Joseph Capriati/Massi DL/Lucio Aquilina
Krucht & Flucht, introducing themselves to the Manchester club scene, invited the new generation of Naples techno artists to Manchester; Joseph Capriati, Massi DL and Lucio Aquilina. Capriati has been in the vanguard of Italy's resurgent techno movement, and releases by all three have been charting with DJs throughout Europe.
Lucio Aquilina, the first of the trio to perform, struggled to keep the [frankly underwhelming] crowd on the dance floor with his Ableton set. I'd be more inclined to complain about the young crowd than the quality of music. Capriati followed and, playing a traktor scratch DJ set, might have been expected to play a more varied set than Aquilina managed in his live set. Unfortunately not - he started well but struggled to build things up in his set.
Ruby Lounge itself is an attractive club with plush sofas tucked away here and there, the kind of place that has an unimpressive soundsystem and outrageous prices at the bar. Not an obvious place to run a seemingly student focussed night, but the low ceiling and the compartmentalised layout helped encourage the atmosphere. Tucked away at the back was a second room, but with half a soundsytem (ie no bass) and uninspired minimal selections this was pretty much a waste of time.
Massi DL closed the show and in badass atyle, getting straight down to business with some booty-shaking house. Playing with Traktor and a midi controller, there were some avoidably slack mixes but it was just too funk for anyone to care. If DJ Sneak traded in his Chevrolet for an Alfo Romero, this is probably what it would sound like.
As they are 3 of the youngest artists on the scene today, and known for their quality productions rather than their live performances, I think the best is yet to come from the new Neapolitan techno mafia.
Michael Curtis
http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=5540
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