05/14/2008
Long Live Sharevari! Detroit Italo Disco At Its Finest
Who needs electroclash when there is "Sharevari?" This 1981 single by Detroit's own Number of Names is for fans of Kraftwerk and Italo Disco. This is the kind of song most of today's technicolor club-rat DJ's wish they wrote. Check out th ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/14/2008 4:26 PM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, YouTube, Italo Disco | Permalink
04/09/2008
If N.O.I.A. Asks If You Wanna Dance, Say Hell No and Run Away
Italian electro group N.O.I.A. sure ain't no Moroder. In fact, I find their 1984 S & M, New-Wave, erotic torture, fantasy video for "Do You Wanna Dance" so terribly awful that I have to post it. This is what happened in the early 80s when Ital ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/09/2008 12:30 PM EST in Electronic, WTF?, YouTube, Italo Disco | Permalink
03/19/2008
The Chromatics Go On a "Killing Spree" in New Video
Well, not quite, but the video is disturbing nonetheless. Like some lost John Carpenter student film or a modern day Giallo excursion, The Chromatics video for the instrumental piece "Killing Spree," directed by Glass Candy's Johnny Jewel, is a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 03/19/2008 4:24 PM EST in Experimental, YouTube, Italo Disco | Permalink
01/08/2008
Cosmic Disco Cooking School With Chef Johan Agebjorn and Special Guest Sally Shapiro!
Courtesy of producer Johan Agebjorn and singer Sally Shapiro, here's a recipe for a delicious Cosmic-Disco dish, known as "Spacer Woman From Mars," that will stir your senses and make your body rock-lobster: 3 ounces of Giorgio Moroder beats ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/08/2008 11:23 AM EST in Electronic, Italo Disco | Permalink
12/30/2007
"Take a Chance" on Mr. Flagio's Classic Electro Hair Gel!
Do yourself a favor and try the extended 12" version of Mr. Flagio's Classic Electro Hair Gel! Rubbing just a small amount of this amazing product in your hair will possess you to run to the nearest night club and bust out ultra funk-a-fied, ang ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/30/2007 10:47 PM EST in Italo Disco | Permalink
12/23/2007
Italo Disco at its Finest: Charlie's 1983 Cosmic Odyssey "Spacer Woman"
This is just too good. Spacey synthesizers, other-worldly vocals, and beats that would get Kraftwerk on the dance floor. I discovered "Spacer Woman" within the flawless italo disco mix, "We Go All Night" created by Sally Shapiro's producer, Joha ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/23/2007 12:52 PM EST in Electronic, Italo Disco, Synth-Pop | Permalink
12/14/2007
Operator Obsessions: Mirage's "Lady Operator" Vs. Pete Shelley's "Telephone Operator"
Seduction is and will always be a theme in pop music. Two artists in particular, Mirage and Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks, have written songs about a particular type of seduction. Mirage's "Lady Operator," released this year, is a beautiful ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/14/2007 9:39 AM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, Italo Disco | Permalink
12/10/2007
A Spooky Tribute: Chromatics' Cover of Dark Day's "Hands in the Dark"
I have been getting more into Italo-Disco lately, especially the music of Chromatics. They take the Italo-Disco style and put their own twist on it. While they maintain the sad romanticism and moody vibe of their forefather, Giorgio Moroder, the ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/10/2007 3:36 PM EST in Electronic, Italo Disco, No-Wave | Permalink
10/15/2007
Italo Disco Overload!!!
Italo Disco is, in a sense, futuristic European (spec. Italian) disco. It's usually dark and minimalistic with spacey synthesizers, robotic vocals and repetitive beats. Ever wonder who created those awesome scores for Scarface, Midnight Expr ...
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