http://www.technodisco.it/2005/01/articolo36
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THEY HAD TO SAY ABOUT CASCO :
From interview to Paolo Del Prete by Anna Forte
"DOMANDA: Negli ultimi mesi abbiamo
notato nelle classifiche nord-europee e
addirittura giapponesi la presenza di
alcuni tuoi vecchi dischi, usciti con la
denominazione"Blackway-BWH feat.Paolo
Del Prete". Come si spiega questo
fenomeno?
PAOLO DEL PRETE: (risate) Ah, è
vero....beh, di questo bisogna
ringraziare Casco, alias il DJ /
produttore Salvatore Cusato. Casco
risiede in Svizzera ed ha avuto la bella
(e disinteressata) idea di riciclare
alcuni dei primi dischi Electro Dance da
me realizzati, di rielaborarli e di
metterli sul mercato internazionale. Si
parla di produzioni datate 1982; a quei
tempi già suonavo 4 strumenti, componevo
e facevo il DJ da anni ma
discograficamente parlando ero agli
inizi. Tale inesperienza trapelava un
po' anche dai brani in questione
("Stop"; "Livin up"; "New Life"; "Music
for Us"; "Follow me") ma soprattutto dai
tanti miei errori compiuti nella scelta
dei collaboratori e nell'impostazione
delle varie clausole contrattuali.
Fortunatamente (dopo più di 25 anni!) è
arrivato Casco e ha messo a posto tutto,
rendendo a tali brani la dignità
artistica, professionale e promozionale
che meritavano..." (www.vronline.it)
"...Cybemetic Love nacque nel 1983. Questo super pezzone consacrò Salvatore Cusato, in arte Casco, nell'olimpo dei produttori e dj della disco italiana di quegli anni, e me nel giro di quei fanatici ossessionati dalla musica di quel periodo. Se quella roba lì vi strizza le budella, se vi sentite nostalgici di un'epoca anche se magari non l'avete vissuta, Casco è esattamente ciò che fa per voi. Are you ready for the Cybernetic Love? ". Irene Rossi(http://milano.zero.eu)
"Casco non è un dj...Casco è il dj! Casco è il brivido degli anni '80, è la rivoluzione della disco, è talento che scorre su un vinile , è elettronica con l'anima, è un loop eterno, un sound che parte dalle orecchie e finisce nei canali dell'adrenalina, è sapore di antico, di autentico sound, che emoziona in perpetuo, perchè è immortale. In anni ormai lontani, nell'assenza di una rivoluzione italiana della disco arrivo' Casco...: "i Kraftwerk erano mistificati, ma nasceva (con Casco) la italo disco"...ecco, questa è pura leggenda." Donatella Di Sarno /Naples (Italian cult music expert)
"...Trent’anni dopo i culi tricolori si scuotono ancora con le stesse vibrazioni! Se Garibaldi fosse stato un dj, si sarebbe fatto chiamare Casco ! "
Vincenzo Argenziano (http://napoli.zero.eu)
"...Blackway feat. Paolo Del Prete..
Dietro il brano "New Life" del progetto Blackway , si cela il noto musicista romano Paolo Del Prete.Dopo 25 anni di oblio e , grazie alla complicità di Salvatore Cusato gli amanti del genere riscoprono perle italodisco di rara lucentezza ..."
(www.musicity.org)
"…il grande Casco è una leggenda Italo immortale e senza tempo... "(Vice Magazine Italia)
"...Emerso vistosamente nel 1983 con la hit "Cybernetic Love", il progetto Casco una delle gemme che la musica italica riesce a vantare ancora oggi...."
(disc-jockey.it)
"...Italodisco never took off in the UK originally due to our relative lack of discotheques and a growing Anglo-American distaste for the genre, although it’s worth noting that SAW productions and the Pet Shop Boys were influenced heavily by producers such as Salvatore Cusato and Alex Novaga. .."
Toby Frith www.bleep43.com about The Mercury Music Prize 2009 .
"Cybernetic Love" Top 4 -20 Best Italo ever! Chart by Serge Santiago for Fact Magazine UK /24 Febr. 09 :
"Records like this don't grow old like us; rather, every time you hear them they take you back to their time, in this case 1982. Oh, and mint copies of this one go for a considerable amount on eBay. "www.factmagazine.co.uk
"...Casco - Cybernetic Love
In a year of so much absolutely vintage Italo music, 1983, this song by DJ/producer Salvatore Cusato captures the moment with a perfect synthesis of romantic scifi lyrics, some truly gorgeous female vocal harmonies, and a disco beat that will be danceable for centuries to come "(Italoblack.blogspot.com) dj benetti.aug. 08 italo paradise .
"This is just about the most awesome italo-synth-disco-pop song committed to vinyl by someone whose name doesn’t end with “oroder.”
A stone cold vocoder classic. Own it."(disco.workout.com)
"...The song makes me feel like I’m riding an escalator into an acid-induced heaven. Metallic claps and spaced-out vocals make the track every stoner’s fantasy. Be sure to look for it in my upcoming podcast …."(discoworkout.com)
"This is one of the best Italo Disco songs of all time. I could see Daft Punk being inspired by this song for the album Discovery. It does kinda lag in the middle when they have some guy saying in broken English “Hello, can you tell me what’s about the cybernetic love.” but I guess that just adds comic relief. For some reason I don’t really know what else to say about this song. I think you should just listen to it."
(the dirty frenchman musiquarium.com)
Another italo mega-classic, another heartbreaking tune with lush strings and unforgettable melody. The particularity of this one is the use of some pre-bleepy and siren keyboards sounds making it technically one of first rave tunes ever! (discogs.com)
"...Futuristic? Yes! Sexy? Sleazy as blood red lipstick! Grab onto your seats and slip on your black gloves as Death Disco Radio.com brings you yet another fabulously italo-licious mix from the legendary Italian DJ Producer Salvatore Cusato aka Casco.." (Death Disco Radio.com)
" Casco what a legend! Went to see Casco last night and what an absolutely mindblowing set it was! A non-stop of the absolute best italo disco ever produced. Every single track was a classic and the small but enthusiastic crowd went crazy with each new one he whacked on. And whacked he did..." ( Last.fm blog by Sharevari . DJ set Casco London)."
"...Italodisco pioneers Alexander Robotnik and Casco deliver to back DJ sets, heavy on the vocoder choruses, drum computers and arm waving. This is the missing link between electro and House, and not a soul can resist..." (The Wire Magazine- UK. Report on Borealis Festival).
"...Currently listening to the deliriously catchy 'Come ..r' by Pineapples - perhaps the greatest italo-disco track ever (after 'Cybernetic Love' by Casco)...."(astralbunny.blogspot.com)
"The kind of bona fide classic that is well overdue a reissue, this slice of Italo Disco gets dusted down by the good folk over at Radius - bringing Salvatore Cusato's (aka Casco) first release forward 23 years and discovering it still sounds as fresh as a daisy... Seductive in that way only old electronic tracks are, 'Cybernetic Love' sounds organic in its progression - as Casco lets gloopy disco beats spill out over the cold-water synths and straight-laced vocals. For those who prefer their italo without the lyrical incursion, there's an instrumental to keep you happy, whilst the obligatory remix is provided by Dexter; choosing to beef up the original into a jacked electro stomper"
(boomkat.uk)
"The Radius crew continue to dig deep into the Italo vaults and manage to pull out another gem! This was the first record released by Salvatore 'Casco' Cusato back in 1983 and features a plethora of hard-hitting Italo melodies that come complete with the richness of sound and charming wonkiness we've come to expect from tunes of that era. You get the orignal and instrumental versions as well as a great re-working from Dexter who strips everything back and adds in an extra catchy vocoder line"
(warprecords.com)
"...Another toy epic from the golden era of Italo-disco, luxurious and overblown, it has all the right ingredients: the syrupy, synthetic E-strangled vocals - weary, banal with a melancholic twinge - with the driest electro percussion and sweet-shop melodies, cheap, day-glo and artificial, that tackiness is the appeal..." (http://gabba/CC/ )
"...
This remains my all-time favourite italo track, despite fierce competition from more recent discoveries such as Mr Flagio's 'Take a chance'. In fact it would appear there is a link. is not coincidental, they both featured the same musicians. So as you might expect this is more synth-drenched sugary electro heaven, complete with those all important vocodered vocals. Cybernetic Love is as synthetic as those brightly coloured gummy sweets you see in LIDL and contains fewer natural ingredients than Sunny D. But then what else would you expect from an early 80s Italian tale of robotic love? Truly amazing..."
(Andrew Back discopia.com)
"... The best year for Italo Disco music from a true Italo lover's standpoint is without a doubt 1983! So many hits, so many memories... However, it was the third release on House Of Music label that set the tone for the perfect song: "Cybernetic Love" by Casco, a vocoder and synthesizer masterpiece..." (myspace.com/italodisco1 )
"..Interesting looking package this, a double edged Italo-disco winner from Casco, backed up with the pick of the new Rotterdam school, all lovingly reissued on this belgian imprint. The originals are arpeggiated and of course very much of their time, yet strangely of this as well - kind of a mid point betwen moroder and the highly vogueish ze records, machine music with a dash of human and instrumental content. But in all honesty, its all about the remixes - Bangkok Impact's sizeable bassline, acid and mechanised vocal redrawing of 'Stop' rocks the spot most effectively, while Putsch 79 offer 'Livin up' new legs, paring down all extraneous elements, leaving a bare bones disco thumper with just the right elements remaining. Tasty..." (boomkat.com)//
"Han heter Salvatore Cusato och går under namnet CASCO som är en av världens bästa producent inom italo-discon. Han har skapat otroligt betydelsefulla mästerverk som skapat framtiden inom elektronisk musik. Utan Casco och likanande genier som tex. Moroder hade vi inte vart där vi är idag, och vi hade absolut inte haft den "nya dystopiska" discon vi har idag..."
(lord enzo. obaren.blogg.se)
"...Uno de los discos mas futuristas surgidos en Italia era Cybernetic Love, de Casco. Tras era romantica combinacion de vocoder y melodia se ocultaba Salvatore Cusato, un dj enamorado de Moroder y el krautorock . Cusato recuerda el boom de aquellos anos de la siguiente manera: "Era la epoca en la que todos los DJs empenzaban a lanzarse al mundo de la produccion. Todos compraban los discos de sus colegas. De cada titulo se planchaban un minimo de cinco mil copias, y visto que los DJs operantes en Italia eran uno seis mil los discos se agotaban nada mas salir!" Con todo, discos como Cybernetic Love superaron las veinte mil copias, muchas de ellas destinadas a la exportacion...." Page 136 "LOOPS una historia de la musica electronica " by Javier Blanquez/Omar Morera (Mondadori Spain 2002)
"...Muy posiblemente, la mejor canción que haya dado la larga historia del italodisco sea “Cybernetic Love” de Casco (Salvattore Cusato & co). Aquí se podría abrir cualquier tipo de debate inacabable, porque como decía Harry Callahan las opiniones son como los culos. Pero lo que sí está claro es que esta canción tiene el toque mágico de los clásicos y, sobre todo, que consiguió algo que muy difícilmente suele suceder: que las máquinas lloren. La parte del vocoder de “Cybernetic Love” sublima el sueño de Stanley Kubrick, cuando el director hizo cantar con auténtica emoción al ordenador Hal 9000 en la película “2001. Una odisea del espacio”...(http://lorito.net/canciones)
Historia do Electro-Parte 1
"...Um dos estilos mais influenciados por esta proximidade entre o Disco-Sound e as sonoridades electronicas foi o Italo-Disco,estilo que surgiu,como o proprio nome indica,em Itália,por volta de 1980...Assim sendo,começaram a recorrer á tecnologia existente,criando uma sonoridade Electro-Disco um pouco "crua",mas ao mesmo tempo inovadora e também fortemente dançável. São típicos deste género de sonoridade temas como Próblemes D..Amour ou Dance Boy Dance de Alexander Robotnick,Spacer Woman de Charlie,Cybernetic Lover dos Casco,Dirty Talk dos Klein & Mbo ou Robot Is Systematic dos ..Lectric Workers..."(P0WER UP o apelo à cultura urbana/Setubal.Portugal)
Italo Disco (indiepedia.de)
Wichtige Songs:
'Lectric Workers: Robot is systematic
Charlie: Spacer Woman /
Wanexa: The Man from Colours /
Crazy Gang: Arabian Nights /
Den Harrow: Bad Boy, Charleston, Future Brain/
Klapto: Queen of the Night, Mr. Game /
Doctor's Cat: Watch out, Feel the Drive /
Mr. Flagio: Take a Chance /
Casco: Cybernetic Love /
B.W.H.: Stop /
Sun La Shan: Catch, Rose from Tokyo /
Dharma: Plastic Doll /
Diana Est: Tenax /
My Mine: Hypnotic Tango /
Felli: Diamond in the Night /
Joe Yellow: Lover to Lover, Love /
Los Angeles TF: Magical Body /
Mr. Master: A Dog in the Night /
Esavu: Spelling Love /
Radiorama: Aliens, Chance to Desire /
Scotch: Disco Band, Penguins' Invasion /
Camomilla: Queen of the Night /
Venise: Playboy /
Ken Laszlo: Hey Hey Guy /
"...Ca me fait penser à Salvatore Cusato qui, sans le savoir, enregistrait un véritable hymne italo au tout début de sa carrière musicale : "Cybernetic Love".." (comment by Trakse talking about Glass Candy and Chromatics on musicfluctuant.net )
"...Ces morceaux sont sortis à l'origine sur le label House Of Music en 1983 et se sont surtout surtout par le DJ Salvatore "Casco" Cusato. projet electro-disco du label Italien après la grosse sortie du "Cybernetic Love" de Casco..."
"..Casco reintroduit 20 ans après les morceaux auprès des amateurs d'electro-disco d'aujourd'hui... cette sortie prouve qu'en 20 ans, l'italo disco reste encore une musique avant-gardiste 19..."(www.digital-sessions.net)
"... Tu as d’autres invités prestigieux pour cette saison ?!
Oui.
Les 31 Août et 1 Septembre, je fais également venir le légendaire DJ Italien Salvatore Cusato plus connu sous le nom de CASCO....C'est une référence et un artiste incontournable de la période Italo au même titre que D. Baldelli, S. Egger ou encore A. Robotnick. " (Interview Loïc Hubert - Smells like teen spirits magazine / zobart.com/interviews.htm)
