| DJ Sets ::Marco Carola
N0. 48 RATED DJ IN THE WORLD ON THE
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Born in Naples on February 7, 1975, Marco
Carola has emerged in the last four years as one of the city's
most influential exponents of Techno and electronic music.
Growing up in the Neapolitan sunshine, by the age of 13
he got behind the skins of his first drum kit which he played
for several years before ultimately being addicted to buying
and playing records. In 1990, when the Italian House scene
was enjoying its golden age alongside the madness of Acid
House, Carola`s drum kit was rapidly replaced by a two record
player set and a mixer whereupon he practised the art of mixing
and learned how to dj to House music's new dancefloor rhythm.
Together with like-minded friends, such as Gaetano Parisio,
Davide Squillace, Random Noize, and other Neapolitan clubbers
and DJs who were eagerly looking for something new in club
music, the transition towards Techno for Carola began in 1993.
With the golden age of the Italo-House movement coming to
an end Techno offered a complete new vision of possibilities.
Creating and experimenting with new and exciting sounds. Around
this time Marco Carola also started to think about building
a studio in order to express his personal vision of Techno
music.
His ability to mix music and his emerging studio talent
encouraged many artists to record at his studio. Between his
many more House oriented releases at this time he even managed
to produce a 12" for the highly respected MAW (Masters
at Work) imprint. Carola soon found the creative limitations
of recording for other people`s labels too restrictive for
his own creative output and in 1996 he set about producing
material for a new, dynamic sound destined to be released
on his very own label.
Design Music became the first Italian label focussing purely
on Techno music, bursting out of Naples with his own Man Train
12" as the inaugural release. Quickly garnering support
from Techno DJs worldwide, Carola`s sound seemed to immediately
slot somewhere between Surgeon`s dynamic syncopation, Lost`s
cavernous walls of sound, and Blueprint`s hi-fidelity.
The label now acts as one of the main lifelines for fresh
Techno music from Italy and most notably Naples with new up
and coming artists like Gaetek and Random Noize releasing
under the Design banner. After Design, Carola founded his
1000 imprint in 1998 in order to produce ultra-fresh DJ music
which he could test on his ever expanding international gigging
schedule. By 1998, his first Australian tour was under way,
swiftly followed by tours of North America where his unique
3 deck, mixing style made him one of the most requested Techno
DJs at the time. In January 1998 Marco Carola teamed up with
Gadgets mastermind and i220 founder Corrado Izzo and established
two new labels in the shape of Zenit and Question as part
of the ELP (Electronic Label Pool) umbrella for artists and
labels.
3 years of development and networking followed. Since early
2001 Marco Carola lives in London (UK) after a two years break
in Frankfurt. In October 2001 Marco showed his vision of contemporary
electronic music by releasing his second album Open System
which received rave reviews from music critis around the world.
With its mix of different styles - a combination and fusion
of slower material, break-oriented electronical beats, melodical
lines, experimental arrangements together with organic sounds
and pads - he proves that he is one of Techno music`s true
prime movers.
Artist's Web Links
Marco Carola @ Amore
Marco Carola @ Il Muretto La Maratona
Marco Carola @ Jam Club in Turin,
Italy
Marco Carola @ Awakenings
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