KREAP – Adventures in Afro-Cuba [mp3 SoundCloud]

Melbourne’s KREAP, or Ben Crea, turned up on my radar only a couple of days ago. Chances are that I’m far behind the rest of you lot, as usual. But on the other hand, who cares, as long as it sounds as great as it does. Here’s a little hot smoking etno- and 70s infused disco thang the prolifc Australian whipped out last week, “Adventures in Afro-Cuba”.

After the jump you can enjoy and download his bum-kicking italo disco remix of Kavinsky’s “Nightcall”. What’s more, head over to his FB page and like it – and you’ll get a  spanking new track to boot.

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We haven’t had any proper Italo Disco here for a while…
Here’s Disco King by Alberto Carrara!
Ah… those were the days… :D

Phonat – Learn to Recycle [MP3]

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Phonat is Michele Balduzzi, a 7 foot Italian kid with Brian May style hair and a penchant for electro mayhem and pop rock bollox in equal measure, that has been taken under the wings of the Young Punx. Here’s what Hal Ritson of the Young Punx has to say about him:

“I first heard his music when we were running the (temporarily resting) Heavy Disco record label. He sent me demos. And every single one was absolutely awesome. Just the freshest electronic sounds I had ever heard. And the miracle was, he was recording them all on (just) a 5 year old laptop in a remote Italian farmhouse!

Several collaborations down the line it was clear that Phonat was a talent that needed fostering, so we moved him to London and gave him full access to our studio to let him come up with whatever he liked.

And he came up with this monster.”

Monster it is. It’s cheesy eighties meeting electro, hip-hop, house, drum’n'bass and what not. And it’s simply stunning. Perfect to start your weekend in style.

[via Your Music is Killing me]

Astrolabe – Leave the Station (Pelifics Remix)
[mp3 AudioPorn FM]

Pelifics has managed to bring italian pop to the northern lights of Oslo, Norway. Every Pelifics track beams with visions of pop locking dancers or blonde haired vocalists in orange mini skirts. Beyond the italo homage the tracks have a bleak undercurrent that creates a unique depth to Pelifics‘ music.
[via Disco Workout]

Let's step back in time and go Italo Disco crazy! Roberto Zanetti made this foreboding classic in 1983. Brilliant!

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