Don Carlos - MediterraneoFormat : 12" Label : Groovin Records Catalog # : GR 12105 Genre : House Carlo Troja aka Don Carlos began DJ'ing in the late 70s. He debuted as a producer towards the end of the 80s with "Alone", which became one of the cult tracks of the international Deep House scene. He followed up the single in 1992 with this, the "Mediterraneo EP". A mini album of sorts and released by Calypso (Irma), it shows the sheer musicianship and forward vision held by the

The groove was their aim but they needed a bigger band to accomplish it

Catalog # : RH RSS 22

frenetic batucadas and fiery sambas

like you’ve just emerged from a week of vision seeking in the forest

Dolphin is mastered by Mark Ashfield at Cosmic Audio with newly commissioned artwork by Niul Foat

I was in Bobo Dioulasso

whosampled

on Alto Sax

In this tropical daze

A pan-American melting pot of hypnotic afro-cuban rhythms

All four cuts on the EP see his deft drum programming laying a foundation for a tough and diverse record

it’s my interpretation of this knowledge turned into music