Bottin

BOTTIN
Bottin DJing at Neon Party in Brasil in 2010.
Bottin DJing at Neon Party in Brasil in 2010.
Background information
Also known asBottin
Born
Guglielmo Bottin

1977 (age 48–49)
Padua, Italy
OriginVenice, Italy
GenresElectronica, Nu Disco, Cosmic Disco, Italo disco
OccupationMusic producer
InstrumentsKeyboards, guitar, trumpet
LabelsItalians Do It Better, Eskimo Recordings, Bear Funk, 2MR, Artifact
Websitebottin.it

Guglielmo Bottin (born 1977) is an Italian composer, producer, DJ and music scholar better known as BOTTIN. He is based in Venice, Italy.

His tracks have a clear italo disco and retro-futurist electronic music influences. Before moving to contemporary space disco, he was signed to Italians Do It Better by Johnny Jewel via MySpace in 2008. Bottin was also part of the early synthwave scene playing at Valerie Collective parties and producing remixes for Jupiter.

In 2009 he released Horror Disco, a concept album that fused nu disco, cosmic disco and Italian giallo movies soundtracks. In 2014, he collaborated with Steve Strange and Visage on the song Poison Within. Bottin recently contributed to the soundtrack of Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon by Ana Lily Amirpour.

Academic work

Bottin holds a PhD from the University of Milan; he did his doctoral thesis on groove in popular electronic music. He works at the University of Bologna and has been a visiting scholar at Humboldt University of Berlin. His research focuses on the history of electronic dance music, including italo disco, and on groove and rhythm technologies.

His publications include the article "Historical Emergence and Current Uses of the Term italodisco" in Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture and the chapter "The Origins of Italodisco" in The Oxford Handbook of Pop Music (Oxford University Press, 2026).

Discography

Compiled from the artist's official discography.

Albums

Singles and EPs

Remixes

Installations

References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Bottin - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Wright, Joel. "Vice Magazine: Boatin' with Bottin". Vice. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Simonetti, Mike. "Welcome Bottin to the family". Italians Do It Better. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Valerie Party". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Hogan, Marc. "Bottin on Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Vehling, aaron. "Bottin Single 'Parody' Coming Soon". Vehlinggo. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Sheriff, Fatima. "'Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon' Isn't Revolutionary But Makes Up For Simplicity With Earnest Warmth". Screen Queens. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Bottin, Guglielmo (2025). Il groove come 'tecnologia' e le tecnologie del groove (PhD thesis) (in Italian). Università degli Studi di Milano.
  9. 1 2 3 "Guglielmo Bottin". University of Bologna. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  10. ↑ Bottin, Guglielmo (2025). "Historical Emergence and Current Uses of the Term italodisco". Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture. 17 (1).
  11. ↑ Bottin, Guglielmo (2026). "The Origins of Italodisco". The Oxford Handbook of Pop Music. Oxford University Press.
  12. ↑ "Discography". bottin.it. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  13. ↑ "Marina Apollonio". Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  14. ↑ "2nd Gathering: Moonlight Halo, Lunar Cycle". Su Xiaobai Foundation. Retrieved 9 October 2026.