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Italo Disco

Italo Disco vs. American Disco

How Italian disco differed from American disco - we break down the sound, aesthetic, and philosophy of two genres that share a name but sound worlds apart.

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Italo Disco

Why Italy?

Why the Italo Disco genre was born in Italy rather than France, Germany, or Britain - the conditions that came together in the country in the early '80s.

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Italo Disco

The Golden Era: 1983-1987

Five years when Italo Disco ruled European dance floors - the essential tracks, events, and producers of the genre's peak.

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