One of the principal architects of the disco sound, producer and composer Giorgio Moroder was born in Ortisei, Italy, on April 26, 1940. Upon relocating to Munich, Germany, he established his own studio, Musicland, and recorded his debut single "Looky, Looky" in 1969; his first LP, Son of My Father, was released in early 1972. Around that time Moroder was introduced to fellow aspiring musician Pete Bellotte, with whom he formed a production partnership; in collaboration with singer Donna Summer, the duo was to become one of the most powerful forces in '70s-era dance music, their success beginning with the release of 1974's Lady of the Night. Summer's Love to Love You Baby followed in 1975; the title track, clocking in at close to 17 minutes in length, was an international smash, its shimmering sound and sensual attitude much copied in the years to follow.
At their mid-'70s peak, Moroder, Bellotte, and Summer were extraordinarily prolific, releasing new albums about once every six months. Concept records like 1976's A Love Trilogy and Four Seasons of Love culminated with the release of 1977's I Remember Yesterday, a trip through time which climaxed with the smash "I Feel Love." With its galloping bass line and futuristic, computerized sheen, the single was among the watershed hits of the disco era, and helped propel Summer to new prominence as the reigning diva of the dancefloor.
In 1978, Moroder made his initial foray into film music, winning an Academy Award for his score to Alan Parker's Midnight Express. Summer's double-LP Bad Girls followed in 1979, becoming a massive hit and spawning such chart-topping singles as "Hot Stuff" and the title cut. After one final studio LP, 1980's The Wanderer, the Moroder/Bellotte/Summer team disbanded, and the disco era began drawing to a close.
In the early '80s, Moroder focused primarily on films; after producing the soundtracks for pictures including American Gigolo and Cat People, he turned to 1983's Flashdance, earning his second Oscar for the hit "Flashdance...What a Feeling," performed by Irene Cara. In 1984, Moroder courted controversy from film purists for his contemporary electro-pop score to the restored release of Fritz Lang's silent-era masterpiece Metropolis. After contributing to the soundtrack of the 1986 hit Top Gun, he turned increasingly away from dance music to focus on rock, producing the album Flaunt It, the debut from the heavily hyped British flash-in-the-pan Sigue Sigue Sputnik. In the years to follow, Moroder kept a low profile on the pop charts, although he remained a fixture on film soundtracks. In the 1990s, he also turned to remixing, debuting with a reworking of Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and going on to tackle material from Heaven 17 and others.
ROCKETS LIVE A BOLOGNA I Rockets tornano a Bologna con un intero concerto dal vivo il 2 luglio, alle ore 22, presso la discoteca SINGLE DISCO DINNER di S.Lazzaro di Savena (Bologna). Ingresso 20 euro.
On the road again, electric delight, astral world, galactica e tutti i grandi successi della più importante band degli anni 80 e in più le nuove canzoni del disco che uscirà in autunno. Una notte spaziale per ballare, cantare, sognare...
Possibilità di cenare nel locale a 40 euro (ingresso+cena) dalle ore 20.
Dopo il concerto in pista con una mega selezione di successi anni 70 e 80.
Politburo is working on a new album and recording and editing ten new songs. But this time the group would like to draw back the curtain on the creative process and ask all who are interested to weigh in on their songs as they are developed. Comments and suggestions are not only welcome but essential.
Hey everybody. Ive got some new tracks posted on my profile. Moroder is one of by biggest influences, so if your down with Giorgio you might like my stuff too. Hope to see some of your faces over on my profile. Stay rad!
Hi there! Check out my brand new song, a electronic-new wave/art-rock one titled “The Cyborg”! And don’t miss the previous ones: “Last Night At Chrysalis Hotel”, an instrumental spacesynth track full of colourful melodic solos and harmonies; "Just Illusion", kind of a baroque jazzy-pop tune with sax, some classical piano/strings influences and my usual mickkarnian "fretless frenzy" trademark! "The World Is On Fire", which has got some Duran Duran's,Alphaville's,Classix Nouveaux's, The Associates', Wim Mertens', B-Movie's and The Killers' touches, I think! Then the psychedelic-postpunk/symphonic-powermetal trashy tune"Formerly Known As The King" - somehow inspired by Muse and Sonata Arctica - and the jazzy-eastern-prog ballad "Nothing To Believe In",whose arrangement owes much to the likes of David Bowie, Arcadia, Masami Tsuchiya, Japan, David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Dolphin Brothers, Nine Horses, Furniture, The Associates, Billy Mackenzie, Metro, Scott Walker, Eyeless in Gaza,The Cure, Erik Satie, Eberhard Weber, Arrakeen, Bertrand Betsch...) and let me know what you think! Hope you enjoy my music! cheers from Rome Mario http://www. myspace. com/sleepdriver1984 _____________.s$$_________ ____s$ ________________s$$$?______s__ ___s$³ ______________.s$$$___ __.s$, ___s$$³ _____________s$$$$³______.s$__ _.$$³ ________, ____$$$$$.______s$³__ __³$ ________$___$$$$$$s_____s$³___ __³, _______s$___³$$$$$$$s___$$$, .. ____.. _______$$____³$$$$$$s.__³$$s__ ___, , ________³$.____³$$$$$$$s_.s$$$_ ___ _______..$$.____³$$$$$$$_$$$$__ _s³ ________³$$s____³$$$$$$s$$$³__ s$³
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“Soy un disco-freak, un disco-fetichista, un disco adicto y, para que quede claro, un dj de música disco”. Detrás de esta presentación de intenciones, se encuentra unos de los personajes más singulares de la escena electrónica holandesa. El define su estilo como Discoine: una inmaculada selección de deep space synthesizer music y disco europeo con retazos de otros sonidos de los 70 y bandas sonoras de cine porno de esa época cuyo fin es llevar al clímax a la pista de baile. Esta es su primera presentación en Madrid y será precedido de otros enfermos locales del sonido disco: Valentino Fortunato, KeepTheFaith y BajoPresion.
