the niallist is back after his first release of 2010 on little rock records - his last (house machines >a.c/i.d.<) selling out its limited edition run and gaining support from james murphy, trevor jackson, cosmo vitelli, ali renault and old school acid legend adonis.
>i came< is favela-funk meets chicago house, with the sultry vocals of ms mac d lending it an accessible and sexy edge. it has already gotten plays on kiss fm by sinden, and on bbc radio 1 by both vic galloway and optimo. the release has been getting some strong reviews already and the remixes have been proving popular on the blogosphere, especially brassicas icy italo remake.

incl. 3 brennan green remixes !!! supported by horse meat disco, cosmo vitelli, tim sweeney, space ranger, inflagranti, massimiliano pagliara, marcello giordani, bottin, discodromo, michael reinboth, luke solomon… danny was a drag king is back with an hot tune. chocolate black leather is ajello new single. driven by the one and the only hard tons vocals the track is an orgy of vintage synths, bouncy bass, a sure winner for the italo disco fans. brennan green needs no introduction, when he dust off his 303 and everything goes acid disco paradise... you really cant get any better.

big with julien chaptal, luciano, gel abril, mihai popoviciu, keinemusik crew, nekes, affkt, meat, anthony collins, luca doobie, mirco violi, varoslav,.. dj sneak-fans, check this one out! the connection between off and italy has always been strong, now another promising act from the italian capital rome will be added to the off roster. >mad & son< is a massive floorburner, possibly one of the most danceable tracks ever released on off. a huge classic italo-disco-sample cut up, looped and accompanied by self-played keys, a massive groove and killer bassline. off-regular dj w!ld delivers one of his classical linear and toolish mixes, taking back the use of the discoloop and focusing more on the groove. >phased< works quite similar to >mad & son<, also working with a discoloop but adding raw spoken-wordvocs. dancefloor-destruction guaranteed. >whats going on< is probably the most sneak-ish tracks of the bunch, an intense filtered loop, jacking beat, techhousy groove and driving vocals.

gianni rossi bringt rock und disco auf einen nenner wie kaum ein anderer. der italo-kanadier gilt als einer der top-session-keyboarder. zudem ist er bekannt für seine horror-film-soundtracks. nur auf vinyl-lp erhältlich ist nun sein soundtrack zu dem ryan nicholson-slasher-film star vehicle.

the power of lauer is indisputable. blessed with the uncanny ability to make hooks that would make bone thugs-n-harmony jealous in their heyday, phillip lauer is – pardon us – the melody man. his newest tour de force comes in two parts for our beloved live at robert johnson label. similar sounding to the legendary harmonizer (as if you would care), h.r. boss is new- romantic -italo -not -italowave that puts love on top of love (i.e. the aforementioned melodies). wouldnt sound out of place in sophie marceaus notorious la boum walkman. forbidden fruit is the sweetest. a little less full-bodied, yet as disarming, banned goes straight ahead with its ripply bass line, wheezing strings, a killer arrangement that completely deserves the tracks name plus a groove that wont stop. feels like delta nrgs filthy little brother. delectable! put on your red shoes

12 inch from yam who? on the demo disc imprint. side a: hi steppin yam who? rework >> brilliant reworking of classic track hi steppin, very chilled disco feel. glittery synths, hypnotic vocals and lots of funk from the bass. killer track! ... side b: come on and do me re-edit --> italo discoy bass, lovely female vocal and wait for percussive breaks!!

new dutch label with its roots in the west coast italo disco scene. teaming up with long time buddy fred ventura sfera celeste project combines the melancholy of vintage italo disco with the black funk of man parrish and the mysterious atmosphere that good new wave used to have. pretty essential and highly limited (480 hand numbered copies) for the real heads. these guys come in the tradition of the earliest electronic dance music and show their love for man and machine. interesting new label and desirable first release!

big with: dubfire, roberto rodriguez, mijk van dijk, karotte, kissy sell out, makossa, david durango, aga heller, franksen, dan mangan, greg churchill, louis osbourne,.. following the huge >human you< (moon033) the much loved disco bear ante perry returns in a double-trouble beatdown head-to-head with tube & berger.just pure and simply an anthem, >ever never< is the type of record that you know you ll love even before its started. drenched in melancholic synth pop melody, heart-warming bass lines and euphoric moments, this future classic builds to a real finale!stereofunk provide a techier remix that treads the colourful lines between disco, tech house and cosmic exploration! soaring synths and funking basslines combine in this italo-inspired treat for the dancefloor

supported by dimitri from paris, space ranger, dj morpheus, hardton, horse meat disco, baby g, fromage disco the ajello boys team up with peedoo@hell yeah recordings for a new vinyl based disco adventure: danny was a drag king. dwdk has some glorious releases in the pipeline, releases by ajello, supersonic lovers, luminodisco, brennan green, hardton and a few surprises make dwdk a label to watch for the forthcoming months. first release comes courtesy of ajello themself along with italo disco pioneer fred ventura. my rhythm is a sing-a-long italo disco anthem if theres one. variations on the main come courtesy of postdisco sensation crimea x and their eastern chill-wave spundscapes, ali renault of heartbreakers fame and new italo kid on the block the king of basia who gives us a terrific nu-disco burner, an underground hit in the making.

a tasty 4 track appetizer for their album due out in jan 2011 on lovemonk. not really edits, but diced up loops and breaks reworked with synths, drums and deft studio magic. you might hear some bar kays or dc la rue on here. fans of italo or cosmic disco tracks should definitely dig it.

egbert provides an energetic yet deep and hypnotic techno track while roger martinez delivers a giorgio moroderesque italo influenced tech houser. on the flip, its kaap de goede hoop who bring some warm deep housey flavours to the mix and arjuna schiks who finishes it off with a big funky percussive groover.

part two in the private pressing series of bottin! again crazy limited and extremely good! two hot tracks covering each one side with upbeat italo tracks that takes no prisoners! the funk driven aextacy on the a-side with its sexy vocals leaves not one girl on the side! on the flip there is teak lover with is pure italo drive and bouncing bassline and bombastic synths. disco just don t get much hotter then this. recommended!

ajello is the duo of luca >dj rocca< roccatagliati and fabrizio taver tavernelli. rocca is a dj, producer, musician. taver is musician, singer, producer. together the pair create a diverse sound inspired by >electro, new-wave, italo-disco, disco, neurofunk and eurodance.< supported by the likes of laurent garnier, erol alkan, nick fanciulli… a1: >jr. pump<: up-tempo driving beat entwined with melodic synth, congo percussion and a tremendous bass line. a dance-floor killer. b1: >cyborg chief<: futuristic sounding bass with a lovely groove, constantly moving and carried by spacey synths laid over a tight percussive beat. b2: >disco django<: disco strings with heavy tribal style drums, cowbell and deep vocal sample grooving with an offbeat hi-hat

slamming 80s / italo disco remix from retro/grade !! 2nd mix is from michael woods, a full big room proggy stomper

gem sampler 2.1 and 2.2 come just in time for a gem records >amsterdam dance event showcase< at the westerunie on saturday october 24th including a big poster and advert campaign for the sampler! artists featured on gem sampler 2.1 (gem006) are secret cinema and tom laws who both dropped a big fat techno bomb and peter horrevorts who supplies us with a huge peak time loop-disco techey stomper. nice… on gem sampler 2.2 (gem007) egbert provides an energetic yet deep and hypnotic techno track while roger martinez delivers a giorgio moroderesque italo influenced tech houser. on the flip, its kaap de goede hoop who bring some warm deep housey flavours to the mix and arjuna schiks who finishes it off with a big funky percussive groover.

stephen falken and pierre de la touche revive the outrunners project with the running for love and money ep. the sound is vintage futurism of italo disco pop (without trying to be retro) with a blend of heartfelt nostalgia that seems to operate in a time zone all of it s own. this release is limited to 330 copies with full picture sleeve and free download coupon.

next up on nang we get tooled up with our disco pick-axe to mine one of the most authentic italo vaults, that of once-forgotten-but-now-hero-again beppe loda. having begun djing in brescia aged 16, loda was resident at gambaras soon to be legendary typhoon club from 1980 until the club closed in the same year as the paradise garage, a year before acid house officially began in 1987.

dance disorder (aka baby g and robin crafoord) have lived up to their reputation with an extremely successful bpitch debut. the disco smash >zusammen<, with its epic breadth and italo dance roots, has already had the chance to set many an after party in motion.

classic italo disco 2009!!!

re-issue of this 1983 balearic / italo-disco release by asso.

limited 2010 repress !!! >most of all< sees morgan aiming for the deeper end of the ital-disco scale, with jeremy greenspan s smooth vocal backed by great italo keys, a bouncing analog bassline, and tight beats. along with an instrumental take of >most of all< on the flip comes >skyblue pink<, a slightly angular, atmospheric late night cut for the leftfield headz to get to grips with, combining sprase metallic beats and textured italo keys. tracks: most of all/ most of all (instrumental)/ skyblue pink

italians do it betters new sister edit label around kicks off with a re-vamp of a steve miller band classic. venice native william bottin is known mainly for his slick glossy italo-inspired productions and remixes on labels like italians do it better. this time he puts his signature spin on a few classic rock tracks turning them into a sick italo-rock floor filler. the b-side is a level 42 burner that will kill for you as well. much more than an edit, yet not a remix per-se- bottin has done something special this time! limited edition of 400 copies never to be repressed.

i-f featuring fred ventura with a bizarre italo track. mat 101 does a more filmisch song and legowelt remixed space invaders are smoking grass ...

supported by: andrew weatherall, prins thomas, daniele baldelli, james holden --> varvara is the first release out of crimea x awaited first album >prospective< to be released worlwide on august 28th. get ready for pure, grovvey, spaced out balearic bliss as the italo duo take you on a round trip journey to the electro cosmos and back. this exclusive 12inch includes an awesome version by the king of all things tripped-out, his majesty bjorn torske

das münchner label permanent vacation kann einem schon unheimlich werden angesichts der aktuellen hit-serie. diese split-maxi des portugiesischen acts mirror people (alias rui maia) und kool dj dust aus stockholm macht keine ausnahme. vier tracks zwischen old school electro, italo disco und sonnendurchfluteter house-musik.

now out on labella recordings: first limited edition (200) translucent vinyls of our fresh italo-brazilian talent marcos baiano. two sides of happiness: side a has clean percussion, latin influences, beautiful chords kicking in. side b with a harder, stronger drum kick and sub base and a gorgeous driving female vocal line. elegant house for every kind of floor this summer.

yes, stefano e bene are big fans of italo disco. in their >happy sunshine studio< they work on their own definition of this sound. actually, the two boys do not come from italy. but their friend hard ton does. together with this really big artist, who already released on dissident, gigolo and permanent vacation, they created >why your love<, the first stefano e bene single. a track for the disco, for the summer and for the love. for remixing duties, stefano e bene asked the jackers from snuff crew. also hard ton himself and katzbatz, the project of stefano and cologne based dj catweasel did a mix.

usually i disagree with almost anything fashion designers have to say, but when i was compiling this ep i remembered this quote by the iconic german designer and finally exactly understood what he means. i realized why i react so strongly to den haans music. like proper italo disco its so wrong it must be right. the two glaswegian producers do everything right when it comes to pushing buttons on the dancefloor. to follow their releases on dissident, optimo music and their own imprint courier of death, they have put together this ep that sums up their impeccable feel for hi-nrg / italo fueled dancefloor madness.

electrick dragon is known for its many releases during the last couple of years and is now set for a full release on the moustache label. this dark poppy new wave and italo-isch e.p. has it allà.and contains 4 tracks.

for the 50th release creme goes back to its italo roots to release these two bombs. ofcourse the rotting corpse of italo has been desecrated endlessly over the last few years by predatory hipsters to gain scenepoints, but that doesnt mean there isnt still some joy to be found in the oversatured tearjerking cotton candy sound of true mediteranean peacockery. so it is with some smug gratification that we present to you gino felino. pure, uncut and real to the bone italo - definitely too late for the trend, but perhaps coming soon to an ipad near you. listen and learn, cause none of you clowns roll like the west coast rolls! comes in a ultra neat package!

one time proprietor of the infamous atlas records shop in soho, london over a decade ago, pete herbert divides his time these days either behind the wheels of steel at clubs and parties around europe or in the studio working solo or with friends on their various musical projectsàhe is found regularly behind the decks at places such as fabric,mondos, goa, cafe capitol playing out an unexpected mix of balearic leftfield disco/house/italo/dub/funk and beyond!! building up a dj reputation in parisian underground circles, doing parties with jef k, chloe, alexkid and ivan smagghe, working the dancefloor but also developing his skills in the studio, tim paris had his first breakthrough with the remix of a rock tune called >future now< that became one of the biggest underground tunes of 2004. from there tim paris didn t stop but continued to release quality tracks and remixes. the two come together as >challenge<, on tim s imprint marketing music, the follow up to their 2008 release together on kompakt >zimmer<. just a few chords into the track, and its obvious to hear - the broken clock e.p. has been too long coming... >broken clock< - featuring homemade guitar riffs by none-other than mr. paris himself...! >wind up< follows with its more organic appeal, featuring some wicked synths... and finally, >wind up genius of time remix< will suit your palate indefinitely. genius of time, aka >cloud< from gothenburg, sweden... pushes the hands of father time to the reference point in early house, the vocals are pushed to the front to build us up into a hazy groove, that you wish could go on forever...

massimiliano pagliara is a producer who has quickly gained a reputation as a musician who can join the gaps between house, electronica and disco. his productions have already found their way onto respected labels such as eskimo, live at robert johnson, rush hour and now needwant. the original is an electronic disco work out featuring the talents of vocalist alessandro tartari. it harks back to the early italo analogue electronic era with a modern twist. on the instrumental it’s the machines do the talking with a scattering of guitar licks for seven minute electronic groover. originally from italy but now firmly based in berlin you can hear the influences of venues such as robert johnson or ostgut that massimiliano is a regular guest dj. the remix comes from celebrated low slung house hero mark e.

4th release for i-robots opilec imprint brings us billy bogus & sal with >the addiction<, a classic italo-disco affair. flip over for an electrofied remixed by nemesi.

escape from new york >singles collection< contains the groups full discography. the group comprising of british record producers john falleti, mike whitford, nigel swanston & tim cox (who also recorded as airstrip-one) penned these two gems in the early 80s at a time when italo disco & new wave were the flavour of the day. >fire in my heart< needs little introduction, an incredible slow-mo balearic masterpiece with rapturous vocals. now worth a pretty penny this originally was released on uk rollerball records in 1984.

run by annie & sex tags !! finally it’s here! the new long awaited 12 inch from the talented norwegian producer skatebård. these two tracks were originally meant to be released last year, but due to different reasons they never made it to the press, and almost disappeared into darkness. totally and sex tags ufo got hold of them, and now they are here for you to enjoy! way out-why not? are two beautiful and melodic tracks, one with a massive percussive breakdown, and both with skatebårds original and unique italo sound. this is the summer anthem record of 2010, no doubt!! skatebård has previously released on labels such as tellektro, keys of life, supersoul recordings, sex tags mania and radius, in addition to his own label digitalo enterprises. totally is a label formerly based in finland, founded in 2002 by annie and timo kaukolampi (op:l bastards). now it is based in norway, and operated by annie herself. with the label annie releases her own material like the recent album dont stop, and various other artists as well

after an ultra-busy 2009 year, mugwump is delighted to grace throne of blood, a label they are really digging, with their first original productions of 2010 and a double tracker that fuses a lot of their previous influences, such as italo, ebm, acid-house, techno, classic disco, dub or breaks, all clashing to the sound they ve expertly crafted and produced. get a glimpse of their devastating new club sound.

following the stunning and bestselling debut from das volt has taken the lna boys a little longer than expected, but boy was it worth the wait ! having forged a keen army of converts to their late night audio club nights & establishing a reputation as one of london’s 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. toby tobias really needs no introduction, his productions have graced some of the worlds finest underground labels, and his debut lp on matt radioslave edwards rekids won unanimous praise. macasu is a solid dancefloor piece, layers of slick percussion, plenty of low end girth and enough of tobys trademark dubbed-out and lysergic track trickery to usher in the summers al fresco dancing perfectly. the mighty danilo plessow, otherwise known as motor city drum ensemble is at the top of his game right now, selling crazy units on his raw cuts series & almost single-handedly converting an army of minimalistas into disco darlings ! in his own words made for breezy summernights, open air, near the beach, beautiful people around you, and the dj spinning slow sexy jams like this. enjoy! a killer release folks, which won’t be around for long !

the original crazy meera is an afro balearic floorfiller that sounds a bit like metro area gone tropical, while the pete herbert remix is more of an italo styled booty shaker ready to bring down the house!

re-issue of this 1986 hi-nrg italo-disco classic by digital emotion.

inspired by nu-wave disco, italo disco, pop cliches and 60s glamour magazines: dutch band le le is a unique force. made up of parra, graphic talent par excellence, serge faberge (who used to be in the dutch rap-electro crew djvt) and rimer london (who has been part of the electro duo comtron).
their album le classics is a collection of weird electro funk songs. rough and lofi pop techno and fucked up house.…introducing the new art of >espernatology<: a crazy combination of different languages and fantasy words. the 10-track album will be released next week, meanwhile we are already putting out a limited 5-track album sampler (including special parra poster) on 12 inch vinyl.
dj-support by dj mehdi, headman, erol alkan, munk, telonius and many more!

after their magical 23rd digital release, polands elektropunkz label take their metaphysical musical offerings to the physical product for the first time with their debut vinyl release. this is a bee-stinging super sharp shooting yellow limited 1-sided ep with tracks from fotoplastikon, interfunk & loyal plastic robot. first to detonate is interfunks pacy bubbling claustrophobic >get up< electro wave workout. moving east is gdansks loyal plastic robot (who has previously released on bunker) with >italian bomber<, a string-driven track with italo layers and keys contrasting with a bassline smothered in darkness. last up is the euphoric symphonic majesty of fotoplastikons >misja profesora terbovena< – a dynamite piece of classic analogue italo-synth stylings with some ultra-funky keys breaking through to take you to outer space and the fitting finale for this first vinyl release on elektropunkz. limited release of 111 copies!

serge santiago returns to his own arcobaleno label with two hot new edits… in serges own words…
a. serenissma: >i ve heard a couple of mixes of the original that i really liked but felt i could never play them out, it needed a bit more of an edge so i set about doing this version, really hope like it now it finally on vinyl<
b. magical body: >as nearly all italo records go, the original had a chord change that i just couldnt deal with, i took this out, eqd the bass, beefed the kick a touch and re-played the top line, it doesnt sound too bad to tell you the truth<.

here we have it, the final installment of the >django< trilogy from the unstoppable dorothys fortress. kill django kill is not letting up, from the opening introvision skit (an old vhs company), right through to yul bryner inspired, westworld skit, dorothy is back on form with this stunning ep. kicking off we have >gekko<, and arpeggiated analog monster, hailing back to the early scored synthesis of john carpenter soundtracks. >firefox< is the answer record to the now cult >silencer<, which appeared on the first 12, with its driving basslines and retro synth leads, this is sure to hit hard when played out. next we have >neon cities<, the 808 / detroit inspired electro track, blended with a lo-fi italo disco sound ! finally the daddy of them all, >hell cat< delivers the chubbiest disco groove around, guaranteed to get you moving, or your money back (not legally binding)

after the brilliant debut album of kza >force of nature< which was released in october of 2009, kza came back with two strong remixed tracks! hottest uk producer in the nu disco&house scene the revenge remix on a-side, the original was italo electro style house track, then the revenge upgraded to deeper and playful atmospheric deep house sound. kzas favorite producer fernando who release on uk disco label redux is a member of 2020 soundsystem and silver city. fernandos dirty disco house remix is for fans of prins thomas or rub n tug.

nice first release with the hague, bunker sounding tracks with flirts to italo disco and electro. a sound that is retro-ish late 90s (1999?) just before electro clash became so big.

silver tears and early sept fuse disco elements with italo influences for a cosmic sound, we love so much!! remixes come from japans bocca grande and space ranger from germany!!

big with nick holder (dnh), someone else, afrilounge, funkwerkstatt, italo boyz, andré kronert. to sound the bell for the slowly but constantly sprouting spring also in a musical respect, the crew from acker called for support from the mediterranean sceneries of italy: the two operators of the lula circus have already pricked up the ears of lovers of flamboyant tech house tunes with their recent releases on resopal. matching the season, they are now back to send up the temperatures on dance floors again.

aimed straight at the dance floor, like a piano monster from 88. sure, its like ibiza all over again, but ibiza used to be good back then. love will lead u back works its charms at a peak time of any party. man is an italo acidisco monster!

4-track sampler with 2 italo-disco gems by valerie dore, including the alltime classic >the night<, made in 1984.
flip over for even more disco-fun with fun fun and their tracks >happy station< (1983) and >baila bolero< (1986).