Madato - Belonged to You

Madato - Model 27

Madato - Surfaces

Madato - Disco Velvet

Madato - Crisis (Digital Only)

Madato - Box Plot (Digital Only)

Video from this event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqZefcs4720
Event info: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?242912



Madato (live)
Items & Things

 Sometimes misunderstood, often facetious but usually shy, Madato is a rebel to conformity. Like his guru David Lynch, his work is whole-heartedly characterized by twisted visions and surreal dreams. 

Growing up in Naples, Italy, Andrea D'Amato was always drawn to his older brother’s DJ techniques, two decks and a massive record collection. He followed suit and began a music career as a DJ at the tender age of 14 and his first introduction to a musical instrument was stimulated by dreams of being a folk musician on one hand and a classic Spanish guitar (still used in his current productions) on the other.

In 2009 Magda included Madato’s The Night's Rumours in the mix for the Fabric 49 compilation, but his history with the Item & Things founding trio actually began earlier in 2008 after being inspired by Troy Pierce’s set at a party in Ibiza. With great ambition, Madato flew back to his hometown and began cranking out tracks for the trio in a similar style, subsequently leading to an Items & Things album titled "Speak Of The She Devel" in April 2011. 

Debuting in Watergate alongside Magda, Chloé, Marc Houle, Troy Pierce and Jimmy Edgar in April 2011 confirmed his extensive producing background. Since then he’s been making a name for himself in various clubs throughout Europe.

Madato’s secret weapon is a personal kit of self-constructed sounds and transformations while his main philosophy is not about making tracks, but rather creating songs from stories taken from his diary of dreams. With a knack for originality and a fearless attitude towards experimentation, this breakthrough artist is a hot item for cutting-edge genres and new markets.

As one of the youngest artists on the roster, Madato brings an open mind and a fresh insight to the label.


Listen to Madato's live set at Items & Things meets Get The Curse, July 14th 2012 in Barcelona: 
http://soundcloud.com/madato/2012-06-14-madato-live

View event videos here: http://youtu.be/-dLFRUw6GNw, http://youtu.be/nVrHZPuXzD0


Connect with Madato:
http://soundcloud.com/madato
http://www.facebook.com/madatomusic
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/madato
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Madato
http://gigs.gigatools.com/user/madato
http://dj.beatport.com/madato
https://twitter.com/madato

www.itemsandthings.com
www.artistsandthings.com


Artists & Things Booking
Marysia Shepheard | Agent
Email: marysia@artistsandthings.com
Phone: +49 157 786 779 67

General Contact: Items & Things
Franziska Eichler | Label Manager
Email: franzie@itemsandthings.com
Phone: +49 170 236 00 20

2011-04-09 Madato (live) @ Watergate Berlin

View videos from this event: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dLFRUw6GNw 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVrHZPuXzD0

Madato (live) @ Items & Things meets Get The Curse 
June 14th, 2012

Madato (live)
Items & Things
 Sometimes misunderstood, often facetious but usually shy, Madato is a rebel to conformity. Like his guru David Lynch, his work is whole-heartedly characterized by twisted visions and surreal dreams. 

Growing up in Naples, Italy, Andrea D'Amato was always drawn to his older brother’s DJ techniques, two decks and a massive record collection. He followed suit and began a music career as a DJ at the tender age of 14 and his first introduction to a musical instrument was stimulated by dreams of being a folk musician on one hand and a classic Spanish guitar (still used in his current productions) on the other.

In 2009 Magda included Madato’s The Night's Rumours in the mix for the Fabric 49 compilation, but his history with the Item & Things founding trio actually began earlier in 2008 after being inspired by Troy Pierce’s set at a party in Ibiza. With great ambition, Madato flew back to his hometown and began cranking out tracks for the trio in a similar style, subsequently leading to an Items & Things album titled "Speak Of The She Devel" in April 2011. 

Debuting in Watergate alongside Magda, Chloé, Marc Houle, Troy Pierce and Jimmy Edgar in April 2011 confirmed his extensive producing background. Since then he’s been making a name for himself in various clubs throughout Europe.

Madato’s secret weapon is a personal kit of self-constructed sounds and transformations while his main philosophy is not about making tracks, but rather creating songs from stories taken from his diary of dreams. With a knack for originality and a fearless attitude towards experimentation, this breakthrough artist is a hot item for cutting-edge genres and new markets.

As one of the youngest artists on the roster, Madato brings an open mind and a fresh insight to the label.


Listen to Madato's live set at Items & Things meets Get The Curse, July 14th 2012 in Barcelona: http://soundcloud.com/madato/2012-06-14-madato-live

View event videos here: http://youtu.be/-dLFRUw6GNw, http://youtu.be/nVrHZPuXzD0


Connect with Madato:
http://soundcloud.com/madato
http://www.facebook.com/madatomusic
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/madato
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Madato
http://gigs.gigatools.com/user/madato
http://dj.beatport.com/madato
https://twitter.com/madato

www.itemsandthings.com
www.artistsandthings.com


Artists & Things Booking
Marysia Shepheard | Agent
Email: marysia@artistsandthings.com
Phone: +49 157 786 779 67

General Contact: Items & Things
Franziska Eichler | Label Manager
Email: franzie@itemsandthings.com
Phone: +49 170 236 00 20

2012-06-14 Madato (live) @ Items & Things meets Get The Curse, Barcelona

Magda's continuous dj mix for Fabric Records, including Madato's track!

Tracklist: Magda - Fabric 49
 01. Goblin – Al Margini Della Follia / Bostro Pesopeo – Falls (Hercules & Love Affair Remix) / Marc Houle – Voices
 02. Circlesquare - Non-Revival Alarm / Gaiser – mfnstmp
 03. Magda - At The Gate / Artem Folevski - Empörung (Original Mix) / Groupshow – It’s Not Just Country Birds That Are Attracted (To The Blue Glass Bird Bath)
 04. Cristian Vogel - Mungo / Magda - Draculan Love Attack
 05. Goblin - Buio Omega (Alternate) / Magda - Moroder's Revenge
 06. Catorze – Luscofusco / Marc Houle - Deep Sea / Heartthrob - Miss Pig
 07. Robert Babicz – Chordy / Madato - The Night's Rumors
 08. Click Box - Bad Fish (Magda Edit) / Boosty – Telescope
 09. Artem Folevski - Guido / Isomer Transition - San Pellegrino
 10. Hobo - 23:59 / Luciano – Saulitude
 11. Marc Houle – Profounding / Yello – Heavy Whispers
 12. Heartthrob – 101 Loop / Farben – Aufschlag/Abschlag
 13. Hobo - Mobius Trip / Rafael Droors – Blue
 14. Bruno Pronsato - We Were... / Arsenal – The Coming (Idjut Boys Version 2)
 15. Jimmy Edgar - Beat Squared / Jan Jelinek - Tierbeobachtungen (Live Played By Anne Westphalen & Peter Ley)

Fabric49 Magda :: Madato - The Night's Rumors (2009)

Label: Items & Things 
Artist: Madato 
Title: Portraits EP 
Cat. Number: IT014 
Format: Vinyl & Digital 
UPC: 673799381416 
Release date: 06/04/2012

Tracklist: 
A1: She Dancer 
A2: Astronewta 
B1: Sam Colingway 
B2: Cheater

Digital Only tracks: 
DX1: Claire 
DX2: Disconsolated

Items & Things came out of the woodwork last April when Madato debuted his first album on the label, Speak Of The She Devil, live in Watergate during the eve of Berlin’s wildest May Day mayhem. Nearly one year later, the label’s youngest artist is back for good with a four-track vinyl (plus two bonus digital tracks) release on Items & Things, making it the fourteenth to boot.

Madato’s history with the label heads scrolls back to 2009 when Magda included his track, The Night's Rumours in the mix for the Fabric 49 compilation. One year earlier, after being inspired by Troy Pierce’s set at a party in Ibiza, Madato began cranking out numbers in that style, subsequently leading to his first album and EP releases on the label.

Portraits is the name of the new EP inspired by a book written by Italian novelist, Alessandro Baricco. All tracks are recorded with external so urces and self-produced sounds using korg synths, pieces of a drum kit, a guitar and a modular rack to create an organic listening experience. Madato describes the process in detail:

“My intention was to make each sound by myself. That was kind of a challenge because I pretended to play real drums without being an actual drummer, for instance. The process of modulating sounds was the best part because I created a personalized folder of my own sounds recorded from different sources.”

The second track on the A-side, “Astronewta” (an invented word for astronaut) contains sounds and vocals harmonizing the character. The number titled “Cheater” depicts these same portraits making it insanely arousing with trails of evil laughs.

Although there is no specific connection to the song itself, “Sam Colingway” fuses Madato’s two favorite writers Samuel Coleridge and Ernest Hemingway. The idea behind this number is the possibility to create a world of imaginary characters.

“She Dancer”, “Claire” and “Disconsolated” prompt the listener to draw their own experience but here’s the catch: one of the songs is based on a real person. Who is it? The artist leaves it a mystery.

Overall, Madato aims to stir up the listener’s imagination in a fictional, cinematic sense; it’s a mini-soundtrack to recreate a certain environment, scene or episode. In other words, sit back, close your eyes and drift away.

Preview here: http://snd.sc/AcZvgr

Press Contact: Clare Dover | Global Publicity, clare@globalpublicity.co.uk 
General Info: Franziska Eichler | Label Manager, franzie@itemsandthings.com

01 She Dancer snippet

02 AsTronewta snippet

03 Sam Colingway snippet

04 Cheater snippet

05 Claire snippet

06 Disconsolated snippet

Madato's Upcoming Gigs
Fri 03 Oct, 14 
Balcon, Badaboum, Paris, France

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Madato (live)
Items & Things

 Sometimes misunderstood, often facetious but usually shy, Madato is a rebel to conformity. Like his guru David Lynch, his work is whole-heartedly characterized by twisted visions and surreal dreams. 

Growing up in Naples, Italy, Andrea D'Amato was always drawn to his older brother’s DJ techniques, two decks and a massive record collection. He followed suit and began a music career as a DJ at the tender age of 14 and his first introduction to a musical instrument was stimulated by dreams of being a folk musician on one hand and a classic Spanish guitar (still used in his current productions) on the other.

In 2009 Magda included Madato’s The Night's Rumours in the mix for the Fabric 49 compilation, but his history with the Item & Things founding trio actually began earlier in 2008 after being inspired by Troy Pierce’s set at a party in Ibiza. With great ambition, Madato flew back to his hometown and began cranking out tracks for the trio in a similar style, subsequently leading to an Items & Things album titled "Speak Of The She Devel" in April 2011. 

Debuting in Watergate alongside Magda, Chloé, Marc Houle, Troy Pierce and Jimmy Edgar in April 2011 confirmed his extensive producing background. Since then he’s been making a name for himself in various clubs throughout Europe.

Madato’s secret weapon is a personal kit of self-constructed sounds and transformations while his main philosophy is not about making tracks, but rather creating songs from stories taken from his diary of dreams. With a knack for originality and a fearless attitude towards experimentation, this breakthrough artist is a hot item for cutting-edge genres and new markets.

As one of the youngest artists on the roster, Madato brings an open mind and a fresh insight to the label.


Listen to Madato's live set at Items & Things meets Get The Curse, July 14th 2012 in Barcelona: http://soundcloud.com/madato/2012-06-14-madato-live

View event videos here: http://youtu.be/-dLFRUw6GNw, http://youtu.be/nVrHZPuXzD0


Connect with Madato:
http://soundcloud.com/madato
http://www.facebook.com/madatomusic
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/madato
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Madato
http://gigs.gigatools.com/user/madato
http://dj.beatport.com/madato
https://twitter.com/madato

www.itemsandthings.com
www.artistsandthings.com



Artists & Things Booking
Marysia Shepheard | Agent
Email: marysia@artistsandthings.com
Phone: +49 157 786 779 67

General Contact: Items & Things
info@itemsandthings.com


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