It's just like back in Rimini in '85!

December 18, 2008 11:41 AM

Ten downloadable/streamable mixtapes of hi-NRG/Italodisco/new wave/Eurotrash/synth mixes for your delectation.

Previously.

posted by ClanvidHorse (19 comments total)

Are we being punished for something?
posted by timsteil at 11:58 AM on December 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

This is AWESOME. So much cheese! I love it. However, I'm confused by one of the descriptions:

(mostly rare italodance & a few new wave tracks by: rose mcdowell, ronny, visage)

Um, Rose McDowall? The same one who did all the collaborations with Death In June, Current 93, Coil, Nurse With Wound, etc.? How does she even remotely fit in with all this?
posted by DecemberBoy at 12:00 PM on December 18, 2008

I just puked in my mouth a little.
posted by gman at 12:02 PM on December 18, 2008

You'll want to wash that down with some glitchsex like this.
posted by four panels at 12:06 PM on December 18, 2008

How does she even remotely fit in with all this?
Strawberry Switchblade, I'm thinking. It's a plinka-plinka enough sound that it would be attractive to remixers.
posted by gargoyle93 at 12:06 PM on December 18, 2008

This is the sound of insane amounts of coke being snorted.
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese at 12:11 PM on December 18, 2008 [1 favorite]

Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan would approve.
posted by gman at 12:19 PM on December 18, 2008

This is me dancing in silk pajamas and watching stocks fall.
posted by Free word order! at 12:26 PM on December 18, 2008

Very cheesy! I like!
posted by smorris at 12:26 PM on December 18, 2008

Wait 'til I sneak some of this into my Solstice Party mix Saturday night.

Heh.
posted by Floydd at 12:33 PM on December 18, 2008

Flagged as noise.

man i wish i was on enough drugs to dig this stuff
posted by jtron at 12:37 PM on December 18, 2008

technotechnotechnotechno
posted by PenDevil at 12:52 PM on December 18, 2008

I like my Italo-disco with an extra helping of Electro and Disco (courtesy of I-F of The Hotmix Foundation and Intergalactic FM). I was sure these were still downloadable somewhere, but I couldn't find a handy link.
posted by filthy light thief at 1:24 PM on December 18, 2008

(courtesy of I-F of The Hotmix Foundation and Intergalactic FM)

I was just about to suggest channel 2 of Intergalactic FM for anyone who likes this stuff, as I do. My wife and I have spent the past couple of Sundays passing the time with channel 3 and talking to bob.
posted by vansly at 1:51 PM on December 18, 2008

Rimini? Corsican!
posted by Potomac Avenue at 2:09 PM on December 18, 2008

thanks gargoyle93 for the strawberry switchblade link. it's an old favorite of mine.
it's sad that they never made a 2nd album- AMG
posted by bhnyc at 2:10 PM on December 18, 2008

Love this. Thanks for posting the Intergalactic FM link too. Listening right now!
posted by flipyourwig at 3:33 PM on December 18, 2008

Whatever anyone may think of this kind of music, I want to give the site profound props for not having any sort of embedded player that cranks up and starts blasting the instant the page begins to load.
posted by jfuller at 6:01 PM on December 18, 2008

I have wondered what Italo-Disco was for a while. I have at least one record on the label 'Italo-Disco', but I don't think it does what it says on the label as it is a Quadtrant Park rave smash.

Will listen without prejudice.
posted by asok at 5:43 AM on December 19, 2008