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Keyser Söze Alert : Oviformia Sci - Fashion Magazines (1982?)

Oh, hell yes. This is some super-fine minimal jamón synth in the Aviador Dro vein, complete with original, highly conceptual music videos. As far as I can tell, this stuff wasn't pressed on vinyl. If anyone has a beat on this wax, I'm buying. Peep the Korg MS-20 BTW.

SCHEMATIC: Another outrageously cool video from Oviformia Sci and links to more music...

Oviformia Sci - Hablamamos de Nosotros (1982?)

You can check out the killer Teletipio on Vimeo, more of their tracks on MySpace and even download the Maquetas EP on differentillusion.

Keyser Söze Alert: Decadance - On and On (Fears Keep On) (1983)

Dark, italo alchemy at its finest! Although somewhat of a false alarm since Decadance members Franco Rago and Gigi Farina were also responsible for 'Lectric Workers' tasty italo-biscuit Robot is Systematic, this is the one and only Decadance experiment.  The twisted lyrics are a perfect match for the track's underground, synthy goodness.

SCHEMATIC: Album cover and record label scans...

Keyser Söze Alert: Magnifique – Magnifique (1979)

There is absolutely no fronting on this straight-up funky disco track from Canada (Ontario, I think)! The video, which features clips from the terrible 1979 flick Roller Boogie, is a stroke of genius. Now, the first three minutes of this song may not do much for you, but when the breakdown begins, the song deconstructs into some pretty trippy disco.

Keyser Söze Alert: Clay Pedrini – New Dream (1984)

This may be the single greatest manifestation of Italo every pressed. Who the hell is this guy?! Claudio (Clay) Pedrini Came out of nowhere, cooked up this tasty Italo biscuit and then went back into the night kitchen forever. Even when you can find it, be prepared to dish out upwards of $500 for an excellent copy. Fortunately for vinyl nerds hit by the recession, this has been officially repressed by I.D. Limited, complete with reinterpreted cover artwork. You'll have to pay shipping from Europe, tho. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2giIqmORPGI

SCHEMATIC: The full track and cover artwork...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h--L4ze-OAI

 

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Keyser Söze Alert: Trophy – Slow Flight (1982)

This unstoppable Italo electro-disco jam from 1982 spawned the fabled Fuzz Dance label. Italo master Maurizio Dami (aka Alexander Robotnick) was heavily involved with this label as both a producer and remixer. Does anyone out there know if he produced this track, too? http://youtu.be/zcL2FMnoSbk

Here's the spacey instrumental version ripped from my vinyl copy.

[audio:http://www.innernerd.de/audio/Trophy/Slow_Flight_Instrumental.mp3|titles=Slow Flight (Instrumental)|artists=Trophy]

SCHEMATIC: Record scans and Alexander Robotnick dropping some disco knowledge...

This video spurred me to go on a one-year rare disco vinyl collecting rampage and start this blog. Consider yourself warned!

http://youtu.be/yNv9FIU6un4

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