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It could
well be said that alongside fellow countrymen Laibach and
Umek, Valentino Kanzyani is one of Slovenias biggest musical
exports. As well as spinning techno and house on three decks
across the world to huge crowds and acclaim he has released
a barrage of dancefloor anthems for labels such as Primevil,
Yoshi Toshi, Intec, Wet Musik, Tronic, Primate, Consumer
Recreation and his and Umeks jointly run Recycled Loops
and Earresistible imprints. If anyone can lay claim to putting
Slovenia on the techno map then the name Valentino Kanzyani
ranks high as one of its biggest propagators.Already a big
name DJ within his native Slovenia, in 1995 a club called
Ambasada Gavioli opened and Valentino Kanzyani became known
as the man behind one of Slovenias most famous venues. |
During a three and a half year period
he booked and played with literally every DJ from around
the globe but as the new millennium approached he left
to oncentrate on his own DJing and production work. It
was after going into the studio with his old friend, Umek
that Valentino was to release his first record as Recycled
Loops on Primevil in the summer of 1999. Thus, Valentino
Kanzyanis name was soon to be heard in DJ sets all over
the world and similarly his DJ gigs went supernova as
he joined the jet set elite of globe-trotting record spinners.Following
the success of their initial release Umek and Valentino
set up Recycled Loops as a label and have never looked
back. Now having released some 12 records the duo also
co-run Earresistible for their more house inspired production
work whilst Valentino Kanzyanis single-handed production
skills have graced labels as varied as Intec with the
House Soul EP and Tronic (Burros Eslovenos) to Yoshi Toshi
with the massive Flying whilst he has most recently remixed
Carl Coxs new single, gaining Essential Selection status
from Pete Tong.Earresistible evolved due to the pairs
shared passion for tribal house and elements of this and
Valentinos techno side can be witnessed on the expertly
mixed CDs Rock The Discotheque Volumes 1 and 2 (Matrix
Musik) and the 40 odd remixes he has carried out on labels
such as 23rd Century, Premier Sounds, 20:20, Urbana, Shine,
ZYX, Intec, Wet Musik and the list goes onValentinos DJing
has taken him to every corner of the world. His three
deck skills are second to none and as a result hes toured
the world steadily for the past few years taking in Brazil,
Colombia, Japan, USA, Australia, Singapore and every corner
of Europe, whilst on radio he has been heard across the
globes airwaves culminating an Essential Mix on Radio
1. >From 10,000 plus strong crowds at the worlds biggest
festivals to intimate club gatherings Valentino Kanzyani
now finds himself in the premier league of trans-global
Deejays. With a new DJ mix CD out on Carl Coxs Intec in
2005 and the new label Jesus loved You out in 2006 the
next twelve months look set propel him even further into
the stratosphere.
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