BiCoTa – Episode #4 – Italo Brutalo

Posted on Dienstag, Sept. 2, 2025
In this fourth livestream episode of Bitwig Community Talks, we talk to Vincent (Italo Brutalo) about his musical journey from 1990s hip hop to his latest album ‘Second Horizon,’ his love for hardware and effects, and his very special car – K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider. Italo Brutalo is a German vintage synth enthusiast and circuit-bending wizard with over 25 years of experience. His sound spans Italo disco, EBM, electro, and techno, all crafted with analog hardware. His debut album Heartware (2022) was voted Album of the Year by over 23,000 readers of FAZE Magazine. He runs his own label, Bungalo Disco, based in Berlin, which releases his acclaimed albums Heartware and Second Horizon (2025).

Show Notes

In this fourth livestream episode of Bitwig Community Talks on Jürgen Moosgrabers YouTube channel, we (Odo Sendaidokai and Jürgen Mossgraber) with Vincent aka „Italo Brutalo“ from Berlin and Passau.

Jürgen Moßgraber - Odo Sendaidokai - Vincent aka Italo Brutalo

Jürgen Moßgraber - Odo Sendaidokai - Vincent aka Italo Brutalo

Vincent talked about his beginnings in music, how hip hop and rap such as Run DMC and Public Enemy shaped him in the early 1990s. Since there was no internet back then, he had to teach himself everything through trial and error. From scratching, the Korg DTM 110, to discovering the game-changing pitch fader on his first Technics turntable, the sampler Akai S2000 Sampler, Akai S3200 Sampler (with High Pass Filter) , Cubase on Atari 1040 ST to his first album releases in the mid-1990s.

Vincent has a very interesting car, namely K.I.T.T. from the 1980s series Knight Rider with David Hasselhoff, and the car can be seen on his album covers and in his videos from time to time. He tells us how and where he got it in his very personable way.

He recently released his latest album, “Second Horizon,” not just once, but several times (on vinyl, Bandcamp, and other streaming platforms). And remixes of this album are coming out one after another. He also gave away three albums to people in the very active live chat. Congratulations to the winners!

We talked about the gear and hardware Vincent uses and how he only discovered his love for effects after a long time. And, of course, he also told us about his live performances. What setup he uses and why he uses these particular devices.

Creating Spaces - Odo Sendaidokai - Jürgen Moßgraber - Wim

Creating Spaces - Odo Sendaidokai - Jürgen Moßgraber - Wim

What’s next for Vincent “Italo Brutalo”

Many thanks to Vincent Vincent “Italo Brutalo” for his time and this wonderful interview, his perspective and his insights into the big world of music, music production, the DJ world and sound tinkerers. And hopefully see you soon.

We also came up with a few things we would like to see in Bitwig. We’re not sure if all of them will be included in the Bitwig Beta 6 version coming out on August 27, 2025, but maybe they will be in a later version.

Feature Wishes for Bitwig

Bitwig Wishes - Mono, pitch correction (ARA), drag and drop Linux, automation drawing improvements, exchange between automation and MSEGs, audio routing, better automatic coloring, more automatic labeling (bouncing), more intelligent bouncing (using the same target audio track), classic v1 kick retrigger, monitoring room, slicing in the sampler.