Go Dugong
Contemporary electronics, ancient rituality and sounds from cultures around the world — a language that bridges Mediterranean tradition and a global vision.
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Giulio Fonseca weaves electronics, ritual and world sound into one restless language.
Go Dugong, the alias of Giulio Fonseca, is a producer and musician originally from Taranto, in Puglia, and based in Milan. Over time he has developed a unique language capable of weaving together contemporary electronics, ancient rituality and sounds from different parts of the world.
From beat tapes and chillwave his research expanded toward world music and folk traditions, evolving into a journey across places, cultures and spiritualities — from the Apulian tarantella of TRNT and Meridies to the Venezuelan residency behind Madre, and the dialogue with Sicilian master Alfio Antico on La Macchia.
He is also a DJ and the founder of collectives such as Balera Favela, Comunidad Autónoma and Tribadelica, and hosts a monthly show on Radio Raheem dedicated to psychedelic music. He is considered one of the most original figures in the Italian electronic scene — a bridge between the South and the world, tradition and future.
From a very young age he began producing music on a Commodore Amiga. His first full-length, A Love Explosion (2015, Fresh Yo! Label), is a beat tape about love after the fear of love; Novanta (2015) and Curaro (2018) deepened the connection between ancient mythologies, nature and psychedelic trance, while (Indian) Furs (2017) transformed field recordings from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala into a hypnotic tapestry of ceremonial percussion.
His music explores the relationship between human beings, nature and territory — not an idealized nature but one that is wild, instinctive and unpredictable. A resident for years at La Fine in Rome and Apollo Club in Milan, he has brought his ritualistic sets to Transmusicales, MI AMI, RoBOt, Ortigia Sound System and Ozora, and to cities from London, Paris and Istanbul to Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Caracas.
Due Volte
il Fuoco
Twice the Fire — a single ritual in two movements
Conceived during a two-month retreat in an ashram in southern India. The fire of the title is not destructive but transformative — passing through the body first as acceleration and trance, then as gravity and permanence.
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