In the summer of 2000, a hypnotic riff from an Italian synthesizer stormed the charts across half of Europe and never left the DJ booths. It was called Komodo, he signed it Mauro Picotto And, twenty-five years later, it still sounds like the first day.

From reptile to the charts

Komodo (Save a Soul) It was published in July 2000 and was part of Picotto's "animal" period —Iguana, Lizard, Press—, a handful of tracks that made his name synonymous with catchy trance and techno. The single entered the Top 10 from Austria, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland and gave Mauro his best position on the British chart: a number 13 which, for an electronic music instrumental without a chorus, was an absolute outrage.

Why it keeps working

Few songs age so well. The formula of Komodo It's deceptively simple: a synthesizer line that sticks in your head by the second bar and a progression that knows exactly when to hit. It doesn't need vocals or... drop It's textbook perfect; it needs a packed dance floor and a good sound system. That's why, a quarter of a century later, it still appears in the sets of artists who weren't even born when it was released.

A good anthem doesn't expire: it changes with each generation.

Picotto, today

Mauro didn't stay stuck in 2000. He took his concept Meganite In Ibiza, Miami, London and New York, he made more than 30,000 people dance at the opening of the Turin 2006 Olympic Games and continues to tour the world with the same energy. Dual Booking We are proud to represent him: if you want a legend of techno and trance at your next event, you know where to start.