Down to #18 and no Kano yet :(
― naus, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:08 (nine years ago) link
fantastic, thanks xp
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:11 (nine years ago) link
sent!
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:11 (nine years ago) link
did not know that charlie was maurice cavalieri and giorgio stefani, who were basically i.m.s. and half of firefly.
― mattresslessness, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:12 (nine years ago) link
― naus
Think he will suffer from split voting. That first album is brilliant but it was very hard to pick just one song from the ones nominated.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:19 (nine years ago) link
I can understand why people wouldn't vote for "Tarzan Boy," but otoh I can't understand why people wouldn't vote for "Tarzan Boy"― example (crüt), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 8:26 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― example (crüt), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 8:26 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I don't get this, crüt. What do you mean?
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:21 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/yKLeswY.jpg
17 CASCO "Cybernetic Love" [189 points, 7 votes]http://youtu.be/c6x5vyWpw-Q
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
Yay for Sandra, "Maria Magdalena" was the first Italo tune (if you can call it Italo, I did vote for it anyway) I fell in love with when I was 13 or something! In case you didn't know, it was produced and co-written by her (then) husband Michael Cretu, who later on became the guy behind Enigma (of "Sadeness" and "Return to Innocence" fame). Dude had quite a career! I think he's also the keytarist in the video?
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:29 (nine years ago) link
lot of classics in this stretch!
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
this maclean explosion version of "magic fly" is superior, imo.
agree it's not italo but it's a cool song
― brimstead, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
oops meant to post mc lane explosion youtube link: http://youtu.be/YpB2asybA7I
― brimstead, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:32 (nine years ago) link
My favourite version of "Magic Fly" is the Tom Moulton mix of Kebekelektrik's cover version, it's more properly disco! The original has always sounded a bit too simplistic in arrangement.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:35 (nine years ago) link
Last one from me and then gr8080 will take over for the rest of the day.
― daavid, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:50 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/HRglNKu.jpg
16 KANO "Another Life" [194 points, 6 votes]http://youtu.be/1wVaGo5wSqA
tuuune
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 21:54 (nine years ago) link
Honestly thought Cybernetic Love would be top 10. This isn't the Kano I voted for but glad they've shown up.
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:13 (nine years ago) link
15 ‘LECTRIC WORKERS "Robot Is Systematic" [196 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote]http://youtu.be/WEXZc3MWaP0
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:25 (nine years ago) link
oops
http://i.imgur.com/aIx0Tj1.jpg
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:26 (nine years ago) link
TOO LOWWWWWW
― brimstead, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:28 (nine years ago) link
GOAT
So many cool songs about robots
― skip, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:41 (nine years ago) link
I agree that it is too low, but so glad to see it here. Absolutely superb track on every level.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:43 (nine years ago) link
Somehow didn't vote for this but almost out of everything here it's the one you'd imagine would sound an absolute beast out on the floor.
― ewar woowar (or something), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:51 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/szd13BQ.jpg
14 PINEAPPLES "Come On Closer" [218 points, 6 votes, 3 first place votes]http://youtu.be/W1ipHeQ3h
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 22:57 (nine years ago) link
well if anything that is all-time on the best band name + song title combo front
― mattresslessness, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link
Unlike the disco poll where loads of IMO unremarkable records placed highly this poll just keeps delivering one corker after another.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:06 (nine years ago) link
gr808! Confess, where are you taking these lovely retrofuturist images from?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:09 (nine years ago) link
Damn, half the people who voted for this placed it at the top of their ballots! Feeling like the chances of seeing my #1 in the countdown have just diminished significantly.
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:09 (nine years ago) link
So many chooons! I think Matia Bazaar was my #1, maybe not though. Anyways I got really into it in the runup to the poll. I liked how it was bilingual, and, of course, what a great vocal performance.
― spacemindy, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:18 (nine years ago) link
Moka the amazing thing is gr80 hasn't done any retouching to the images, the palette is accurate to the original work!
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:18 (nine years ago) link
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:09 PM (11 minutes ago)
Yeah, I was dead certain my #1 would make it to the top 50 but now... not so sure.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:21 (nine years ago) link
I voted for the Clio tracks instead of Pineapples. Love them all! I like how you can pick out the sound/style of some these producers.
Kano is such a classic track. The vocalist (Glen White?) is amazing, and Stefano Pulga was a great songwriter.
― spacemindy, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:22 (nine years ago) link
I must have listened to "Vamos A La Playa" about 10 times today thanks to this thread. Its about a nuclear bomb! Love ILM polls like this introducing me to genres Im not familiar with. Also those images are incredible, well done.
― tayto fan (Michael B), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:23 (nine years ago) link
'come on closer' was my #1 :D
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:25 (nine years ago) link
Woah I was sure Pineapples would be much higher! What is left for the top 10???
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:26 (nine years ago) link
Is there some weirdly orthogonal Italo canon that I've never heard of?
this is not 100% true
i'll link to some truly sublime collections i stole from after we wrap up tomorrow i promise
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:28 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/dOUgj5S.jpg
13 DOCTOR'S CAT "Feel The Drive" [226 points, 7 votes]http://youtu.be/dCsM1Am7xOM
Still keeping my hopes up for "Hills of Katmandu"... And "Self Control" is a lock for top 5, surely? "Tarzan Boy" and "San Salvador" might also still place, I guess?
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:29 (nine years ago) link
(xpost to Seandalai)
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:30 (nine years ago) link
feel like anyone over 30 would get a proustian rush from the opening synth on this track wether they knew what italo was or not
― gr8080, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:31 (nine years ago) link
also on my ballot - great workout song
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:31 (nine years ago) link
Great jam. Agreed about the muscle of the opening synth line - amazing! Some may recognize parts of the vocal from LCD Soundsystem - Get Innocuous.
― spacemindy, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:32 (nine years ago) link
― tayto fan (Michael B)
You should listen to 'No tengo dinero' by them (Righeira). It was my ringtone for a while and it made everyone chuckle (chorus translates as 'I have no money'). Not as popular as Vamos a la Playa but it's also sublime.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:35 (nine years ago) link
I have the feeling Bagarre's Lemon Sweet wont make it. The whole Circus album is excellent, if it doesn't place and you guys haven't heard it please do. Dirty Love and Lemon Sweet are so good.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:37 (nine years ago) link
Bagarre are cool but not Italo imo.
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:39 (nine years ago) link
xpost im familiar with that song, moka! its great indeed. If Righeira are two guys from Turin, why are they singing in Spanish though?
― tayto fan (Michael B), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:41 (nine years ago) link
Italians generally love the Spanish, from what I've gathered... Like they're some lovable country cousins or something.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:47 (nine years ago) link
My bad! I recognize a lot of the images and they didn't look altered. Can't wait to see further archives from where you're pulling this stuff, it's all fantastic. Kind of need to know what font that is too, the serifs on the 7s make my toes curl.
― Portugal minus Pedro Foster Cage (Spectrist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:47 (nine years ago) link
What would you class Bagarre as if not Italo, seandalai? I mean, I excised things for not being Italo enough, but I don't know what else Bagarre would be...
― emil.y, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 23:47 (nine years ago) link