Review: Gabriele Poso - Maraviglia Remixes (AG Records)

Gabriele Poso brings us a unique remixed view of the 'Mara Viglia' as the 3 wise monkies as "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" as a dancefloor promotion of moral integrity and avoidance of negativity.

You'll recall percussion masster Poso brought us the album 'Maraviglia' earlier this year (see review HERE) and after performing live at London's legendary Ronnie Scott's (September 3rd), here are the remixes you didn't know you needed by 3 wise monkeys that swing in different forests!

Even so, by extreme contrast to Dean St, the total outta space ship of 'AM' by Dodi Palese takes the track into a nuclear power late-night dancefloor "stretching its rhythms and cosmic textures into a driving c'lub cut - peak-time dancefloor moment".

Does the out do legend of the Yoruba Soul Mix?  Osunlade delivers a deep, soulful rework of 'Maraviglia' opening up the original groove with a sophisticated funk touch and a warm, cosmic feel reminiscent of the Leroy Burgess school of New York boogie. His version keeps the spirituat and percussive DNA of the original while giving it a timeless, late-night dancefloor pulse. 

To finish, it must be the sound of the drum with 'Drum Flow' as envisioned by Matt & Quincy as a Extended Vision as a hypnotic, funk-driven journey, built around an obsessive mantra-like synth that slowly builds tension before sending the groove soaring into a euphoric into a hypnotic, funk-driven journey, built around an obsessive mantra-like synth that slowly builds tension before detonating into a euphoric, percussion-heavy dancefloor bomb.

Together, the three remixes expand the 'Maraviglia' universe from deep, spiritual grooves to late-night club energy connecting Gabriele’s Mediterranean and Equatorial rhythmic language with the worlds of house, cosmic disco, New York boogie and global dance music.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: https://gabrieleposo.ffm.to/maraviglia-remixes

Artist: Gabriele Poso

Title:   Maraviglia 

Release date: 25th September, 2026

Label : AC Records

Catalog Number : TBC

Format: LP / Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Gabriele Poso - Maraviglia (AG Records)

Gabriele Poso brings us his own view of the 3 wise monkies as "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" as a dancefloor promotion of moral integrity and avoidance of negativity.

Nearly a year to the day that Mr Bongo released the compilation, Gabriele Poso presents Ritmo Italiano ‘Unspoken Sounds of Italian Tamburo’ (see review HERE), renown digger Poso brings his sixth album in his own right.

Like the Soundway album 'Batik', you've got a mix of dancefloor friendly jazz, Latin, world, folk where the multi-instrumentalist plays percussion, guitar, kalimba as well as vocals like on the previous single 'Contifo Mi Vida'.

And then there's a leaning toward 70s Italian disco (like '01 Am' that should be like twice as long as a 'Salsoul' percussion workout), the even more space-synthed Candido-esque 'Drum Flow' and the slo-mo-funked title track.

The 7 tracks of his trade-mark "global rhythm traditions, the record blends Mediterranean warmth, Afro-Caribbean percussion and jazz sensibility" were recorded live to tape in an analog studio in southern Italy, with Rhodes, Hammond and full brass sections like a Mediterranean mix of Mod-Nicola Conti vs. GUTS vs. Kiko Navaro, the album "delivers an organic, joyful sound built for both deep listening and global dancefloors"; like 'Be Water My Friend' (Ed. think Bruce Lee) and 'Me Parece Un Sueño'.

As Ramrock's Jo Wallace once told me, 'Italo new went away' - I think we can now safely say, 'Italo is definitely back' as 'Maraviglia' and in the 'extended' (nearly 9 minutes) track 'Therapy', it's got the wise monkies doing the 2026 Afro-jazzdance!

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: https://gabrieleposo.ffm.to/maravigliaalbum

Artist: Gabriele Poso

Title:   Maraviglia 

Release date: 19th June, 2026

Label : AG Records

Catalog Number : TBC

Format: LP / Digital / Bandcamp