Daniel Monaco returns on the Rush Hour Store Jams imprint with another disco heavy two tracker, with vocals from TK daMonza.
Daniel Monaco – Mamela [RH-STOREJAMS028]
italo-disco
SIRS – Bandcamp Goodies [Free download]
SIRS throwns in some free downloads of disco dance tunes that are mysteriously not so mysterious.
Doctr & Julia – Now You Can Fly [BAP210]
Doctr is no stranger to the Bordello. ‘Now You Can Fly’ is his third visit to the label, his first with company. Paired with Julia, the offering is pure peak-time elation. Bending bars are cut through by beats and synth stabs, Doctr building a palpable energy with vocals synergising perfectly. Daring key shifts unveil the full track, inspirational words and melodic wizardry waltzing arm-in-arm. Flying ever higher, electrical pulses of hi-nrg jolt this dancefloor burner. Julia’s vocals are parred back for the flip, leaving those sun-kissed synthlines to soar above calypso-infused percussion. Two works of sheer happiness; just what the Doctr ordered.
Klein & M.B.O. – Dirty Talk [DR014]
Discoring Records presents a 12″ white vinyl official reissue of 1982 classic, Klein & M.B.O. – Dirty Talk.
Romain FX – Spacer Woman [BLESSYOU025]
Finally the mystery is solved. After seeing air time by jocks like Harvey and Orpheu the Wizard and causing an absolute frenzy amongst diggers world-wide going into a hopeless hunt for what was thought to be a rare unearthed Cantonese version of “Spacer Woman” from back in the day. Only to find out that it was actually a newly produced cover version by Romain FX. Here it is, finally, after tumultuous negotiations with the original rights owners, Hong Kong raised Romain FX’s skilful efforts to give the absolute classic Italo-disco bomb a new facelift “Spacer Woman”, but now in Cantonese. Subtle but effective, he presents a new rendition with Cantonese lyrics by Cheung Yuen Tung along with a very respectful “Acid Trip Version”.
Ken Laszlo – Hey Hey Guy [MAXI1145-12]
An Italo Disco rarity from 1984 now available again on a colored 12“ maxi single. Reissue of this italo disco classic from 1984. Comes with Flemming Dalum remixes.
Kid Machine – Grey Infinity / Lunar Kid [EIR2]
Kid Machine presents the second release on his new label Electro Italo, featuring two more two Italo mid-tempo slammers.
Kid Machine – Italoheads / Tutti [EIR1]
Kid Machine presents two Italo mid-tempo slammers for his brand new label ‘Electro Italo’. These are tracks from the extensive archive which were made in 2020 and originally played as demos on the No Strings Attached Mix.
VA – Buone Vacanze Vol. 5 [BAP208]
Bordello Travels presents the fifth volume of ‘Buone Vacanze’ with your tour guides Karassimeon, Nude Disco, Maltitz and Lennart.
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.
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