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Sign upBiographies and portraits of Italo Disco, synth-pop and adjacent artists.
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December 1985: Silent Circle release "Touch in the Night" - #15 in Germany, 14 weeks in the chart. A West German trio: Tychsen, Breitung, Behrens. Producers Dietrich and Simons, label Blow Up. Ten tracks, charts and Russian popularity.
December 1984, Milan: Den Harrow was fronted by Stefano Zandri, but every vocal was tracked by American Tom Hooker on 1.5% royalties. Four years - 12M records, 240 shows a year. Italian TV exposed it in February 1988, two years before Milli Vanilli.
Musicland Studios ran from 1969 to 1992 in the basement of Munich's Arabella hotel - no windows, no daylight. Moroder cut Donna Summer, Queen, the Stones and Led Zeppelin here. And in 1977 he invented Moog↔MC-8 CV/Gate sync here - the MIDI prototype, ten years early.
The story of the Italian composer who worked with Dario Argento and at the same time created '80s dance hits - a rare synthesis of film and pop.
The story of the American vocalist who stood behind the main Den Harrow hits and dozens of other '80s Italo Disco projects.
One of the main Italo Disco producers - the man who gave the world "I Like Chopin" and built the sound of the genre's melancholy side.
Gian Pietro Ghezzi, aka Ken Laszlo, is one of the genre's most stable artists. Hits Tonight and Hey Hey Guy, work with Mauro Farina, active shows in 2024.
Antonio Esposito - a jazz percussionist from Naples who recorded one of Italo Disco's most unexpected hits. African kalimba, the Boney M cover, and the 2020s return.
Giorgio Moroder - the South Tyrolean Italian who invented the language of electronic dance music. Donna Summer, three Oscars, the sequencer bass, and a comeback with Daft Punk.
One of Italo Disco's most unusual artists - his tracks are known to everyone, but his biography is still shrouded in mystery.
Similarity to Mirage can mean a synth arrangement, female vocal, producer-built backing track or nocturnal romance. Seven comparisons without pretending the bands are identical clones.
Stefano Pulga and Carlo Maria Cecchiella's Italian project built meditative cinematic electronics. Pulstar, End Title, a niche cult among collectors.
The French-Italian group Rockets performed in silver suits and made cosmic electronics before Italo Disco became a genre. Predecessors of Koto and Laserdance.
One of the '80s' most popular "pseudo-Italian" artists - the German Fancy and his remarkable career in the Italo Disco aesthetic.
Erik van Vliet and Michiel van der Kuy built one of the instrumental Italo Disco flagships. Humanoid Invasion, Power Run, influence on synthwave, and current work.
Jacopo Paolucci recorded "Happy Children" at 18, and the track became one of Italo Disco's defining hits. The story of the artist and the fate of his main composition.
Andrea Cresci's instrumental project with hits Visitors and Jabdah defined the space disco sound. A key team in Italo Disco's instrumental branch, still influencing synthwave.
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