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Bordello A Parigi
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BAP 094
01 Dec 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Dec 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Dark synthpop in the vein of Beta Evers, Marie Davidson or Sally Shapiro by French duo Digital Romance for the always reliable Bordello A Parigi. This follows up a tremendous album by the legendary Fred Ventura as Italoconnection last month. Comprised of Gael Herry aka Pierre De La Touche on production duties and the mysterious Marie De Berlin on vocals. "Forgotten Love" is reminiscent of the Bobby Orlando produced Hi-NRG sounds in the early '80s - in particular Roni Griffiths. Brooding yet sexy late night Italo business in convincingly nostalgic fashion heard next on "Drive". It's packed full of vintage synth arpeggios another one of De Berlin's powerful vocal performances. Finally the absolutely neon-lit pop of "Wetter Than Water" sounds like an unearthed sleeper hit from the '80s: that could well have been an anthem on a John Hughes film.
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BAP 091
20 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Italo legend Fred Ventura teams up with sound specialist Paolo Gozzetti on this fabulous LP. After years of collaborations, we finally have the debut album from the duo, which follows up their Voyage EP. Metropoli explores a cityscape of variety. From the avenues of synth-pop and plazas of space disco, the boulevards of Italo to new wave skyscrapers: many lend their unique attitudes, experiences and voices for some incredibly special music. The beautiful tones of Francesca Gastaldi feature prominently on this brand new album; tones which marry perfectly with addictive synth lines. Lyrical partnerships are pivotal across the 11 tracks also, where old friends and new have come together: Alessandra Contini of Il Genio, Martin Blix of Italove and Italo godfather Francesco Rago of 'Lectric Workers, Decadance, Expansives and Wanexa fame. From the glimmering and bittersweet vintage pop of "Humanize" or the aptly titled late night sleaze of "Neon Disco" to the cinematic Giallo tinged drama of "Life Happens" and the absolutely epic title track. Ventura proves from time to time again that he is one one of Italo's most enduring icons.
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BAP 108
23 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Valencia's Daniel Kyo is a well respected artist in the underground electronica scene, with over fifty pieces of work released since producing from only seventeen years old and having lived surrounded by music from an early age. He arrives next on the Dutch Bordello A Parigi imprint with four tracks showcasing his hometown's synthesizer traditions. "Evanescence" is a coldwave/synthpop journey for eyeliner and fishnet clad new romantics while the classic groove of "Echoman" calls to mind the early EBM of Front 242. Finally "Wrong Way" does neon-lit retro house in fine fashion and in a similar way to the likes of Tuff City Kids. An EP of electronic elegance and robust proportions.
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BAP 089
08 May 17
Electro
08 May 17
Electro
Played by: Hard Ton
Review: After a series of successful grooves on Bitter Moon, Matteo Pepe's Uabos makes himself known on the perennial Bordello A Parigi. It's the perfect fit: Pepe's uplifting analogue soul thrusts with a sense of positivity and musicality that tips a respectful hat to the legacy of Italo. The ageless consistency runs throughout smoothly as we're flung from the barbed flickers of acid on "Mystic Force" to the sci-fi imagery and emotion of "City Woods". Elsewhere "Karmic Souls" flexes back to 1990 with its rolling broken drums while "Copacabana" will have everyone reliving the 80s - even if they weren't even born that decade.
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BAP 095
01 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Markus Schneider / Robot Scientists
Review: 10+ albums and 30+ years in the game and Rude 66 continues to remain exciting, innovative and focused on the fearful future. Now at home on local Delft label Bordello A Parigi, From Reason To Ritual brings us up to speed by way of the insistent synth shots of "On The Edge Of Time", the stuttering breaks and coldwave pads and haunted human textures of "Chasing After Shadows" and the staunch gothic sci-fi stomps of "I Represent The Darkness". Loaded with a gritty sense of foreboding and relentless techno pace throughout, if anything Rude 66 sounds even more relevant and resonant than ever before.
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BAP 079
28 Apr 17
Electro
28 Apr 17
Electro
Review: Grace Blamire and Lewis Norvid's Transfigure experiment is perfectly fit for Bordello A Parigi's imperceptible aesthetic, a catalogue filled with sublime u-turns and musical cul-de-sacs. After a series of debut EPs, this is the duo's first album to date, and the opening "Fields" sets a magnificent tone of neo-romanticism for the rest of these seven tracks. There are hints of balearica too, but the sounds of tunes like "Translation", or the majestic "Sanity", have a lot in common with the 1980s and that inimitable synth-pop wave. Melancholic and meditative at the same time, this LP will surely please a myriad of dancers and Djs alike, all looking for that same nostalgic musical thread.
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BAP 061
27 Feb 17
Coldwave/Synth
27 Feb 17
Coldwave/Synth
Review: Given his deep-rooted love of old synthesizers, wonky drum machines and the arpeggio-heavy throb of Italo-disco, it was probably only a matter of time before Ali Renault made an appearance on Bordello A Parigi. Happily, Altro Mondo sees him in fine form, with the title track offering a perfect combination of muscular, throbbing grooves, swirling chords and ear-pleasing synthesizer melodies. "Fume" begins in deep and melodious mood, but gets darker and wonkier in feel as the track progresses, while Uabos's remix of "Lenticular" combines Renault's breezy Italo-disco with distinctive nods towards classic British rave music. For added authenticity, original Italo-disco vocalist Fred Ventura adds his distinctive tones to cheery EP highlight "Nowhere".
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BAP 066
09 Jan 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Jan 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Debutants Forklift & Saw (AKA producers Andrea Pellegrinelli and David Burgola) clearly have a deep-rooted love of Italian electronic disco territory, because all four tracks here sound like long-lost relics of the golden age of Italo-disco (the cheeky Regressive Disco title is rather apt). The Milan duo begin with the bold, organ style chords, bustling arpeggio bassline and woozy lead lines of "Another Day", before heading into space via the glistening melodies and alien electronics of "Supernova". The cheery melody lines return on the classic Italo-disco stomp of "Endless Journey", before they cannily combine John Carpenter style horror-disco with more muscular influences on tasty closer "Ride The Highway".
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BAP 068
01 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: RSS Disco
Review: Photographer-turned-producer, Ichisan, made quite a name for himself on the nu-disco scene some years back. He's been a little quiet since, but that's all going to change with the release of "Metamundus" on Dutch disco label Bordello A Parigi. The overriding theme for the three new cuts here is a fusion of bubbly 303 acid with Italo disco; the title track sees a particularly squelchy 303 provide a stuttering funk counterfoil to some melancholic 80s Euro synth washes, "Bar Trenutek" is all about pulsating hiNRG arpeggios and dream-like melodies, and finally "Terasa' wraps things up with some lo-fi Bontempi kitchiness.
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BAP 074
17 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Simonlebon (Luv Shack Records)
Review: Holland has always been one of the biggest supporters of Italo disco, particularly with the mighty DJ I-F and his Viewlexx label. Mario Moretti is a Lithuanian producer who either named after and Italian beer or an Italian terrorist, we're not sure which, but the Dutch love him so he's great either way! This latest EP riffs off the usual Italo disco tropes: fast cars, fast women and fast money, with the title track being a particularly hair-raising test drive in a Lamborghini Countach to the arpeggiated strains of Koto. Elsewhere "Passaggio" mines the melancholy of Savage or Valere Dore, "Finale" is Out Run-tastic boogie, 'Planet Earth" adds vocoders to the electronic pulse and "La Voyage Dans La Lune" is a quirky lo-fi electronic jam in the manner of Alexander Robotnik. Bellissimo!
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BAP 070
04 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Given his history of blending elements of Italo-disco, kosmiche and Moroder style electro-disco, it was little surprise when Infinity Night popped up on Bordello A Parigi last year with the excellent Winter EP. Here, he delivers the aptly named follow-up, Summer. Fittingly, the EP's six tracks blend bold, sunny, and attractive analogue synthesizer lines with bustling, arpeggio-heavy grooves. Highlights are plentiful, from the sparkling chug of "La Renicontre", and cheery throb of the extra-melodious "Drive Into The Night", to the sun-baked afternoon shimmer of opener "Dolce Melancholy".
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BAP 076
29 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Hard Ton
Review: Tongue-in-cheek, hands-in-the-air sweatiness is the order of the day as Hard Ton joins forces with Tom Holkenborg (AKA chart-botherer Junkie XL) to present a quartet of remixes of "Triple XL". The Italian duo's in-house "Reshape" leads the charge, with the delightfully camp vocal riding a Rimini-friendly fusion of Italo-disco, disco-house and mid-80s style Pet Shop Boys. Domenico Torti throws mentalist acid lines into the mix on his full-throttle 'House Mix', while DJ Overdose applies the eyeliner for a trip into breakdance-era electro/new wave fusion. Finally, there's a timely reminder of the talents of the late Andreas Gehm, whose throbbing, hard-as-nails acid house re-make is the EP's best moment.
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BAP 072
25 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Richard Rossa
Review: Mexican duo Canibal and Jenice have been performing their brand of electro-disco under the Zombies in Miami name since the turn of the decade and arrive on Bordello A Parigi following turns on the like-mined Correspondent and Love On The Rocks. This two-track single, Turquoise, sounds tailor-made for the Bordello cause - especially the title track! One of those crisp modern Italo dramas to grab you immediately, "Turquoise" thrusts forth with thrilling arpeggiated synths, icy key stabs and Jenice's deep set vocals. Underpinning all this is a wondrous electro-disco groove. 'Hipodromo' is a fine retro-groove B-side, expertly programmed to feel like an extended swirl of a mirror ball.
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BAP 073
11 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Former May68 and The Clerks member Camille Bertin broke cover earlier this year, launching the Alan Dente alias with a sprightly Italo-disco cut on Red Laser's eighth split EP. Here he's given a chance to really show what he can do, with a debut solo EP on Bordello A Parigi. There's plenty to get excited about amongst the four tracks, including the evocative, Balearic-minded synth-funk of "Dark Nebula", and the spacey, late night synth-wave shuffle of "Desert Road", which sounds like something you'd expect to hear on Italians Do It Better. Arguably best of all, though, is opener "Magnus Force", which layers cascading synth-lines and delay-laden percussion hits atop dreamy chords and a classic, Italo-disco arpeggio.
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BAP 059
04 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Bordello A Parigi's latest trip into revivalist Italo-disco territory comes from Surf Dancer, a relative newcomer known for his love of "keytars" and Mixmaster Morris style silver suits. He begins with the throbbing, melodious, talk box-sporting charge of "Rainbow Man", before combining chiming melodies, urgent vocoder vocals and fluid acid lines on the similarly bold "Rocket In My Pocket" (snigger). Our hero's tongue remains firmly in cheek throughout the shirts-off, Man 2 Man throb of "Surf Dancer", before returning to space for one last, Kano-ish blast of Italo campiness on the sweaty "Future In The Night".
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BAP 067
09 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
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BAP 052D
25 Apr 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Apr 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Simonlebon (Luv Shack Records)
Review: For their latest trick, Italo-disco magicians Bordello A Parigi have conjured up a debut release from Milan's Younger Than Me, a "rising DJ and producer duo" comprised of Marcello Carozzi and John Ming. Interestingly "Honey" - featuring the breathy, seductive vocals of Lara Caprotti - joins the dots between the restless synthesizer throb of classic Italo, the sweaty pump of rave-era Italian house, and the dark pulse of Twilo-era Danny Tenaglia productions. The duo's own Dub version heads further towards Italo-disco territory, while fellow Italian Uabos goes all deep, dreamy and Morenas-esque on his superb, '89 style remix. Two cheery, analogue-rich Italo-disco interpretations from Massimiliano Pagliara complete a fine package.
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BAP 058
07 Apr 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Apr 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Here's something of a surprise: nu-disco veterans Irregular Disco Workers popping up on Otto Kraanen's Bordello A Parigi imprint. As befits a label dedicated to celebrating Italo-disco, proto-house and synth fetishism, Italofficina is little less than a wholehearted tribute to European and American dance music of the early-to-mid 1980s. They begin with "Dimmi Di Si", with Hard Ton doing his best Fred Ventura impressions over a breezy Italo groove. "Les Foiles" offers some early Chicago jack, while "Electronic Emotions" expertly joins the dots between chugging Italo and jaunty nu-disco. Finally, "Crisi Mistica" navigates calmer waters, fusing the dreamy melodiousness of deep house with the analogue pulse of Italo.
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BAP 046
01 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The latest Bordello A Parigi release marks the debut of a new talent in the shape of the previously unheard Palermo Disco Squad. He's clearly a fan of the more macho end of 1980s Italo-disco - successfully revived by labels such as Klaxon, Creme and Clone over the years - as Palermo Theme features for distinctly macho, floor-friendly revivalist jams. Throughout, the beats are tough, the arpeggios heavy and the synthesizer melodies bold and sharp. Picking highlights is tricky, given the overall quality, though the title track and spacey "Galactica" probably make the greatest impact. DJ Overdose's ghetto-inspired Miami bass rework of the title track is pretty darn tasty, too.
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BAP 050
13 Jul 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 Jul 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Moustache Love
Review: Silvia Trebbi (aka Miss Plug Inn) dropped her Shake Your Body album back in 2007, and since then she's moved to Berlin as Italo disco has yet to have a revival back home. Infiltrating the nu-Italo scene, Trebbi's "You & I" now appears on this Clone offshoot whose roster also includes the likes of Skatebard, Antoni Maiovi and Fred Ventura. The tune is sweet and catchy '80s pop a la Sally Shapiro, which is given a Casco-esque remix by The Rimshooters and a euphoric late 80s house revamp by Hard Ton.
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BAP 025
05 Jun 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Jun 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
