I've been chasin Illapa for a while now. When I first spotted this french dude it was via this song called Atlantic . Couldn't believe it was only a demo and not properly released yet. Yeah may need a bit more mixing but this is seriously beautiful euphoric dreamwave stuff. Be prepared for a journey through galaxies, arms stretched-out reaching for the stars. [Illapa - Atlanctic (demo)] Deluce has teamed up with Illapa on remixes for the track Zenith back in late 2009 and I've got [...]

Illapa is the musical moniker for Frederic Toneguzzo, a producer from France who is all up in the cosmic synth goodies. His tracks will help you relive your past life as a green and purple being living on the far reaches of the galaxy. Highly emotional, they contain wondrous synthesizer s and sound as if they are cross from a video game and a soundtrack to a movie depicting humans travelling through space. After a couple listens to his tracks I feel as if nothing really matters, and that everything is going to be alright. I feel great. Feel great [...]

Hemingway The Toronto yacht-funkist caught our eye in 2009 with some stunning remixes, featuring on 50 Bones and Binary to name two. With original stuff and more remixes (including a Miami Horror work I'm super-hyped for) on the way, 2010 promises to be fruity. Pelifics - Forever (Hemingway Remix) Wild Geese Creators of two of our favourite tracks of the past 12 months with their killer remixes of Metronomy and Friendly Fires, we're dying to hear more from these guys this year. [...]

It was a while ago our friends over at Girlfriend Records released their first EP. Today they released their second, and even if I think three months are too long to have to wait for the third I know it will be worth it since Girlfriend really show that good things come to those who wait. The second artist to be released is none other than the Pope of French electro; Avignon -based Illapa . Remixes on the B-side of the four track EP is by Frédéric Lorian and Trac [...]

Merry (day after) Christmas! At long last, the second release from Girlfriend Records has arrived! We've gone deep underground since the release of "Vengeful Eyes" (GFR001) in order to take on some top secret projects. Sferro destroyed the mainframes of several federal computers, Neon Workout directed an aerobics-themed porno flick, and Pelifics got stuck in a time warp that sent him back to 1981 Milan. Illapà, on the other hand, finished up the Louise EP. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, chances are you're experiencing dropping temperatures, shorter days, and maybe some snow. The Louise [...]
Konba wa! Its 4:14AM here in tokyo and i've been playing about here in tokyo recently. But sometimes i want to just stay home and not party, and just mix back and forward with my novation 25SL. Yeah it was one of those nights ! I'm proud to present the "Together With Girlfriend" Vol. 1 mixdown. This a collections of a few very talented artists that knows what it means to capture the essences of the 80's. So grab the girl, together with her, blast this mix. "Together With Girlfriend" Vol. 1 [...]

Illapa - Louise (Neon Coyote Remix) Illapa Space

I got some sure fire disco house for you right here. We've been off the radar for a week or so… you know, work buckling under the recession, sorting out a nursery for the arrival of my first offspring. Anyway that doesn't mean to say the inbox hasn't been getting hit up with some quality material, and here's a prime example. Deluce is the work of a French guy Younes. I like the really delicate way he builds these tracks.. slowly [...]

Deluce hails from France, Ile-De-France. Don't know where that is, but an awfully massive amount of cool music seam to find it's way from France. Many inspired by the Electronica of the 80's. Which can't be bad!? Right? I'm just guessing here, but that bass on these tracks sound like it's a real bass. This is really cut from the mold of Movie Soundtracks from obscure Italian sexplotation movies and John Carpenter's original soundtracks, and some new-retro thingy. Correct me if I'm wrong. mp3: Illapa - Zenith TV [...]
Hace unos dias tuve la sorpresa de que, de la nada, surgio una entrevista con un productor frances que ha estado sonando mucho en mis playlists ultimamente. Se trata de ILLAPA. La cosa estuvo muy interesante y fue asi... Among all the new music you can find easily today on the web, some of the most interesting is the one made by a group of artists, from different labels, different countries and different continents that are connected by one single thing, loving and being inspired by all the sounds an icons of the late 80's pop culture. [...]

Here is another cosmic track from Illapa ! Illapa - Noove Im testing out using Archive.org to host this file.

ILLAPA is a graphic/music project created by Frederic Toneguzzo, a young frenchie from Avignon, inspired by the Inca's god of thunder and natural forces. Currently a member of the SHOGUN label, he released in early September a track on the Masters Of The Universe/MOTU compilation . He launches this weekend two titles in a particularly vintage sounding style halfway between film music and video game. ILLAPA - Inti Raymi ILLAPA - In Aharp