Back To Mine with Flavia Lazzarini

01. Mina ‘Conversazione’

A pillar of italian music, who has accompanied intense moments of my life. Her voice is unique and the mystery around her personality has always been very intriguing to me.

02. Erykah Badu ‘On & On’

Another amazing voice. I still remember the day I bought this record and I first listened to it. I was literally stunned by her unusual timber.

03. Madonna ‘Borderline’

I was an huge fan of Madonna since the very beginning. This is one of the first albums I bought in my life. When I was a teenager I even spent a month in New York following her everyday in order to have an autograph on this record!

04. Inner City ‘Good life’

A track that represents for me the essence of house music. The first time I listened to it, I was in the mythical MK Club in New York.

05. Massive Attack ‘Unfinished Sympathy’

A masterpiece produced by the fusion of house music, electronica, dub and hip hop. A track that always makes me feel like dancing.

06. Cesaria Evora ‘São Vicente Di Longe’

An exotique style empowered by the extraordinary intensity of her voice. Everytime I listen to this song I think of my summer in Paros, a greek island.

07. Soft Cell ‘Sex Dwarf’

I was maybe ten years old when my sister introduced me to this group. A mix of new wave, post-punk and synth pop. Psychedelic and genius, I loved them right away.

08. Dee Lite ‘Groove Is In The Heart’

One of the songs I could dance to forever. Very groovy!

09. Todd Terje ‘Inspector Norse’

One of my favorite artists. I love him! If you have a chance, please listen to the entire album. I’ve been playing this a lot lately.

10. Talk Talk ‘It’s My Life’

Timeless. New romantic track that still inspires me!

Flavia Lazzarini – Aubergine (Zig Zag)

Celebrated Italian DJ, producer and remixer Flavia Lazzarini steps out with a fantastic full length showcase of her studio skills on the Zig Zag label. Her ‘Aubergine’ album features 11 tracks of house music informed by 80s and 90s sounds, as well as real Roland hardware and the vibrant New York scene of yesteryear. Lazzarini is a qualified lawyer, who turned her back on the legal profession to pursue her passion for musc and who has been laying down notable sets at famous clubs in Italy for years. From art events to fashion premiers, from nu-bossa to jazz, she has played in a wide range of environments and calls upon a wide range of sounds when doing so. She has also been a resident of a talk show on TV, has played clubs all over Miami, Europe and Asia, and has played parties for the likes of Simply Red and Gucci amongst others, so really knows her onions. This richly produced album was written between Rome and Paros Island and makes use of both software tools and proper bits of hardware. Things kick off in colourful slow motion style with the long legged disco vibes and lovably lose handclaps of ‘Mambo.’ Then comes the groove driven ‘MK’, which could well be a tribute to the legendary house producer of the same name with its cool dubbed out drums and neon chords stabs. ‘Chicago Department’ is another deep and warm house tune with soft focus chords and slick rubber kicks, then ‘Rough People’ switches up the mood with some rugged synthesiser lines and freaky sine waves making for a more wonky groove. Always colourful and well produced, the album roams through more menacing territory on ‘Darkness,’ super slowed down soul on the suitably romantic ‘I Love You’ and then builds masterfully once more with the big bass rumbles and sensual hand claps of ‘No Title.’ Up beat house comes no finer than ‘Groovematic,’ the title track introduces some left of centre wind instruments and cascading bass riffs and the experimental depths of ‘Silence’ and cosmic rotations of ‘Piano Beat’ then round things out in sumptuous style. This is an ambitious, far ranging album that touches on myriad styles with equal charm and is sure to win Lazzarini ever more fans around the world as a result.

Flavia Lazzarini – Aubergine (Zig Zag) Release: 13th June 2016 Cat. No: ZIG(CD/LP)20092