R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy)

Description

Gianluigi Di Costanzo aka Bochum Welt is renowned in the electro/techno world as a consummate producer and is one of the original Rephlex braindancers. R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) is a 2CD compilation that looks at Bochum Welt s past and future: disc one features new tracks and mixes, while disc two collects his entire rare Rephlex back catalog, all in glorious .wav file quality (that will save you a lot of time and money collecting on eBay). Bochum Welt has released a number of EPs and albums on Aphex Twin s Rephlex label, Sony Music Japan and Universal, among many others, and honed his deft skill and fascination for technology and video game electro while working with Thomas Dolby s California-based Beatnik and Headspace Inc., companies which have completed productions for Universal Studios, Steven Spielberg, David Bowie and many more. He has also managed audio and musical projects for Vodafone, Wind iMode, Nokia, Firstcom and Apple, focusing on music and emerging technologies. Certainly, the merging of the technical and musical features heavily in his work, as well as similarly-inclined influences such as Kraftwerk, The Human League and 80s and 90s synth pop. Bochum Welt sits easily and prominently alongside legendary peers such as Autechre, Modeselektor, Ulrich Schnauss, etc., and is synonymous with high-quality braindance and innovation. These tracks highlight Bochum Welt s unique and significant contribution to the evolution of electronic music past and present in a way that can be appreciated by anyone.