Lucy

Lucy Née Luca Mortellaro Is One Of The Pre-Eminent Sonic Adventurers Of His Time. Not Bound To Conventional Pre-Conceptions Of What An Electronic Musician Producer Or DJ Must Be Lucy Has Evolved His Distinct Sound Signature By Reconciling The Deeply Personal With The Esoteric And By Harmonizing The Spheres Of Technology And Biology. In Doing So He Has Become Rare As An Artist In His Ability To Please An Audience While Also Introducing Them To Elements They Were Not Yet Familiar With And Thereby Pushing Them Out Of Their Comfort Zone. After Founding The Stroboscopic Artefacts Record Label Back In 2009 He Has Also Provided A Consistently Intriguing Forum For Other Artists Who Share This Unique Aesthetic Sensibility And High Level Of Quality Control Some Of The Notable Contributors To The Label Include Luke Slater Speedy J James Ruskin Donato Dozzy Ben Klock Perc Kangding Ray And Rrose . The Label’s Focus On Thematic Series Of Releases Has Helped Define It As A Label Whose Output Becomes More Diverse And Engaging Especially When It Challenges Itself To Work Within Certain Self-Imposed Boundaries. As A Solo Artist Lucy’s Discography Is Distinguished By His Trilogy Of Highly Immersive LPs Wordplay For Working Bees Churches Schools And Guns And The Newly Released Self Mythology . Each Of These Releases Shines An Intense Beam Of Coherent Light Upon Lucy’s Technical Skill And Exploratory Drive. No Less Important Though Are Lucy’s Numerous EP-Length Releases Remixes And Collaborations. For Example His Production Duo Zeitgeber With Speedy J Has Already Become A Powerful Hypnotic Entity In And Of Itself While Other Partnerships With Ben Klock Or Silent Servant Have Proven That He Is Capable Of Making Collaborative Records That Are More Than The Sum Of Their Parts. He Has Also Been Commissioned To Provide Exclusive Tracks For Institutions Such As Bleep And The Wire Magazine While Being Invited For Numerous Appearances At Boiler Room BBC Radio One And Resonance FM And Podcast Hubs Such As Resident Advisor And Rinse FM. As A Stage Performer Lucy Has Traversed Much Of The Planet Earth And Earned Many Of The Prestigious Gigs For Exceptional Talents He Has Held Innumerable DJ Gigs At Berghain As Well As Fabric Warehouse Project Tokyo’s Unit Goa In Rome And Ibiza’s DC-10. His Appearances On The Festival Scene Have Included Sonar Mutek Dekmantel Movement Detroit And Awakenings. However One Of His True Strengths Lies In His Ability To Take A DJ’s Knowledge Of Collective Mood Manipulation And Combine It With The More Anarchic Or Questing Spirit Of Non-Techno Forms Of Psychedelic Music And Ritual Practices. His Acclaimed Monthly Sound Bath Meditation Sessions In Berlin Involving The Use Of Traditional Instruments Like Gongs And Bells Are A Prime Example Of This Capability And Passion. His Performance At The Rossini Opera Festival In 2012 An Honour Only Granted To One Globally Respected Artist Per Year Also Proved That Whatever The Nature Of The Tool In His Hands Lucy Is Always Able To Deliver A Bold Message. Finally The Concert Tour Accompanying His Self Mythology LP Featuring The Added Talents Of Jon Jacobs And Ignazio Mortellaro Is Yet Another Proof Of Lucy’s Quest To Challenge Audiences Harmonically Both Outside And Inside Explored Territories. Whether He Is Acting In The Role Of Producer DJ Performer Or Stroboscopic Artefacts’ Curator Lucy’s Clear Passion For Creative Evolution And Mutation Is Something That Continues To Attract New Listeners And Keeps Giving His Current Supporters New Reasons To Continue Tuning In. Words Thomas Bey William Bailey read less