Sure, we all like envelopes to be pushed and genres to be bent. But sometimes (most of the time, maybe), you don’t need to reinvent the wheel—it’s enough when something just sounds good. This new set of tunes, released on the Berlin-by-way-of-Italy label Slow Motion and produced by the duo of Massimiliano Pagliara and Rotciv aka The Rimshooters, sounds very good indeed.
 
The particular wheel on display here is the same one utilized by Metro Area in the early days of this millennium: Midtempo, schematized electronic disco and boogie, precisely arranged and pristinely produced. “Calling You” borrows from the mid-’80s classic “Call Me Mr. Telephone” (the Italo disco cut by Answering Service, not the slightly more hyper Cheyne version produced by Mark Kamins), with the original’s loping rhythm, guitar line and simple piano phrase augmented by a burbling 303 and a two note bassline straight out of the classic house school of bottom-end action.
 
The title track adds cowbells, an electro-boogie bass, handclaps and some infectiously squelchy synth bits to the mix; “Like on a Peacock Island” is the moody one of the bunch. They all sound gorgeous but, arguably, overly studied—there will perhaps be some who think that everything is a bit too precise and pristine. For those folks, there’s a Fabrizio Mammarella rerub of “Deep Electric,” which transforms the original into a subtle disco-funk groover, its top-tier percussion arrangement (dig that ride cymbal!) adding a bit more life to the cut.
 
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Slow Motion family proudly presents The Rimshooters (Massimiliano Pagliara & Rotciv).

Name comes from a special obsession for rim shot drum sounds, typically found on famous and legendary Roland drum computers such as TR-808, 909, 707, which both of them had already used in their individual productions. the final result is a mixture of classic and vintage sounding tracks yet modern, through the use of old synthesizers and drum machines as well as software artifacts and techniques

“Calling You” leans heavily on excerpts from Answering Service’s classic “Mr. Telephone Man”, but The Shooters knits it into a brand new sweater, with added beefyness, lush strings and acid-lines, turning out a hypnotic neo-acid chicago-stomper from this good old disco-groover.

“Deep Electric” well obviously – deeper and more electric. Drenched in effects and thick 80s chord-stabs, it’s on the moving, yet more introspective tip.

“Like On a Peacock Island” brings a more mid-80s italo-vibe to the stage, but steadily builds with the power and punch of the current decade.

Last but not least, Fabrizio Mammarella Version of “Deep Electric” whips up a wicked remix with his destinctive edgyness and demon-plagued synth aestethics. Starting off in a breaksy and, almost ravey 90s fashion, then gradually transforming into a more filthy discoid adventure, deep and rugged.

Tracks:

A1 Calling You (6:44)

A2 Deep Electric (7:08)

B1 Like on a Peacock Island (6:46)

B2 Deep Electric (Fabrizio Mammarella Version) (6:25)

Released by: Slow Motion Records

Release/catalogue number: SLOMO 008

Release date: Feb 21, 2012

 
The Rimshooters – Deep Electric Ep by Slow Motion Records

Hard Ton “Not Again” remix by Massimiliano Pagliara and Rotciv aka The Rimshooters.

Official release February 13th, 2012 On Toy Tonics Records.

Hard Ton – Not Again – The Rimshooters Remix (Preview Clip) by The Rimshooters

Available now at Juno Download:

If you like it slow and, dare I say it, sexy, then The Rimshooters should satisfy your craving, but not necessarily in an obvious way. The four tracks on show here don’t display much variety between them at first glance, but it’s the subtleties and attention to detail which grab you by the lapels and make you throw random shapes which, depending on the track in question, could range from conventional quadrilaterals to outright triangulation.
 
The four tracks here each evoke slightly different angles of the cosmic dance floor spectrum.
 
‘Calling You’ is pure summer bliss, albeit with an acid squelch in the foreground and then on the horizon.
 
‘Deep Electric’ sacrifices the sunny vibes for a starker approach. The acid remains, accompanied with a slight sense of foreboding. Fabrizio Mammarella’s remix turns the track by turns into a percussive workout and a cinematic piece of space disco.
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‘Like On A Peacock Island’ is italo to the core. A little more pedestrian than the other offerings on the EP but a potent slab of funk nonetheless.
 
The Rimshooters “Deep Electric EP” (12″) will be released early February on Slow Motion Records.
 
An effective and persuasive release which is full of highs and devoid of lows. There’s very little to dislike about these tracks because, although nothing’s perfect, the artist’s integrity and attention to detail are omnipresent. The Rimshooters – Deep Electric EP – Slow Motion Records by The Rimshooters

Get a taste of The Rimshooters’ forthcoming EP on the Italian imprint Slow Motion Records.
 
Calling You (Preview Clip) by The Rimshooters