Serendeepity, Milan
A very personal spot check by our iCrates-editor Barbee, who sure can’t travel without checking record shops! On our trip through the Alps finally we reached Milano. It was monday morning and I was...
View ArticleMarcello Giordani and the Italian Disco Deviance Connection
Marcello Giordani is one of the key figures of the blooming Italian Disco scene. Being a producer, Dj and collector of rare Italo-Disco vinyls, he is on the very front of the exploding Disco movement...
View ArticleFlemming Dalum the “King Of The Cut” and his Italian explorations Pt. 1
Flemming Dalum is an “Italo fanatic” who experienced a story like a fairytale – an Italo Disco fairytale! The Danish record collector, DJ and producer digged deeply in Italy for his beloved Italo...
View ArticleFlemming Dalum the “King Of The Cut” and his Italian explorations Pt. 2
Flemming Dalum is an “Italo fanatic” who experienced a story like a fairytale – an Italo Disco fairytale! The Danish record collector, DJ and producer digged deeply through whole Italy for his beloved...
View ArticleOYE Records, Berlin
Oye Records is probably the most popular record shop for DJs in Berlin. Based in Prenzlauer Berg from 2002 on, this spot is still growing and meeting the needs of more and more DJs that are looking...
View ArticleMauro Farina – The Busy Bee Of Italo Disco
Mauro Farina, music maker, producer and owner of an outstanding and easily recognizable voice, has penned over 1000 original songs, many of which have been unquestionable hits in every inhabited...
View ArticleA History of DJing Pt.II
In the first part of “History of DJing” we saw the genesis of the art of DJing, how it grew and opened up a whole new era of musical delight. iCrates picks up the saga here, documenting everything...
View ArticleInterview: Beppe Loda and the Birth of Afro-funky
DJ Beppe Loda is one of Italy’s pioneer DJs of the 1970s. His fusion of sounds from German space electronics to African percussion tracks have earned him a reputation that led to the foundation of a...
View ArticleThe Vinyl-Only Sessions #13: Bottin – Disco for the family
Session #13: Bottin – Disco for the family So here we are with our session number 13 and a new mix from the Venetian disco mastermind Bottin. Bottin has been on something of a roll when it comes to...
View ArticleAn interview with Bottin: The Venetian disco mastermind
Bottin has made a career out of defying his contemporaries. Enamored in the kitsch, much-maligned world of italo disco at a time when many turned their backs on the genre and obsessed with obscure,...
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