Futurebody - Music

Lino Monaco And Nicola Buono Helped Trail-Blaze A Budding Electronic Scene In Southern Italy During The First Part Of The 1990’s. They First Met As Respective DJs At A Neapolitan Club And After Finding That They Had Similar Tastes And Aspirations Promptly Began Collaborating. Performing As The Qmen Along With A Third Member Rino Cerrone Their Early Music Was Defined By Heavy Rhythms And Minimal Electronica Elements. After A String Of 12-Inches Released With Various Italian And Foreign Labels Lino And Nicola Became Interested In Making More Experimental Recordings. They Changed Their Name To Retina.IT And For The Next Four Years They Devoted Themselves To The Research And Development Of Uncharted Sound Solutions While Seeking To Retain The Energy And Essence Of Their Previous Work. In 2001 The Fruits Of Their Labour Surfaced On Wax -As The Fourth Installment In Hefty Record’s Immediate Action Series And Their Premiere LP Entitled “Volcano Waves 1-8” Soon Followed. It Is On This Release That Retina Fine-Tuned Their Rhythmic Vibrations Warm / Full Production And Keen Sense Of Classic Melodies Hooks Structures And Samples. Their Sound Is A Perfect Hybrid Of Stripped Techno And Modern Electronics Yet Never Forgets To Remain Funky And Deep. Retina.IT Continues To Explore The Boundaries Of Digital Music And Propose Alternative Perspectives In Sound. They Strive To Change The Angles And Directions From Which It Becomes Possible To Examine Electronic Matter. Their Unique Analog/digital Process Consists Of Performing And Improvising All Of Their Material To DAT Which Is Later Transferred To The Computer And Re-Edited. Their Live Sets Often Entirely Improvised Are Not To Be Missed. The Duo Has Performed At Numerous Festivals Including 2001’s Sintesi Festival From The Cathedral Of St. Severo Al Pendino The Neapolis Festival In 2005 Where They Opened For Kraftwerk And Most Recently In Barcelona As Part Of The Hefty Records Showcase At Sonar 2006. Retina.IT's Studio Exists Beside The Ancient City Of Pompeii The City That Was Buried Under The Ash Of The Vesuvio Volcano 2000 Years Ago. Both Men Work Daily In Family Shops Where Mt. Vesuvius And The Intense Energy That Resonates Within The People Living In The Shadows Of The Legendary Volcano Consistently Inspires Them. Lino Explains That The People There Have Great Energy But Because Of The Poor Economic Situation And Cultural Struggles They Can't Turn It Into Positive Activity. He Elaborates That He Has A Great Fascination In The Historic Area Which Is A Big Influence On All Of The Group’s Avant-Experimental Noise Pursuits. Web Links For More Retina.IT Info Http //www.Retinait.Com
http //www.Heftyrecords.Com
http //www.Myspace.Com/retinait
http //www.Mousikelab.Com Retina.IT Select Discography History Is Bunk Part 2 HEFTY 053 2006 CD
History Is Bunk Part 1 HEFTY 052 2006 CD
Hefty 10 Digest HEFTY 051 2006 CD
IAtunes #002 HEFTY 2006 Digital EP Via ITunes
Immediate Action #009 HEFTY 046 2005 12”EP Vinyl
s/t Mousikelab MSKCD002 2004 CD
Manifesto HEFTY 030 2001 12” Vinyl
Strutture HEFTY 029 2001 12” Vinyl
Nulla HEFTY 028 2001 12” Vinyl
Volcano Waves 1 - 8 HEFTY 027 2001 CD/LP
Immediate Action #004 HEFTY 022 2001 12”EP Vinyl read less