Ashtech
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Ashtech is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) is a producer, bass player
Bass Player
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and solo artist. His style combines original dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
and urban electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
and it is uniquely characterised by the flavor of his heavy dubby bassline
Bassline
A bassline is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, tuba or keyboard...
which features strongly in all of his productions.
He moves the first steps in music
Music
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very early as a dj, approaching electronica and developing a passion for experimental music. Ashtech soon becomes an established figure in the Italian mainstream music scenario collaborating with many artists both as a producer and as a composer on a total of 14 albums, 3 of which with Almamegretta
Almamegretta
Almamegretta are a SKA /rap/dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano. Their music became quite successful, leading to remix work for Massive Attack. Adrian Sherwood also remixed their album "Sanacore".-History:...
(4/4, IMAGINARIA, Venite Venite) under BMG Label . His five year long collaboration with Almamegretta sees him touring extensively in Italy and Europe playing to crowds of up to 700,000 people and sharing the stage with international acts such as Tricky, The Wailers, Erykah Badu, Mory Kante, Compay Segundo, Groove Armada, Asian Dub Foundation.
During his last year in Italy Ashtech collaborated with Raiz (Almamegretta’s historical voice) first album “WOP” for Universal Records and produces the single track" Wop". During the Wop tour, Ashtech decided to move to London in order to access to a more innovative music industry.
In this vibrant and challenging music environment, he finds a fertile ground to grow his ideas. After moving to London Ashtech has released “With me” for the compilation The Dream Temple (Millennim Records), ‘Dub Hypnosis’ for the album ‘Continvvm’ Em:t Records
Em:t Records
Em:t Records was a British record label, based in Nottingham, which specialized in ambient electronic music. They were active from 1994 to 1998, and after a period of bankruptcy, re-established themselves in 2003 under new ownership and management...
, and ‘Earth Orbit’ for the Dub Compilation ‘Sub Signals’ Interchill Records
Interchill Records
Interchill Records is an independent downtempo/electronica record label based between Salt Spring Island and Nelson on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada....
and he has released his debut solo album 'Walkin Target' produced by dub maestro Gaudi (musician)
Gaudi (musician)
Daniele Gaudi is a musician, composer, record producer. and solo artist. Gaudi's music is a fusion of dub, worldbeat and electronica...
under label Interchill Records
Interchill Records
Interchill Records is an independent downtempo/electronica record label based between Salt Spring Island and Nelson on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada....
, this roots laiden album includes also four tracks featuring the inimitable Reggae vocal stylings by Cheshire Cat from the legendary production outfit Leftfield
Leftfield
Leftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...
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His album released on the summer 2007 has been considered a Masterpiece of dub by the worldwide music press. After remixing Raiz’s album for Universal Records, he produced the new Dub project "Meditronica" written in collaboration with Polcari, Dub Gabriel, Raiz and Eraldo Bernocchi
Eraldo Bernocchi
Eraldo Bernocchi is an Italian musician, producer and sound designer.-History:Bernocchi's musical career started around 1977 at the age of 14, when Eraldo started playing guitar with independent punk bands. In short order though, he found that he felt the medium was too limited and he started...
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Meditronica has been released worldwide in March 2009 on London-based label RareNoise.
Compilation
- Various Artists – ONE DUB – Interchill RecordsInterchill RecordsInterchill Records is an independent downtempo/electronica record label based between Salt Spring Island and Nelson on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada....
2009 - Various Artists – Sub Signals Volume 1 – Interchill RecordsInterchill RecordsInterchill Records is an independent downtempo/electronica record label based between Salt Spring Island and Nelson on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada....
2006
Productions and projects
- Meditronica – Meditronica – Rarenoise Records 2009
- Raiz – Femmena Remix – Universal records
- Gaudi: Testa 1105 – Continvvm – Em:t RecordsEm:t RecordsEm:t Records was a British record label, based in Nottingham, which specialized in ambient electronic music. They were active from 1994 to 1998, and after a period of bankruptcy, re-established themselves in 2003 under new ownership and management...
2005 - Various Records – The Dream Temple – Milleniumrecords
- Raiz – WOP – Phoenix 2004
- Liquor Shop – Original Musico to Gianluca Sodaro’s latest movie – BMG 2004
- Mauro PaganiMauro PaganiMauro Pagani is an Italian musician and singer.Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy. A multi-instrumentalist, he made his debut in the music world in 1970 as violinist and founding member of the progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi. In 1977 he left the band to follow a solo career, but...
– Domani – NUN 2003 - Luna Rossa – Soundtrack – NUN 2003
- AlmamegrettaAlmamegrettaAlmamegretta are a SKA /rap/dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano. Their music became quite successful, leading to remix work for Massive Attack. Adrian Sherwood also remixed their album "Sanacore".-History:...
– Venite Venite – BMG 2002 - AlmamegrettaAlmamegrettaAlmamegretta are a SKA /rap/dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano. Their music became quite successful, leading to remix work for Massive Attack. Adrian Sherwood also remixed their album "Sanacore".-History:...
– Imaginaria – BMG 2001 - Polina – Remix – NUN records – 2001
- Epicentro Romano – Unic Records – 2000
- AlmamegrettaAlmamegrettaAlmamegretta are a SKA /rap/dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano. Their music became quite successful, leading to remix work for Massive Attack. Adrian Sherwood also remixed their album "Sanacore".-History:...
– 4/4 – BMG 1999 - La Squadra – Good Stuff Records 1998
- Liquor Shop – Liquor Shop - IRMA Records 1998
- Jahng – 1996