Bochum Welt – The Module 2 Listening Set Mix

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Written by Wil Troup

Originally released on Aphex Twin’s seminal Rephlex imprint back in 1996 Bochum Welt’s (the moniker of Italian artist Gianluigi Di Costanzo) classic analogue electro album “Module 2” is getting a revamp.

Module 2 became a cult classic over the years, with its timeless fusion of analogue electro and outer soundscapes it journeyed through a spectrum of electronic possibilities in an entirely new frontier. From moody ambience to dark techno sensibilities, the reissue features five previously unheard tracks…

We had a chat with Di Costanza below with the mixtape of influences for the album in our ears, ready? Let’s go…

Ransom Note · Bochum Welt – The Module 2 Listening Set Mix

Please introduce yourself…
My name is Gianluigi Di Costanzo aka Bochum Welt. I produce music for BMG, Aphex Twin’s Rephlex and Thomas Dolby’s Headspace.

Where are you

Milan / London

And what are you

Humanoid

What does your music sound like? Can you draw what you think it sounds like for us (an image from the old internet is acceptable)?
Electric, analog, far from reality, that grows emotionally

How does your brain work when making music? how does it work when you aren’t?

Outside the box, the standards. When I’m not making music, I’m a regular guy

Tell us about the reissue of Module 2 and why it’s happening now?

There was extra material that was on the album tapes and with BMG a reissue, could be taken care of in detail

What were you thinking when you created this album and what do you feel you achieved with it?

I thought about expressing how I felt, against the grain, different, I never thought about what to get, I was simply trying to express myself

Is there anything you would have changed about it?

Yes, of course, I am imperfect, but I’m happy to have expressed that moment and it remains an image that I still listen to

Why do you think music from this era has had such a lasting impact?

There was a strong desire to express ourselves and do something that would last, like it was the last thing I was going to do, like I was going to die the next day

What was the first electronic record you heard and how did it make you feel?

The first vinyl album bought was one by Trevor Horn. Thanks to my dad, I was at home with the flu and he went out and bought it for me. I was about 10 – 12 years old

Where was the mix recorded?

In my studio in Milan, it’s improvised because it was recorded in the last few hours at night time

What would be the ideal setting to listen to the mix?

During a dinner at home or on the sofa while having a drink with friends

What should we be wearing?

British or Japanese designers, vintage inspired clothing