Timeless house grooves from two generations.

Peppermint Jam is buzzing to bring you Belle Époque EP, a collab between Italian house pioneer Ricky Montanari and rising talent Discoplex. This one’s all about capturing that classic house feeling, but with a modern spin.

The title track Belle Époque channels the golden days of house with rolling piano chords and a bassline you’ll feel in your bones. Block My Deejay plays a cheeky trick on the ears, flipping a vocal hook into a groove you won’t shake off. Do You Want Me is pure late-night hypnotism - deep, driving, and built for the dancefloor. Closing things out, Garagesque leans into the soulful side, with warm chords and jazzy touches made for proper house lovers.

Old-school meets new-school, and the result is pure house magic!

Belle Époque

Belle Époque (Extended Mix)

Ricky Montanari, Discoplex - Block My Deejay (Extended Mix)

With over 25 years in the world of Electronic Music in a variety of different roles starting off as a Producer then DJ, then Promoter, DJ Agency Director, Club Manager and lastly Photographer / Online Magazine Editor - it's been a wild ride!

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It all started with epic nights at Final Frontier, Club UK back in the early 90s listening and dancing to Dave Angel, Carl Cox, Sven Vath, CJ Bolland, Colin Dale, CJ Bolland, MR C and many more techno originators and pioneers. From there and going to Leeds University with the Orbit in Morley only a stone's throw away, Rob started to put on nights in 1996, already having started DJing and producing music on Cubase and an Akai 3000. All this culminated in a massive party in 1999 with Andrew Weatherall and Tim Utah (Utah Saints) on a Wednesday in the Leeds Corn Exchange with over 1,000 people dancing away.
After moving to back to his home town of London Rob started putting on a night in Brixton with Marc Richardson called Batch both DJing Acid House mixed with newer electronic sounds. Guest DJs included Colin Dale (Kiss FM, Abstrakt Dance), Jerome Hill (Don't, Kool FM).
In 2005 Rob and Marc organised the Fair4Life Festival in Brockwell Park helping raise awareness of cancer, they were to do a few more festivals over the next few years. Rob also joined forces with Colin Dale to help him setup and manage his DJ agency Wildlife-AM.
Fast forward a few years to 2009 Rob became manager of The Gramaphone, East London with Benji B (BBC Radio 1) already doing his monthly flagship night Deviation there. Here everyone from Floating Points, Gas Lamp Killer, Edan, LTJ Bukem, Anthea, Magaret Dygas, Mala, DJed including Scuba doing a secret HotFlush party. After one last festival this time in East London, Rob left England to move to South America, settling first in Cusco and then in Lima, Peru.  There he ran magazines in Peru's 3 major cities Lima, Cuscoand Arequipa ... this time mostly behind the decks taking photos of DJs rather than spinning tunes.
2019 saw him return to Europe, moving first to Milan and now he currently resides in Barcelona.

Ricky Montanari stands as one of Italy's most renowned and cherished DJs/producers in clubs worldwide. 
As an absolute pioneer and cornerstone of Italian House music, Ricky embarked on his unstoppable journey in the mid-80s.
From Vae Victis to Ethos Mama Club, from Diabolik'à to Peter Pan Club, these sound arenas witnessed the young talent importing and experimenting with new underground tones, ranging from R&B to soul, from house to UK garage, from funky to new-wave.
His distinctive style became his trademark, leading him to perform in the most iconic international venues, from Ibiza to London, Miami to Amsterdam and Montreal, from Manchester to Tokyo, just to name a few.
With countless pseudonyms, productions and collaborations, Ricky remains present in various renowned record labels such as: IRMA Dancefloor, Azuli, and Groove Culture. 
A psychologist of the dancefloor and a master of mixing, Ricky Montanari's DJ sets and tracks boast an unmistakable sound characterized by open and emotive voices, harmonies, and melodies. 
His polished and refined style, along with his captivating energy and overwhelming charisma, ensure that Ricky Montanari remains one of the most reliable and compelling figures in the house music scene to this day.

Booking & Management: djrickymontanari@gmail.com

Ricky Montanari, Discoplex - Block My Deejay (Extended Mix)

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