Prague’s Endless Illusion is stepping up with very first 12″ release, debut EP from French producer Ideomatic with remix by Kid Machine. Strongly influenced by giallo soundtracks with a heavy dose of dance ammunition.
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Garofano Rosso – Garofano Rosso [GD009]
Garofano Rosso is the latest project by Italian producer Giorgio Luceri. This new work eschews the house stylings of previous releases in favour of a more classic Cosmic approach. Echoes of Tangerine Dream’s Thief OST mixed with what could perhaps be the imaginary soundtrack to Miami Vice if it had infact been set in Rimini and starred Maurizio Merli as Sonny Crockett. These are not however just mere mood pieces, but take the sun, the sea and the body-count straight to the dancefloor.
Francisco – Notte Horror [SLOMO019]
A special one sided release from Francisco who channels the spirit of John Carpenter and the mysterious ‘Zio Tibia/Uncle Ankle’ (Italians will know who this is!) directly into the dancefloor for a high octane trip through space and time. This is the third release in Slow Motion’s acclaimed soundtrack series.
WET – That’s The Game [STD1201]
An impressive, ahead of the game pre-acid house anthem from 1983. Still relevant almost 30 years later.
Wanexa – The Man From Colours [MIX016]
One of the most in-demand Italo titles of all time: an elusive Rago & Farina penned disco odyssey from ’82. This is strictly limited and will not hang around for long.
De Dupe – Endless Illusion Podcast #11
VA – Heavy Rotation III [DEA003]
The Heavy Rotation crew is finally back with the follow-up to their successful Blackdisco release. As expected they continue to deliver top shelf disco from all four corners of the world. Bernhard Zichler checks in on Flight 77, a quirky leftfield bomb with a Joy Division infectious bassline. Then Ric Piccolo takes us high up in the Pampas sky with the smoking hot Marruecos. On the flip Albion joins forces with El Chad from Greece for a piece of decadent camp action with a glorious ending. To round it all off, Spacelex delivers a dubbed out psychedelic disco stomper.
Malcolm & The Bad Girls – Shoot Me [DSS004]
Sensitive – Driving [DSS001]
Official remastered reissue of the 1984 original recording of this ultra-rare timeless masterpiece.
DKMD – Sacrificio [GD008]
DKMD is the unholy union of the legendary David Kristian (Psyche / Francesco Clemente / Creme Org) and composer, singer and poet Marie Davidson. The Sacrificio EP is a cosmic soundtrack to vampire rituals, stalker fantasies and abandoned mansions. Heavy disco grooves are matched with Marie Davidson’s ghostly voice, speaking from (the crawl)space to your paranoid mind. Remixes come from Giallo Disco’s Vercetti Technicolor and Antoni Maiovvi.
Fred Ventura – The Years (Go By) 30th Anniversary Reworks [DM010]
Disco Modernism presents the imminent release of the 30th anniversary remix project of the most successful Fred Ventura single to date. Originally produced by godfathers of Italo disco Turatti and Chieregato and released on Gong records at the end of november 1984, this extremely limited deluxe gatefold package contains an amazing array of finely crafted remixes from amazing talents from across the globe.
TTJ Edits – TTJ #182 [TTJ182]
Three edit jobs again of Todd Terje this time of Roni Griffith’s “Love Is The Drug”, Rinder & Lewis 1979 rarity “Willie And The Hand Jive” and Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”.
N.O.I.A. – Stranger In A Strange Land [EXIT009]
Since the late seventy’s N.O.I.A. have always been well present on the electronic scene. In 2015, they are back on Italian Records with their 1983 italo classic. All original versions, plus a new remix by I-Robots.
Marcello Giordani – Danza Meccanica [IDR008]
Italo Deviance’s boss Marcello Giordani strikes back with a wonderful and stylish piece of real Electronic Disco. Danza Meccanica is a bass driven, snuggy slice of sexy early ’80s Disco. Azione Motoria is an hybrid between Disco and Detroit Techno, Spacey, with analogic arpeggios and melodies from other dimensions
Delta Funktionen @ The Last Weekender, Trouw (Amsterdam) 28.12.2014
Hipodrome Podcast 018 – Hysteric
At the end of the year 2014, Hipodrome brings you a special Christmas present!
VA – Red Laser Disco: Hits From The Manctalo Diskoteque [RL012]
A double vinyl 8 track selection of Red Laser Disco favourites. Compiled by Il Bosco it shows the variety of early 80s Italian dance music & the Italo scene with disco styling through to boogie, new romantic flavours through to electro.
Amin Peck – Suicidal [BRDR001]
1st outstanding release for Archivio Fonografico’s sub label Borderline Editions. Remastered official reissue of the original version dated 1983 on Best Records ”Suicidal” by Amin Peck is one of the most intense italo disco songs ever.
Karl Lukas Pettersson – Paradise Island [ACIDO019]
Karl Lukas Petterson aka Luke Eargoggle took a turn into a different direction and the outcome is on Dynamo Dreesen’s imprint Acido. Some crafty 1980s Wave / Electro / Disco leaning tunes.
Zaltan – Quartier Choc [GRVTS002]
Second limited releases from Low Jack’s Editions Gravats label. Gold ink printed on white cassette Antinote boss Quentin Vandewalle aka Zaltan delivers a killer psychedelic boogie and ’80s motocross funk’ mix for Low Jack and Jean Carval’s Editions Gravats.
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