Great new electronic music released on Berlin/Germany based "Das Drehmoment" run by our friends Dany and Thomas. Support their label and shop by buying vinyl.
Essential & Obscure Underground Italo Disco, Synth Disco, Cosmic Disco, Space Disco and Electro Disco, mainly from 1977 to 1984, plus some of the best contemporary Nu Disco.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Boytronic - Trigger track (1984)
Energy loaded synth-wave-pop from Germany. This is the B-side of the 12inch "Diamonds and loving arms".
Robert Schröder - Skywalker (1983)
Perfect Moroder-based cosmic-synth-disco music to fly over the clouds.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Telex - Reality (1989)
This is the remixed version of the firstly in 1980 released track. The version is featured on the album "Les rhythmes automatiques" from 1989.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Wow - Bring on the men (instr.) (1983)
One of Bobby O's countless productions. Simply the best ever.
Modern Rocketry - Homosexuality (1985)
This is absolutely HiNRG-music as well. Come on and dance your ass off.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Telex - L'amour toujours (1982)
"L'amour toujours" - forever love - came out first in 1982 before this special dance mix has been released three years later in 1985.
Tik & Tok - Cool running (1983)
As we are at some obscure elements at the moment this is a totally obscure electro synth-pop track. Be surprised - like it or not ...
Body Games - Stop love (1983)
Perfect dance gem for everyone who loves driving basslines, nice synth-melodies and a kind of obscure voice.
Friday, February 18, 2011
ES Connection - Don't take your time (1984)
Rare HiNRG-loaded Italo burner. I also like the instrumental version featured on the b-side.
Laser Dance - Laser Dance (Remix '88) (1988)
I only found this remix-version from 1988. The original track has been released in 1984 and is quite a bit better in my opinion. But you also should know that this original has its roots back in 1979 because it's a cover version of "Sponooch - Laserdance" you can find on the b-side of the 12inch "Crime buster".
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Digital Emotion - Don't stop (1983)
Dutch Adam and Fleisner production in their well known HiNRG-style. Always hitting the floor!!!
Pet Shop Boys - One more chance (1984)
That was the start up for the career of the Pet Shop Boys - besides their "West end girls" (also released in 1984). Both has been produced by the great Bobby Orlando.
Johan Agebjörn / Sally Shapiro / Elitechnique - Outer Space Woman (Parts 1 & 2) (2008)
Perfect dance-trip into the orbit to find there the "Outer space woman". Ingenious production that makes me fly every time.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Moonbase - Waiting for a train (instr. dub) (1983)
Moonbase is Tony Carrasco. So this track can only be a good one... Dope bassline Mr. Carrasco!!!
Novo - Extremix (1983)
This is another ridiculous live performance from the 80s. But the 12inch is a killer one though.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Waterfront Home - Take a chance (on me) (1983)
Go for it Bobby "O"!!! He is definitely one of the best producers ever!!!
Change - The end (1980)
Ahead of its time!!! Beautiful Moroder based track produced by Jacques Fred Petrus who was a great disco producer amongst others for his "Peter Jacques Band". Unfortunately he was murderd in 1986 in Guadeloupe where he was born and living.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Shamall - My dream (1986)
"Shamall" is Norbert Krüler from Germany. He started his music-career in the early 70s and got some gigs as a pre-program in the so called "Kraut"-scene. Then he exchanged the live stage with the DJ-desk. In 1984 he started making his own music again and turned his style into the Italo disco genre. One result was "My dream" which became a DJ TOP 40 chart hit.
Mark Du Mosch - Airforce (2007)
Mark du Mosch is a DJ, producer & visual artist from Rotterdam who started a great career in making music in this Westcoast Holland environment we already know.
Airforce is an Italo- and spacesound-touched house track. Very nice gem!!!
Airforce is an Italo- and spacesound-touched house track. Very nice gem!!!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
My Mine - Juaresh (1985)
B-side of the 12inch "Cupid girl" with a hypnotic-wave touch - and anything more. Anyway it's difficult to describe, you have to listen to it.
Marsha Raven - Catch me (I'm falling in love) (1983)
High energy burner with the call of Big Ben at the beginning.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
New Order - 5-8-6 (The Peel Session) (1986)
This is the life-session of the "5-8-6"-track has been played during the famous BBC Radio show of John Peel who died in 2004. You'll never recognize this song -it's much better than the original. Hypnotic!!
Divine - You think you're a man (1984)
Not produced - as usual - by Bobby "O" but by Barry Evangeli and Pete Waterman (one part of the hit-producer trio Stock, Aitken and Waterman). The video shows a huge live performance on Australian TV.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Poni Hoax - Budapest (Joakim Italo Dub) (2005)
Driving and uplifting remix of the original by Joakim Bouaziz which is turning into some acid- and noise-elements - as usual if he remixes some stuff. Also recognizable in his remix of "Principles of Geometry - A mountain for president".
Row Bob - Trouble comin' every day (1984)
This is sooooo strange and weird. Italo-electro-rap-scratch action.
Mr. B - R.I.O. nights (Cool voice mix)(1988)
Powerful German HiNRG-Italo-influenced-synth-pop music from the late 80s.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Mr. Pauli - Don't want to be you (2006)
Recent stuff from the Westcoast Holland finally found in the web. Brilliant!!!
Mike Mareen - Dancing in the dark (Galactica Remix) (1985)
Besides "Double trouble" - see some posts before - this is the best track by Mike Mareen in my opinion. Follow the "DJ-info" on the cover: "Play this record loud!"
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
In memoriam "Salvatore Cusato"

Yesterday I heard that Salvatore Cusato - also known as "Casco" - passed away last Sunday. I was shocked about this unexpectable fact. This is a very sad moment for the whole Italo-Disco-world because he was one of its godfathers.
He produced a lot of wonderful songs. In the following I will show you again some of his most known and successful underground Italo-hits of Casco respectively productions of him.
SALVATORE - WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU AND YOUR MUSIC!!! R.I.P.
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