The year is 1979, and five young guys are free-flow jamming, in a Hispanic neighbourhood in downtown Manhattan, N.Y.C. The vocalist of this group is Salvatore Principato. By day, he works in a toy store (with Kim Gordon). By night, he‘s dropping his vocal inflections onto the rhythms of his group, who go by the name Liquid Liquid. Their own brand of ‘body music’ began to be heard not only alongside bands such as Suicide and ESG, but also in the pioneering sets of DJs like Afrika Bambaataa and Larry Levan.

Jump to 2003. A chance meeting in South Africa resulted in IT label head BMG performing with both Patrick Pulsinger on 909 and Sal Principato on congas and vox, and a new collaboration was born. During the 2004 Movement festival, BMG & Sal did it again, both on the Underground Stage at the fest and at the intimate IT afterparty at Oslo.

This collaboration has extended to Ectomorph, who have integrated Sal's vocal and percussive work into their studio work and live performances. Armed with an arsenal of percussion instruments and special effects, Sal adds voice and groove to the mix, humanizing the music in a uniquely compelling way, creating truly transcendent futuristic disco. He is featured on the latest Ectomorph release IT 21 XXX/Chromed Out and is currently doing live performances with the group.

Special Download

A 7mb mp3 recorded live at Oslo (Cannonball, 2004)
BMG DJ set with Sal P live

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