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Afro/cosmic music. Italo disco (variously capitalized, and sometimes hyphenated as Italo-disco) [1] is a music genre which originated in Italy in the late 1970s and was mainly produced in the 1980s. Italo disco evolved from the then-current underground dance, pop, and electronic music, both domestic and foreign ( hi-NRG, Euro disco) and ...
- Late 1970s – early 1980s, Italy
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Dec 1, 2020 · That is the very thing they have come away to avoid.”. – Giorgio Moroder. Over the last thirty years, Italo disco has gone from being a tasteless novelty item and guilty pleasure to a snobbish cult presided over by the techno elite. Here, we turn the lights on at the disco in an effort to find out exactly what Italo is and why it still matters.
Aug 16, 2022 · The beginner's guide to: Italo disco. By Future Music. ( Computer Music, emusician ) last updated 16 August 2022. The Italian take on disco established itself as a style in its own right, influencing everything from house to synthwave. (Image credit: Getty Images) Jump To: 3 genres inspired by Italo disco.
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Jul 26, 2022 · Inspired by influences including the late Greek composer Vangelis, the arpeggiated electronic disco of Giorgio Moroder, funk, new wave, French space disco and UK synthpop, Italo could be a strange amalgam, often topped by nonsensical lyrics sung in English.
Jun 24, 2013 · That unmistakable, achingly melancholic, warm vintage Italo sound, its celestial appreciation of harmony and melody, its strong reassuring electronic beat. It’s truly magic and I know it will never die. A version of this article appeared in The Daily Note, a free daily newspaper distributed in London during the 2010 Red Bull Music Academy.
Feb 27, 2015 · An overview of the most amazingly uncool genre ever created—Italo Disco—and how its absurd chintziness still inspires electronic artists around the globe.