CODE Presents Lucy

This month’s CODE has deep and dark techno on the menu with Stroboscopic Artefacts’ founder LUCY taking to the turntables. As well as running the label responsible for offerings from Xhin and Perc amongst others, Luca Mortellaro’s own music has been released on a range of prominent labels such as CLR and Luke Slater’s Mote-Evolver. His talents extend beyond production though and last year’s Resident Advisor mix is a fine showcase for Mortellaro’s abilities as a DJ.

A delicately blended foray through dub-infused techno of the most brooding variety, this compilation gives a clear indication of what to expect from a LUCY set. Despite hailing from Italy and originally settling in Paris, home to a particularly strong electronic scene of its own, LUCY’s sound has far more in common with that of his new base of Germany. Both in his own productions and the records he releases through Stroboscopic Artefacts, his style is perfectly aligned to the sweaty nights in that legendary East Berlin clubbing institution, Berghain. Expect gritty, no nonsense techno, punctuated by passages of stark, staggered IDM. Support comes from CODE resident, Nick M. [Ronan Martin]