Guglielmo Bottin (born 1977) is an Italian composer, producer, DJ and music scholar better known as BOTTIN. He is based in

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, Italy. His tracks have a clear

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and retro-futurist electronic music influences. Before moving to contemporary

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, he was signed to Italians Do It Better by Johnny Jewel via

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in 2008. Bottin was also part of the early

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scene playing at Valerie Collective parties and producing remixes for Jupiter. In 2009 he released Horror Disco, a concept album that fused nu disco, cosmic disco and Italian giallo movies soundtracks. In 2014, he collaborated with

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and Visage on the song Poison Within. Bottin recently contributed to the soundtrack of Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon by Ana Lily Amirpour.

Selected discography

*''Eye-BM'' LP (2022, Slow Motion, DE) *''Quality Time'' LP (2021, Lacerba, IT) *''Love Life/Delta Tigre'' (2021, Artifact, NL) *''Respiraré / Waterland'' EP (2019, Artifact, NL) *''I Have What I Gave'' album (2017, 2MR, US) *''Cristalli Liquidi'' album (2017, Bordello A Parigi, NL) *''Arreboles'' EP (2017, Chit Chat, US) *''Deardrums'' album (2017, 2MR, US) *''Robottin'' EP with Alexander Robotnick (2015, Hot Elephant Music) *''Punica Fides'' album (2014, Bear Funk, UK) *''Sage comme un Image'' single (2012, ZR Records, UK) *''Discocracy / August'' EP (2010, Eskimo Recordings, BE) *''Discoursive Diversions'' collected remixes (2010, Nang, UK) *''Horror Disco'' album (2009, Bear Funk, UK) *''No Static'' single (2009, Italians Do It Better, US) *''Fondamente Nove'' single (2008, Eskimo Recordings, BE) *''I Love Me Vol. I'' (2004, Irma/Sony, IT) *''Chill Reception'' album as Bluecat (2002, Irma/Sony, IT) *''Good Morning Sunshine'' single as Bluecat (1999, Irma/Sony, IT)

Selected remixes

* Museum Of Love: In Infancy (DFA, US) * Visage: Never Enough (Blitz Club, UK) * Time & Space Machine: Set Phasers To Stun (Tirk, UK) *

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: Bambola (Vendetta Records, ES) *

Solarstone Richard Mowatt, (born in 20 October 1972), commonly known by his stage name Solarstone (formerly spelled Solar Stone), is a British trance DJ and producer based in Birmingham and Wales. The music project Solarstone was founded in 1997 as a tri ...

: Electric Love (Solaris, UK) * Lindstrøm: Paaskelyd (Bear Funk, UK) * Sally Shapiro: My Fantasy (Permanent Vacation, DE) * In Flagranti: Ex Ex Ex" (Codek, USA) * Ali Love: Smoke And Mirrors (Back Yard, UK) * Pollyn: I Can't Get into It (unsigned USA) * Lost Valentinos: Nightmoves (EtcEtc, AUS) *

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: Carry On Turn Me On (Nang, UK) *

: Tango in Space (Nang, UK) * Oscar G. & Stryke: Hypnotized (Hooj Choones, UK) *

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: Robots Are Dub-American ( Italians Do It Better, USA) *

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: Elektra Bregenz (G-Stone, Austria) *Jupiter: Starlighter (Endless Summer Recordings, France) * The Emergency: Fantasy (Metal Postcard, USA)

Installations

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: La Celeste Galeria (Palazzo Te,

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, 2002) * Tazio Nuvolari: Tra la Terra e il Cielo (Palazzo Te,

, 2003) *From Chaos to Order and Back: an exhibition by Fabrica (GGG, Osaka) *

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2005, Spanish Pavilion by Antoni Muntadas * Speak Truth to Power – Italian adaptation (2004, 2006) *Sciame 1, with Francesco Meneghini – Daydream Fields Replay Foundation, 2008) finalist at Share Prize 2009,

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References

External links

Official websiteBottin on DiscogsAcademic research in musicologyPitchfork reviewBottin and Simonetti obsess over italo disco
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bottin 1977 births Living people Composers from Venice Italian electronic dance music DJs