Marco Faraone reworks an Italian dance classic; ‘Emergency 911‘ by Prezioso ft. Marvin receives a modern-day techno makeover.
Faraone was only 12 years old when ‘Emergency 911’ was released on Time Records in 2000, inspiring an early affinity for dance music before discovering house and techno in his mid-teens.
Everyone from my generation grew up with this music; anyone who says differently is telling a lie, just because they want to look cool. Want to know the truth? I was lying in bed one day listening to some old dance records for fun and ‘Emergency 911’ came on and I decided right in this moment to bring it back to life by sampling the vocal from the vinyl and making a techno re-work that would be an exclusive for my sets. – Marco Faraone
What began as a playful exploration of his past quickly turned serious when he delivered the tune to Adam Beyer, who played it during his b2b with Eric Prydz at Ultra Miami, and countless track I.D requests followed. Faraone understood he was dealing with something extraordinary.
Soon later, an introduction to Time Records was given.
The CEO Giacomo Maiolini was really surprised with the way I reworked such an iconic classic. When I explained that everyone in the techno scene was asking about the track, he decided to give us the opportunity to license it. – Marco Faraone
With one listen to Faraone’s modern-day rendition, it’s little surprise it received the stamp of approval from Time Records (and numerous I.D searching ravers). This is aggressive and forceful techno with a fascinating use of the classic sample. A massive achievement! Out now on Drumcode.
