Megahertz
Estetica

Daniele Dupuis alias Megahertz is another of the musicians who emerged under the protective wing of Morgan from Bluvertigo, the latter among the first in Italy to revive the electronic sounds of the '80s, from which other important musical projects like Soerba and La Sintesi were born.

"Estetica" is released in 2004 and is Megahertz's first album, with participation from Morgan himself and Lele Battista (formerly of La Sintesi). The album is a true homage to the '80s, to electronics, disco, and new wave, and also offers us three covers: "Space Oddity" by David Bowie, sung by Morgan, naturally transformed in the arrangement with the use of keyboards, synths, and electronic drums, "Mini Calcolatore" a fairly faithful translation of "Pocket Calculator" by Kraftwerk ("if I press a button it makes a song"), and "Please Can I Go Now?" by Hinda Hicks, probably with sampling of the original voice.

Apart from these three beautiful reinterpretations, the album presents nine other truly remarkable tracks: the opening "Don't Leave Me Cold" is a very atmospheric instrumental piece, sung in English; "Disco Adventure" is a very engaging electro-pop track, sung in Italian; in "Sweet Emotion" you can breathe Air-like atmospheres; the disco-pop "Pinocchio", which features voice samples ("would you be happy to become a child?") and the synth-pop "L'eleganza" strongly evoke Gazzè and Battiato; the traveling "In The Corner" and "Dangerous Place" recall Depeche Mode; the rhythmic "Little Girl" is a true disco-dance track, very impactful, I dare say in the style of Daft Punk.

The various references to artists, to whom Megahertz is undoubtedly indebted, should not lead one to think of an unoriginal album, because the album is truly beautiful and Megahertz indeed strives to go beyond the circle of Italian artists who have tried to pay homage to the '80s in recent years.