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Today we made an special interview from one of the best italo collectors in Spain, he is Jose Ramon aka Synergic Silence @synergic_silence as a producer, he was traveling to Milan in the 80's to buy all the records from Discomagic, Discotto, Memory Records etc. He has really gems on his collection more than 20.000 records and he has also made a mix with his favorite tracks from the Italo disco underground of the time. 

Thanks for read and have interest in this kind of articles!

here a piece of the interview:

HI Jose Ramon!  

Tell us a little about yourself and your love for Italo disco. How was the experience in the 80's when you went to Milan for Italo disco vinyls, tell us that story. 

Explaining everything would take many pages so I will try to be very brief. 

It was at the beginning of the 90s. The Italo Disco boom had already given way to new styles that were being played in discos (there was some reminiscence through the High ENergy that was produced in Italy). I kept collecting records from the 80s. At that time it was not easy to discover new music (without the internet ...). You knew songs from references through some DJs, from session cassette tapes and what I discovered in the warehouses/discos where I played or in second-hand stores. There was little else.
A friend of mine suggested going to Italy accompanied by the owner of a record store in Madrid who bought directly from Discomagic. He seemed quite crazy so I wasn’t sure. The truth is that he went on a trip alone before and after seeing what he had bought I automatically had to go. 

The first trip was a fascinating experience. Three friends traveling from Barcelona at night in a Fiat Uno, constantly listening to the same tapes and imagining what records we could find (I assure you that all expectations of what we thought we would discover were exaggerated). We arrived in Milan first thing in the morning and went directly to Discomagic in Via Mecenate. It was still closed as it was very early. I remember the excitement of climbing the stairs that gave access to the warehouses (the charts, the covers of new releases, posters of their artists were pasted).  
Imagine the surprised faces of the people who worked there: three guys from Barcelona looking for totally "old-fashioned" records, mere disco records of ephemeral success in many cases. After insisting, that same day we accessed the warehouse that was in a kind of semi-basement and where all the returns and stock remnants of what Discomagic produced and distributed were kept.  
I can only tell you that it was magical chaos; copies and copies of many of the discs so sought after today stored without any order or criteria which added an incredible emotion to each box that we opened. 
On these trips we spent more than 6 hours in the warehouse, it was exhausting but very satisfying. 
On the following days we also went to Discotto. We got access through the contact of the Il Discotto store that still existed. The Discotto warehouse had already been closed for years, and when you entered that warehouse it seemed that time had stopped in the mid-1980s. The records were perfectly placed and classified in beastly silence. 

From there, the trips continued and each time we were more prepared, with more knowledge, contacts, addresses, etc. Later, since 2005, we went to the record fair in Milan (Vynilmani) where we also found things, but they were already starting to rise in price. 


Enjoy! :)

IM #64 MIX: Synergic Silence + Interview (Best Italo Vinyl Collector Spain)

Recorded @ Angel Sound Studios in Barcelona and with Mikko Gordon @ Mannequin House in London
Produced by Mikko Gordon and Josep
Mixed by Mikko Gordon
Mastered by Bob "Macc" Maccciochi at Subvert Mastering
August 2013

Núria Botia, Arnau Obiols and Fran Campos played Bass, Drums and Percussion samples into this one.

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Entrenador, a Italo-Disco, Cosmic, Electro and other Bizarre stuff addict, offered us this energetic and cosmic set.
This mix was recorded live at our party on August 30, 2025 at Freedonia Club using 2x Technics 1210 MK2 Turnables" and a Pionner DJM-A9 mixer.

Entrenador:
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Live Recording Series #004 Entrenador

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Bouncer (Ilya Santana instrumental edit)

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[ED61] The Funk District - Neon Boogie EP

- Juno Review:

Editorial are back everyone: look out! Our favourite edits label now presents us with The Funk District, who is Fernando Mendoza based out of Cancun, Mexico. There's some smooth and soulful disco edited for your convenience on "Groove Me", any guesses who he's taken the razor to on this one? On "Give It To You" we're loving the sultry vibes he's accentuating from the original and "Summer Breeze" takes us back for another glorious ride on the soul train assisted by some nice filtered and loopy build ups that'd make even The Noodleman stand up and notice!

Buy on Juno

The Funk District - Give It To You [ED61]

You can download here!

https://italomoderni.bandcamp.com/album/italo-moderni-edits-vol-ll

Linda Imperial - Stranger (Adrian Marth Edit)

Under thick lashes she surveyed the room, searching it with a stare that could kill. Here, some admired her and others dispised her, as long as they were talking about her she didn't care which way their allegiance lied. Day in, day out she returned, hoping that on the off chance he'd have the courage to come back and show his face. Though if he ever did, he'd have to pay the consequences.

We all know Liepzig is something of a hot bed for incredible music, and a new band to add the frowing list of artists and labels from the German city is New Hook. The three piece female group bring together influences in new wave, post punk and synth pop, creating their own heady, low strung sound. Having contributed to local label Riotvan's Familiar Faces compilation earlier this year, they now make their debut on Curses' Ombra International imprint matching beguiling vocals with seductive synth melodies and woozy guitars.

PREMIERE: New Hook - SEXERGY [Ombra International]

Music by Carles Congost and Josep Xortó. Lyrics by Carles Congost. Produced by Fred Ventura and Paolo Gozzetti. Vocals by Josep Xortó.  Chorus by Andrés Papas Peréz. Mastering by Álex Ferrer at The Groove, Barcelona. Photography by Daniel Riera. Artwork by Octavio Terol. Executive Production by Carles Congost.

Digital Album : Josep Xortó + The Congosound - Els Hits (Italoconnection Remix)https://thecongosound.bandcamp.com/album/els-hits-italoconnection-remix

© ® Maletas Violentas, Barcelona, 2021

Josep Xortó + The Congosound : https://thecongosound.bandcamp.com/music

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