The title pays homage to the work of Italian horror director Dario Argento.
On the next February 1st ‘Profondo Nero’ will be available through Dekmantel, a compilation album that tells a story that transcends the borders of the musical legacy of Italy. The selection covers the themes of the Italo disco artists between the early and late 80s.
The Amsterdam-based collector of an Italian mother and Dutch father Cinema Royale links eleven tracks from 1983 to 1989, through which it celebrates a sound that it describes as ‘leftfield’ Italo. The music is unmistakably Italo disco, but it moves away from the classic sound.
The compilation connects the dots between disco soul (Louise Freeman – Mirage), synth-pop (Mark – Dreamland), electro-rap (Loukas Thanos – Jazzburger), breaks (Santoro – Lover Message), dub disco from the 80s (Jet Set – Love Break), Balearic (Isamar & Compania – No Eres), boogie (Tom Hooker – Talk With Your Body) and proto-house (International Music System – An English ’93).
Cinema Royale explains: ‘For ‘Profondo Nero’, I immersed myself in the lesser-known fringes of the Italo Disco. From there I tried to connect, among others, boogie from San Francisco, the Balearic Islands, late Japanese Italo-electro, and synth-pop funk. I hope you can hear what I had in mind: a contagious set of my version of the traditional Italo disco that will hopefully make many listeners want to take a spin’.
The artist adds that ‘hopefully each song on ‘Profondo Nero’ offers an intimate and memorable experience’. You can listen to a preview of the album and pre-order your copy here and see the art and tracklist below.
VA – Profondo Nero – Dekmantel
01. Louise Freeman – Mirage
02. Mark – Dreamland (Vocal)
03. Loukas Thanos – Jazzburger
04. Galvanica – Nightlights In Japan (Remixed Dance Version)
05. Santoro – Lover Message (Vocal)
06. Jet Set – Love Break
07. Silvia Dheve – Night Ranger (Long Version)
08. Isamar & Compañia – No Estás
09. Robert Sandrini – Occhie Su Di Me
10. Tom Hooker – Talk With Your Body (Instrumental)
11. International Music System – An English 93
