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There is no documentation of where the term "Italo-Disco" first appeared, but its origins are generally traced to Italian and other European disco recordings released in the West-German market. Examples include the phrase "Original Italo-Disco" on the sleeve of the West-German edition of "Girls on
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in 1983 was long published on Knowledge (XXG), but is unsubstantiated; to date, reliable third-party documentation has not been found to support whether ZYX label boss Mikulski himself named it, or whether ZYX was even the first to publish the term; it could just as easily have been a descriptor
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In English-speaking countries, it was called Italo disco and hi-NRG. In Mexico the style is known just as "disco", having nothing to do with the 1970s genre. West-German productions were sung in English and were characterized by an emphasis on melody, exaggerated production, and a more earnest
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is noted for incorporating American musical elements ("heavy funk" influences, "breakbeat" rhythm, the use of vocoder) with electronic music while using rudimentary synthesizers, constituting one of the earliest forms of Italo disco. This form of Americanized Italo disco, that also includes
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culture, produced by Italian producers for the Japanese market. The two most famous Eurobeat labels are A-Beat-C Records and Time Records. One traditional Italo disco label, S.A.I.F.A.M., still produces Eurobeat music for Japan.
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which originated in Italy in the late 1970s and was mainly produced in the 1980s. Italo disco evolved from the then-current underground dance, pop, and electronic music, both domestic and foreign (
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music of Italian origin, often licensed from independent Italian labels which had limited distribution outside Italy, as well as songs in a similar style by other European artists.
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released more than thirty singles within the year. It was also the year that the term "Italo disco" became widely known outside Italy, with the release of the first volumes of
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During the mid-1980s, spacesynth, a derivation of Italo disco, developed. It was mostly instrumental, featured space sounds, and was exemplified by musicians, such as:
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record label, which began licensing and marketing the music outside Italy in 1982. Italo disco faded in the early 1990s and then split into many genres (
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in 1979, American interest in disco sharply declined, whereas in Europe the genre maintained mainstream popularity and survived into the 1980s.
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In 1983, there were frequent hit singles, and labels such as American Disco, Crash, Merak, Sensation and X-Energy appeared. The popular label
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discs: Birizdo I Am, Boris Zhivago, D-White, Estimado, Italove, Mirko Hirsch, Nation in Blue, Siberian Heat, among many others.
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lyrics. By 1983, Italo disco's instrumentation was predominantly electronic. Along with love, Italo disco themes deal with
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As Italo disco declined in Europe, Italian and West-German producers adapted the sound to Japanese tastes, creating "
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genre. Synthwave and Italo disco revival artists are often featured on the same mixtapes, playlists, and labels.
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compilation series on the West-German record label ZYX. After 1983, Italo disco was also produced outside Italy.
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Additional examples of space disco usually include the compositions "Just Blue" and "Symphony" (both 1978) of
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Although Italo disco was successful in mainland Europe during the 1980s, only few singles reached the
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Then also new musical genres that had set aside the rock of the 1970s thanks to new groups, such as
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compilations each became a 16-volume series that culminated in 1991. Both series primarily featured
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specialized in reissuing/selling records from Italy (e.g. Kano "I'm Ready"), since the 1970s.
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Space disco is a type of dance music using synthesizers and space-like sounds and themes.
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when Italian Italo disco artists experimented with harder beats and the "house" sound.
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A number of new Italo disco artists have emerged and have been featured on the
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A big comeback of German disco began in 1998, when Modern Talking reunited.
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The origin of the genre's name is strongly tied to marketing efforts of the
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label, who was therefore credited with coining the term "Italo disco". The
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approach to the themes of love; examples may be found in the works of:
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The term "Italo", a generic prefix meaning Italian, had been used on
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Italo disco is also one of the major influences to the sound of the
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people were already using before someone at ZYX picked up on it.
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ITALO DISCO: History of Dance Music in Italy from 1975 to 1988
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Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture
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in Europe. Italo disco's influences include Italian producer
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Italo disco originated in Europe in the late 1970s. After
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Folklore that ZYX boss Bernhard Mikulski coined the term
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and other electronic instruments by disco artists led to
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Me" by Amin-Peck in 1982, and the 1983 compilation album
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This article is about the music genre. For the song, see
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I Venti D'Azzurro presents The History of Italo Disco
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Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980–1983
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