The Strangest Artist Pseudonyms
From "Baltimora" to "Topo & Roby" - a look at the most unusual names in Italo Disco and how Italians picked their stage names.
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From "Baltimora" to "Topo & Roby" - a look at the most unusual names in Italo Disco and how Italians picked their stage names.
How Italo Disco tracks have been used in advertising for decades - from chewing gum and mouthwash to cars and perfume.
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.
Carmelo and Michelangelo La Bionda from Sicily recorded Bandido and One for You, One for Me before Italo Disco was born. Their production school laid the foundations for the whole genre.
The ideal starting Italo Disco collection of 20 tracks. I Like Chopin, Tarzan Boy, Self Control, Visitors, Fantasy - the base no fan of the genre can skip.
The story of one of the few female stars of mid-'80s Italo Disco and her path from Sanremo to international popularity.
A selection of Italo Disco compositions for the deep night hours - when you need music with a particular atmosphere, melancholy, and drama.
Looking at why Italo Disco tracks feel like variations on a single melody - the technical, economic, and cultural reasons for the genre's signature sound.
Koto, Laserdance, Hipnosis - flagships of space disco, the instrumental branch of Italo Disco with cosmic aesthetics. Origins, key tracks, and influence on synthwave.
75% male artists versus 20% female, session vocalists in the shadow, Sabrina's provocative videos - gender roles in Italo Disco from a modern perspective.
Alongside the vocal hits there's a whole universe of instrumental Italo Disco. Visitors, Jabdah, Humanoid Invasion, Pulstar - ten key space disco compositions.
The story of the young Englishman who became one of Italo Disco's stars with the hit "USSR" - a track charged with Cold War political context.
The story of an Italian artist working under an English pseudonym and his energetic mid-'80s hit.
Why the German duo became a cult precisely in the Eastern Bloc - the story of Modern Talking and their special bond with the post-Soviet public.
Ajda Pekkan, Sezen Aksu, Barış Manço built a unique hybrid of Italo Disco with Eastern melody. A little-known page of the genre's history beyond Europe.
How to become a producer in Italo Disco aesthetics. Gear, synth emulations, classic track analysis, first exercises, mixing, release.
Retro FM, RMF 80s, Radio Italo 80s - the key European radio stations spinning Italo Disco today. A market overview by country with audience and specifics.
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