Italo-Disco


  
  
  • The Italo connoisseurs at Dark Entries have unearthed another hard-rocking jam Alex Molo’s “Look At Me” was released in 1986 on Rainbow Records Produced by Claudio Corradini and featuring Mauro Spagnolo and Steven Stefani, “Look At Me” delivers everything you want from latter-period Italo: propulsive digital synth...
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    The Dark Entries Italo drop continues with Garland’s “Heartbeat” Like the Alex Molo reissue, this is another 1986 dancefloor bomb produced by Claudio Corradini along with Massimo Filippi Art Déco singer and songwriter Claudio Valenti conceived of Garland as an outlet for his more dancefloor-oriented material Inspired...
  • Galvanica: a voice with unusual qualities, refined, balanced, also high-pitched, sensual, embellished by an orgasmic inspiration with fluid and spaced solos in hypnotic rhythms that often change scenery ‘Nightlights in Japan’: an extraordinary piece of pure and profound creativity where each version seems to have been built...
  • “Habibi”: incredible Egyptian-influenced Italo piece with Arabic vocals Many typical elements of the ‘Italo-Disco’ era give the song a very friendly and reassuring mood, especially the (probably) Linndrum beat with tom fills and tambourine, alternating bass, a sequencer emphasizing the eights, and strings- However, a...
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    Pioneers, that's what they're called Not properly a giant team, but a bunch of forward-thinking producers In the heyday of the Italo disco there was some forward thinking, a new way to address the club scene 1985 is the golden year and if you want to get to the core of the synth-pop experience Look no further! This previously...
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    Going back to the vaults of the iconic X Energy Records label from Italy, THANKYOU presents yet another Balearic house masterpiece for your listening pleasure Deep and sensual androgynous vocals, dreamy synth melodies, generously pulsating bass lines that blend with the playfulness of the rhythm – all boxes are checked Surely a...
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    Naples 1982, the earthquake leaves rubble and dismay, unease and misery, smuggling and heroin The reconstruction is a shadow that will last more than a decade, it is a shady deal between bureaucrats and criminals Naples is an open construction site and the redemption was long coming There was the "music-music" of the Neapolitan...
  • Imagine for a moment that Arthur Russel had learned to speak Brazilian and then moved to Italy to produce an Italo-Disco single back in 1984 There's a good chance it would sound like the Dub version of the B side on this record (Remixed by Bob One) A percussive foundation channeling Latin Freestyle beats sets the groundwork for...
  • The sixth release on Italian imprint Tempo Dischi comes from Alessandro Bernabeo, aka Raduan, the Italian DJ and producer behind 'Taki-Naki-Naki', one of the most eclectic and unconventional electronic records made in Italy in the late 1980s "At the age of 7, I started attending a music school learning to play the piano At 11 I...
  • Reissue of this italo rarity from 1982 with Flemming Dalum...
  • "Zulu Rap" represented a surprising alternative to the typical Italo-Disco sound perceived in Naples and around in the early 80s This little-known production has some interesting arrangements, mostly in the short version, where the drum work out raised below, reminiscent of "Love Hangover" by Diana Ross Actually at that time the...
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    "It's the Monkey !" is one of the most striking and unique reissues of Best Record to date, rises like a flame from the history of the Italo-Disco Very well arranged and enriched by a creative use of many different sounds There is nothing else quite like it! Strada (which in Italian means ‘road’) was born in a studio (not...
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    Remastered re-issue from this Italian disco classic from...
  • Italo Disco re-issue from 1983 with Flemming Dalum and Vanzetti & Sacco...
  • Italo reissue from 1984 with Flemming Dalum and Hysteric...
  • Down-tempo disco heaven from one-hit wonders Byron Originally released on the Italian label Golden Sound, 'Too Much' is a must for any discerning Balearic record bag A side contains the original vocal version and on the B side there is the original instrumental plus the warmest Remix version previously available only on the rarest...
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    Compared to some of the ultra-obscure releases buffed up and reissued on Best, Loui$' "Magic Dance" is something of a perennial classic, but that doesn't diminish its value in getting another airing Loui$ released a modest wedge of killer party anthems in his 80s peak, but this debut 12" in 1985 was the glittering prize Of all the...
  • Disco Segreta reveals another music mystery ! This EP - taking 4 years in the making - marks the first ever 12” release of the elusive downtempo italo-boogie tune “Guarda l’Amore”, sung by the mysterious italian duo Gianni & Donatella, only previously available on the impossibly rare 1987 “Disco Italia” compilation...
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    The first release in a new catalog series dedicated to the 7" Here are two reworks produced between Italy and the United States, inspired by Italian cosmic atmospheres of the late 70s: “Cascades” by Stephen Schlacks (1978) and “Pulsazioni” by Filippo Trecca (1979) “Cascate Emozionali Volume One” is a tribute to these...
  • An Italo Disco rarity from 1983 with remixes by Flemming Dalum and Vanzetti &...
  • In the studio of the small Italian town of Cremona, some of the famous but early representatives of a not-yet-named- music style called Italo Disco get together to record a song Among them are the most active and influential singers, producers and arrangers of this musical movement from Cesare Pasquali to Jimmy Mc Foy including...
  • All-time italo hit back on the decks in 2021 club mix, ltd coloured...
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    Straight from the immense shelves of the Full Time Production warehouse, here's a new must-have gem for the italo disco lovers Released for the first time in 1980 , eponymous album "Kano " is remastered for vinyl for the first time since then and is given an incredible new life through this version pressed on limited edition...
  • Lily Ann was a quintessential one hit wonder of Italo disco perfection that surfaced in 1984, and “Going Crazy” captures the mood of early 80s dance music perfectly Adding value to the release beyond the fresh mastering job and high-end modern pressing, as well as the previously released vocal and instrumental we also get...
  • Best Record Italy presents a reissue of Model 11-29’s “Wot Times,” a particularly inspired work by the legendary Sangy that transforms “Rapper’s Delight” into a slice of Italo-balearic ecstasy On the vocal version, drums sit between disco and electro as they boogie down to a breakdance beat, with greasy funk basslines...
  • Cult Italian producer Jenny Rocco passed away in 2020, and in tribute to the work of this dearly departed artist, Best Record Italy is reissuing of one of his most sought after productions in “Evita (Avoid)” by Coco Bill Produced by Rocco in 1983, the track comes in two versions, with the vocal cut setting romantic disco...
  • 8 years after DJ Sotofett's last visit to our label(FPST1) we received some tracks perfectly timed AND perfectly primed for that elusive number 75 release This time teaming up with Rex Ronny, we're stoked to have him back and even more stoked about the music engraved in these grooves DJ Sotofett and Rex Ronny embodies a solid 7...
  • Re-issue of this italo disco rarity from...
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    Another classic remastered Disco / Cosmic Balearic Classic from Best Record, originally released in 1983 on F1 Team records This one includes the original versions from the original 12 release plus the special extended...
  • Italo disco re-issue from 1983 with remixes from Flemming Dalum, Longdrink and Victor...
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    Official limited edition reissue of Asso's Italo masterpiece from 1983 Featuring "Do It Again", a killer Balearic disco-style cover of the Steely Dan classic On the flip side you get the wonderful boogie jazz-funker "Don't Stop", a track which is pure blissed-out dancefloor heaven and deservedly became a Loft and Garage classic as...
  • Like all the best releases on Best, Pussycat were something of a one hit wonder who appeared and then promptly disappeared after one single in 1983 It's a wicked shame, seeing as their track "Le Chat" was a wonderful fusion of disco funk and synth pop The vocal is catchy enough, but the "Short Dub" version is where the real heat...
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    Fabrizio Fattori is one of the most representative dj in the afro balearic Italian movement, Best Record with this album put together all the songs produced from Fabrizio during 1985 including all the songs coming from the rare and high in demand Appunti D’Africa and Baraonda 12″ singles plus unreleased...
  • Remastered reissue of a double A-side classic by LAMA a studio project from 1983 Both tracks here are killer electro/italo tracks well worth their weight in gold Love On The Rocks is a electro-fied cover of Lucio Battisti’s original disco smash “Il Veliero” On the flip we have the dark apocalyptic feel offered by...
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    Dark Entries Editions reissue series continues with a double A-side of the first two Helen maxi singles, “Witch” and “Zanzibar”, as a 4-song EP Helen was an Italo disco studio project that consisted of various producers, songwriters, and vocalists from Italy in the 1980s The first line-up included popular Italo...

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