The Italians Franz & Shape are Francesco Spazzoli and Chris Shape releasing on Headman’s label Relish Recordings. Their live performance is characterised by a unique slamming electro touch with synths and samplers, the crowded dancefloor is their habitat! That’s why in 2005 their first track, ‘Countach’ was included in the lucky ‘Italian EP’, published by Relish and this is why it is also featured in some exciting CD mixes, such as 2 Many DJ’s “50,000,000 Soulwax Fans Can’t Be Wrong”, “Misch Masch” by Freeform Five and Mixmag 2006 mixed by Soulwax. A few months on and the ‘Destination/Location EP’ and the ‘Maximum Joy’ singles were both released, again on Relish. Their first CD album ‘Acceleration’ hasbeen released at the beginning of the year, and it’s as always rich of collaborations: David Carretta (Gigolo/Space Factory), Chelonis R. Jones, Mount Sims, Dirk Da Davo (The Neon Judgement), Ian Clark (Perspects), GD Luxxe and Tomas Barfod aka Tomboy. And after getting a great remix treatment by Backyard’s wonderkid Tronik Youth, the 2 hot Aussies Bennie and Joel of Riot In Belgium and new electro superstar Kissy Sell Out, they are now back on Relish with a brand new 12″ called ‘Eyes like knives/ Forgotten Days’ with collaborations of the American band Kill Memory Crash for the vocals and remixes by Turbo’s nu-rave genius D.I.M., Bryan Black and Mr. No of Motor and Memory Boy a.k.a. DJ and producer John Selway. It’s another shot beyond the dark for our italian meastros and a new and epic chapter of a musical journey they just started to write for our listening pleasure.

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