{"product_id":"spittle-records-italia-new-wave-vinyl-lp","title":"Spittle Records: Italia New Wave Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eC’est Disco!\u003c\/i\u003e Finally got our hands on some copies of this excellent comp of Italian new wave, cold wave, minimal wave, et al on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Spittle+Records\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpittle Records\u003c\/a\u003e. It’s a nice companion piece to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=trax+test\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEcstatic’s survey of Euro experimental electronics released last year\u003c\/a\u003e, but much more concise and easier to penetrate. In the 1980s, jaded Italian punks were looking to the US and UK for inspiration, taking up synthesizers and drum machines and putting their own spin on the sound (in the same way they reinterpreted disco, with similarly tasty results). These 13 tracks represent the breadth of what was bubbling in the Italian underground, from propulsive coldwave (\u003cstrong\u003eLe Masque\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Mother And Son”) to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=a+certain+ratio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e-style punk funk (\u003cstrong\u003eLa Maison\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “40 Secondi”) to proto-new beat sounds (\u003cstrong\u003eMonuments\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “Oblivious”) to straight up \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=David+Bowie\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBowie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e impersonators (\u003cstrong\u003eFockewulf 190\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “We Are Colder”). A good portion of these tracks will surely tickle the fancy of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Dopplereffekt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDopplereffekt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Drexciya\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrexciya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e fans: \u003cstrong\u003eN.O.I.A.\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Forbidden Planet,” \u003cstrong\u003ePankow\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “God’s Deneuve” and \u003cstrong\u003eLuc Orient\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Night In Paris” all feature that signature phat analogue bass sound implemented on many of \u003cstrong\u003eJames Stinson\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGerald Donald\u003c\/strong\u003e’s deep sea techno torpedos. This vinyl edition takes the best tracks from the CD edition and adds 5 more, including \u003cstrong\u003eState Of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e’s atmospheric “Your Eyes” and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=2%202%205\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%222%2B2%3D5%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2+2=5\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s gorgeous vocoder ballad “Mathematic’n Logarithm,” two of the best tracks of the set. Full color pic sleeve with printed inner sleeve containing full liner notes (in Italiano). Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes 5 tracks not on CD version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted inner sleeve w\/ Italian liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Spittle Records 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by hannibal chew 02\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Spittle Records","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":1538463793160,"sku":"lp-9344","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/italianewwave-spittle.jpg?v=1759271643","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/spittle-records-italia-new-wave-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}