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PETER & THE MAGICIAN – MEMORY (Electro/Disco – France/Belgium)

Peter and The Magician

Hot on the heels of their glorious debut “Twist”, the unpredictable electro-disco duo Peter & The Magician are back in the game with their brand new single “Memory”, released last July 9th on Kitsuné! Formed last year by French electro wizard Yuksek and Belgian disco maestro The Magician, Peter & The Magician combines their respective …

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CHROMATICS – THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME (Italo/Disco/Lounge – US)

Chromatics

Barely three days after the official release of their new album Kill For Love, Italo disco act Chromatics have already unveiled the video for their new single “These Streets Will Never Look The Same”, an achingly beautiful slow jam with smooth synths and distorted vocals. Directed by Alberto Rossini, the video features clips of Adam Miller, …

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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUND – IT IS LIKE THAT (NuDisco/Electro – Australia)

Philosophy of Sound

What do you get when you combine a master’s degree in philosophy with a love of dance and electronic music production and a fascination with the latest forms of disco influenced sounds? Philosophy Of Sound – an electro nu-disco project spearheaded by Melbourne based producers Martin K and John Salmon, bringing you hot disco guitar …

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DESIRE – IF I CAN’T HOLD YOU (Disco/Electro/LoFi – US)

Desire

Desire is a musical project produced spearheaded by Johnny Jewel (already famous amongst Italo Disco circles for his work with Glass Candy and Chromatics) and signed to the Italians Do It Better record label. Desire – Don’t Call The band was born a couple of years ago after Johnny spotted vocalist Meagan Louise singing in …

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GLASS CANDY – FEELING WITHOUT TOUCHING (Italo/Disco – US)

Glass Candy

Two years after their 2008 release, Deep Gems, Glass Candy are back with a new EP: Feeling Without Touching (Italians Do It Better, 2010). With Ida No on vocals and Johnny Jewel on synths, guitar and production, the duo is here to give us another dose of their haunting disco. Glass Candy’s signature retro synths, …

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CHROMATICS – NIGHT DRIVE (ItaloDisco/Electronica – US)

Chromatics' vocalist Ruth Radelet

Let’s go back in time a little and introduce Chromatics! They have long been amongst our favourites but never made it to these pages but this is just about to change. Chromatics are part of the Italo Disco revival that has seen the emergence of other bands such as Glass Candy, Heartbreak or Telefon Boys. …

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HEARTBREAK – AKIN TO DANCING (Italo/Disco/Trash – UK)

Heartbreak

Heartbreak is an italo disco, electro, synthpop duo comprising of Ali Renault (keyboards) and Sebastian Muravchix (vocals). Their music finds its strength through a juxtapose of Renault and Muravchix’s respective background in Electro and Italo Pop.