okgiorgio

Okgiorgio cuts a very different style of dance music than you'd expect to hear blaring out of club sound systems, building up skittering, uptempo samples of acoustic guitar and sped-up vocals that suggest a DJ set from Bon Iver. Giorgio Pesenti, born in Bergamo, Italy, in 1996, first gained notice in his homeland as a member of Iside, an indie pop collective he founded with school friends. Their blend of electronic beats and warm acoustics informed Pesenti's work as Okgiorgio, as did the production skills he picked up working with regional acts like Pinguini Tattici Nucleari,...