics for live performance.

Luciano Michelini’s history is yet richer. He may be best known, to many, for his piece “Frolic”, the theme to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm series; it was also sampled by Snoop Dogg for 2022’s “Crip Ya Enthusiasm”. But there’s much more to Michelini’s story. A successful soundtrack composer, Michelini both studied and taught at the Conservatoro di Santa Cecilia, and worked for RCA from the sixties to the eighties; his soundtracks from this period are gorgeous examples of the form, particularly his work for Il Decamerone Nero (1972), L’Isola Degli Uomini Pesce (1979), and the devastatingly gorgeous Dimensione Donna (1977).

In the eighties, Michelini and his wife Anna Gutling founded the Electronic Music Division studio and academy in Rome, which is where the majority of Lucifer was recorded. Dada reflects on the experience: “We never worked together before, so it was all new for both of us,” with Michelini adding, “I truly love this experience with my son. He’s a talented pianist and composer. I am not very familiar with electronic music nowadays, but we did it fluently.” There’s certainly a familial energy at play through Lucifer, and you can hear how Dada and Michelini, through exploration and experiment, find a shared language, balancing Dada’s tendency toward minimalism, and Michelini’s composerly voice.

Lucifer flows as a suite that interweaves electronic music with acoustic instruments: the lonely sigh of saxophone; Michelini’s lush, verdant piano; the weeping strings of Tears Of Blue (recorded at the studio of Michelini’s friend, the late Maestro, Ennio Morricone). These multiple voices are located within the electronic sighs and swarms from Dada’s kit; there are moments of propulsion, and passages of lambent drift, where the album revels in its tonal sweetness. If it flows so effortlessly, that’s because Lucifer was designed that way, as a suite or a sonata of sorts.

And the title? Dada reflects, “Lucifer was an angel who decided not to be one anymore. The miracle of life is that we can decide what we want to be, even if we are born as angels or vice versa.

LUCIFER - KOMPAKT

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With Lucifer, Kompakt presents an album of rare beauty from two masters of modern music. A family affair, it’s a collaboration between the Italian father-and-son duo of Luciano Michelini and Lorenzo Dada, whose combined histories bring to Lucifer a depth of experience alongside clarity of vision and a finely tuned, neatly developed combined compositional voice. A lovely, beguiling suite of music that combines the electronic and the acoustic, the urban and the pastoral, its gorgeous night-eye vision and tender melancholy sits neatly within the Kompakt universe, while offering the curious listener some rich new perspectives.

There is already plenty to know both artists by. Lorenzo Dada creates across multiple fields – a techno producer and DJ who has already worked with the likes of Jay Haze, Fete, Leo Benassi, and Der, he’s released a small clutch of stylish, smartly designed EPs, and a solo album, Second Life (2018). His complementary background in classical music and composition informs his ensemble project, Tears Of Blue (who appear on Lucifer), where Dada paints with neo-classical tones for a quartet of violin, viola, cello and grand piano, supplemented by electronics for live performance.

Luciano Michelini’s history is yet richer. He may be best known, to many, for his piece “Frolic”, the theme to Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm series; it was also sampled by Snoop Dogg for 2022’s “Crip Ya Enthusiasm”. But there’s much more to Michelini’s story. A successful soundtrack composer, Michelini both studied and taught at the Conservatoro di Santa Cecilia, and worked for RCA from the sixties to the eighties; his soundtracks from this period are gorgeous examples of the form, particularly his work for Il Decamerone Nero (1972), L’Isola Degli Uomini Pesce (1979), and the devastatingly gorgeous Dimensione Donna (1977).

In the eighties, Michelini and his wife Anna Gutling founded the Electronic Music Division studio and academy in Rome, which is where the majority of Lucifer was recorded. Dada reflects on the experience: “We never worked together before, so it was all new for both of us,” with Michelini adding, “I truly love this experience with my son. He’s a talented pianist and composer. I am not very familiar with electronic music nowadays, but we did it fluently.” There’s certainly a familial energy at play through Lucifer, and you can hear how Dada and Michelini, through exploration and experiment, find a shared language, balancing Dada’s tendency toward minimalism, and Michelini’s composerly voice.

Lucifer flows as a suite that interweaves electronic music with acoustic instruments: the lonely sigh of saxophone; Michelini’s lush, verdant piano; the weeping strings of Tears Of Blue (recorded at the studio of Michelini’s friend, the late Maestro, Ennio Morricone). These multiple voices are located within the electronic sighs and swarms from Dada’s kit; there are moments of propulsion, and passages of lambent drift, where the album revels in its tonal sweetness. If it flows so effortlessly, that’s because Lucifer was designed that way, as a suite or a sonata of sorts.

And the title? Dada reflects, “Lucifer was an angel who decided not to be one anymore. The miracle of life is that we can decide what we want to be, even if we are born as angels or vice versa.” This feels somehow apposite: there’s certainly something of the transformative, and the transportive, in Lucifer, a unique family collaboration of rare poetry and sensitivity, where two generations meet in the modern crucible that is the electronic music studio.

Lucifer

Whispers

Lorenzo Dada / Luciano Michelini - Whispers

Contemporary Lullaby

Lorenzo Dada / Luciano Michelini / Tears of Blue - Contemporary Lullaby

Open Sky

Lorenzo Dada / Luciano Michelini - Open Sky

Golfo Mistico

Lorenzo Dada / Luciano Michelini - Golfo Mistico

Panorama

Lorenzo Dada / Luciano Michelini - Panorama

Samba

Lorenzo Dada / Luciano Michelini - Samba

"The warmth of fire and the whisper of water, the magic of wind and the trembling of the earth, the melody of peace and silence to revive soul and body" – said the Queen and closed the portal behind the travellers.

On the summit of the Astral Cliff there was the long-forgotten DP-6 shuttlecraft of the Kwansi pirates. Corrosion on the hull plating had almost completely taken over the paint, which only occasionally peeked through between dense clusters of fluorescent bryophytes. The vines and wires dangling from the stern provided a perfect living dome for the lively Sivinerian millipedes goofing around on the runes engraved on the ship. The sweet scent of exotic flora created an ethereal glow. A giant stingray floated gracefully across the celestial kaleidoscope. Each flap of its shining wings gave the impression of time slowing down. One could be absorbed by this grace and lightness for hours, immersing oneself in the world of aesthetics and harmony that ufolded before the observers’ eyes while they were enveloped in the calming embrace of the gravitational massage chairs.

– Sea Devil – what an appropriate name for such a majestic creature.
– That's right, Cat... A true manifestation of multielements in all their splendour!

The Four Elements

PRE-ORDER ↓

A1 – DP-6 – Fire [snippet]

This special edition of our mix series features Roam Recordings head honcho Jason Peters. This mix was crafted as a preview of our upcoming Club Yes party that he will be headlining on Friday, June 7th at everyone's favorite underground Ballard Rave Dungeon™. The mix perfectly represents the Club Yes sound teaming with cascading synths and moody dark disco vibes. Joining Jason will be a slew of local talent featuring Repoman, Waxwitch, Sharlese, Recess, and Kadeejah Streets on support duties. The party is invite only. If you'd like more info on how to join us, please reach out to any of the DJ's involved with the party.

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Innerflight Broadcast 173: Jason Peters

החיים האלה / This Life (Garzen Records)

Magnetic Metro

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Decaying Lull

Infinite Horizons (Ambient Version)

Silent Freeways takes the listener onto abandoned highways stretching through the desert remains of Miami. Once filled with noise, cars, and energy, these freeways now echo with nothing but the whisper of sand and the hum of neon. The track combines pulsing synth basslines with lo-fi beats, giving the sensation of a night drive through emptiness. It’s the sound of an endless road where every streetlight flickers like a memory of movement. Silent Freeways captures the loneliness of a world where infrastructure survives but life is gone, turning highways into monuments of silence. This song is perfect for fans of night-drive synthwave, cyberpunk atmospheres, and anyone who wants to feel the haunting calm of a deserted cityscape.

Silent Freeways

A journey through a whole range of human emotions.
Close your eyes and try to feel what it creates within you.
Let the waves invade you and focus on yourself.

Sadness

Blood Moon

The Chant Of Celebrational Beings

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We receive a lot of demos every day. Please understand that we are unable to listen to everything. Send your private soundcloud link to: label@kompakt.fm.

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Lorenzo Dada is steadily building his reputation as a producer who is  influenced by his classical background. From the start Lorenzo has been a  classical composer and pianist with a  degree from the prestigious Conservatory of Saint Cecilia in Rome. From  this Lorenzo has blended Classical and Electronic music for labels such as Culprit LA, No.19 Music, Resopal Schallware Berlin, Contexterrior / Tuning Spork, Get Physical Music and  more..
 
Lorenzo has held residency with Goa Ultrabeat at Goa Club in Rome since 2014. For the past 10 years Lorenzo Dada has been playing concerts and shows  in Rome, Italy alongside influences (Dj Koze, Zip, Dj Qu and many  others), gaining musical experience and outlook. He has also played in  events held around the world including BPM in Mexico, WMC in Miami and  Off Sonar in Barcelona.
 
He has showcased his Live as a guest  artist at events held at GOA Club in Rome, as well as opening for Marco  Carola’s DJ Set at Music On in Rome, and before Sven Vath at GOA  Ultrabeat and Studios for Cocoon Rome.

Lorenzo Dada / Luciano Michelini - Whispers

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