Bottin Explained
| BOTTIN |
| Birth Name: | Guglielmo Bottin |
| Alias: | Bottin |
| Birth Place: | Padua, Italy |
| Origin: | Venice, Italy |
| Genre: | Electronica, Nu Disco, Cosmic Disco, Italo disco |
| Occupation: | Music producer |
| Instrument: | Keyboards, guitar, trumpet |
| Label: | Italians Do It Better, Eskimo Recordings, Bear Funk, 2MR, Artifact |
| Associated Acts: | Deardrums, Cristalli Liquidi, Tinpong |
Bottin (Guglielmo Bottin, born 1977) is an Italian composer, producer, DJ and music scholar, based in Venice, Italy.[1]
His tracks have a clear italo disco and retro-futurist electronic music influences.[2] Before moving to contemporary space disco, he was signed to Italians Do It Better by Johnny Jewel via MySpace in 2008.[3] Bottin was also part of the early synthwave scene playing at Valerie Collective parties and producing remixes for Jupiter.[4]
In 2009 he released Horror Disco, a concept album that fused nu disco, cosmic disco and Italian giallo movies soundtracks.[5] In 2014, he collaborated with Steve Strange and Visage on the song Poison Within.[6] Bottin recently contributed to the soundtrack of Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon by Ana Lily Amirpour.[7]
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
In Infancy (DFA, US)
Never Enough (Blitz Club, UK)
Set Phasers To Stun (Tirk, UK)
Bambola (Vendetta Records, ES)
Electric Love (Solaris, UK)
Paaskelyd (Bear Funk, UK)
My Fantasy (Permanent Vacation, DE)
Ex Ex Ex" (Codek, USA)
Smoke And Mirrors (Back Yard, UK)
I Can't Get into It (unsigned USA)
Nightmoves (EtcEtc, AUS)
Carry On Turn Me On (Nang, UK)
Tango in Space (Nang, UK)
Hypnotized (Hooj Choones, UK)
Robots Are Dub-American (Italians Do It Better, USA)
Elektra Bregenz (G-Stone, Austria)
- Jupiter: Starlighter (Endless Summer Recordings, France)
- (Metal Postcard, USA)
Installations
La Celeste Galeria (Palazzo Te, Mantua, 2002)
Tra la Terra e il Cielo (Palazzo Te, Mantua, 2003)
- From Chaos to Order and Back: an exhibition by Fabrica (GGG, Osaka)
- Venice Biennale 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, Turin
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Bottin - Biography. Kellman. Andy. AllMusic. 24 May 2015.
- Web site: Vice Magazine: Boatin' with Bottin. Wright. Joel. Vice. 15 Aug 2022.
- Web site: Welcome Bottin to the family. Jewel. Johnny. Italians Do It Better. 15 Jun 2020.
- Web site: Valerie Party. Resident Advisor. 15 Aug 2022.
- Web site: Bottin on Pitchfork. Hogan. Marc. Pitchfork. 19 Aug 2022.
- Web site: Bottin Single ‘Parody’ Coming Soon. Vehling. aaron. Vehlinggo. 23 Aug 2022.
- Web site: ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ Isn’t Revolutionary But Makes Up For Simplicity With Earnest Warmth. Sheriff. Fatima. Screen Queens. 19 Aug 2022.
