Guess what? MORE Italo disco! Except this is much more recent italo, from bands such as Glass Candy (actually a little old), Chromatics, Professor Genius, Farah, along with remixes of older artists Indeep, Mirage, and…yeah, that’s pretty much everyone one the album (and the cover).
So this came out last year and it was said to be one of the best comps last year. I had it for a while but never really listened to it until like november, but then I got it. i mean, it’s disco, but it’s italo. very pure. very. it does seem to be essential, at least it was in my appreciation of disco.
This is the major opus from the Godfather of Cosmic Disco, Daniele Baldelli, also one of the first ever Italian DJs who helped create the Italo Disco sound. It is essential and defines the slow, “chuggy” disco sound from late 70s Italy. Once also called Afro Disco for the genre’s use of afrobeat percussion sounds, Baldelli in particular was known for his ability to lay Fela Kuti on top of Tangerine Dream and have everyone moving on the dancefloor like there’s no tomorrow. This is thick. Get it now.
