Turin Dancefloor Express

Author

I-Robots

Publisher

Opilec Music

Release Date

10. February 2017

Description

Opilec Music is back with another treasure trove of music that outlines how important Turin and the Piedmont area was to the development of electronic and dance music in the 70s and 80s and beyond. This compilation has been expertly put together by Opilec Music boss, I-Robots, from his own experiences as a DJ and collector and from time spent digging in archives, old collections and anywhere else he could. It marks the start of a new series and is the latest in a long line of such projects he has worked on before now. The 2 x CD package will be supported by a big launch event in November at The Beach in Turin, and features fine artwork depicting the Monorail Alweg issued from the Photo Archives of the City Of Turin. This expansive collection makes for a fascinating musical story and proves that in the 70s and 80s, the influences of Afro-American music and Kraftwerk electronics as well as Krautrock massively stimulated artists from Piedmont, who in turn began to influence the entire national scene with what would be then called ltalo disco, only for it later to turn into Chicago house and Detroit techno over in the US. Fittingly enough, because FIAT is located there, Turin is known as Italy's Motor City, so this adds another nice layer of circularity. Interestingly, many of the tunes from this period were made by live bands until DJs and producers took over and the CD market started to boom. Along the way this shines through and many seminal artists are included, with the music ranging from psychedelic funk to neo r&b to soul, disco, beat, afro, rock and pop and so much more. The tunes are all high tempo and hugely musical, with classic synth sounds and weird vocals, rare grooves and cosmic oddities all helping to colour the trip. This is one for DJs and dancers but also collectors and musical historians who are keen to learn more about a vital but little talked about time in the development of electronic music. Daniele Baldelli - big work ...big selection! The Black Madonna - Good lord. Yes. Alexander Robotnik (Hot Elephant Music) - Good Job! Lot of obscure italo Luca Trevisi (LTJ Experience) - amazing italo timeless grooves Sean Johnston (Hardway Bros, A Love From Outer Space, Disco Bloodbath) - The I-Robots comp is amazing for home listening but not much use for ALFOS Lauren Flax (Young Turks / K7) - so many jams! Severino Panzetta (Horse Meat Disco) - YES great album Arnaud Rebotini (Blackstrobe) - Nice collection Tim Sweeney (DFA / Beats In Space) - Yes! A bunch of classics on here! Ben Sims - sweet comp, thx! Andrew Claristidge (Acid Washed (Records makers) - FANTASTIC COMPILATION. Ron Trent (Musicandpower) - One of my favorite eras of music and genres. Much Respect!!! Press & PR DJ Mag (UK)- Review confirmed / I-D- Feature piece confirmed / Mixmag- Disco page coverage confirmed / GScene- Review confirmed / The Ransom Note- I-Robots '8 tracks of Turin classics' / DJ Mag (IT)- Review confirmed / Local Suicide- 'LSD Faze Time' feature piece confirmed / Mutant Disco Radio Show- Radio support confirmed / CLANDESTINO Podcast / KMAH Radio- Radio support confirmed / FM4 / ORF- Radio support confirmed / BCB Radio- Radio support confirmed / Radioshow Robothek (Radio ZuSa)- Radio support confirmed CD1 1. La Strana Societa - Pop Corn 2. Stratosferic Band - Splashdown (7 Inch Version) 3. Massimo Bizzo - Christine 4. Oxid - Oxid Trail 5. La Nuova Formula - Direttissimo Torino Milano 6. Kitra - Hotel De La Plage 7. Little Lucy And The All Stars - What Are You Doing? 8. Music One - Musicone (Part 1) 9. Cometa Music Hall - Cometa Music Hall 10. Don Bernini - Whirlwind 11. Captain Torkive - Krypton 12. Ben Norman - Got To Be (7 inch Version) 13. Carlotto - Come With Me 14. Gianfracasso Ensemble - Music On My Mind 15. M'Bamina - N'Zoumba (Album Version) 16. Giulio Camarca & Trinidad - Birimbao 17. Drums Music Show - Samedi Soir 18. The Boston Garden - Lady Pick-Up 19. Joe 'Spitfire' Nicosia & C. Industria Musicale - Cobra Sound 20. G.B. Golden System - Shaba Dab (Instrumental) CD2 1. Johnson Righeira - Vamos A La Playa (1981 Original Demo Version) 2. Phaeax - Talk About (7 inch Version) 3. Jan Demis - Preludio 4. Mc4 - Gow Dance 5. Carmody - Messengers Of Love 6. Bagarre - Lemonsweet (1985 Album Version) 7. Spooky - Coffee Train (1980 Unreleased Vocoder Version) 8. Music One - Solon (Part 6) 9. Ego Neco - You + I ? (Vocal) 10. Italo Monitor - Balla Marinetti (Der Mussolini) (1981 Unreleased Demo) 11. Sintesi - Tenax (1984 Unreleased Demo) 12. Monuments - S.A.L.T. (1981 Original Version) 13. Tommy De Chirico - Tuxedo Dance (1983 Original Version) 14. Trans Middle Point - Action (Instrumental) 15. Art Fine - Dark Silence (Art Fine Version) 16. Streisands - Fine & Fine (Version) 17. Zauber - S.O.S. 18. Clamour - Inside My Mind (1983 Unreleased Demo)