Not only do Italians have a good sense for fashion and food, the refinement is also found in the music. Amstra (Stefano Tidona) is 22 years old, from Italy and a music afficionado since an early age.

The refinement comes from a sound both sophisticated, yet polished, but still raw. He draws his inspiration from ambient, symphathetic and friendly melodies which results in a sound that is sometimes utopian or melancholic.

Next to obvious feeling-inducing chants, Amstra knits it together with brutal armour-penetrating techno. A concise and rhythmic raw percussion base underneath idyllic synth riffs and weeping and bleeding pad movement.