Italian dj/producer based in Rome
[Acid Weird Slow Disco]
A-Tweed (Roma - Italy)
[Acid Weird Slow Disco/Afrofuturism/Global Bass/Cosmic Dark Electronics]
Ant aka A-Tweed: stage name of Antonio De Oto, Italian DJ/producer based in Rome focusing on global weird and dark electronics. His sets provide odd, dark and trippy acid vibes with afrofuturism, cosmic disco, global bass, tropical house, psychedelic cumbia, weird downbeats and 360° worldwide music gems selections. Ant aka A-Tweed tells us stories about Black Africa, New Orleans or Marrakech alleys, Istanbul or Palermo Markets and about the endless paths that lead from Buenos Aires to the Colombian Pacific.
His eclectic mixtapes are appreciated on Soundcloud and Mixcloud, as are his appearances in important underground international podcast channels or networks like LE MELLOTRON (Paris), KIOSK RADIO (Bruxelles), WARM FM (Liegi), RADIO RAHEEM (Milan), CANNIBALRADIO (Athens), BASY TROPIKALNE (Warsaw), RADIO REA (Buenos Aires), CASA CAOS (Brazil), KIEV ETHNO FOUNDATION (Ukraine), COSMOVISION (Montreal), MIDNIGHT ORIENT (Istanbul), ARABS DO IT BETTER (Berlin), RADIO ALHARA (Palestine), NOODS RADIO (UK), SXDNS(Germany), IDA (Moscow) etc.
In the last two years A-Tweed shared the stage with such international artists as Frente Cumbiero, Chancha Via Circuito, The Mauskovic Dance Band, Barrio Lindo, Chinese Man, Khidja, Floyd Lavine, Bufiman, Nickodemus, Nuri and many more. He also played in festivals like MONDO SOUNDS (Sicily), WHITE SUMMER (Spain), ARIANO FOLK FESTIVAL (Ariano Irpino), DISORDER (Eboli), RELOAD (Biella), LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL (Switzerland) among others and several gigs in other countries including Belgium, France, Netherlands, Greece and Serbia.
He released his first EP in may 2020 with Rotterdam Label "Afrobotic Musicology". A conceptual body of work using afro-electronics fused with Celtic cultures, the 3 tracks dedicated to Scotland, Bretagne and Galicia respectively. The tracks were premiered by Le Mellotron, Les Yeux Orange and Midnight Orient.
A-Tweed just released in December 2020 an EP on french label HARD FIST (including Dengue Dengue Dengue and Ground remixes) and other two EPs on Karakter Records and Playground Records and more remixes and tracks are scheduled in early 2021.
Radio show: "Coal & Ash Circuit w/A-Tweed" @ Radio AlHara
A-TWEED:
https://a-tweed.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/antakaatweed
https://www.instagram.com/antakaatweed/
https://soundcloud.com/antakaatweed
