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Insane In The Pitch Change…
Le Jete – La Cage Aux Folles (Instrumental) (33.3 Version) (MP3)
Yes, yes, yes; this is so good! Released on Patrick Cowley’s Megatone records in 1983, ‘La Cage Aux Folles” (”The Caged Insane Ones” ), is, initially, Hi-NRG disco at its lightening speed, 45rpm spinning worst.
However, pitch it down to a nice and easy 33 [...]
Where’s Yours…?
Raf – Self Control (Extended Version) (MP3)
Following on from the previous (re) post, here’s another Celso Valli affiliated track. A slightly obvious one, but there’s no denying that Raffaele Riefoli’s ‘Self Control’ is a total 80’s bomb (minus that dreadful rapping nonsense towards the end). Later ‘re-worked’ by Harold Faltermeyer for the Laura Brannigan mega [...]
We Are The Musicmarkers…
Musicmarkers Ltd – Havah Nagilah (MP3)
After raiding my Italo collection this morning, it would seem that I am going into dodgy territory again. Don’t worry though, Musicmarkers Ltd pull out all the stops on this one. Taking their inspiration from a traditional Hebrew folk song, ‘Havah Nagilah’, they use the original middle eastern influences, blend [...]
It’s A Jungle Out There…
Gaznevada – Living In The Jungle (Jungle Mix) (MP3)
Released in 1985 on the Italian EMI label, ‘Living In The Jungle’ was somewhat of a big hit for these guys. The track is pretty much everything you would expect; tribal chants, jungle sounds, and of course, shit loads of synthesisers. Not quite up there with ‘I.C [...]
Rat a pat pats…
tobago – pat and pats (mp3)
tobago’s pat and pats is an awesome italo boogie record from the early 80’s. released on pineapple records this is as rare as it is fantastic. with both a vocal and instrumental version, not only does it sound ace, but it also beholds a fantastic jungle inspired record sleeve. [...]
Stop. where are you going?
valery allington – stop (vocal soul version) (mp3)
after another few days of bandwidth trouble, i thought i would get the ball rolling again with a top notch soul/boogie record from the early 80’s…
‘stop (vocal soul version)‘ was released in holland in 1982, and optimises the italo boogie sound of that era. available through the [...]
In the beginning there was the machine…
automat – the rise, the advance, the genus (mp3)
back in 1978 romano musumarra and claudio gizzi concieved, arranged and played all the music on their self titled ‘automat’ album. using a mcs-70 synthesiser, the album was created around the concept of the ‘machine’, and the dependency of the human on such machines. a little [...]
Outer space woman…
la belle epoque – miss broadway (mp3)
herman’s rocket – space woman (mp3)
picked up ‘miss hollywood’ earlier today from my local cancer research boutique. my la belle epoque knowledge is pretty minimal – it means ‘the beautiful era’ in french – but any sleeve that has the words ‘discoteca’ on the front will always [...]
The sound of rimini…
kasso – sound of rimini (mp3)
after being rudely being awaken by the postman this morning (i mean, half past 8, come on mr postie, have some consideration) i go downstairs to discover a couple of records, shit loads of bills, and some promo cd’s. after putting the bills in my things to (not) do [...]
Smell my cheese…
control d – vision in the mirror (instrumental) (mp3)
when out and about searching for records, there’s one genre in particular that always stands out as being a bit of a gamble. the genre in question – italo disco. to me, it’s a bit like picking a fine wine or a good cheese…you either get it [...]
