is an Italian producer and DJ who likes to grab the real world with his hands – a world full of records that is. Dusty grooves, forgotten soul, funk and disco gems turn into slow motion and down beat house tracks once Riccio has fed his sampler with them. His tracks for labels like Super Value, Hidden History or Gentleman Recordings are among the sharpest, precious and fun edits/remixes you will find in the record store of your choice.
Spring time, looking the video on MTV, waiting to go to the playground, no homework.
best Beatles song
The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
Everybody needs love!!!
best concert you ever attended
Stevie Wonder
Milan 2008. A triumphant concert, never seen something like that! His voice is still pure.
perfect anthem for Bologna
Candi Staton - When You Wake Up Tomorrow
«When you wake up tomorrow, you will forget the things you said tonight...» Candi saysit all, and it’s what we say to our politicians for years. Too many promises here, no anthems...
a song guaranteed to make you feel depressed
All songs of the past and the future made without love from people who don't know what love is.
record you were looking for the longest
Barrington Levy - Here I Come
A hard to find record. I was going crazy about having it! «The Vibes Is Right» off it, is a piece of my heart.
a record you fell in love to
Barrington Levy - The Vibes Is Right
It made me fall in love – with music, completely!
first record you remember
Dr. Dre - The Chronic
High school time... first amazing experiences.
the song to be played at your funeral
Bad question, man. Please... I prefer not to think about it now.
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Snowboy - Casa Forte (Joe Claussell’s Spiritual Life Latin Samba Mix)
Holidays in Sicily in 2004 with my girlfriend. Lots of sun, salt of the blue sea and the best food.
your ultimate heartbreak song
Yaw - Where Would You Be
First time I heard this was in a Theo Parrish mix, before it was officially released... and my soul cried!
your liberation anthem
Billy Paul - War Of The Gods
A complex song with a lot of different atmopheres: the good and the bad, the quiet and the storm, the struggle that is in us, everyday. But once listened to it you’re unchained.
your party anthem
Bohannon - Let’s Start The Dance
Guaranteed!
first record you bought
Probably an album of an Italian songwriter. I bought it with my parents as a gift. But I don’t remember well. I was a child.
a song that reminds your friends of you
Theo Parrish - Friendly Children
All stupids to mimic the chorus.
best soundtrack ever
Willie Hutch - Foxy Brown
Pam Grier and Willie Hutch... what else would a man want?!
your sunday morning song
Leon Ware - Why Be Alone
It's my every morning song this week, also sunday. But I have a lot of sweet morning song in my library, and I change them often.
a song you wish you'd written yourself
Willie Hutch - Easy Does It
I mean... take it easy.
What is your favorite city
Bologna
Bologna is my town, where I was born and raised, where I studied. It is one of the richer towns in Italy. Rich in the sense also of values and hospitality in the past. But nowadays too much politicians are crooked and have spoiled a good tradition, changing the political vision only in creating power struggles and forgetting to feed the talented social fabric. The time is now. I hope to be a part of it.
favorite band hailing from the city?
Stadio
favorite building?
Two towers at the end of via Rizzoli! During XII and XIII Century the towers (all between 60 and 100 meters high) were more than 150! Power!!!
favorite club?
The club where I play.
best day of the week in the city?
All days for me, not one in particular.
what should one eat when in the city?
Tortellini, Lasagne, Crescentine, Prosciutto, Mortadella, Salame, Cotolette alla bolognese, Tagliatelle al ragu', Friggione.... The list is so long, and everything is high quality food!
where was your first flat?
I live where I was born, pratically. I live in this house since the age of 4.
which is the best job one can have in the city?
Work in food. As everywhere in Italy.
where do you kiss the last time (or where would you like to)?
Kisses are allowed. Really, really a lot of corners to do it. All of the historic centre creates great suggestions.
best movie that takes place in the city?
«Lavorare con lentezza» (2004) by Guido Chiesa.
which person from the city you like the most?
There are many, but too many names relate to the past in my mind. The present is a bit opaque.
favorite restaurant?
Eat super fresh tuna and superb white wine chez Franco at «Mareluna», Via Del Fossato, 43/d. Excellent value for money.
favorite place to shag?
Say what?!?!?!? You can’t talk about it in Italy! Too many churches in town to think about that!
which song fits the city the best?
Lucio Dalla - Piazza Grande
It reminds me of my childhood.
favorite sports team?
In Bologna Basketball has a very long tradition going back to the 60s to the generation of my father. And this was back then when Bologna FC was one of the biggest football teams in Italy! Virtus Bologna and Fortitudo belonged to the best basketball teams in Europe in the late 90s. I don’t follow football too much, because I prefer the rules of basketball. It’s funnier to watch and play.
favorite street?
Via Saragozza, the longest porticoed street in the world, i think (3,75 km of a total of 40 km arcades in all town!)
favorite street corner?
Piazza Santo Stefano. Best in springtime. Enjoy the sun while drinking and eating ice cream.
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