Stat Injection of Italo Disco

Got a desperate email from a friend in need of some good tunes for work. Here are a few to keep you salivating.

Bad Boys Blue

I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat (1986)

Been pretty busy juggling a few projects but had to get these guys up. A friend pointed me to Bad Boys Blue and these guys are the real deal. They have enjoyed much more widespread fame than most of the other artists I have featured on here. From Cologne, Germany they had large audiences in Eastern Europe, Russia (USSR), and South Africa. Check out what they are up to now.


Pretty Young Girl (1985)

Italobot podcast 01 - Giani on the Riviera

Giani Velcreaux - Giani on the Riviera (53.39 MB)
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Italobot podcast 01 : Giani on the Riviera
01. Tropique - Muriel Dacq
02. Fotonovela - Ivan
03. I'm In Love - Patty Johnson
04. Bolero - Fancy
05. Touch in the Night - Silent Circle
06. Dolce Vita - Ryan Paris
07. Hey Hey Guy - Ken Laszlo
08. Happy Song - Happy's Gang
09. I Want You - Gary Low
10. Lancelot - Valerie Dore

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The first installment of the italobot podcast featuring our very own Giani Velcreaux (that's me). I hope to start getting more mixes up here from different folks so subscribe to italobot.com on Itunes or via blogger.

I Adore Commodore

Growing up my neighbor had one of these and this never happened.

(note: audio is very low)

David Lyme - Playboy/Bambina

Playboy - David Lyme (1986)
Country: Spain
Credits: Arranged By, Drums - Checho Soler
Arranged By, Keyboards, Computer, Programmed By - Alex Soler
Backing Vocals - Esther Munt , Montse Teruel
Engineer, Mixed By - Maurizio Tonelli
Producer - Miguel Dega* , Ricardo Gomez
Notes: Produced by Miguel Gomez & Ricardo Gomez for Max Music Productions
Recorded & Mixed at Aurha Studio



Born Jordi Cubino, David Lyme is another fine Spanish import to the Italo Disco scene. His biography on Discogs says he did a stint as a fashion model and originally sang opera before discovering Italo Disco. I believe it, listen to those pipes! He did most of his recording with Max Music, a major Spanish label. He is still recording today, working with new artists and writing jingles for Coca Cola and Chupa Chups. Don't forget to check out his hits Bambina and I Don't Want to Lose You.



David Lyme - Playboy (Download)
Lyrics

Andrea - I'm a Lover and 00 Seven

Andrea - I'm a Lover (1984)
Executive Producer - Dario Farina , Martin Hoffman
Written By - Chuck Rolando , Dario Farina , Martin Hoffman

Ok, so I don't usually do two posts a day but I stumbled on this one that I heard months ago and had to get it up before I forgot. I love guy in this group. His bow tie and sleazy style reminds me of someone very close to me. It seems Giani Velcreaux has a doppleganger wandering somewhere around Europe . I guess he's Russian if their song Oo Seven is any tell. Check out another one of their hits, Macho Man. I have included both the music video, choreographed by Jimmy Cameron and a live version as they are both amazing.


Andrea - I'm a Lover (download)

Andrea - OO Seven (download)

My Mine - Hypnotic Tango

My Mine - Hypnotic Tango (1983)

More Italo Disco from the Germans. I didn't think that they were ever able to make a song as tight as Hypnotic Tango. They had a follow up in 1984 called Zorro and I did a little more research and found this jewel, Cupid Girl.