Archive for August 7th, 2008:
Hello Italo..
photo via dtybywl
Italo Disco features the joys/pitfalls of disco along with some extra glam and a few different/obvious european accents sprinkled in here and there. For what seems like forever, I have been finding myself on youtube watching the most basic and oft strangest vids where rare and old italo records are played alongside pics of old record jackets and usually random photos of office buildings, footage of the movie “Mannequin”, etc../et al. i suggest you try it sometime. it’s pretty rad, plus it’s the best way to find the true italo gems out there and there are many Italo gems out there. Here are a few:
First off here’s Casco’s (aka. Salvatore Cusato) opus originally released in 1983 (Italy). Amazing.
Former front man- Stefano- recently appeared on the Italian version of celebrity survivor, thus confirming the power (emotional) and reach of the Den Harrow project will never really end. This was originally featured on the group’s 1985 Overpower Album (Italy).
Although not Italian or released in the classical Italo era, Stockholm’s Tropical Silence has created a choice Italo cut with “Flod”. Check out the Tropical Silence myspace here for some more free tracks.
Diplo Vs Santogold
The internet has been a blaze banging on about this ere’ mixtape, Diplo vs Santogold – “Top Rainking”. As previously mentioned in my last 90′s post this is pretty much the part deux of Diplo and MIA’s “Piracy Funds Terrorism”.
5 out of 5 on the Winnie scale
Diplo vs Santogold – Top Ranking
playlist
1. Dub Selection Intro
2. 3-6 Mafia – Late Night (Unstoppable Mix)
3. Santogold – Shuv It (Disco D Blend)
4. Santogold – I’m A Lady (Diplo Mix Ft Amanda Blank)
5. Sir Mixalot – Posse On Broadway
6. Santogold – Lights Out (Diplo’s Panda Bear Mix)
7. Aretha Franklin – Save Me
8. Devo – Be Stiff
9. B52’s – Mesopotamia
10. Gerri And The Holograms – Gerri And The Holograms
11. Santogold – Anne (Switch Mix)
12. Santogold – LES Artistes (XXXchange Mix Ft Movado)
13. Cutty Ranks – Dutty Six Pack
14. Santogold – Find A Way (Graeme & Switch Mix Ft Kid Cudi)/ Lunar Camel
15. Richie Spice x Ratatat – Marijuana
16. Desmond Dekker – Shanty Town
17. Santogold – Guns Of Brooklyn
18. Dixie Cups – Iko Iko
19. Tony Matterhorn – Big Belly Guns
20. Santogold – Get It Up (Radioclit mix Ft MIA & Gorilla Zoe)
21. Mark Ronson In Studio
22. Trouble Andrew – Run – Hide
23. Sister Nancy – Pigeon Rock
24. Nora Dean – Barbwire
25. Shinehead – Know How Fe Chat
26. Clash – Ghetto Defendant
27. Warrior Queen – Check It
28. Santogold x Benga – Unstoppable / Night Dub
29. Shawty Lo x Skream – They Know / Stagger
30. Santogold – Creator (Mumdance Mix ft Jammer, Badness, Chronik Rage, Slikman & Tempz)
31. Xray / Turbulence Duplate (Starstruck Diplo Mix)
32. Barrington Levy – Send A Moses
33. Prince Jazzbo – Ital Corner
34. Santogold – Icarus
35. Santogold x Diplo – Right Brigade (hidden track)
