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

Great, thanks, gr8080! Just really busy today as well.

that's a smooth-sounding track.

I'll post two more and then you can take over.

Actually, I better not say anything. People would figure it out.

I like how a track called "Dirty Talk" has no talking in it.

gr8080, I'll send you the rest of the entries in ready-to-post format in a bit.

Down to #18 and no Kano yet :(

fantastic, thanks xp

sent!

did not know that charlie was maurice cavalieri and giorgio stefani, who were basically i.m.s. and half of firefly.

Down to #18 and no Kano yet :(

― naus

Think he will suffer from split voting. That first album is brilliant but it was very hard to pick just one song from the ones nominated.

I can understand why people wouldn't vote for "Tarzan Boy," but otoh I can't understand why people wouldn't vote for "Tarzan Boy"

― example (crüt), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 8:26 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I don't get this, crüt. What do you mean?

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

17 CASCO "Cybernetic Love" [189 points, 7 votes]
http://youtu.be/c6x5vyWpw-Q

Yay for Sandra, "Maria Magdalena" was the first Italo tune (if you can call it Italo, I did vote for it anyway) I fell in love with when I was 13 or something! In case you didn't know, it was produced and co-written by her (then) husband Michael Cretu, who later on became the guy behind Enigma (of "Sadeness" and "Return to Innocence" fame). Dude had quite a career! I think he's also the keytarist in the video?

lot of classics in this stretch!

this maclean explosion version of "magic fly" is superior, imo.

agree it's not italo but it's a cool song

oops meant to post mc lane explosion youtube link: http://youtu.be/YpB2asybA7I

My favourite version of "Magic Fly" is the Tom Moulton mix of Kebekelektrik's cover version, it's more properly disco! The original has always sounded a bit too simplistic in arrangement.

Last one from me and then gr8080 will take over for the rest of the day.

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

16 KANO "Another Life" [194 points, 6 votes]
http://youtu.be/1wVaGo5wSqA

tuuune

Honestly thought Cybernetic Love would be top 10. This isn't the Kano I voted for but glad they've shown up.

15 ‘LECTRIC WORKERS "Robot Is Systematic" [196 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote]
http://youtu.be/WEXZc3MWaP0

oops

http://i.imgur.com/aIx0Tj1.jpg

15 ‘LECTRIC WORKERS "Robot Is Systematic" [196 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote]
http://youtu.be/WEXZc3MWaP0

TOO LOWWWWWW

GOAT

So many cool songs about robots

I agree that it is too low, but so glad to see it here. Absolutely superb track on every level.

Somehow didn't vote for this but almost out of everything here it's the one you'd imagine would sound an absolute beast out on the floor.

http://i.imgur.com/szd13BQ.jpg

14 PINEAPPLES "Come On Closer" [218 points, 6 votes, 3 first place votes]
http://youtu.be/W1ipHeQ3h

well if anything that is all-time on the best band name + song title combo front

Unlike the disco poll where loads of IMO unremarkable records placed highly this poll just keeps delivering one corker after another.

gr808! Confess, where are you taking these lovely retrofuturist images from?

Damn, half the people who voted for this placed it at the top of their ballots! Feeling like the chances of seeing my #1 in the countdown have just diminished significantly.

So many chooons! I think Matia Bazaar was my #1, maybe not though. Anyways I got really into it in the runup to the poll. I liked how it was bilingual, and, of course, what a great vocal performance.

Moka the amazing thing is gr80 hasn't done any retouching to the images, the palette is accurate to the original work!

Damn, half the people who voted for this placed it at the top of their ballots! Feeling like the chances of seeing my #1 in the countdown have just diminished significantly.

― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:09 PM (11 minutes ago)

Yeah, I was dead certain my #1 would make it to the top 50 but now... not so sure.

I voted for the Clio tracks instead of Pineapples. Love them all! I like how you can pick out the sound/style of some these producers.

Kano is such a classic track. The vocalist (Glen White?) is amazing, and Stefano Pulga was a great songwriter.

I must have listened to "Vamos A La Playa" about 10 times today thanks to this thread. Its about a nuclear bomb! Love ILM polls like this introducing me to genres Im not familiar with. Also those images are incredible, well done.

'come on closer' was my #1 :D

Woah I was sure Pineapples would be much higher! What is left for the top 10???

Is there some weirdly orthogonal Italo canon that I've never heard of?

Moka the amazing thing is gr80 hasn't done any retouching to the images, the palette is accurate to the original work!

this is not 100% true

i'll link to some truly sublime collections i stole from after we wrap up tomorrow i promise

http://i.imgur.com/dOUgj5S.jpg

13 DOCTOR'S CAT "Feel The Drive" [226 points, 7 votes]
http://youtu.be/dCsM1Am7xOM

Still keeping my hopes up for "Hills of Katmandu"... And "Self Control" is a lock for top 5, surely? "Tarzan Boy" and "San Salvador" might also still place, I guess?

(xpost to Seandalai)

feel like anyone over 30 would get a proustian rush from the opening synth on this track wether they knew what italo was or not

also on my ballot - great workout song

Great jam. Agreed about the muscle of the opening synth line - amazing! Some may recognize parts of the vocal from LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous.

I must have listened to "Vamos A La Playa" about 10 times today thanks to this thread. Its about a nuclear bomb! Love ILM polls like this introducing me to genres Im not familiar with. Also those images are incredible, well done.

― tayto fan (Michael B)

You should listen to 'No tengo dinero' by them (Righeira). It was my ringtone for a while and it made everyone chuckle (chorus translates as 'I have no money'). Not as popular as Vamos a la Playa but it's also sublime.