Antico
Antico is an Italian project conceived by Gianfranco Bortolotti. Key releases appeared on Baia Degli Angeli Records, Baia Degli Angeli, Gfb Records. The lineup included Max Persona, Paolo Sandrini, Gianfranco Bortolotti, Luca Cittadini. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 9 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: Baia Degli Angeli Records, Gfb Records, Baia Degli Angeli, Promo Mix Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Max Persona, Paolo Sandrini, Gianfranco Bortolotti, Luca Cittadini, Francesco Menoia, Roberto Arduini, G. Minelli, Mario Mori
Italian project conceived by Gianfranco Bortolotti.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Antico in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- We Need Freedom (1991) 10 plays Baia Degli Angeli Records
- What I Gotta Do (1991) 13 plays Baia Degli Angeli Records
- Don't Stop The Rhythm (1992) 15 plays Baia Degli Angeli Records
- Revoluzione (1993) 23 plays Promo Mix Records
- Antico (1990) 9 plays Gfb Records
- We Need Freedom (Francis Extended Remix) (1991) 8 plays Baia Degli Angeli
- Don't You Fly (1996) 3 plays Baia Degli Angeli Records
- Dreamer-Hoomba-Hoomba (1996) 1 plays Baia Degli Angeli Records
Tracks & releases
All 9 Antico tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1990 - 1996).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antico | 1990 | 125.63 | Gfb Records | Italy | 9 |
| We Need Freedom | 1991 | 120.00 | Baia Degli Angeli Records | Italy | 10 |
| We Need Freedom (Francis Extended Remix) | 1991 | 119.85 | Baia Degli Angeli | Italy | 8 |
| What I Gotta Do | 1991 | 121.00 | Baia Degli Angeli Records | Italy | 13 |
| Don't Stop The Rhythm | 1992 | 122.61 | Baia Degli Angeli Records | Italy | 15 |
| Revoluzione | 1993 | 130.04 | Promo Mix Records | Italy | 23 |
| Don't You Fly | 1996 | 138.86 | Baia Degli Angeli Records | Italy | 3 |
| Dreamer-Hoomba-Hoomba | 1996 | 134.59 | Baia Degli Angeli Records | Italy | 1 |
| Moment | 1996 | 141.47 | Baia Degli Angeli Records | Italy | 1 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 9 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
5 of 9 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with We Need Freedom (Francis Extended Remix) (119.9 BPM) at the slow end and Moment (141.5 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Antico catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Revoluzione 23 plays 1993
- Don't Stop The Rhythm 15 plays 1992
- What I Gotta Do 13 plays 1991
- We Need Freedom 10 plays 1991
- Antico 9 plays 1990
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Antico's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (83 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- Elastic Band - If You Leave Me Now before 1x · after 1x 120.1 BPM 1992 element ✓
- T42 FEAT. Sharp - Melody Blue before 2x 129.8 BPM 1999 element ✓
- Argentina - Baby Don't You Break (My Heart) after 2x 119.7 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Taffy - Midnight Radio after 2x 121.2 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Brenda Moore - Invitation before 1x 115.0 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Tina Gabriel - If You Say You Love Me before 1x 118.0 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Stylóo - Pretty Face before 1x 119.4 BPM 1983 element ✓
- Dana - Be My Lover before 1x 119.7 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Sara Carlson - Secrets Of Love before 1x 122.3 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Cherish - Run To Me before 1x 121.7 BPM 1988 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Baia Degli Angeli Records (6 tracks)
- Gfb Records (1 track)
- Baia Degli Angeli (1 track)
- Promo Mix Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Antico.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.