Ivan Santini
Natural born Italian, built by 100% Sicilian components, upgraded by residing in many parts of Europe. The latest version of me lives in Hungary, has a wonderful wife + 2 kids and works as a Data professional. Some call us “scientists”, but I totally believe it’s an undeserved attribute.
As much as I may have grips on the ways music algorithmically travels today to everyone’s table, I love to avoid “local minimums”. I prefer to listen to what humans suggest, what vibrations they describe when they talk about music. I often ask myself why an artist puts tracks in that specific order or I hunt down who or what is influencing them.
Research, experimentalism, cross-genres, sounds of the world usually hit me defencelessly, but so do notes as solid as “rock”. You can also find me lost in the many little holes of the 80s, like if the unconscious me-child gets comfort from what he was listening to but not understanding back then.
Playlists
Black Essence
2 July 2025
Beauty waiting to be discovered: Featuring artists like: UNKLE, The Smile, DARKSIDE, Mai Mai Mai, Yonderboi, woioi, New Order, Liars
Sleep
18 June 2025
Six sets of 3 tracks, curated by community members to send you to sleep. Featuring artists like: Robot Koch, Joanna Brouk, Autechre, Biosphere, Robert Fripp, The Cinematic Orchestra
Blockheads Triplets
23 September 2024
Triangulating blocks to build a house of sound. Featuring artists like: Blockhead, Klaus Layer, Mr. Scruff, Amon Tobin, Royksopp, Nightmares on Wax, Yonderboi, Makkaratalo, DJ Shadow
Better Prose It
22 September 2024
Jake’s journey in spoken words. Featuring artists like: R.E.M., Eden Ahbez, Propaganda, The Doors, Tanya Tagaq, Nitin Sawhney, Talking Heads, Radiohead, Khidja, Massimo Volume, The Durutti Column, Ludovico Einaudi
Absolute Beginnings
10 July 2024
The first sip is always the most tasteful. Featuring artists like: U2, Childish Gambino, Talking Heads, The Killers, I Hate My Village, Future Islands, Bjork, Pulp
Dance Music Intelligence
30 June 2024
From Nostalgia to Intelligent Nostalgia. Featuring artists like: Ross from Friends, COMPUTER DATA, DJ Planet Express, Telefon Tel Aviv, SGVO, Satori, Mount Kimbie, Flight Facilities
Proud and Loud
11 June 2024
The musicto community celebrates Pride month. Featuring artists like: Gossip, Grace Petrie, John Grant, RuPaul, Tom Robinson Band, Rina Sawayama, Brittany Howard, The 1975
Back to The 80’s
3 May 2024
Firing Mr. Fusion back to the decade of fun! Featuring artists like: The Pretenders, Black Box, Blue Peter, Talk Talk, Den Harrow, Laraaji, Simply Red, Japan
April Showers
2 April 2024
Songs for a rainy day – getting progressively more relaxed. Featuring artists like: Thom Yorke, Being As An Ocean, Sébastien Schuller, Strawberry Guy, Tortoise, Daniel Caesar, Patty Griffin, Bonobo, HIRRY, Dustin O’Halloran
Astronaut Anthems
5 March 2024
Themes of space, science fiction, and exploration. Featuring artists like: Peter Schilling, Nenhum De Nós, Lemon Jelly, Beach House, Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate, Artificial Joy Club, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, The Evpatoria Report, Spiritualized
Non-Romantic Love
9 February 2024
Love isn’t just for lovers, it’s for everyone and everything. Featuring artists like: The Pursuit Of Happiness, Tom Freund, Marlene Kuntz, phem, Renegade, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, The 1975, Queen, Emancipator, Whitney Houston.
musicto Top 10 Tracks of 2023
16 January 2024
Featuring artists like: André 3000, Mariah the Scientist, The Libertines, Rammstein, Alice Longyu Gao, The Heavy, Corinne Bailey Rae, Lambrini Girls, Saba, Nep, Burna Boy, Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers.