Our Italo cowboy Rodion from Rome just released his For Ever Remix E.P. And here comes the video for the main single Alagoas Cowboys… made by Ali Güney & Abdülaziz from Turkey…using some rare turkish D-movie footage from the 70ies. We love that.. hope you will too.

Cat#: GOMMA149
Release: 3 December 2010

Italo House and crazy country disco producer Rodion from Rome created a little wave of euphoria among music aficionados when he released his 5 track E.P. For Ever in June 2010. The single Estate with Lou Austen was a little summer hit. Now here comes a remix package with great reworks by some the new house heroes:

Bostro Pesopeo (Permanent Vacation), new Gomma act Mercury, Italian allstars Ajello, Martin Brodin upcoming house shootingstar from Stockholm and Anthony Mansfield from New York. Check the Turkish video by using rare turkish B movie footage from the 70ies. Also: catch Rodion touring live around Europe now..

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Blackjoy: “Anthony Mansfield did a dope mix, my favorite.”
Nick Chacona: “DEF want these.”
The Magician: “love the martin brodin remix!”
Social Disco Club: “Great mixes!”
U-Tern: “Tracks sound amazing!”

UK press called him “the new genius of italian dancemusic” … we dont know if he is a genius but we know that Rodion‘s just released new 6-track EP “For Ever” is getting amazing feedback. Older Gomma fans will remember his debut album from 3 years ago and some of his remixes. Now we have this very special podcast for you. Including only Rodion remixes from the last 4 years. The super italo sinth disco rmx for WhoMadeWho as well as his Mando Diao remix that was so big in UK. His crazy mix for Vivek Shraya …..Eurotrash, baby… and the killer mix for Gomma’s The Phenomenal Handclap Band. Rodion is back and he’s bad as burning burma blunts.

Rodion – Mix dei Remix
mixed by Mark 4ostia and Hugo Sanchez

01. The Millioners – Body into Use (Rodion Remix)
02. Health – In Heat (Rodion Remix)
03. Whomadewho – Keep me in my Plane (Rodion Remix)
04. Telespazio – Galileo (Rodion Remix)
05. Giorgio Moroder – E=MC2 (Rodion Remix)
06. Mando Diao – Dance (Rodion Remix)
07. Moullinex – Superman (Munk & Rodion rmx)
08. Box Codax – Missed her Kiss (Rodion Remix)
09. Fare Soldi – Il Vecchio e il Mullet (Rodion Remix)
10. Khan – Strip Down (Rodion Remix)
11. Mark 4Ostia – Disco Music, Fantastic Music (Rodion Remix)
12. Tomboy – Flamingo (Rodion Remix)
13. Vivek Shraya – If we’re not Talking (Rodion Remix)
14. Discodromo – Cosmorama (Rodion Remix)
15. Louie Austen – Make your Move (Rodion Remix)
16. Visti & Meyland – Stars (Rodion & Mammarella rmx)
17. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – Baby (Rodion Remix)

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Podcast #25: Rodion Mix Dei Remix

Release: 28 May 2010
Cat#: Gomma 144

Rodion is back! The “new genius of Italian Dance music” (Mixmag/UK) hits back with an amazing 6–track EP in June. Featuring – oh yeah!!! – Jeppe Kjellberg from WhoMadeWho and world famous crooner Louie Austen.

Singing Las Vegas-style Slow Disco Ballads, beautiful Italian melodies on Balearic house tracks and futuristic crooner pop.…..including some weirdo western whistling. Three years ago the boy from Rome released his debut album Romantic Jet Dance which became a favourite of DJs such as Lindström and the DFA crew. Rodion’s sound is influenced by Italo disco–of course. But it goes way beyond. The For Ever EP is electronic music deeply influenced by soundtrack composers such as Morricone and Goblin. Yes ..this is the future of Italo!

James Holden: “What a great release! Really enjoyed the whole thing, but piano song is the one going in my traktor folder.”
Stephen / Aeroplane: “This release is Fantastic!!! LOVE “Alagoas Cowboys”, “Estate” and “Piano Song”!! 10/10!! Full Support From The SKY!”
Cosmo Vitelli: “I really like Estate!”
Larry Tee: “I love it…I need it!”
Joe / Punks Jump Up: “Great tracks!”
Severino / Horse Meat Disco: “Hey great package here..”

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Rodion, our Gomma man from Rome will come back after 3 years with a new EP in May. An amazing 6 track superromanticextraterrific italodiscohousechanson ep.

Currently he is warming up with some live show. Check this video in Stockholm last week! (Click to open)

Rodion is from Rome. He makes freaked out Italo Disco that’s ahead of its time. Somewhere between German synthesizer funk and Italian horror movies. Heavily influenced by the Japanese science fiction animation soundtracks of the 70’s and the cosmic music culture, Rodion is fully tuned into the extraterrestrial beat.

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Release: 27 October 2008
Cat#: Gomma 116

RODION – The Italo freak disco guy from Rome is back. Three tracks of advanced ACID meets ITALO meets ARPEGGIO FUNK. Imagine getting mad in a full moon summer night – on some funny drugs at the beach of Rimini. Sometimes in the EARLY 90ies. Welcome the Future of Italo! Hands in the air!

PHONICA RECORDS London full support on this one!

Tracklist:
A) Hello Yellow
B1) Athena Acid
B2) Scuola Radio Elettra

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1. Aleksi Eeben – Landscape
2. Walter Jones – The Odyssey Sound (Mogg & Naudascher Edit)
3. Ariel Ueberschall – Ego
4. Humbert Humbert – RoygbIV
5. Telespazio – Galileo
6. Golden Bug – Horses (Original mix)
7. Pigneto Quartet – A Lume Di Pallas
8. Mat101 – Haunted House (original mix)
9. Box Codax – Missed Her Kiss (Rodion remix)
10. Omodaka – Kokiriko Bushi (Video mix)
11. Felix Mangor – Pets And Cars
12. Phat Pixel – Second Level
13. Tomboy – Flameingo (Rodion remix)
14. Dada Life – Big Time (Linus Loves remix)
15. Francisco – Moon Roller
16. Rodion – Luna Dark
17. Hostage – Pride
18. Kerrier District – Realistique

Listen & Download: Rodion ‘Lungomare’ Mixtape

Release: 5 November 2007
Cat#: Gomma 102

This is the 2nd single from the much talked about debut album of RODION from Rome. From LINDSTRÖM to MYLO, DJ CHLOE to TOMBOY: at the moment everybody seems to love the freaked-out ItaloCasioDisco of RODION.

The new single LUNA DARK is a very cosmic, sequenzer disco trip. Vocoder Box meets PsychoFunk in a acid house. The single comes along with three heavy club reworks by OLIVER KOLETZKI, Gomma new signing GOLDEN BUG from Paris and MARK4OSTIA – a new Italian kid doing analog disco hits. For balearic Discos and Cut-up Techno Floors. Big!

Tracklist:
1) Oliver Koletzki Remix
2) Mark4Ostia Remix
3) Golden Bug Remix
4) Extended Mix

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Release: 22 October 2007
Cat#: Gomma 101

The original song “Electric Soca” is taken from ROMANTIC JET DANCE, the debut album of  Italofreakdisco band RODION from Rome.

The remixes on this single come from the Italian BootyElectro project THE CROOKERS, DJ KAOS and COSMO VITELLI (aka BOTOX).

….Casioc:o:r:e: FOREVER!

Tracklist:
A) Kaos Remix
B1) Crookers Remix
B2) Cosmo Vitelli Remix

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Release: 24 September 2007
Cat#: Gomma 099

“Italian Casio C.o.r.e.” “Romantic Computer Techno” or “Incredibly Fucked up futuristic Italodisco” …the press found many names for the music that new band RODION from Rome are doing. After two 12inches which have been getting a good blog buzz and euphoric reactions from DJ’s like Lindström to Shit Robot – the Rodion guys release this third E.P. Three tracks that are also featured on their debut album “Romantic Jet Dance” (CD release: October 2007)

Rodion definitely are the avantgarde of young Italian electronic producers. The new wave of Italian disco techno. Is this the “Post – French sound”??.

Tracklist:
A) Tu Mi Turbi (Extended Club Mix)
B1) Franziskaaner
B2) Via Lactea

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Release: 17 September 2007
Cat#: Gomma 103 CD

Rodion is from Rome. He makes freaked out Italo Disco that’s ahead of its time. Somewhere between the depths of Lindström and the synthesizer funk of Justice, mixed with the dramatic melodies of Italian horror movies. Heavily influenced by the Japanese science fiction animation soundtracks of the 70’s and the cosmic music culture, Rodion is fully tuned into the extraterrestrial beat.

Real name Ed Cianfannelli; Rodion has a very interesting past. Once a scholar at a famous Catholic music school, he was heralded as the prodigy piano student of his generation, declared as a genius, his career path as the church organist was predicted and expected. He was their great hope. BUT, after a night out with friends, Mr Cianfannelli discovered electronic music and was soon hooked on the Italian nightlife. Inevitably the church hierarchy found out about his weekly rave escapades and were left with no choice but to ask him to leave.

On his new life path Rodion quickly snapped up some equipment from an old Italian house producer and started to combine his classical training with his new disco inspirations. The result is this unique, extremely emotional electronic Weirdo-Disco. (We call it Casio C.o.r.e.)

Unlike many of his peers, Rodion performs live with a band and the crowd euphorically received his recent live performances in Clubs in Paris, Berlin and London.

Tracklist:
1) Fisico
2) Electric Soca
3) Via Lactea
4) Luna Dark
5) Bilancia Blu
6) Love (Part 1 & 2)
7) Tokyo Deca Dance
8) J Bunker
9) Dolce Futbole
10) Donq
11) Romantic Jet Dance
12) Atala Ride
13) Tu Mi Turbi
14) MS Dildo
15) Rubber Duck

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