D'Arcangelo
D'Arcangelo is an Italian electronic music group formed by twin brothers Fabrizio and Marco D'Arcangelo. The duo have also performed as Centuria City, Automia Division, and Monomorph. Their music has been described as intelligent dance music,[1] neo-electro,[2] minimal techno,[2] electro,[3] and experimental.[3]
The D'Arcangelo twins are from Rome, where they were involved with the rave scene in the early 1990s, where they began working with DJ Max Durante.[4] The brothers' first project, between 1992 and 1994, was Automatic Sound Unlimited, with Durante.[2] After moving to England, a conversation with a record shop owner led to D'Arcangelo being noticed by Rephlex Records and Richard D. James, who eventually signed them and published multiple of their records.[2][4] Their first release as D'Arcangelo was a self-titled EP on Rephlex.[2]
Allmusic calls Shipwreck (1999) "one of the finest releases from the Rephlex label" and Broken Toys' Corner (2002) "superb".[3][5] Hybrid Magazine called Broken Toys' Corner "a good album but yet exactly what you'd expect from Rephlex".[6] A review for Igloo described Eksel (2007) as having a "rounded and reflected tone, electronic music produced with past electro knowledge whilst looking forward",[7] while Gridface gave it a 2-star review, calling it "dated".[8]
Discography
[edit]- D'Arcangelo (EP) - 1996, Rephlex
- Diagrams 10-14 (EP) - 1998, Nature
- Shipwreck - 1999, EFA
- Diagram 9/Feeling No. 4 (EP) - 1999, Suction
- Blind Retina (EP) - 2000, Engine
- Corner (EP) - 2002, White Leather
- Broken Toys' Corner - 2002, Rephlex
- Pro - 2006, Rephlex
- Eksel - 2007, Rephlex
- Pro 188 (EP) - 2009, Rephlex
- Cradle And Go! (EP) - 2010, 030303
- Audiovisual Designs - 2013, Rephlex
- Periscope (EP) - 2015, Analogical Force
- D'Arcangelo (EP) - 2018, Happy Skull
- II (EP) - 2018, Suction
- Dusted (EP) - 2018, Further Electronix
- Tweaking Paper (EP) - 2020, Analogical Force
- Arium (EP) - 2022, A Colourful Storm
- Electric Road (EP) - 2024, WéMè
References
[edit]- ^ D'Antoni, Ivo (18 September 2014). "D'Arcangelo live al Bunker di Torino - Daily News". Electronique.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Jeffries, David. "D'Arcangelo Biography". AllMusic.
- ^ a b c Cooper, Sean. "D'Arcangelo - Shipwreck". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Grigolo, Mattia (11 July 2014). "D'Arcangelo: dalla cultura all'intrattenimento, dai rave ai Daft Punk". Soundwall (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Marshall, Kinglsey. "D'Arcangelo - Broken Toys' Corner". AllMusic.
- ^ "Levelheaded - Reviews: D'arcangelo - Broken Toys' Corner". www.hybridmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Geoghegan, Robbie (3 August 2007). "D'arcangelo :: Eksel (Rephlex, CD/2LP)". Igloo Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "D'arcangelo: Eksel - Gridface". www.gridface.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- D'Arcangelo discography at Discogs