― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 10 March 2005 00:52 (nineteen years ago) link
"Let’s start with the prehistory of Italo Disco: In the summer of 1978 LA BIONDA had a smash hit all over the world; "One For You, One For Me". LA BIONDA produced several Italo Disco songs in the eighties. RIGHEIRA is the most successful example. But also AIDA COOPER (‘Stand Back’) and ROBERT BRAVO (‘Love Me Like I Do’) were produced by LA BIONDA. Even in a song like ‘One For You, One For Me’ you can already hear the Italian melodies. 1979 One year later JACQUES FRED PETRUS recorded his first disco hits; ‘Walking On Music’, ‘Fire Night Dance’ by the PETER JACQUES BAND, ‘I’m A Man’ by MACHO and ‘Music Man’ by REVANCHE. MAURO MALAVASI was always involved.
http://www.globaldarkness.com/articles/history_of_italo_disco.htm
― Sandeman, Thursday, 10 March 2005 01:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 10 March 2005 01:31 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.radiostaddenhaag.nl
― Sandeman, Thursday, 10 March 2005 01:53 (nineteen years ago) link
Don't know who did 7-9 but they're faves at the moment.
― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Thursday, 10 March 2005 02:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― lychee mello (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 10 March 2005 03:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 10 March 2005 04:19 (nineteen years ago) link
kinda basic, but I haven't really gotten into the post-'83 pop stuff too much
― Mike O. (Mike Ouderkirk), Thursday, 10 March 2005 05:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― chuck, Thursday, 10 March 2005 16:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 10 March 2005 16:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 10 March 2005 18:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― chuck, Thursday, 10 March 2005 18:23 (nineteen years ago) link
amin peck-anxietybb and band-all night longbrand image-all your lovingnaif orchestra-check out fivecharlie-spacer womanmr flagio-take a chancepineapples-come on closergiorgio farina-disco crosslama-love is on the rockx-ray connection-get ready (special freak mix)
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 10 March 2005 20:54 (nineteen years ago) link
Vitalic is really really heavily influenced by it, I feel, and the better for this.
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 March 2005 21:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 March 2005 21:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Thursday, 10 March 2005 21:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Thursday, 10 March 2005 21:48 (nineteen years ago) link
Jam and Lewis were all over the Change of Heart album.
― Andy K. (ADK), Thursday, 10 March 2005 22:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Andy K. (ADK), Thursday, 10 March 2005 22:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― peter smith (plsmith), Saturday, 30 April 2005 02:14 (nineteen years ago) link
Since this wasn't mentioned upthread I don't think, it's generally considered the italo starts here:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~halco1/mur/090800/goodycat.html
with the influence of Moroder/Summer something of a given.
The Malavasi/Petrus stuff, as well as the Claudio Simonetti/Giancarlo Meo records are all certified italo-disco in my book, and many predate the 80s.
Having a long and silly debate with a man from eastern europe on another list recently, it's apparent that while there's certainly crossover, most current italo-disco fans from europe consider Italo disco's beginning in 82 or so, and everything from Macho and Easy Going to Black Devil and Vivian Vee, is "pre-italo". Likewise, all the electro/vocoder italo that's so popular in america is "space italo" or "electro-italo". Perhaps all that Simonetti and Malavasi stuff is just space-disco to them?
Regardless, it's like pornography...you know it when you hear it.
oh yeah,
7. ? - Anxiety Outro Dub8. ? - Angel Eyes9. ? - Music Colors
7 is an edit of Amin Peck, I think by John Selway! That Amin Peck single is one of my favorite 12"s of all time. Girls On Me, Anxiety(which has vocals) and Coda, which Alec ended his Italo DeRuggierio mix with. I think Selway edited Anxiety, there is no instrumental/dub version far as I know. They have 3 other singles, Suicidal, which is wonderful, Running Straight/My Frames which is ok and I kept getting beat on ebay for it, and apparently a self-released 7" that went for like 200 bucks a few months ago.
and is 8 Angel Eyes by Lime? I played that at Lit tonight!
Look out for the Crazy Rhythms mix cd, it's got a bunch of italo-disco on it.
http://www.igetrvng.com/
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Saturday, 30 April 2005 08:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 30 April 2005 09:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Saturday, 30 April 2005 12:49 (nineteen years ago) link
funny they'd include Passion by the Flirts considering their historical problems with Bobby O.
But also Celestial Choir, Carl Bean, Roedelius?!?! That's pretty hip.
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Saturday, 30 April 2005 14:34 (nineteen years ago) link
watch me download every song on this thread
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:02 (sixteen years ago) link
dear riaa,
jk bros. Also my name is actually Tuomas.
love, Tuomas
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:03 (sixteen years ago) link
hey curt1s i have an idea
― max, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:06 (sixteen years ago) link
when u graduate lets start a neo-italo duo
it's a deal.
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:07 (sixteen years ago) link
ok i think i might drop out since this will so clearly work out
― max, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:09 (sixteen years ago) link
btw i dont play any instruments
all u need to know: http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/m/morode_gior_fromheret_101b.jpg http://www.excitementmachine.org/log/zlad.jpg http://artificeeternity.com/voltage/images/20060817_tribecagrand_robotnick_2_400x300.jpg
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:18 (sixteen years ago) link
http://myspace.com/thegiorgiomarauders
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:33 (sixteen years ago) link
my mine - can delight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2wAxm6M3d0
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:35 (sixteen years ago) link
crutis i will handle costume design + hair stylin if you write all the songs
― max, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:36 (sixteen years ago) link
5. Rockets - "On the Road Again"
this is so hilariously good!
― haitch, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 02:44 (sixteen years ago) link
"ti sento" by matia bazar is ruling universe right now
― impudent harlot, Tuesday, 18 September 2007 03:38 (sixteen years ago) link
No wonder the PSB love "Passion". It sounds exactly like "In The Night".
― daavid, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 04:45 (sixteen years ago) link
it's not much of a wonder, Bobby O produced the original version of West End Girls, but they had a falling out.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 19 September 2007 13:00 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.icomefromreykjavik.com/kontrapunkt/ !
― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 20 September 2007 04:35 (sixteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5lm78X8QM8
― omar little, Thursday, 24 September 2009 19:52 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDV_dBYp4h0
― omar little, Thursday, 24 September 2009 19:53 (fourteen years ago) link
i was just banging 'take a chance' this morning.
― Unisom beeitchs. (Matt P), Thursday, 24 September 2009 19:57 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXvHL1wR5Ys
― Unisom beeitchs. (Matt P), Thursday, 24 September 2009 20:02 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3vTmHqXEMo
― Unisom beeitchs. (Matt P), Thursday, 24 September 2009 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nAL-vIq5I&feature=related
― Unisom beeitchs. (Matt P), Thursday, 24 September 2009 20:06 (fourteen years ago) link
not italian but wayy hot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG91dV9NZDM
― Unisom beeitchs. (Matt P), Thursday, 24 September 2009 20:12 (fourteen years ago) link
italo act names were some of the best names imo
― Unisom beeitchs. (Matt P), Thursday, 24 September 2009 20:13 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_688XsfAniw
― xcixxorx, Thursday, 24 September 2009 20:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Yukihiro Takanawa - Dragon LadyRoni Griffith and Bobby O - DesireBobby Orlando - These LiesKano - She's a StarSavage - A Love AgainThe Immortals - The Ultimate Warlord (Not 80's but it's still Italo gold)Debbie Harry - Rush RushBobby Orlando - German GirlDigital Emotion- Go Go Yellow ScreenCalling All Boys - The Flirts
― Spinspin Sugah, Thursday, 24 September 2009 20:56 (fourteen years ago) link
My bad, it’s still Bandcamp Friday isn’t it. https://goodymusicproduction.bandcamp.com/album/space-operator
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Friday, 8 October 2021 11:56 (two years ago) link
There's a ton of awesome retro/pastiche italo around, like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twbw2JvvIWg
― Siegbran, Friday, 8 October 2021 12:50 (two years ago) link
Sure I don’t doubt there are multiple threads dedicated solely to Italians Do It Better. Donato Dozzy tho, it’s like we’ve come full circle. I just noticed the YouTube link I posted is only a preview but the full track is in the Bandcamp link sorry. Giulia Tess is an interesting Italian DJ who I’ve heard mix some italo with other styles. The most recent mix I heard from her was headed in a trancey breaks direction tho, hopefully that was just some exploration. Sadly it does seem like the (‘nu’) disco edit movement is slowly merging with prog house.
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Friday, 8 October 2021 17:40 (two years ago) link
Guess it’s like my OG DJ friend told me when I asked her about when trance started to infiltrate house music dance floors, how she could tell what was trance and she said she knew it was trance when she heard the whooshy sounds (they were pretty similar initially). cosmic disco - whooshy sounds - trance - prog house
― recovering internet addict/shitposter (viborg), Friday, 8 October 2021 17:46 (two years ago) link
a pure slice of disco faboulosity! Yes, I want to funk with you, Sylvester, thought you'd never ask!!Sylvester - Do you want to funk with me (video mix)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ9lXRy7ys0
― Swanswans, Saturday, 9 October 2021 12:40 (two years ago) link
My friend played me the vinyl of this last night, a track I hadn't heard in years, and I've listened to it about 20 times today. It is perfect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXNe1vQNQ5k
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Monday, 29 November 2021 22:19 (two years ago) link
It’s a good one! Instrumental is nice too, it popped up on my playlist earlier this year. Synths remind me of early/Please-era Pet shop boys.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 04:26 (two years ago) link
Just came across this nice slow track - Schiffer "Get It Right"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFYNESk9GKc
― skip, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 05:24 (two years ago) link
Vocals (by Albert one?) are a bit too sleepy on that for me, so I prefer the other mix, but the production / synth melodies are classic!
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 30 November 2021 21:10 (two years ago) link
This thread is delivering! Just catching up and after hearing Dozzy remix italo I know want to see him DJing stuff like it for 5 hours. I started searching and noticed a year ago he put out a dreamy synth-pop too> https://raster-raster.bandcamp.com/album/il-quadro-di-troisi
Love the Lisa G and Schiffer tunes posted too.
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 4 December 2021 21:17 (two years ago) link
Anachronistic question: any recommendations for essential compilations in 2021? In one of the other threads here someone recommended the Italo Dance Classics series, and then ZYX has a zillion comps of what I imagine are varying quality. Wish there were a comp that had both sides of B.W.H.'s "Stop"/"Livin' Up" on it.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Saturday, 4 December 2021 22:09 (two years ago) link
Hadn't heard this before. Instant classic:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJKvf5B772kAgatha de Co - Avion de nuit (1988)
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 18 June 2022 17:25 (one year ago) link
xp there’s this comp of Casco’s productions that has both BWH tracks: https://www.discogs.com/master/881058-Casco-The-Cyber-Album
― brimstead, Saturday, 18 June 2022 23:15 (one year ago) link
That's a great track
― Chewshabadoo, Sunday, 19 June 2022 14:24 (one year ago) link