Monologues.

Italy's I-Robots is one of the most prolific re-editers in the game, putting out a slew of official reworks via his Opilec Music label. With his DJ career stretching back to the early '80s and with a sideline as a second-hand record dealer, his knowledge is impeccable. Uncovering rarities and forgotten gems, he manipulates tracks in both classic chop 'n' splice edit style and also in more complex arrangements. This mix is a journey through his edit suite.

*How would you describe your sound?*
"Nomad Sound" for sure... Eclectic freestyle without "Taboo"

*What and who inspires you and influences your sound?*
After a complete life spent in digging and collecting music i could say that i take inspiration from all kind of interesting sound, artist, label, nationality.... African rhythms, Disco beats, Synth mood, Electronic vision, freestyle grooves and around.... for me some seminal influential artists and friends that really REPRESENT are James Brown, Fela Kuti, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Larry Levan, Daniele Baldelli, Sly & Robbie, John Gibbs, Adrain Sherwood, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Kevin Saunderson, LTJ Bukem, Klein & M.B.O., Goldie, Liquid Liquid, Ryuichi Sakamoto, YMO, Kool & The Gang, Horace Silver, Gill Scott Heron, Roy Ayers, Many Dibango, Jorge Ben, Milton Nascimento, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Herbie Hancok, Francois Kevorkian, Joe Claussell, Ron Trent, Chez Damier, Jus_Ed, Eumir Deodato, Patrick Adams, Sylvester, Giorgio Moroder, Mark Cerrone, Simple Minds, Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, Klaus Schulze, Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou-Vangelis, The Human Lague, Brian Eno, Moebius, Connie Plank, Talking Heads, The Units, Schaltkreis Wasserman, Ashra, Manuel Göttsching, Supermax, Yello, ESG, Lil' Louis, Brian Auger and many many more........

*Can you tell us a little about this mix and what it means to you?*
It was funny to produce this "freestyle mix" with a live party attitude and no computer - no sync selecting only material that i personally produced or reworked during my career... It was the first and only tak done...

Tracklist:
01 Kraftwerk - Numbers (I-Robots Edit) - Not On Label
02 No More - Suicide Commando (I-Robots Reconstruction) - Opilec Music
03 Savas Pascalidis - Fly With The Wind (I-Robots Edit) - Opilec Music
04 I-Robots - Spacer Woman (Oxtongue Version) - Opilec Music
05 Emilie Nana - Like You (I-Robots Reconstruction) - Opilec Music
06 I-Robots - Glamouflage (Take II) - Opilec Music
07 No More - 23 Blood And Flowers Pt. IV (I-Robots Reconstruction) - Opilec Music
08 Billy Bogus - Glamouflage (I-Robots Reconstruction) - Opilec Music
09 I-Robots - Streets Of Dongguan - Opilec Music
10 Rhythim Is Rhythim - Emanon (I-Robots Reconstruction Take II) - Opilec Music
11 Cerrone - Cycle's Woman (I-Robots Reconstruction) - Not On Label
12 Blue Rondo A La Turk - The Heavens Are Crying (I-Robots Dreaming Of Hacienda Reconstruction) - Not On Label
13 S'Express - Funky Killer (I-Robots Reconstruction) - Opilec Music
14 I-Robots - Own Existence ft. Tuscania (Club Edit) - Opilec Music
15 Ahzz - New York's Movin' (I-Robots Reconstruction Take I) - Opilec Music