Extrafly - Vol 11 - Dub Me Crazy

David Nerattini

Superfly, Rome

The Trevi fountain has nothing on Academy team member David Nerattini, a.k.a Little Tony Negri. He's a veritable fountain of knowledge about slept-on funk, jazz and rare Italian library records, and is for sure, one of the old Roman capital's greatest assets. Since 2002, David and editorial cohort Silvia Volpato have published Superfly, an on-going investigation into the dusty crates of music's furthest recesses - which despite ending its run on ink and paper, still looms large on the web. His involvement in music goes even deeper: from DJing in the mid-'80s on the island of Santorini, to producing beats for Italian hip hop acts such as Colle Der Fomento, Flaminio Maphia, and Assalti Frontali, this Italiano is also lethal on the drums. See his band's website www.jazzguerilla.com for more music, and stay tuned for David's heavy selections. Here he explores the roots and offshoots of dub culture. Fiyah!