Italoconnection & Francesca Gastaldi - Humanize

This mysterious producer’s music does pretty much what it says on the box… Edgier, harder Italo disco!

So we are presented here with an EP strongly influenced by the synthetic arpeggios, plastic cheesy melodies and disco beats of that infamous genre that filled up dance floors in the 80’s, emptied them in the 90’s and had some kind of revival on the tail of electro clash in the mid 00’s. 
Most probably a generational thing… kids exposed to these sounds in their early years all owned a mac computer with some music package by the time they were teenagers and unsurprisingly went back to the sound they heard while growing up.

But kids of that era also grew up with techno, and house, and maybe had a big brother who liked Donna Summer… And this is where it gets interesting.

Where original Italo Disco could feel quite cheesy and drowned in unnecessary sweet melodies and dodgy vocals, Italo Brutalo’s blend of 80’s disco and synth music is much more futuristic and tongue in cheek, thanks to an obvious techno heritage.

Italo Brutalo doesn’t only own a Mac computer, but also a pretty extensive collection of vintage synthesisers and his music is high energy and yes very synthetic, but it’s also filled with a real love of electronic music and its machines and a passion for the futuristic sounds it blasts out. The result is highly addictive and very powerful.

Opener “Velodrome” and second track “Oggi” are firmly anchored in that italo tradition, boasting a strong 80’s synthetic disco backbone and riding a seriously chunky beat, while the vintages synths weave and unravel a sparkly, psyched out web of melodic sequences and arpeggios.

Third track “Systeria”, while still owing a lot to 80’s synth music, has less of a linear groove and is a bouncier, more syncopated number recalling the more techno and club influences of Italo Brutalo… Leading perfectly to EP closer, Club Bizarre remix of that same track. 
The boys from Metz takes the track for a trip to the basement of a haunted house, where everything is darker, more enigmatic and slower, just like in a dream. Rave music for the living dead, Club Bizarre mix is oppressing and sweaty, like the best of their productions.

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Velodrome

ThaÏ Break - Flowers In The Rain (Version Original)

Back in the late 1980s, a demo titled She surfaced, born from the creative minds of three young musicians - Rick and Remon Melsert and Paul Nieuwenhuijsen - and brought to life with the expert touch of Michiel van der Kuy (Laser Dance, Rygar, Koto). Under the moniker Kick The Habit, the project was set to fuse their collective talents with Michiel's unmistakable flair and a dash of early house influences. But for reasons lost to time, the track was shelved, vanishing into obscurity for over 35 years.
Now, this forgotten treasure has been unearthed, thanks to Michiel Van Der Kuy, Sergi Elias, and the Vintage Pleasure Boutique label. Finally seeing the light of day, „She“ has been reimagined with five stunning versions, including the original and fresh remixes by the brilliant Prospero duo, who infuse Michiel’s timeless 1980s magic.
For fans of spacey vocals, vocoders, Laser Dance vibes, and synth-driven nostalgia, this maxi single is an absolute must-hear - a shimmering time capsule of Italo disco’s golden era.

Kick The Habit - She (Vocal Space Version)

Midnight Affaire - Sarah's Return (Dub Version)

Written by Rafał Lachmirowicz

Digital Single : Midnight Affaire - Sarah's Return
https://release.analoglanguage.com/midnight-affaire-1/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKm6J9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBsenprMndGVmNaWnpybldpAR7X__jmHRNkB2lN9nx9St8L473Vs2LwKPRE_rPpNOgqyoOdBJOS8g--eJGtAA_aem_QNOBQYaza11c_9dOCzu4Yw

Analog Language
https://www.analoglanguage.com/
https://www.facebook.com/analoglanguage
https://analoglanguage.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/analoglanguage
https://www.junodownload.com/labels/Analog+Language/
https://www.discogs.com/label/1000157-Analog-Language?page=1
https://vintagepleasureboutique.bandcamp.com/
https://www.junodownload.com/labels/Vintage+Pleasure+Boutique/
https://www.discogs.com/label/1487983-Vintage-Pleasure-Boutique?page=1

Midnight Affaire - Sarah's Return (Dub Version)

Linda Trang Dai - Starstruck Lover (Coelho Amazing Extended Mix)

Original composition by Yo Vanderkley, Allan Coelho.
Produced by Coelho. Re - Work - Manuel Rios.

Digital Album : Cyber Sound - Re - Works - Italo & HI-NRG
https://cybersoundelectronicmusiclabel.bandcamp.com/album/cyber-sound-re-works-italo-disco-hi-nrg

released June 7, 2025

Cyber Sound Electronic Music Label
https://cybersoundelectronicmusiclabel.bandcamp.com/

Linda Trang Dai, Discogs : 
https://www.discogs.com/artist/5040915-Lynda-Trang-%C4%90%C3%A0i

Linda Trang Dai - Starstruck Lover (Coelho Amazing Extended Mix)

Midnight Affaire - Shadows Of The Night (Instrumental)

Music and lyrics by Rafał Lachmirowicz

Digital Single : Midnight Affaire - Shadows Of The Night 
https://save-it.cc/analog-language/shadows-of-the-night?fbclid=IwY2xjawLGXqRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETAzQkhaTzVpc041N0Q0Y0wzAR7ed4Ze2inqAVt_MXIgRuottdUwjWJVKkpZIq3pyw6uiUV0Seyk4J9oCjHTcA_aem_yyzrKROQmWipbIElvYwJqw

Analog Language
https://www.analoglanguage.com/
https://www.facebook.com/analoglanguage
https://analoglanguage.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/analoglanguage
https://www.junodownload.com/labels/Analog+Language/
https://www.discogs.com/label/1000157-Analog-Language?page=1
https://vintagepleasureboutique.bandcamp.com/
https://www.junodownload.com/labels/Vintage+Pleasure+Boutique/
https://www.discogs.com/label/1487983-Vintage-Pleasure-Boutique?page=1

Midnight Affaire - Shadows Of The Night (Instrumental)

Luzan & Veluz - Fire (extended mix)

Music by Tomas López. Lyrics by Luz García, Verónica Dueñas.

Digital Single : Luzan & Veluz - Fire
https://www.junodownload.com/products/luzan-veluz-fire/5625083-02/
https://www.beatport.com/release/fire/3771442

Three Sides Recordings, https://www.facebook.com/Treesidesrecordings
Released: 17 June, 2022

Luzan
https://www.facebook.com/Luzan/
https://www.youtube.com/@Luzanmusic
https://www.instagram.com/luzan.music/
https://www.tiktok.com/@luzan.music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jDcSaFqEilRnr4U04BZPv

Luzan, Discogs :
https://www.discogs.com/artist/5474764-Luzan

Veluz
https://www.facebook.com/veronicaluz.duenascastillo
https://www.youtube.com/@veluz9672
https://www.instagram.com/veluzmusic/
https://www.tiktok.com/@veluzduca
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0z2780idHzh0XVIX4qr7Yr

Veluz, Discogs :
https://www.discogs.com/artist/8997220-Veluz

Midnight Affaire - Shadows Of The Night (Instrumental)

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