La musica si muove appena: The ILM ITALO Poll (Results Thread)

On to our first tie...

http://i.imgur.com/v8DlPdE.jpg

47 (TIE) GAZEBO "I Like Chopin" [98 points, 3 votes]
http://youtu.be/nGJ-FMfXgyQ

these pics are gorgeous :)

Yes, gr80 for president!

YES!

I've always felt "I Like Chopin" is a little corny but the synth riff in the intro is one of my favorite things ever! In fact, the whole intro on the extended version is kind of amazing.

"Walkin'" is sublime

hadn't heard this before
dude sounds like andy bell
i dig

oh wow this IMS is fantastic too!

best poll ever

a little corny? ha...

http://i.imgur.com/GnaBWQv.jpg

47 (TIE) CLIO "Eyes" [98 points, 3 votes]
http://youtu.be/IzBx52Btx_E

<3

was about to let loose the biggest TOO LOW of all time there before i realised it was Eyes. good track regardless, this is all so aesthetically and aurally pleasing so fr as expected.

yeah this isn't the Clio I voted for but tbh it's probably the better track

I voted 'Faces', both are good but the whole is better than the part.

nah crut, you were right first time.

Eyes is an awesome track and only just missed out on my ballot.

I'm not a big fan of Dhuo - Walkin' tbh it's a bit plodding and feels more like bad synthpop than exciting Italo.

Up next is my favorite track so far…

http://i.imgur.com/1NRPFyC.jpg

46 KEN LASZLO "Hey Hey Guy" [101 points, 3 votes]
http://youtu.be/Mz6EijdvyFw

I'm off to a meeting now. See you in a couple of hours.

Love for hire...is dangerouse.

Nothing I voted for has turned up yet but still <3 everything so far. Never really heard the much vaunted new order italo influence but they must have heard Dancing Therapy before making Bizarre Love Triangle.

'Eyes' is great but yeah I voted for 'Faces' instead.

I remember seeking 'I Like Chopin' out after reading the Pet Shop Boys saying it inspired the sound of 'Rent'.

excited for this poll!

never heard this dhuo track before, 'snice - i'm a fan of lower-bpm italo (under the ice, comanchero, etc)

<3 dancing therapy but i didn't vote for it

Spotify playlist (compiled in the UK, so maybe some "territory" issues to contend with): http://open.spotify.com/user/miketd/playlist/05H7bAFsbEJdhz6Uc0tVNu - inevitably, this will be far from complete!

this is my favorite song title in the poll

Thank you, mike t-diva!

http://i.imgur.com/QpiBa8q.jpg

45 DOCTOR'S CAT "Watch Out" [105 points, 3 votes]
http://youtu.be/hMVW8E5O3uA

I have a feeling a lot of amazing tunes are going to shafted, but roll on the results!

Watch Out & Dancing Therapy are *super* classic. As are both Clio A-sides (no surprise that they involve the same guy who did the Pineapples record). I prefer the dub/instrumental version of "Hey Hey Guy," though. Walkin' is just alright, and I've never gotten into that Gazebo track.

'Watch Out' another one of my votes. So good.

my introduction to the Dhuo track was on this mix, which is in my top 5 mixes of all time, ive probably played 50 times and have never gotten sick of it (not really italo, natch)

http://tommyboymixes.tumblr.com/post/25014679244/tommyboy-frame-of-mind-mix-tracklist-coati

not the doctor's cat i voted for but yeah such a jam

such an awesome riff in "Hey Hey Guy".

Thanks gr80 for reminding me of that tommyboy mix. if there's a better one-two punch than the closing tracks I'm yet to hear it.

http://i.imgur.com/Y5ni4Jd.jpg

43 (TIE) RAGGIO DI LUNA "Comanchero" [105 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/hFMLJnWMnUs

Becoming more and more apparent that the top 20 is going to exactly mirror my own.

Comanchero is pretty awesome, and also fits in with the slo-mo/cosmic disco scene. The "Special Disco Version" also has some early Freestyle/House vocal cut ups.

http://i.imgur.com/KnJ6NAr.jpg

43 (TIE) TRANS-X "Living On Video" [105 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/b9xBAtCsCTQ

too low!

these tunes have all been awesome so far ("comanchero" is the only one im familiar with)

Never really heard the much vaunted new order italo influence but they must have heard Dancing Therapy before making Bizarre Love Triangle.

woah, you weren't kidding

I love "Living On Video" even if it seems more Hi-NRG than Italo to me. Have never heard another Tran-X record though.

amazing music video

speaking of amazing music videos...

http://i.imgur.com/4AmDURG.jpg

41 (TIE) MODERN TALKING "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" [108 points, 4 votes]
http://youtu.be/4kHl4FoK1Ys

ModerTalkingVEVO

"Americans will never understand"

I Like Chopin is way too low. I've loved that song for a few years but had never heard any other Gazebo songs until I started going through the nominations. I liked the other songs so much I ordered his album. It's great all the way through.

I think I'll do five more today, and then 15 tomorrow, 10 more on Wednesday, top 10 on Thursday.

I meant 6 more today.

another nicolosi family banger:

Angie Care - Your Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grzsNOJAgq4

Great memories of one of my DJ partners playing this down the years, such a beautiful heartbreaker.

Heard this one on a Hysteric mix recently and it really caught my ear.

Alfredo E. Muschietti – Winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCGqeU0JRsU

Also been enjoying this one I had overlooked previously involving some of the people behind Mr Flagio.

Art of Love - Looking Through The Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-wWhSVhzDM

love both of those!

another big weepy number:

Alyne - Over the Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG3nLpZUukw

Very nice.

a vinyl IG account i follow posted this today, remembered that i was fully obsessed with this one earlier this year. arguably closer to hi-NRG/new wave than italo proper but a banger all the same

Cube - Concert Boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF_z1CsYJCY

Concert boy b/w Building on Land is a great single, both sides. I remember the Cube album being decent too!

I wasn't familiar with Cube until I DJ'd an empty saturday at the record store Superior Elevation followed by Jexopolis who played them.

when i was 14 i had a friend who kept trying to make me listen to cube, but i never did because i was dumb :(

have liked what i've heard subsequently though - they sound pretty similar to new musik i think?

not Italo whatsoever, but this was the new wave band that Paul Griffiths was in before Cube, 10CC-esque nerdy power pop, pretty cool i think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdHvNS9YEZg
Stadium Dogs - Easybeat (1978)

and getting back to Italo business, he also played guitar on this amazingness:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4OHBQ-CHls
Jo Squillo & Kaos - Dammi Pace (Esplosioni d'Amore) (1984)

I first heard "Concert Boy" in 2020 and it quickly became my Lockdown-Summer-Bike-Ride-Earbuds jam

Concert Boy is a total total hammer and I am now reminded I need to get it into my collection. I didn’t know the connection with Jo Squillo - the LP that track is on is pretty great.

Didnt know Concert Boy, it's very Stacrk Club.

hi grady :-)

This Cube track is great too, as featured on Matthew Burgess & Jolyon Green's Originals comp for Claremont 56

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCCnefDUDkY

I usually don't find much charm in many modern remixes of italo classics, but this version hits the spot:

Kano - IT'S A WAR (Purple Disco Machine & Lorenz Rhode Remix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88xb25fmtdg

these two claudio corradini tracks just got reissued by dark entries, orig. copies of each go for $100+ on discogs so i'm very glad of it. both killer, esp. love the alex molo track:

Garland - Heartbeat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T6OeqVKpqA

Alex Molo - Look at Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8-EvEFb6CA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_D98RLPOI0

i got 7/10 :)

I got 6. Of the 4 I didn’t, 2 I should’ve.

yeah two of them i absolutely knew and have heard but couldn’t remember the artist or title. #9 was totally new to me. still the highest score i’ve ever gotten on a Blind Test video lol

Got 7.5, but was hoping for a 9 at least. It’s back to Italo school for me. Number 9 was new to me too.

In other news, I’ve been a bit obsessed with this one the last couple of weeks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JGj22dK794

love how there’s two italo tracks named “take me to the top” that are totally different but both excellent

posting here because it didn't go viral on my facebook page. Italoke. Italo Karaoke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOXilW4uDl8

Good luck nailing the sound of the vocals!