Aanalog synth enthusiast Marco Passarani (Nature, Pigna) looked after group morale in Seattle with his very special espresso. After a few shots, they got wired, added TR707, and friction was flipped into fusion: defrosted techno funk hitting peaks harder than mountaineer Cesare Maestri. Basslines à la Jellybean Benitez arranged by Tijuana's César García Valderrama.
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from Various Assets - Not For Sale: Red Bull Music Academy Seattle 2005,
released January 1, 2006
Written, produced, recorded & mixed by César García Valderrama (MEX), Christian Dittman (CHI), Daniele Mana (ITA), Emma Baas (NED), Gabriel Bercovich (ARG), Glen Naedts (BEL), Judith Theiss (GER), Ondra Hlavacek (CZE), Wojtek Wcislik (POL) & Marco Passarani (ITA)
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