Donato Dozzy

Rome-based DJ/producer Donato Dozzy's brand of ambient techno is lush and hypnotic to the point of being therapeutic. His recordings, as well as his DJ sets and performances, typically consist of slowly evolving washes of sound, with minimal yet detailed beats and the occasional presence of natural sounds, or synthetic textures that imitate them. He first began releasing minimal techno singles in 2004 -- often in collaboration with producers such as Brando Lupi and Giorgio Gigli -- that sometimes contained more melodic work than his later material. In 2010, he began releasing ...