mixed: 2009, tracks: 1981 – 1986
It’s wonderful to see italo music beginning to get the recognition inside the USA that it has always deserved---if people only knew the extent to which these records influenced the minds & creative processes of American producers in the early ‘80s, impacting both the burgeoning world of beats and the land of top 40 pop. As I’ve mentioned before, the bacchanalian celebration which was disco never stopped in mainland Europe the way it died an ugly, homophobic & racist death in America and the UK; in fact, until recently, many folks over here continued to dis on italo records for being cheap and flimsy, although some of us were hip to the magnetic glow before our youth’s became retro. As much as I complained during my formative years, growing up in south Florida was actually a huge blessing for the music obsessive in me, exposing my inexperienced mind to all sorts of music that most kids outside of NYC or LA never heard. This is a tape by Danish DJ Flemming Dalum, better known as ‘the King of the Cut’ (for obvious reasons once you listen to his flawless fusion of italo “hits”), a man who actually made several trips to Italy right as these records were being made; thanks to Marcello at ID Blog for this one. Now, put on some Wayfarers, strap on your headphones, and get ready for the hottest preview of vintage italo burners you’ve ever heard!
mixed: 2009, tracks: 1981 – 1986
