Mediterranean Sunset

Description

Carlo Troja, aka Don Carlos, from the Italian province of Varese, has been active as a DJ since the late 1970s. He debuted as a producer in the late 1980s with the single "Alone" on Calypso Records (IRMA), which immediately became a cult hit on the global Deep House scene. His productions have always fused house rhythms with the sounds of African-American jazz, sometimes bordering on disco, progressive, and electronic soul. In 1992, his first album, "Mediterraneo," was released in the United States on IRMA USA, followed in 1993 by his second, "Aqua," and several hit singles with the Montego Bay project with Stefano Tirone (Stone Inc.), all on IRMA Records. He reached the UK charts with Byron Stingley's production of the hit "You Make Me Feel," a remake of the classic Sylvester song. He has performed in various European and American countries, as well as at the Ministry of Sound and Turnmills in London. In 2001, he released his third album, "Music in My Mind," featuring Kim Mazelle, Michelle Weeks, Taka Boom, and Kevin Bryant. A new album of re-edits of '90s-style songs, titled Livin' a Dream, was released in 2020, along with two compilation volumes of Paradise House, both on IRMA Records. With this new single, he continues to showcase his distinctive Soulful Paradise House sound, rooted in the Mediterranean sound, as specified in the title.