How to Shoot a Retro Italo Disco Video
Neon light, smoke machines, signature costumes, color grading - a step-by-step guide to shooting a retro Italo Disco video in 2024 with a budget from 500 dollars.
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Tracks Everyone Remembers but No One Can Name
Italo Disco melodies you've heard a thousand times but can't name the artist for - here's how to figure out which tracks they are.
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Italo Disco remixes in 2026: versions worth a listen
Six properly dated remix releases from 2026, from Hottwerk, Rare Wiri, Ameros, ZYX and independent edit makers. A listening guide to versions that serve genuinely different purposes.
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The Best Duos in Italo Disco
A guide to the genre's main duos - from Modern Talking to Righeira, teams that built hits as pairs.
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Tracks for a Summer Mood
A selection of Italo Disco compositions that capture the atmosphere of European summer - for the beach, open patios, long July evenings.
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Record Covers as Art
The visual aesthetic of Italo Disco - how '80s designers built the vivid record covers that today get exhibited in galleries.
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10 Best Tracks of 1986
A selection of significant Italo Disco compositions released in 1986 - when the genre reached maturity and delivered its last wave of classic hits before transformation began.
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Oberheim OB-8 in Italo Disco
The American Oberheim OB-8 was a rare premium synth in '80s Italo Disco. It cost 3-4 times more than a Juno but added special solidity to larger studios of the genre.
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Kano: Robots From Milan
The story of one of Italo Disco's most interesting instrumental projects - Kano, whose electronic sound was ahead of its time.
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Where to Listen to Italo Disco Online in 2024
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, specialized radio, Discogs, Bandcamp - a full guide to online resources for Italo Disco fans with concrete recommendations.
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Polish Artists in Italo Disco Aesthetics
Papa Dance, Kombi, Urszula, Bajm - the Polish version of the Italo Disco phenomenon. How the local scene adapted a Western genre in an Eastern Bloc country with a softer regime.
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Italo Disco and the Mediterraneo Aesthetic
Italo Disco is inseparable from the Mediterranean aesthetic. Sea, sun, Dolce Vita, hedonism and melancholy - how the southern European context defined the sound of the genre.
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Miko Mission and His "How Old Are You"
The story of one of Italo Disco's most mysterious artists - Miko Mission, his unexpected age, and the hit all of Europe knew.
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Righeira: Brothers From the Beach
The story of the Italian duo whose "Vamos a la Playa" became the anthem of European beaches and one of the most recognizable tracks of the era.
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The Studer Multitrack Tape Machine
The story of the legendary Swiss tape machines on which classic Italo Disco hits were recorded - and why their sound is still a benchmark.
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Stefano Pulga: the Invisible Producer
One of the most prolific yet little-known Italo Disco producers - the man who wrote dozens of hits but stayed in the shadows.
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Bad Boys Blue: an International German Trio
A trio from Cologne with members from the USA, UK, and the Antilles. L.O.V.E. in My Car and You're a Woman became era anthems, especially in Eastern Europe.
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