Bordello Travels presents the fifth volume of ‘Buone Vacanze’ with your tour guides Karassimeon, Nude Disco, Maltitz and Lennart.
VA – Buone Vacanze Vol. 5 [BAP208]
italo-disco
Babes In Love – Surrender [BLESSYOU024]
It might sound like an overlooked European dance record from 1985, but “Surrender” is a catchy Pop oriented production with strong influences from Italodisco and HiNRG, written and produced entirely from scratch by Benny Howell (aka DJ Subaru) and his friend Bella Quirin. Innocent and charming lyrics over 120’s BPM drum machine and a simple melody that you’ll be humming in the back of your mind for days to come. The remix on the B-side by Castro takes a darker turn into what almost sounds like a Techno version with heavy dubbed out effects taking the “Surrender” theme through an unhinged Ketamine flanger vortex.
Franz Scala – Italorator Episode 12.5
Antoni Maiovvi – Ultrademonic II [CCC-521]
Antoni Maiovvi channels the enigmatic facets of disco, synthesizer-driven beats, and the captivating allure of italo-disco, creating a sound steeped in vintage analog essence. His latest EP on Skylax sub-label Cosmic Club represents a masterful fusion of diverse influences.
Alessandro Parisi @ Intergalactic FM Festival 2024
The Hacker – Italorator Episode 10
Redray & Satoshi Yamamura @ Lentekabinet 2024
Sneaker – H.A.N.D. Mix 058
Mark Tower – Loving You [DLV1030]
Mark Tower, also known as Marco Torre started off as a well known DJ in Northern Italy before releasing two hits in the shape of ‘You Aren’t Fall In Love’ and ‘More More More’ on the iconic Discomagic label. Mark’s sound has been given then 21st Century treatment with the release ‘Loving You’, complete with Iventi remixes by maestro Eddy Mi Ami.
Paul Paul – Burn On The Flames [IDL067]
In 1985 Styloo members Alberto Signorini and Tullio Colombo delivered the less known, but equally powerful dancefloor monster ‘Burn on the Flames’. Increasingly hard to find, the team at Iventi Records delivers this remastered release, complete with original cover art.
VA – AirFunk 004 [AF004]
Maxime dB and Aline Brooklyn’s AirFunk label serves up five fresh ones in their usual vein of French pop and electro-influenced dance music. The fourth edition in their V/A series makes for no less than a masterclass in such inherited arts; the A-side comes packed to the brim with airy, upper-echelonic, sophisticated but not-tryhard electro-syntheses, from the introductory chord bursts and catwalk kick-claps of ‘Nrj’ to the lippy new wave lasers and speak n’ spelled interjections of Electrodynamique’s ‘That Is Right’. The B adds depth to the A’s surface tensity, with La Gugga’s ‘Gogo Danca’ and Paul Cut’s ‘Shoes’ lending a fashionista’s verve to stringing, saxophonic deep house and bass-driven Oizo-esque flat beats respectively.
Anbau – Mortirolo ’94 EP [BAP200]
Barcelona’s Anbau debuts on Bordello with a Giro d’Italia themed EP. Dedicated to its heroic riders and specifically the late Marco Pantani. He broke through in 1994, winning one of the hardest Giro climbs with an incredible time record; the Passo del Mortirolo. He eventually became second in the final rankings of this legendary tour of Italy.
Intergalactic Gary @ Star & Shadow (Newcastle) 30.03.2024
Rodion & Mammarella – Musica E Computer LP [SLOMO052]
‘Musica E Computer’ is a momentous release from Slow Motion label head Fabrizio Mammarella and Rodion recorded in the legendary Marche Synth Museum (Museo Del Synth Marchigiano). A fully functional recording space that houses a fusion of several private collections of Italian electronic musical instruments gathered over the many years since their creation. The Marche region, being home to some of the most ground-breaking and foundational instruments, has created the likes of Crumar, Farfisa and Elka with innovative use from the likes of Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd and Vangelis.
Konerytmi – Robottidisko LIVE [Spring 2024]
All tracks written & produced by Kirill Junolainen and performed by Konerytmi
Setup: Roland mc707x2, Roland mx1, Roland SH-01A, Roland T-8, Dreadbox Medusa, Flame mono talking synth, Akai mpx16, Elta music console, Shiftline astronaut v2
Armonics – Future Echoes EP [BAP196]
Four years ago, Francesco Strippoli debuted on Bordello A Parigi. Once again, donning his Armonics alias, the Bari based producer returns with four tracks for “Future Echoes”. The synthesizer warmth that has characterised past releases is immediately present. At the heart of “Floating High” is Strippoli’s keyboard work. Beats are crisp and understated as waves of melodic murmuration bob and weave to perfectly complement each other. A steady kick introduces the textured title work. Warbling notes give way to bolder chords, chords that are blurred by shimmering arpeggios as layers of harmony expand and unfold. Nostalgia meets the needle on the flip. “Retrospectiva” blends subtle shades with brassy extravagance, the sun and romance of southern Italy radiating in tempered brilliance. The energy of “Music and Lights” closes. Throbbing keys are further fortified by swirling synth stabs, the intensity being ratchetted up to boiling point in this dancefloor delight.
O;riordan @ Panama Racing Club Mad Wednesday 21.02.2024
Intergalactic Gary @ Panama Racing Club 19.01.2024
I-F @ Panama Racing Club Mad Wednesday 17.01.2024
Time Capsule – Sexual Desire / Heat In Africa [THANKYOU031]
An interesting insight into some of the diverse dancefloor oriented sounds going on in Canada during the 80s sitting somewhere between electro, italo disco and proto house. A-side starts off on a slow paced 80 bpm pop/rock italo-disco crossover track featuring lyrics in english with an unidentifiable accent, very much reminiscent of Italian local neighbourhood private press ventures featuring someone’s sister on the vocal. 3 versions later, on the B side, things step up a notch coming in at 130 bpm with “Heat In Africa’s” drum machine propelled rhythmic mayhem pulling out all the latest studio bells and whistles of the time. Big electric guitar solo build up on the “Dance Mix” and additional Bonus Beats mix by Castro.
The Hipodrome Of Music 