Fabrizio Mammarella has been a key figure in putting contemporary Italian dance music on the global map. The DJ, producer and label owner, who splits his time between his hometown of Chieti and Berlin, honours Italy's rich musical past whilst keeping both eyes firmly fixed on the future. 

Alongside fellow Italian Franz Scala, he's the mind behind Slow Motion Records and its little sister imprint Wrong Era who, for nearly two decades, have peddled a sound they term 'Italian Dance Wave', which draws on heritage sounds like Italo Disco, Proto and Progressive House in a fresh context.

Through the labels he's helped provide a platform to a new crop of contemporary Italian producers, and unsurprisingly this singular style has captured the attention of artists across the world, who are now dabbling in this Italian-influenced sound. Since it's inception in 2005 it's been a home to Italian-hailing producers like dj rocca, System Olympia and Discodromo, as well as artists from all over including Adrian Marth, Rambal Cochet and Pardon Moi.

Inevitably Fabrizio's own music is indebted to these Italian sounds too. Self-described as 'music for dancefloors made with old synthesizers, drum machines and a computer' — a meeting of the old and the new — as well as releasing these sonics on his own imprint, he's made homes at an impressive string of labels like DFA, Permanent Vacation, Correspondant, Les Disques De La Mort and Future Boogie.

We handed the reigns over to him for today's mix. It's a true reflection of what he's all about: futuristic, synth-driven dance music at its finest.

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Fabrizio Mammarella - The 'Ransom Note' Mix

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