The Italoboyz

The Italoboyz’ moniker is slightly misleading on a couple of levels. First, it’s slightly so because although Marco Donato and Frederico Marton hail from Italy, the two have been based in London since about the turn of the millennium. Neither do they play, as one might assume, Italo disco, or even any of the brands of mainstream house that dominates their homeland’s dance music scene. Rather, they are the latest up-and-comers on M.A.N.D.Y.’s Get Physical label, which should give trainspotters a clue as to the pair’s flavor of thump-thump: pared down but melodic. Some have dubbed the Italoboyz’ style minimal techno, but their DJ sets and production work boast the same soulful kick and broad musical knowledge as those of their labelmates. Clicky, cold, and robotic, their four-to-the-floor is not. This afterhours party that technically begins New Year’s Day also provides the tireless with an early look at Nocturnal’s underutilized terrace, which has recently undergone a total facelift.