Giorgio Moroder: A Forgotten Influence, or Not

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Ok, so my knowledge of Giorgio Moroder is pretty limited; a bunch of old Donna Summer hits, and Sparks' "No. 1 in Heaven" LP. But this weekend I was on a long drive with friends, on in their CD player was a lot of current electronic music. The only name I got was Sasha and Digweed, who may or may not be considered "good new stuff", I have no idea. But long stretches of it sounded not a little, but exactly like the backing track of "I Feel Love" or something. Neither of my friends agreed with me (actually, they didn't know what I was talking about), but it was very clear to me. So... everyone mentions Kraftwerk as being electronic forerunners... how about this guy Moroder?

― Sean, Tuesday, 20 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Wasn't it Eno that ran into a room with Bowie jumping up and down proclaiming "he heard the future of music" after hearing "I Feel Love"? I have to say, this is the track that clenched me as a disco kid. It's probably responsible for me for being socially inept for so long... I grew up in "surf city", and saying that you liked disco was an invitation to being pummeled in a parking lot.

― Brian MacDonald, Tuesday, 20 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Wasn't it Eno that ran into a room with Bowie jumping up and down proclaiming "he heard the future of music" after hearing "I Feel Love"?

Yup. According to Bowie, Eno came into the studio with a pressing and said that the next fifteen years or so of music had just been forecast.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 20 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"I Feel Love" is usually highly-praised (and rightly so) in most histories of electronic dance music. Kraftwerk remain a bigger name however, because they stuck to a very rigid pattern once they achieved success (and so their career contains few embarrassments). Moroder ventured into film soundtracks and collaborations, most of which were awful as far as I can remember.

― Mark Dixon, Tuesday, 20 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

For better or worse trance is Moroder's From here to Eternity LP remodelled 20 years on.
Why has he been sidelined compared to say Kraftwerk? Well he just doesn't have that 'mystique I guess. His 'problem' was that he was just too functional, in that the best place to hear his work was in a club (which was it's aim) whereas Kraftwerk function in that club almost by default (their aim was clearly to break hearts).

Plus Kraftwerk never wore anything as bad as the jumper on the sleeve of the LP he did with Phil Oakey.

― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 20 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Why is Moroder given less attention? Because Kraftwerk were the root of techno, and "I Feel Love" was the root of house. Techno people tend to revere the records of yore, while house people tend to revere the parties.

― Tim, Tuesday, 20 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Sean, you're absolutely right to notice the debt that trance (Sasha and Digweed) owes to Moroder.

To answer your question, I think Kraftwerk has more appeal to rock fans than Moroder does. But loads of electronic fans revere them both.

By the way, Kraftwerk certainly acknowledged Moroder: "Spacelab" was a blatant imitation (though it doesn't have nearly the groove that "I Feel Love" has). I seem to remember reading some interview with Moroder where he didn't much care for Kraftwerk.

― Ian, Tuesday, 20 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mark re. his soundtracks, absolutely: I still can't believe that the twin tributaries of "Down Deep Inside" and "Open Your Heart" could come together and create something as turgid as "Together In Electric Dreams".

But forgotten? Not by me. Every one of his late 70s productions I've heard is essential. Especially "Down Deep Inside": *how* long do I have to bang on about that for?

― Robin Carmody, Tuesday, 20 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Moroder's 15-odd minute cover of 'Knights In White Satin' WITH HIM SINGING is one of the masterworks of popular music. As to influence - just listen to the last Daft Punk record.

― Ben Butler, Wednesday, 21 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Are his solo records in print? That could be something to do with it. The Sparks album doesn't seem to be, I've not seen a copy of From Here To Eternity, the Summer stuff is but wasn't for a while, I had to get a copy of "The Chase" on MP3 etc. etc. I've never thought of him as a forgotten influence, though he doesn't have the profile of Kraftwerk. What about Patrick Cowley?

― Tom, Wednesday, 21 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

'Soundtracks awful'? Bite your tongue! 'Midnight Express', 'American Gigolo', which contains 'Love and Passion', one of my all-time faves! Bonus points for creating Keith Forsey who created Billy Idol, and extra bonus points for being on a Chicory tip.

― dave q, Wednesday, 21 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tom, you HAVE to get your hands on a copy of 'From Here to Eternity'-- I was lucky to find one for 50 cents in a thrift shop, but aside from that I've never seen it, and I know it's fairly hard to come by. Anyway, I'm sure you'll find one, but yes... it's a great, fun, totally interesting record. He's even got the reverse-guitarsnob message on there: "This recording was made entirely with electronic equipment" or somehting to that effect. Take that, Tom Morello!

― Clarke B., Wednesday, 21 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Sparks album doesn't seem to be

Not so! Reissued a few years ago in Europe, about three years ago in the States. It's around.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 21 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

From Here To Eternity available on mid-price CD. Side one masterpiece. Side two not so hot (cover of "I'm Left You're Right She's Gone" anyone?).

Also E = MC2 album, came out circa 1980, not to my knowledge available on CD but pops up with bizarre frequency in Summertown Road charity shops. You've heard mid-period New Order?

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

E=MC2 is in print on CD. Repertoire, of all labels! If I'm not mistaken, Forced Exposure stocks it.

― Andy, Friday, 23 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

last song on e=mc2 == 100% daft punk!

― fernando, Tuesday, 27 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

one year passes...

Revive!

Just to note that I have since become a Moroder fanatic.

― Sean (Sean), Sunday, 24 August 2003 01:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Every so often there's a track that reinvokes the Moroder 'I Feel Love' rhythm sequence isn't there? Right now that track would be that Goldfrapp single, what's it called, "Strict Machine"? Perhaps you could make a case for 'I Feel Love' being the source of gay electrodisco or hi-nrg or whatever is the correct term. Also - don't forget Summers' qualuude-inflected vocal delivery, that's been enormously influential too.

And what about Eno's prediction eh? His no-nonsense, scientific, intellectual personality is seemingly at odds with his startling record of prediction. Or maybe sobriety and prescience go together after all.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 24 August 2003 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Colin, are you talking about the Ewan Pearson mix of "Strict Machine"? I think that makes more sense than comparing the original.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 24 August 2003 04:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Or The Ewan Pearson remix of 'Train'.

― Barima (Barima), Sunday, 24 August 2003 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

The Chemicals' 'Out Of Control' always seemed slightly testamental (uh) to Moroder's trance influence.

― Barima (Barima), Sunday, 24 August 2003 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Bangalter's "Night Beat" could be a cover it's so in the spirit of "The Chase."

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Sunday, 24 August 2003 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Moroder's 15-odd minute cover of 'Knights In White Satin' WITH HIM SINGING is one of the masterworks of popular music.

Ha, yes, and it also comes across as an early prototype for "The Chase". Super superb & supreme. And the cover is like damn:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc800/c832/c83226am33r.jpg

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Sunday, 24 August 2003 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I WANT!

for the cover alone!

― jed_e_3 (jed_e_3), Sunday, 24 August 2003 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

"E=MC2" RULZ!!

"No1 in Heaven" also!!

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Sunday, 24 August 2003 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Didn't Moroder have something to do with Blondie's "Call Me"?

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 24 August 2003 19:33 (twenty-two years ago)

yes, mr. moroder is responsible for "call me."

and this reminds me ... moroder's records are on my short-list of "must gets." along with those from cerrone.

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 24 August 2003 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes Tim, that must be the mix I've heard.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 24 August 2003 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)

rush rush gimme yay-o

― dave q, Monday, 25 August 2003 08:47 (twenty-two years ago)

when Pet Shop Boys recorded "Behaviour" weren't they consciously trying to replicate the Moroder synth sound?

― H (Heruy), Monday, 25 August 2003 09:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, they were working with Harold Faltermeyer, who initially made his name as a Moroder assistant, so.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 25 August 2003 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Why is Moroder not as acknowledged as Kraftwerk, simple:

Moroder = producer of pop records with porn star moustache
Kraftwerk = mysterioso intellectuals in avant-garde "rock" band

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 25 August 2003 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I was roped into DJ'ing a dance party for dumbass hipsters last weekend. "I Feel Love" cleared the floor. "Heart of Glass" packed it again immediately after. Maybe the reason Kraftwerk is revered and Moroder not has something to do with the fact that Moroder's best-known records had black singers (Magnet thread to thread). And also, disco is still a dirty word for an enormous amount of people who care about seminal influences, etc.

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Monday, 25 August 2003 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

'I Feel Love' in dancefloor clearing scare. I mean, WTF? Those people did not desrve you, Tom.

― Barima (Barima), Monday, 25 August 2003 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Moroder's been on my mind lately, since I happened across an mp3 of "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone"... Maybe I'm imbalanced, but that's been my track of the week...I dig the sound and the cheesy backup singers who might as well be going "bermuda, jamaica, gee I wanna take ya"... I dig the sound and the vocoder...

I have "I feel love", but not much else... was just getting ready to hit the net for info when I saw this thread.

BTW, I put "I'm Left..." on a mix for work and it's gotten 'em all bopping. so there. Then they mocked me for the junior senior (which I actually don't like all that much, sorry).

― nick ring (nick ring), Monday, 25 August 2003 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

donna summer was all over vh1's "I love the 70s" and nowhere did they mention that her music was by a hairy greek dude (and an english dude)!

― amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 25 August 2003 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

his sdtk's to "midnight express" and "cat people" are not bad, actually.

also didn't he produce "call me" for blondie?

― amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 25 August 2003 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm really big on 'I Wanna Rock You'. There's a bunch of remixes; I think Felix's Thee Madkatt Courtship mix is firing.

― Barima (Barima), Monday, 25 August 2003 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

'I Feel Love' in dancefloor clearing scare. I mean, WTF? Those people did not desrve you, Tom.

OTM. one of the 10 or 20 greatest records ever.

― amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 25 August 2003 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

OMG how awesome does the 2nd disc of the deluxe "Bad Girls" look?!?!

17. I Feel Love [12" Version] (Bellotte/Moroder/Summer) - 8:16
18. Last Dance [12" Version] (Jabara) - 8:12
19. Mac Arthur Park Suite: Mac Arthur Park/One (Bellotte/Mathieson/Moroder/Summer/Webb) - 17:37
20. Hot Stuff [12" Version] (Bellotte/Faltermeyer/Forsey) - 6:47
21. Bad Girls [12" Version] (Esposito/Hokenson/Sudano/Summer) - 4:57
22. Walk Away [12" Version] (Esposito/Hokenson/Sudano) - 7:16
23. Dim All the Lights [12" Version] (Summer) - 7:14
24. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) [12" Version] performed by Summer / Barbra Streisand - 11:45
25. On the Radio [Long Version] (Moroder/Summer) - 7:34

― amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 25 August 2003 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Not to mention you actually get the Bad Girls album itself, which is a major must-have. Also search "Once Upon a Time" for some serious minimal electro stuff that's just amazing. And the Sparks album is also a must; Moroder really goes all-out with this one, throwing in every gimmick in his (sizable) book.

― Sean (Sean), Monday, 25 August 2003 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, if "I Feel Love" cleared the floor, I wonder if the audience was scared of sexiness.

― Sean (Sean), Monday, 25 August 2003 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

how is Munich Machine?? i have an mp3 of "Get on the Funk Train" and it blows my mind, but amg gave their album only 1star

― JasonD (JasonD), Monday, 25 August 2003 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I've got Moroder's first solo album, Son of My Father, and it's somewhere between his early bubblegum/Eurovision singles (like "Looky Looky") and glam (which is why Chicory Tip stole that song for a hit cover). But with more Moog. It's already got the big production sound.

Actually, there's an interesting aspect of dance music that starts with the poppier end of glam rock which emphasized the big beat even before Disco, and was an influence on Moroder and early ABBA. That huge, sleek, tribal/mechanical drum sound on Gary Glitter's records was one of the templates.

Neu is another unackowledged influence, since Kraftwerk seemingly carved their entire career out of "Hallogallo."

― David Smay (David Smay), Monday, 25 August 2003 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

donna summer was all over vh1's "I love the 70s" and nowhere did they mention that her music was by a hairy greek dude (and an english dude)!

Italian shurely?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 10:06 (twenty-two years ago)

hearing E=MC2 at the end of New Order's 'All back to mine' = classic

― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 10:51 (twenty-two years ago)

On the Donna tip, there was a really cool version of 'Love To Love You Baby' on an old Diet Coke ad that I haven't tracked down. Any ideas?

― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 11:52 (twenty-two years ago)

oh yeah, italian. thank you.

― amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

This would be a terrific place for a Shameless Publicity Bid. Anyone who wants a copy of my nearly-completed lo-fi cover of 'Bad Girls' e-mail me. It's a 4-track tribute to my idols Moroder, Bellotte, Forsey, Faltermeyer and Skunk Baxter.

― dave q, Tuesday, 26 August 2003 15:00 (twenty-two years ago)

And if you don't believe in the sincerity of my admiration -
Saunderson/Atkins/May vs Moroder/Bellotte/Forsey/Faltermeyer

― dave q, Tuesday, 26 August 2003 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Glad Tom Ewing mentioned Patrick Cowley upthread n' many a year back.

Sean, surely if you get a chance, check out some of the Megatone stuff in used stores, if you haven't already. SF's Patrick Cowley pretty much adopted Moroder sensibilities and turned up the sleeze.

Oh, and Sylvester (or the ghost thereof) to thread.

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

One thing that I noticed no one mentioned is the fact that Kraftwerk as such a highly evolved visual aesthetic and Moroder was just some guy. If you had never heard either one, you would remember Kraftwerk because they had such a peculiar brand name style in regards to their look. I think we sometimes forget that how groups look is as important as how they sound.

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 22:45 (twenty-two years ago)

well hopefully not AS important Mike!

― jed_e_3 (jed_e_3), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 22:49 (twenty-two years ago)

your right Jed, it is MORE important!!!

― Mike Taylor (mjt), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 23:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Of course, Moroder had THIS:
http://www.donna-tribute.com/images/dsuppic.jpg

― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 23:25 (twenty-two years ago)

no visual aesthetic? moroder had a killer moustache!

― amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 27 August 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

nine months pass...

Revive. I have many questions I want to ask, but I'll merely begin with one: Has anyone heard the Belotte/Moroder track "To Turn the Stone" on Frida's (of ABBA fame) Something's Going On album? How is it? etc. More Moroder talk more than welcome.

― todd_burns, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:07 (twenty-two years ago)

compare websites:
http://www.kraftwerk.com
http://www.giorgiomorodergallery.com/moroder/

― sexyDancer, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

>"To Turn the Stone"

uhm I like it, but it's not techno. fanatical Abba fandom helps, it's a soaring synth ballad in the vein of the final two Abba records. my favorite track on the Frida album is Per Gessle track "Threnody", a setting of a Dorothy Parker poem.

my favorite 80's Moroder is his production for Nina Hagen's "Fearless".

― (Jon L), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

oh yeah, italian. thank you.

more german than italian, to be honest. he's from ortisei, near the austrian border, his main language is german and his career started in germany. the moustache is quite italian, though.

― Marco Damiani (Marco D.), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.giorgiomorodergallery.com/images/giorgioart/portrtgm.jpg

is this really him now? where's the perm, where's the mustache???

― JaXoN (JasonD), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 18:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Seems the perm's been replaced by the weave.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 18:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Has anyone heard ROBERTA KELLY: GETTIN' THE SPIRIT, then? It seemingly gets mixed reviews, from what I've been fed...

And is DONNA SUMMER: ONCE UPON A TIME... the only essential work by Summer, in terms of rockist conceptions of albums? I have a few Summer works, but not this one and am wondering where to go next w/r/t her work...

― todd_burns, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Bad Girls is loaded with great tunes and is prob. her best album all the way through. The fourth side is criminally underrated.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

And it's a post-"I Feel Love" electronic suite...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

ten months pass...

REVIVE again.

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Friday, 22 April 2005 23:36 (twenty-one years ago)

the german "best of giorgio moroder" i got in SF is one of my favourite things ever right now. i heart GM!!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 22 April 2005 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

also the old record of from here to eternity i dug up (only to find a couple months later it's just been re-released on cd, yay)

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 22 April 2005 23:45 (twenty-one years ago)

What's not to love?

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Saturday, 23 April 2005 04:49 (twenty-one years ago)

What a picture, and the 'tache as well, this has now become my desktop background

― mentalist (mentalist), Saturday, 23 April 2005 06:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I really can't complain about the guy, he did stuff to make your jaw drop, though I've not yet gotten into a whole album of his.

― The Silent Disco of Glastonbury (Bimble...), Saturday, 23 April 2005 06:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Good lord, that picture!!! He looks like Gene Shallit and Randy Newman's love child.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 23 April 2005 06:25 (twenty-one years ago)

...also, at first glance, it looks like he's throwin' the goats with his right hand. Alas, he isn't. But if he were, I'd print that sucker out and fuckin' frame it.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 23 April 2005 06:26 (twenty-one years ago)

didnt someone tell him that horizontal stripes make you look fatter

― mentalist (mentalist), Saturday, 23 April 2005 06:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Moroder is certainly influential. However, most of the synth bands of the early 80s listened to stuff like Kraftwerk a lot more than they listened to disco, thus, Kraftwerk were more influential

(plus Kraftwerk influenced Moroder as well)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 23 April 2005 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

i love that picture. i used it for a flyer once!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Saturday, 23 April 2005 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Moroder is certainly influential. However, most of the synth bands of the early 80s listened to stuff like Kraftwerk a lot more than they listened to disco, thus, Kraftwerk were more influential.

The notion that synth bands of the early 80s, like Human League, didn't listen regularly to songs like "I Feel Love" or the less electro Summer tracks is ridiculous. I mean, Oakey did a record w/ Moroder for chrissakes.

(plus Kraftwerk influenced Moroder as well)

How much is debatable -- Trans Europe Express would appear to be the most obvious influence, but it came out the exact same year as From Here To Eternity, so...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Sunday, 24 April 2005 00:13 (twenty-one years ago)

mark, which giorgio comp did you pick up. at first i remember you said you didn't like it - was too acoustic - but now you love it? i keep seeing a greatest hits in the pop dance section at amoeba.

just a few weeks ago in NY, i picked up an album by Giorgio (no last name) "Son Of My Father". it's pre-disco, sorta rocking bubblegum pop. the last track is the organ sample for DJ Shadow's "Organ Song"

http://www.bsnpubs.com/abc/dunhill/dunhill123.jpg

― [that bastard] jaxon (jaxon), Sunday, 24 April 2005 01:49 (twenty-one years ago)

While we're at it, "Tragedy" by The Bee Gees, however hackneyed one might find the production, is a serious Moroder homage.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I mentioned it on another thread, but "Red Birds Will Fly Out of the East and Destroy Paris in a Night" (and how's that for a fucking title?) by Coil (off Musick to Listen to in the Dark 1) is way Moroderesque, I found.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Moroder is probably one of my favorite finds of the last three years.
...also, at first glance, it looks like he's throwin' the goats with his right hand
PHOTOSHOPNOWPLZKTHXBYE

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 25 April 2005 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

Why isn't the whole No. 1 in Heaven album the most famous thing ever, I ask myself.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 June 2006 01:54 (nineteen years ago)

it is. people who don't know it are vaginapedes

― jäxøñ (jaxon), Thursday, 22 June 2006 03:23 (nineteen years ago)

the title track from 'from here to eternity' is so awesome

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 22 June 2006 03:49 (nineteen years ago)

We`ll always be together
However far it seems
(love never ends)
We`ll always be together
Together in electric dreams

― San Diva Gyna (and a Masala DOsaNUT on the side) (donut), Thursday, 22 June 2006 05:28 (nineteen years ago)

Yes, Electric Dreams was my favorite movie as a kid. I even named my PCjr (my first "real" computer..*COUGH*) "Edgar" in homage, and listened to that Oakey/Moroder track non-stop, just like all those people in the movie.

― San Diva Gyna (and a Masala DOsaNUT on the side) (donut), Thursday, 22 June 2006 05:29 (nineteen years ago)

Electric Dreams rules, it was one of my favorites too! I love that song, it's my favorite on the Human League best of. Still waiting for a DVD of the movie, but I have a VHS taped off late-night TV somewhere...Bud fucking Cort as the voice of Edgar, "Moles", Virginia Madsen, Minuet in G...wish I had a working VCR right now!

― Marmot 4-Tay (marmotwolof), Thursday, 22 June 2006 05:49 (nineteen years ago)

Yet another post in praise of that movie. Lost of great music in the soundtrack too. Any plans for a DVD re-release?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 22 June 2006 10:38 (nineteen years ago)

Hmmm. I didn't realize, but it seems that "Electric Dreams" was directed by Steve Barron. That is, prior to the "Money For Nothing" and "Take On Me" music videos he had been directing movies.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 22 June 2006 10:40 (nineteen years ago)

"together in electric vaginapedes"

― indie disco dancer, sweet romancer (haitch), Thursday, 22 June 2006 14:46 (nineteen years ago)

TS: The electric cello in Electric Dreams vs. the electric violin in Revenge of the Nerds.

― PappaWheelie 2 (PappaWheelie 2), Thursday, 22 June 2006 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

How has "Our Love" not been mentioned yet? That's one of Moroder's best tracks! You people are crazy.

― trees (treesessplode), Friday, 23 June 2006 00:20 (nineteen years ago)

six years pass...

Anyone track down his "Einzelganger" album? it's got more of a Kraftwerk-like sound, lots of synths, very few vocals, not really dancey but it's very good!

Have to bump this thread because it's crazy how little credit this guy has gotten; he was 5 years ahead of everyone! (in the 70's, at least)

― frogbs, Friday, 9 November 2012 15:07 (thirteen years ago)

He's also joined Soundcloud recently and uploaded loads of rare stuff. His first account seems to have disappeared though

http://www.factmag.com/2012/10/19/giorgio-moroder-joins-soundcloud-uploads-a-stack-of-rare-tracks-to-stream/

http://soundcloud.com/giorgiomoroder2

― groovypanda, Friday, 9 November 2012 15:16 (thirteen years ago)

>Anyone track down his "Einzelganger" album?

heard this for the first time earlier this year. even numbered pop tracks are a little silly, but the odd numbered 'experiments' are pretty hardcore for 1975, and not at all like his other disco / pop records -- sounds like Cluster / Asmus Tietchens on Sky, but before those records came out, so... for me, yes, forgotten influence

― Milton Parker, Friday, 9 November 2012 18:22 (thirteen years ago)

six months pass...

Not

― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 19 May 2013 14:29 (thirteen years ago)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QTA4z9i9CAQ/S7QPliR4HuI/AAAAAAAABfw/WeC4ICwj4L8/s320/Anthrax-NOT.jpg

― how's life, Sunday, 19 May 2013 16:58 (thirteen years ago)

Im listening to the American Gigolo soundtrack a lot lately. Its kind of amazing that himself and Paul Schrader wrote a rock-disco track together.

― Old Boy In Network (Michael B), Sunday, 19 May 2013 17:05 (thirteen years ago)

Wikipedia tells me something I didn't know:

European disco producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac to help compose and perform a song for the soundtrack, but she declined (as a recently signed contract with Modern Records prevented her from working with Moroder). It was at this time that Moroder turned to Debbie Harry and Blondie.

― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 19 May 2013 18:11 (thirteen years ago)

i think it turned out for the best tbh

― glycemic index joe (electricsound), Sunday, 19 May 2013 22:48 (thirteen years ago)

yeah blondie and moroder seem like a better fit

― Old Boy In Network (Michael B), Sunday, 19 May 2013 22:52 (thirteen years ago)

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