SymphonyOfLove's Last.fm Journal

The Real Names Of Italo Artists

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 06:28:27 +0000

* A.C. ONE - Alberto "One" Carpani
* AGO - Agostino Presta
* AIR MAIL - Marcello Catalano
* ALBERT ONE - Alberto Carpani
* ALAN ROSS - Massimo Repetto
* ALEPH - Giancarlo Pasquini
* ALEXIA - Alessia Aquilani
* AMADEUS LISZT - Mike Mareen
* AMELI - Piero Ameli
* AMIN PECK - Giorgio Fiorini
* ATRIUM - Giorgio Conti
* BALTIMORA - Mauricio Bassi (singer)
* BALTIMORA - Jimmy McShane (model died - AIDS)
* BEBA - Marina Barone
* BEN BRUCE - Martinelli
* BIAFRA - Walter "Biafra" Consoloni
* BORTOLOTI - Gianfranco Bortoloti
* BODY POWER - Chris and Frank (Dancing in the tears)
* BODY POWER - Paul Bizz and Mark Taylor (Nothing)
* BODY POWER - Fabrizio Rizzolo (singer)
* BRIAN ICE - Fabrizio Rizzolo
* CAROL KANE - Ivana Spagna
* CARRARA - Alberto Carrara
* CASANOVA - Maurizio di Iorio
* CHECK UP TWINS - Cundari
* CHERRY - Clara Moroni
* CHIEREGATO - Michele Chieregato
* CHRIS - Cristiana Cucchi
* CLOSED - Grabiel Tinto
* CORONA - Giovanna Bersola and Sandra Chambers (the vocalists)
* CORONA - Olga de Souza Faria (the model)
* CREVILLENTE - Giuliano Crevillente
* CUNDARI - Stefano Cundari
* DA BLITZ - Viviana Presutti (lead singer)
* DA BLITZ - Simon Simone (keyboards)
* DANNY KEITH - Mauro Farina
* DANUTA - Danuta Lato
* DAVE RODGERS - Giancarlo Pasquini
* DAVE SIMON - Giordano Gambogi
* DE GAMA - Ezio Zanassi
* DEL FARO - Mino Sicilliano
* DEN HARROW - Manuel Stefano Carry, Thomas Hooker Beecher, Enrico Ruggeri, Chuck Rolando and Silvio Pozzoli (the vocalists)
* DEN HARROW - Manuel Stefano Carry Zandri (the model)
* DENISE - Clara Moroni
* DIEGO - Diego Arnoldi (the model)
* DIVIACCHI - Dario Diviacchi
* DJ ROSS - Rossano Prini
* DOMINO - Alessandra Mirka Gatti
* DONNA - Clara Moroni
* DOUBLE YOU - Willy William
* DYVA - M. Traversoni and R. Calzolari
* EDDY BRANDO - Giancarlo Cinelli
* EDDY HUNTINGTON - Edward Huntington
* EIFFEL 65 - Jeffrey Jey, Gabry Ponte, Maurizio Lobina
* ERIKA - Erika De Bonis
* FARINA - Mauro Farina
* FLORENCE - Marco Faragli, Marino Spagan and Umberto Urzi
* FRED VENTURA - Federico di Bonaventura
* FUN FUN - Antonella Pepe, Ivana Spagna and Angela Parisi (depending on the song)
* FUN FUN - Francesca Merola (model)
* GARY LOW - Luis Romero
* GAZEBO - Paul Mazzolini
* GENERAL CUSTER - Giancarlo Cinelli
* GENE RAMONE - G. Monetto
* GEORGE AARON - George Aaron Aldighieri
* G.G. NEAR - Luigi Vicini
* HANK SHOSTACK - Marco Bresciani
* HELICON - Eli Conti
* HIVOH - Ivano Brunali
* IAN LEX - Rino Facchinetti
* ICE MC - Ian Campbell
* IF - Gentili, Faragli
* ITALIAN BOYS - Andrea Mingardi, Max Venegoni, Rosa Fumetto and Mauro Micheloni
* YVONNE KAY - Ivana Spagna
* J.D. JABER - Gianluca Bergonzi (singer)
* J.D. JABER - Ottavio Bacciocchi (model)
* J.K. - Marta Simlat
* JIMMY Mc FOY - Antoinne van Tilburg, Walter Bassani
* JOE YELLOW - Domenico Ricchini
* K. BARRE - Dolce and Toti
* KANO - Glen White
* KARL OLIVAS - Carlo Oliva
* KASSO - Claudio Simonetti
* KEN LASZLO - Gianni Coraini
* KIM LUKAS - Kim Woodcock
* KOTO - Anfrando Maiola
* KRISTAL - Al Festa
* KRIS TALLOW - Antonella Cesare
* L.A. MESSINA - Luigi Fedele and Elio Messina
* LAZARUS - Paolo Mazzolini
* LEE MARROW - Francesco Bontempi
* LINDA ROSS - Clara Moroni
* LOVE KILLS - Jan De Cristofano
* MAGIC BOX - Tristano De Bonis
* MARC B. - Marcel Van Den Belt
* MARK FARINA - Mauro Farina
* MARK TOWER - Marco Torre
* MARTINELLI - Aldo Martinelli
* MAX HIM - Roman Trevisani (singer)
* MAX HIM - Guido Felicani and Florian Fadinger (models)
* MIKE MAREEN - Michael Mareen
* MEX - Gigi Maini and Daniele Losi
* MIKE CANNON - Giorgio Spagna
* MIKE HAZZARD - Alberto Bindi
* MIKE ROGERS - Marco Zani
* MIKO MISSION - Pier Michele Bozetti
* MONO BAND - Rene D'Herin
* MORGANA - Teresa Bonacina
* MORONI - Clara Moroni
* MOULIN ROUGE - Matiash Kosi
* Mr. ZIVAGO - Massimo Rastrelli
* MUSIC SERVICE - Luca Zanarini
* NEWFIELD - Laurent Gelmetti
* NORMA SHEFFIELD - Francesca Contini
* NOVECENTO - Lino Nicolosi, Pino Nicolosi, Rossana Nicolosi and Dora Carofiglio
* NRG BOYS - Marcello Van den Belt
* O' GAR - Marco Ongaro
* O' RYAN - René d'Herin
* P. LION - Pier Paolo Pelandi
* PAPS N SKAR - Emanuele Cozzi, David Scarpulla
* PAUL PAUL - Alberto Signorini in "Burn on the flames"
* PAUL PAUL - Jimmy McFoy in "Good times"
* PHIL AND STAN - Luigi Vicini
* PHIL JONES - Luigi Vincini
* PAULA EVANS - Paola Bonin
* PREZIOSO - Andrea and Giorgio Prezioso
* PRIMADONNA - Stefania dal Pino
* QUEEN MARTIN - Enrico Ranalli
* R. BAIS - Romano Bais
* RAFF - Raffaele Riefoli
* RAIMUNDA NAVARRO - Paola Bonin
* REEDS - Roberto Buti
* ROBERT MILES - Roberto Concina
* ROSE (Discomagic) - Stefania dal Pino in "Magic Carillon"
* ROSE (Time Records) - Elena Ferretti
* ROY - Ubaldo Zambelli
* RUDY & Co. - Rudy Corradi (Dee Jay)
* RUDY & Co. - Mario Natale (the vocalist)
* RYAN PARIS - Fabio Roscioli
* RYVON DJ - Ricardo Novy
* SABRINA - Sabrina Salerno
* SALVY AND GIULY - Salvy Lauria and Giuly Piva
* SAVAGE - Roberto Zanetti
* SCOTCH - Vince Lancini (the vocalist)
* SCOTCH - Fabio Margutti (the keyboards)
* SILVER POZZOLI - Silvio Pozzoli
* SOPHIE - Elena Ferretti
* SPAGNA - Ivana Spagna
* STRAGO - Roberto Zanetti
* SWAN - Giancarlo Cinelli
* TATO - Tato, Tony, Jessica
* TELEX NEWS - Alina Di Mattia, Marcello Catalano
* THE BIG BROTHER - Giancarlo Pasquini
* THOMAS - Marcello Catalano
* TOM HOOKER - Thomas Hooker Beecher
* TOPO & ROBY - Simona Zanini in "Under the Ice"
* TOPO & ROBY - Antonella Pepe in "Set on Fire"
* TURATTI - Roberto Turatti
* VALENTINA - Barbara Maniscalch
* VALERIE DORE - Dora Carofiglio (the vocalist)
* VALERIE DORE - Monica Stucci (vocal and model)
* VANESSA - Clara Moroni (the vocalist)
* VANESSA - Piera Biagi (the model)
* VANNI G. - Vanni Giorgilli
* VERONICA SALES - K.J. Wainwright
* VIA VERDI - Remo Zito
* VIA VERDI - Antonella Pepe (female vocals)
* VIRGIN - Clara Moroni
* WHIGFIELD - Annerly Gordon (the singer)
* WHIGFIELD - Sannie Charlotte Carlson (the model)
* WHISH KEY - Massimo Berti
* ZAFRET - Fulvio Zafret
* ZANNI - Alessandro Zanni

Personal Italo Disco Top 102

Wed, 9 Jan 2008 22:55:33 +0000

1. Fair Control - Symphony Of Love
2. Grant Miller - Colder Than Ice
3. Den Harrow - Bad Boy
4. Ken Laszlo - Tonight
5. Koto - Jabdah
6. Kano - Ikeya Seki
7. Fancy - Slice Me Nice
8. Savage - Don't Cry Tonight
9. The Flirts - Danger
10. Cyber People - Void Vision
11. Lee Marrow - Mr. Fantasy
12. Joe Maran - Give Me a Break
13. Mike Mareen - Love Spy
14. Samoa Park - Tubular Affairs
15. Rose - Magic Carillon
16. Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita
17. Carrara - Disco King
18. J.D. Jaber - Don't Stop Lovin'
19. Mr. Zivago - Litlle Russian
20. P. Lion - Happy Children
21. Roger Meno - I Find The Way
22. Roni Griffith - Desire
23. Laban - Love in Siberia
24. Trillion - Belgian Girl
25. Fake - Another Brick
26. Scotch - Disco Band
27. Silent Circle - Danger Danger
28. Wish Key - Last Summer
29. Max Him - No Escape
30. My Mine - Can Delight
31. Raff - Self Control
32. Radiorama - Aliens
33. Raggio Di Luna - Comanchero
34. The Creatures - Believe in Your Self
35. Ago - Computer
36. Diego - Walk in The Night
37. Brando - Rainy Day
38. Riky Maltese - All The Night
39. The Twins - Ballet Dancer
40. Gary Low - La Colegiala
41. Latin Lover - Casanova Action
42. Monte Kristo - Girl Of Lucifer
43. Saphire - Shot in The Night
44. Total Toly -Oriental Acupunture
45. Danny Keith - Keep On Music
46. Michael Bow - Love and Devotion
47. Lou Sern - Swiss Boy
48. G.G. Near - Living in a Rom
49. Valerie Dore - Get Closer
50. Doctor's Cat - Feel The Drive
51. Dyva - On Fire
52. Cliff Turner - Moonlight Affair
53. Den Harrow - Mad Desire
54. Ivan - Fotonovela
55. Hank Shostak - Don't Tell Me
56. Airplay - For Your Love
57. Bolero - I Wish
58. Albert One - Turbo Diesel
59. Kay Franzes - Shadow in The Night
60. Tom Hooker - Looking For Love
61. Vicky Benson - Easy Love
62. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
63. K.Barre - Right By The Moon
64. Romano Bais - Dial My Number
65. Fun Fun - Colour My Love
66. Camaro's Gang - Fuerza Major
67. Cat Gang - Locomotive Breath
68. Daydream - Crazy
69. Time - Shaker Shake
70. Tagomago - Shoobeeda
71. Righeira - Vamos a La Playa
72. Mike Rogers - Just a Story
73. L'affair - Secret Eyes
74. Fancy - Chinese Eyes
75. Dr. Martini - You Are The One
76. Brian Auger - Night Train To Nowhere
77. Baby's Gang - Challenger
78. Alan Ross - Last Wall
79. Oxo - Keep On Living
80. P4F - Diamond
81. Roy - Destiny Time
82. Stefano Pulga - Take Me Higher
83. Stage - Ocean Of a Crime
84. John Carpenter - The End
85. Spagna - Call Me
86. Divine - Shot Your Shot
87. Ceck Up Twins - Sexy Teacher
88. Aneka - Japanese Boy
89. Gazebo - Lunatic
90. Tommy Kerisch -Speedy Life
91. Squash Gang - Moving Your Hips
92. Sandy Marton - People From Ibıza
93. Robert Bravo - Love Me Like I Do
94. Mr. Black - Monnalisa
95. Lian Ross - Fantasy
96. Joy - Valerie
97. Duke Lake - Do You
98. Paul Sharada - Florida
99. Michael Prince - Dance Your Love Away
100. Lee Young - Napolion
101. Michael Bedford - More Than a Kiss
102.Piano Fantasia - Song For Deniseitalo disco

What Is Italo Disco?

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:07:35 +0000

Italo Disco / Dance does not mean Gianna Nannini, Eros Ramazzotti or Al Banoand Romina Power, who do Rock, Pop and Hit music. No, we mean the dance music,which comes from Italy. To me the best music of all times.It is also the music, which dominated our disco bars in the 80’s. Above all in Europe.
However, the fewest know that the music they have been listening to, came from Italy.The reason probably was, that the interpreters sung all in English. Rarely a text was sung in Italian.
Anyway, fact is, the music has been written and produced by Italian producers and pressedas well as distributed by Italian Records companies.

The Italo forefathers are without doubts: MAURO FARINA and GIULIANO CRIVELLENTE.
What those two have been producing in 20 years is simply sensational. We can even say,
that almost the whole present-day Dancestyle was shaped by these two men. At the beginning of the 80’s, they founded the famous company “TIME RECORDS”. Of course there are also others very well known producers like:

DISCOTTO
LOMBARDONI
MAIOLINI
LEE MARROW
A. ZANNI
S. CUNDARI
R. TURATTI
M. CHIEREGATO
W. CREMONINI
R. ARDUINI
A. MAIOLA
W. VERDI
Z. DAVIDE
R. ZANETTI
G. BORTOLOTTI

At that time the companies shot from the ground very fast. Memory Records with producers A. Zanni and S. Cundari. Baby Records became quite familiar among theproducers R. Turatti and M. Chieregato. Among others they produced for “DEN HARROW”, who is still a quite well known Italo-Star today.

The beginning of the disco scene is in the 70’s . MAURO FARINA was very young at that time and totally enthusiastic about the rhythmic sound, which came to us from America. In the mid 70’s he met GIULIANO CRIVELLENTE.

The Bee Gees with their title “Saturday Night Fever” started in 1978 an international discowave. Mauro was taken in a way that he began to compose together with Giuliano. The mixture from Rock and Pop, with a hard rhythmic bass, shaped the typical Italosound between 1981 and 1982. In addition the synthesiser came, which gave the entirefinal cut. The ''ITALO DISCO'' was born. 1983 the first groups werecreated, such as: Stage, P. Lion, Joe Jellow, Miko Mission and so on.

At the beginning 1989 ITALO DISCO began to vanish. It was ousted bya new music direction. The Rap from America came over and also the Acid came to life.The Italo sound sank completely in Western Europe. The new style directions had Western Europe solidly in the grasped. Also the Import from Italy broke in completely.Those, who now believed, that the Italo was dead, were taught of a better.

In the years 1989 until 1990 the Italo Rap and the Italo House became generally accepted.On the other hand most of the people didn’t know that they were dealing with Italian musichere, because it was all sung again in English.

End of 90’ until 92’ you could hear all style directions of Pop, Hip Hop, over Techno, TranceHouse as far as to Rock, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. (By the way, Techno has been generated in 1988 in Berlin (Germany) ). In Spring 92’ the Dancefloorhit “Rhythm Is A Dancer” from the group “SNAP” came on the market. A new disco wave – or shall I say – a new dance wave was released.. That was
the reason why Italo came again into play. However, no longer under the name “ITALO DISCO” but instead under “ITALO DANCE”.
At that time the Label “ITALIAN STYLE” was very popular. Also the Label “DWA” what means: Dance World Attack and “MEDIA” were very well known. Groups were produced amongst the names like: Double You, Corona and Cappella. Also Radiorama made part in the 90’s of it and they still are today.

Since the appearance of the group “EIFFEL 65” and, with them the 1998 released song “BLUE DA BA DEE” , the Italians produce again like maniacs. FARINA and CRIVELLENTE are producing as well. FARINA is producing for groups like KOTOH, PIERROT and BLOCKHOUSE.
We do not hear a lot of this music direction in Western Europe. Especially in German spoken area this style has been totally lost. Mainly we hear music coming from America. The typical Pop songs by Madonna, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Jon Bon Jovi and all the boy and girlgroups, I can take no longer seriously. This music is running a lot in the disco bars, together with some House, Funk or Hip Hop.
The fewest today know the classic Discobeat. In Switzerland it is even worse. The most even do not know that there are still quite large numbers of Vinyl’s on the market . In Italy alone there are approximately 400 companies pressing Vinyl. The radio stations here are playing the general sound like Pop and Rock. They have no idea of Dancemusic. The Italians on their part are commercialising their sound where it is asked for and where it wants to be listened to. Unfortunately, it is not here in Switzerland.

Below countries where the Italo sound was popular in the past. Today this music is getting more and more popular:

ITALY
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
EX YUGOSLAVIA
POLAND
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
SCANDINAVIA
NORWAY
THE NETHERLANDS
SWEDEN
FINLAND
MEXICO
CANADA

And even in JAPAN, where many Italo Stars got golden records. Japan has even an individual Dancescene.

In Canada we know our DJ–colleagues DJConstantine and DJBlade. We have met them over the Net. DJConstantine was elected DJ of the year 2000. He probably is the best known DJin Canada (Toronto). In his Disco he plays the most popular Italo Dance music and people there go crazy about this sound.

Me and my colleague DJDusty have no other choice than to order Vinyl’s per Internet. Sometimes I go directly to Italy to shop. In the meantime we profit also from our good contacts in the Dancemusic.

IN THIS SENSE I SAY
ITALO NOW AND FOR EVER

©Copyright 2001-2007 DJ Schmid.All rights reserved

P. Lion - Happy Children

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:47:45 +0000

Always the war
In nineteen eighty three
This is the world of today, ooh
In our mind
There is only the money
And there is nothing for you

Then hours work
No flowers in the mind
The life runs without happiness, ooh
Everyday dreams
To go to a better life
But they remain only dreams

You are the children
Your life will be very hard
You are the children
You're singing every day

To have a friend
To explain your little problem
Can you say now to have it, ooh
Sometimes you hope
It's only an illusion
Don't hope, it's better so

But children power
Will win, I am sure
This is sweet lovers for us, ooh
Your fantasy
Will find new nice colors
But now it's time to go

You are the children
Your life will be very hard
You are the children
You're singing every day

You are the children
Your life will be very hard
You are the children
You're singing every day

You are the children
Your life will be very hard
You are the children
You're singing every day

Riky Maltese - Warrior

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:37:48 +0000

Riky Maltese,un grande dell'Italo Disco!

J.D. Jaber - Don't Stop Loving

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:34:26 +0000

Italo Disco allo stato puro!

Carrara - Disco King

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:30:58 +0000

classic italo disco from 1983

Modern Talking - Brother Louie

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:18:54 +0000

Dear, love is a burning fire
Stay, cause then the flames grow higher
Babe, don't let him steal your heart
It's easy,easy
Girl, this game can't last forever
Why we cannot live together
Try,don't let him take your love from me

You're no good, can't you see Brother Louie, Louie, Louie
I'm in love,set you free
Oh, she's only looking to me
Only love breaks her heart Brother Louie, Louie, Louie
Only love's paradise
Oh,she's only looking to me

Brother Louie, Louie, Louie
Oh, she's only looking to me
Oh, let it Louie
She is undercover
Brother Louie, Louie, Louie
Oh, doing what he's doing
So, leave it Louie
Cause I'm a lover

Stay, cause this boy wants to gamble
Stay, love's more than he can handle, girl
Oh, come on stay by me forever, ever
Why does he go on pretending
That his love is never ending
Babe, don't let him steal your love from me

Italo Disco History 2

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:47:39 +0000

1. Fair Control - Symphony Of Love
2. Den Harrow - Future Brain
3. Alphaville - Big In Japan
4. Fancy - Lady Of Ice
5. Samanta Fox - Touch Me
6. Modern Talking - Brother Louie
7. Videokids - Woodpeckers From Space
8. Gazebo - I Like Chopin
9. Radiorama - Aliens
10.Miko Mission - Two For Love
11.Bad Boys Blue - Pretty Young Girl
12.Righeira - Vamos A La Playa
13.Linda Jo Rizzo - You're My First, You're My Last

Italo Disco History 1

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:43:49 +0000

Best singers & Best Songs of Italo Disco

1. Silicon Dream - Andromeda
2. Modern Talking - Geronimo's Cadillac
3. Albert One - For Your Love
4. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
5. Trans-X - Living in Video
6. Bad Boys Blue - You're Woman
7. Brand Image - Love in A Summer Night
8. CC Catch - I Can Lose My Heart Tonight
9. Fake - Another Brick
10.Fancy - Bolero (Hold Me in your arms again)
11.Lian Ross - Say You'll Never
12.David Lyme - Bambina
13.Spagna - Easy Lady
14.Blue System - Magic Symphony
15.Radiorama - Yeti
16.Sandra - In The Heat Of The Night
17.Ivan - Fotonovela
18.Mike Mareen - Love Spy (Remix)