altair nouveau is among the spaciest of dfaÆs recent signings, a producer clearly as in love with the soundtracks of john carpenter as he is with italo covers of classic rock tunes. >space fortress< saves its best for the final two minutes with a synthesized trumpet lead thatÆll have you either pumping your fist or reaching for the off switch. >showdown<, meanwhile, more adequately gets at mitchellÆs soundtrack love, with its pleasantly percolating backing track giving a chance to various sounds to prove their worth. >sorcerer< embraces the hints of flourish that mitchell dropped in spots elsewhere, and goes full-on with the funk. itÆs tough, well-produced and a little bit funny to listen to in the privacy of your own homeùjust like the 80s soundtrack music that it so readily recalls.

is it balearic return with the seventh release on their acclaimed label ! is it balearic..? recordings present the deadstock 33s - a very >spicy< journey into wide screen space dub from the mind of justin robertson. >drifting on a wave< is a lush sweeping electro dub soundtrack from the master of dapper balearia ! despite perhaps being more well known for his heavy weight club sets, justin was instrumental in establishing the deep roots of manchesters balearic scene, along with aficionados moonboots and jason boardman. his spice night was a legendary event in the north of england and added a distinctly english spin to the balearic blueprint. celebrated underground edit maestros main stem tackle the remix, creating a beautiful epic balearo-dub soundscape which already sounds like an adriatic classic finally >echo sound< wraps it all up in a slow motion cosmic disco fashion, with more than a little italo swagger, twisted in all the right places. is it balearic…?-oh yeah

lasergun #007 brings remixes by ural 13 diktators, john selway, richard bartz and labelhead savas pascalidis of lectric workers italo-disco bomb >robot is systematic<, released originally in 1982.

quality remastered reissue of automats legendary self titled lp. originally released in 1978 and produced by claudio gizzi and romano musumarra, this lp was completely groundbreaking at the time being built completely from synthesised sounds and rhythms with the band even building their own synth especially for the job. now one of the holy grails of the italo disco scene, the original changes hands for top dollar on ebay etc. features the classic æautomat - the rise, the advance, the genius, a magnificent italo synth epic spanning the whole of side a which features in dutch electro disco don i-fs top five italo records of all time. available here with full original sleeve artwork, this is a must for the serious disco collector.

following the success of mylo on breastfed, linus loves has now set up 2112 to showcase his own productions & latest signing, burns. prom night has that linus loves chirpy-bleeped-loopy-synths & smooth ambient balance, starting in a progressive italo-disco manner then slowly buffing its body & picking up speed till it reaches the crowd-cheering climax followed by the moment when all the mixes fall down & the linus loves reinterpretation of the digitalism-zdarlight-synth-guitar-break takes you through a hypno-euphoric intermission / journey before the great powerful departure. burns remix is the dinosaur version of prom night, injecting the original with vulgarity, a tough exterior & makes it more aggressive .dutch superstar don diablo provides the final mix a more breaks led interpretation using the zdarlight guitar riff. radio support plays on pete tong, kissy sell out, sarah main

disco fizz is the second album by italian disco group azoto. many say that azoto pioneered the whole italo sound, with incredibly ahead of their time productions going right back too 1977. disco fizz may contain one of the most covered disco tracks of all time san salvador, which has reared its head under countless of remixes and pop cover versions, however if you dig a little deeper this album is packed full of incredible and timeless italo disco. anytime or place literally jumps out the speakers to get you moving, while >exalt exalt< showcases their take on the darker side of electronic disco.

the follow up to the successful epic disco vol.1 is the strongest ultracity ep ever. utopia is a complete ep that stretches from up-tempo italo to old school piano house and ends with the heavenly epic matterhorn break. if you like warm deep pads, melodic leads and epic arpeggios that explode in orgasmic breaks this is the record for you!

italo sound perfectly updated for the 21st century!!

part 2 out of 2.
support by prins thomas & aeroplane..
an official follow up to the lifelike & menace anthem discopolis, metropolis is future disco at its best!

the criminally infectious followup to fire is a mix of disco, electro, italo funk and more and comes with remixes from the juan maclean, bottin, and frances outrunners. the original version from the fierce and funky 4 piece (who rocked it at sxsw) is also included.

another smashing vinyl from night light records, the various artist ep 004 encompasses 4 more strong minimal, techno flavours from sublime original punchers from mladen tomic and sinisa tamamovic including a fresh, driving techno remix from brazilian chief wehbba and new-comer vladimir acic, recently breaking into the scene with a remix for umek and cracking releases on italo business.
supported and played by: ken ishii, ortin cam, anderson noise, dandi & ugo, maurizio vitiello, coyu, a professor and many more!

heartbreak featuring pop queen sophie ellis-bextor is set to join the freemasons canon of top ten hits and remixes including uninvited, beautiful liar (beyoncÚ & shakira), work (kelly rowland), the one (kylie) and dÚjÓ vu (beyoncÚ).

here it is the first official ost on permanent vacation: gutterballs. gutterballs, by ryan nicholson, is a groovy, sleazy and pretty dang gory grindhouse revival slasher in the vein of the great 80 s horrorfilms. the film takes place during a midnight disco bowl-a-rama at a popular bowling alley, which leads directly to the great soundtrack by gianni rossi, who composed a mix between classic, goblin-esque, synthie flavoured, horror-movie soundscapes and uplifting italo pop/rock.

spring 2009, david vunk s moustache records delivers you the new moustache featuring: a1 electrick dragon - breakway. this dark emo-electro track will rock the planet. a fat electronic beat along with talking vocoder synths and beautiful chords. produced by the best kept secret producer from rotterdam. a2 lucy montenegro - lucy loves hairy boys. lucy is hott and she rocks, we all know that. in this electro italo-influenced track lucy is dreaming about hairy boys playing jupiter synths and programming dancable disco beats. b1 alden tyrell - what your eyes can do. a very emotional tearjerker all the way. an italo influenced decadance synth track for people who like to dance hom ealone in front of their mirror and cry of happiness. b2 elitechnique - minirimini. we are going back to the future. high energy fat tube compressed beats with arp synths and theatrical italo lines. we re back in rimini, 1986, if only for 7 minutes

crimea x is the coming together of two offbeat, disparate characters, dj rocca (ajello, super sonic lovers, maffia sound system) and jukka reverberi from 90s italian glam cult rockers, giardini di mir, who have often have been compared with the sound of mogwai, arab strap, godspeed you! black emperor. hailing from the far flung cosmos of reggio emilia, italys coolest post rock, cosmic disco outfit, crimea x launch a stellar ep of musical gems titled, phoros, get ready for pure, spaced out balearic bliss as the italo duo take you on a round trip journey to the electro cosmos and back. dj rocca and jukka were brought together by the common passion for cosmic imaginary soundscapes, where kraut rock fuses with the predilection for marxist thought and political stories of last century. the end product is a tantalising myriad of musical styles and tongue in cheek ethos, satirising the sociopolitical climate of our modern era.

he is italian and he is disco, whether this makes it italo-disco is up to you. the balihu act created melodic fresh music between eskimo, clone and permanent vacation. recommended

excellent 80s italo disco influenced electro stomper

killer electric disco / italo disco monster ! in david carretta (gigolo) rmx

the second instalment of the aprÚs vinyl series sees australian producer touch sensitive (also a member of van she) kicking things off with >body stop<, an italo disco stomper thats been at home in the fc catalogue for quite some time. recently unearthed by london based producer toby tobias in a chart of >hidden gems< it seemed only natural to ask toby to remix body stop and the result sees toby putting more space in the track, pushing it further onto the dancefloor and keeping it playful all at once. on the flip we take the uk connection a little further with leeds based producer bonar bradberry floating into cosmic territory with >fought & won< whilst toby tobias turns in some glorious tour-bus-disco on >azul blue<, guitars and acid lines sitting comfortably side by side for the ride.

played by dj koze , mathias kaden, laurent garnier... philpot records proudly welcomes reggie dokes on board. the owner of awesome psychostasia recordings in detroit and well known producer for the detroit beatdown posse as well as theo parrishs sound signature drops with the >rain redemptive love< ep his first release on our label. >love< got this amazing typical reggie-groove: rollin percussions meet melodic sequences, forward-pushing beats go hand in hand with charming piano chords and lovely strings partsàvery psychedelic! the second title >rain on me< is a deep mover par excellence, an arrangement between very dry and percussive beats and twisted arpeggioà. italo without the cheese! finally >black children of the ghetto< (taken from the album >my electronic mind< as a vinyl exclusive) rounds up this 12inch, slowing down the tempo and totally trippin out on its repetition. thanks for purchasing a real copy!

the enclave of both established artists and fresh undiscovered talent whose shared passion of deep underground detroit influenced house and disco are reflected in the quality output you will come to expect from the label. franc spangler, the revenge, zepp001, john daly, alpha child, 6th borough project, tuccifunk and pezzner are just some of the producers creating their work with tender loving care for delusions. dog01 will be setting the standard with the soul part ii from craig smith & the revenge. these boys are currently riding a wave of successful releases, mainly in the form of their disco and boogie edits under their 6th borough project guise on instruments of rapture. here we see them move into original production territory with a bass heavy slice of brooding and grooving floor friendly house but with their own unique twist. tempos are kept low, drums are kept live sounding and the subtle italo synth lines all ensure this track keeps true to their roots in disco. for their 6th borough project dub they dive head first into a slowly building, drum and percussion heavy workout which has a beautiful tension to it. this is music for small basements with big sound systems. finally we have john dalys beautiful interpretation where he opts for a blissed out, understated and hypnotic sound that wraps you up in layers of warm, echoing synths whilst the groove chugs along masterfully. a true mood setter or after hours classic

remastered with original label artwork. originally released: 1985. basically an italo cover version of klein & mbo/dirty talk, would have been a bad idea at that time - sounds great now!

having forged a keen army of converts to their late night audio nights & establishing a reputation as one of londons best underground parties, it was only a matter of time before they started their own label to release the music they & their party people love to dance to. expect the finest in deep electronic house, balearic boogie and italo flavours, all expertly mastered onto luxurious vinyl with slick graphic artwork. the first artist signed and to be released on the label is french/u.s producer kevin lemonnier recording under the name of das volt. this man uses no plug-ins and a resolutely old skool production philosophy. utilising all analogue signal paths through outboard and vintage gear. his music is justifiably compared to the luxuriously warm and pared down output of metro area, capturing that legendary period between disco & proto house by being a stickler for authenticity. gestures is a modern take on the electro boogie sound, pizzicato strings, silky rhodes and fat bass all blended to create a dance floor gem. fantasy is a modern italo disco classic, with epic pianos setting the mood over a driving trouser flapping bass line. remixes come courtesy of italian outfit telespazio s fabrizio mammarella - who does his deep electro funk thing with immediate dance floor effect, and toby tobias of rekids and late night audio fame, who completes the package with a killer balearic boogie interpretation

based on the 1983 italo disco classic!!

skylax records, the company focused on realeasing original obscure dance classic and everythingÆs that sounds fine to their ears.for our 13th release , we decided to bring you guys an amazing ep done by the masters of italo disco & nu disco mavericks, the fantastic serge santiago & hardrock striker. it is called genialissimo wich could be translated in italo french (if this langage exists) as great & awesome!!! they came to us with one of the most intense drummy tracks we ve heard in years, reminding the best of carl craig circa designer music.

cool new wave/italo/disco/electro tracks!! limited clear vinyl edition! has been pressed 333 times only!! all records hand stamped and hand numbered!!

>italys finest exponents of fidgety bassline ... create a blistering italo electro masterpiece... this confirms them as an act to listen out for in 2009.< dj mag !! leaders of the italian electro-fidget front blatta & inesha are back once again on hell yeah for a new special 12inch double a side designed by our very own neverending, on the a side revolution is the ultimate sicilian stomper, hip-hop influenced tricks and energy fuelled grooves, revolution has been included by drop the lime into his latest mix for fact magazine and dj supported by all the sinners in the scene. on the aa side they team up in the studio with latest italo legend in the makin congorock (fools gold,).

italo infected retro electro

nice price deal !!! this is the first in an occasional series of dissident special projects. >i was recently asked to do a remix for a brand new tune by italo legend alexander robotnick< the result was 15 minutes of 808, burbling acid bass, pro one and heavily effected chicago style spoken vocals which was deemed too long to fit on the commercially released 12 so the label (this is music - run by simian mobile disco) thought it would be a good idea to release a very limited number of 12s as a promo only. so thats what this is, a joint dissident/this is music release of a remix that wont ever be available on any other vinyl issue. limited to 200 copies, one sided

memories of classic cassius releases come flooding back as you hear the piano, and filtered disco vocal gently coming in. a splash of disco, 90s italo, and naughties vocal house, make for a perfectly constructed feel good house smash.

cosmic john daly re-edit of 84 italo disco classic

a groove grinding disco house tune that will fill any floors!!! proper filtered house style!!! samples a very rare italo disco record! grab it now, its limited!!!

three tracks from different corners of the disco spectrum. with: din a testbild going tutu, a crazy experimental electro wave track sounding fashionably cosmic for todays standards. next up is in demand italo track back to heaven by number one ensemble, an overlooked piece of heavenly disco. flip for the highly sought after too much by byron. a slo mo italo track that has balearic written all over it.

album sampler of the fred ventura classic cuts album release. two special tracks that have never been released before. a side is a sublime edit version by fabric resident dj craig richard of the i f track (ft fred ventura) i cut my heart out. craig made the track more suitable for modern club use, and he has been playing this edit version since months. he received so many reactions on the track of people who went total nuts (and some even cried when he played the intense and emotional song!). we thought this is the right moment to make it available for everyone. on the b side we have a slamming italo disco monster which fred produced together with ajello. super phat basslines (slightly reminding us of classic bobby orlando tracks) and typical italo disco synths. two completly different tracks both featuring the emotional vocals of fred ventura. timeless piece of dance music!

pure analogue italo-esque vocoder tackle from berlin that really hits the spot. pretty face is midtempo and slightly menacing and happy birthday shifts the tempo up a bit and treats the vocals to the other end of the vocoder spectrum. they are totally separate but sequenced so you can let the side run thru (a trick we pinched from disconet and hot tracks) or take your pick

rotterdam den haag connection december 2050. this time david vunks moustache records delivers le crunch ep (previously announced as biersmijt ep), produced by the one and only mr. pauli. the a1 side features the new hit called le crunch, a high energy italo wave track that rock your pants off for sure. second is a spacerockdisco remix of le crunch that listens to the name i dont need the bad things you do to me remix made by our hardrocking man alden tyrell. on the flip theres the dancefloor killer metalbass. straight ahead extreme basslines with rolling grooves, and to finish it off der alte brings us strong melodies and even stronger basslines with beats from paulies good old friend the tr 808. this record is cutted by ome lex v. coeverden. 500 copies pressed! watch out! dont play this record underwater!

for our lucky seventh 12inch in the rvng of the nrds series, the galactic captain of the edit, greg wilson, makes bodies move with two grooves from the heart and soul. cosmic dj delight cycle spins an italo classic through giddy guitar orbit while adding groovy echoes from the bright corners of the big 90s dancefloor. soul sacrifice plunges the percussive depths of san frans finest jam moments of 1969 and comes up modulating for more. seriously enlightened cuts from the creator and originator.

fusing some weird italo-ish vibes together with some unmistakenly drexciyan influences this is a pretty unique release on rh! concepts often bring interesting results and this is no exception.. i think its going to be a real >love it or hate it< record. yurotrago take the track somewhere completely different, stretching it out on a different kind of vision. awesome deep and moody action for the floor. the packaging is awesome for this one

the soon to be massive den haan are releasing their first 12 with dissident. this one contains 2 killer tunes, the sleazy hi -nrg ode to the worlds oldest profession and the italo-esque instrumental theme, night shift has been road tested by optimo for a few months now and absolutely smashes it every time and if anything theme is even better and more versatile. this is a 12 that will stay in a wide range of djs boxes for ages will be one of those that flies out fast so get your orders in quick, as you know, there will be no re-press.

sin & soul are back with a new edit series with nicely designed sleeves. volume 1 is hitting us with two tracks re edited to set any dancefloor on fire – side a goes the deep disco route while the flipside is from the golden age of italo/euro disco.

on the a-side we find the original version which sounds like a classic italo disco tune in the 2008 tuned version. a tribute to the melodic italo dance songs of the 80ies. passarani s mix goes where the italo tradition meets the chicago house school such as the hotmix 5 crew and he spiced that up with sharp production and powerfull jacking beats to make this a anthem for the summer of 2008! this track created a big, big stir at the panoramabar when it got played there recently... check!

skylax records, the company focused on realeasing original obscure dance classic and everythings that sounds fine to their ears! for our 11th release , we decided to bring you guys a brand new track from the italo master of all time: the fantastic beppe loda under the name italowerk. honestly, we were not expecting anything, as he did so much for electronic music already for the past 20 years, resident at the legendary typhoon club in italy (brescia), playing a huge amount of electronic underground tracks that are praised today by clubbers & vinyl fetishists, he created also what we called today afro cosmic. we could sum up his new project just by its name italowerk = kraftwerk meets underground italo. the first track is called sognando that we could translate by dreaming. indeed, this is a very powerfull track, that sounds almost like an italo lost gem (circa 1982) but with an incredible modern feeling, full of crazy electro synths, arpeggios and a terrible kick: an athem!

super split 12 inch showing the diversity of current neo-disco / balearic stuff. beat brokers >cactus< is a synth laden spiraling tune that ows as much to italo disco as to early techno. it comes with a more string dominated citizen kane remix. on the flip lars behrenroth (deeper shades, freerange) presents with >the beach< a different side of himself with a sweet laidback balearic tune that comes with a equally nice jazzier mudd remix.

waowww ! tunes alerts on this 12inch sampler featuring the versatile all star with only new and exclusive tracks from i:cube, joakim, chateau flight and dj ringardos taken from the compilation >versatile 2008< !!! first, i:cube goes italo disco with >supernovac< ! a title that sounds like i:cubes reply to smith n hacks masterful « space warrior ». on a2, joakim is back with a disco/rock monsters : >love & romance & a special person<! its first new track since his last album ! arpeggios and robotic words of love. the compelling sensation of listening to american fm in the mid-80s on a beat-up radio. novel and full of charm. b side bring us back chateau flight with >la roquette<, a minimal/acid stuff ! this throbbing and druggy techno cut shows us how this french duo can explore all the dance music sides ! and last but not least, this 12 inch delivers us a mysterious and mighty newcomer, dj ringardos, with >was better in 88< ! who thinks hes fingers, inc.? piano cocktail and little flutes tell the story of the hidden treasures of deep house from the late 80s...

datashat give grandmaster flash and the furious five the extra italo-electro treatment that will cause havoc on every floor - wicked!

the italo freak disco guy from rome is back. three tracks of advanced acid meets italo meets arpeggio funk. imagine the clone boys getting mad in a full moon summer night – on some funny drugs at the beach of rimini. sometimes in the early 90ies. welcome the future of italo! hands in the air!

excellent 80s inspired neo italo house!!

lies is the epic ten track album from new, fast rising metal-influenced italo-disco duo heartbreak. comprised of the fantastically flamboyant, charismatic argentinian frontman sebastian muravchik and british keyboard mastermind ali renault, heartbreak have been enlisting a growing gang of devotees thanks to their superbly titled debut single, we are back and electrically charged, stage invasion prone live show, blurring the boundaries between live music and religious experience. christened >metalo<, the pairs unique sound combines the high drama and melodic charm of early 80s italian disco (the european counterpart to new yorks movement) with the dark, brooding energy of metal bands like black sabbath

played by dj koze , mathias kaden, laurent garnier... philpot records proudly welcomes reggie dokes on board. the owner of awesome psychostasia recordings in detroit and well known producer for the detroit beatdown posse as well as theo parrishs sound signature drops with the >rain redemptive love< ep his first release on our label. >love< got this amazing typical reggie-groove: rollin percussions meet melodic sequences, forward-pushing beats go hand in hand with charming piano chords and lovely strings parts…very psychedelic! the second title >rain on me< is a deep mover par excellence, an arrangement between very dry and percussive beats and twisted arpeggio…. italo without the cheese! finally >black children of the ghetto< (taken from the album >my electronic mind< as a vinyl exclusive) rounds up this 12inch, slowing down the tempo and totally trippin out on its repetition. thanks for purchasing a real copy!