Ron Morelli is well-known for his love of Chicagoan ghetto house and the crunchy, New York “graffiti techno” promoted by the likes of Adam X and Frankie Bones in the 1990s, and both of these influences are central across Spit.
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2Q Reports 2013: Downloads
July 11, 2013 – 12:01 AM
For LWE’s third 2Q Report, staff writer Michael C. Walsh sorts out ten of the year’s best downloads so far.
Two Dogs In A House, Eliminator
November 8, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Reviving Two Dogs In A House, members Ron Morelli and Jason Letkiewicz present a monstrous odyssey of house/noise cross-pollination, raw machine funk and ominous soundscapes.
Bad News, Real Bad News
August 17, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Label head Ron Morelli teams up with fellow New Yorker Lee Douglas as Bad News for a couple of brutalist drum-machine workouts on Real Bad News.
2Q Reports 2012: Downloads
July 4, 2012 – 2:21 AM
For our second 2Q Report, Chris Miller showcases 10 mixes from 2012 that have stood out from the surfeit of free mixes on offer.
Talking Shopcast with Long Island Electrical Systems (L.I.E.S)
March 19, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Long Island Electrical Systems (L.I.E.S.) is exemplary of the private press label renaissance of recent years. LWE sat down with Morelli to discuss the label’s prolific last year and future plans, his straightforward A&R choices, and his feelings on New York’s contemporary club scene. He also contributed Talking Shopcast 15, an effortlessly diverse and eminently replayable mix recorded before his shift at A1 Records.