Hailing from Venice, Italy Guglielmo Bottin a.k.a Bottin when in the studio and gracing the decks, is a producer, DJ and sound designer described as “one of the finest purveyors of electronic disco around at the moment.” He has a range of influences, working with some of Italy’s finest pop producers such as; Lucio Dalla, Donatella Rettore, Sergio Caputo and Spanish group Chambao.

In 2004, he released an album of eclectic downtempo material under the name Willaim Bottin but resurfaced a few years later and operated on a last-name-only basis. The Italian is probably best known for his release of ‘No Static’ on Italians Do Better in 2009. Subsequently he has released music on Eskimo Recordings, Nang and Bearfunk.

Friday saw the release of his 12” EP featuring Lavinia Claws named 'Y-A-M-L' (You Are My Love). Retrogroove Records and 2mrecords did the honours for this one, known for their specialisation in old school Italo-Disco and Funk. Personally, my favourite tune on the record is 'Roulez Jeunesse', mainly because of it’s friendly, rolling baseline that seems like it’s determined to keep the groove going no matter what. This is one for the record bag, so take a trip to Discogs and grab it before it sells out.

3.9/5

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Words by Alex M