Phonat – Learn to Recycle [MP3]

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Phonat is Michele Balduzzi, a 7 foot Italian kid with Brian May style hair and a penchant for electro mayhem and pop rock bollox in equal measure, that has been taken under the wings of the Young Punx. Here’s what Hal Ritson of the Young Punx has to say about him:

“I first heard his music when we were running the (temporarily resting) Heavy Disco record label. He sent me demos. And every single one was absolutely awesome. Just the freshest electronic sounds I had ever heard. And the miracle was, he was recording them all on (just) a 5 year old laptop in a remote Italian farmhouse!

Several collaborations down the line it was clear that Phonat was a talent that needed fostering, so we moved him to London and gave him full access to our studio to let him come up with whatever he liked.

And he came up with this monster.”

Monster it is. It’s cheesy eighties meeting electro, hip-hop, house, drum’n'bass and what not. And it’s simply stunning. Perfect to start your weekend in style.

[via Your Music is Killing me]