Italo House compiled by Joey Negro - Album Sampler

Available now from - www.zrecords.lt...
Following on from the phenomenal success of the recent "Remixed With Love" compilation plus more Joey Negro compiled albums including "GoGo Get Down", "Backstreet Brit Funk", "Destination Boogie" and the ever-popular Soul of Disco series Z Records continues to release high quality compilations filled with lesser known disco, funk and boogie.
Now it's the turn of "Italo House" to get the JN selection treatment with over 20 tracks hand picked from the late 80's and early 90's covering a lot of the deeper classics and some lesser known releases from a golden era of Italian dance music.
The late 80s were undoubtedly a golden era for dance music. A time which saw the birth of many genres and sub genres - from acid house to hardcore to Balearic - and of course Italo house. If you ask Jo Raver to name an Italo house track, they'd probably come back with Blackbox, Jinny, Fiddlefatti or one of many big piano tune. At the same time there was another equally distinctive sound coming out of Italy- a warmer, deeper, more emotional style which didn't yield any commercial hits. The sound was more jazzy and soulful with syncopated percussion, dreamy pads and, though piano was often used, it wasn't in the obviously programmed, big breakdown style which became a cliché of the Italo house genre. This more underground side of Italo was closer to the original American house sound- but still retained a very European flavour.
In common with other Z compilations which have featured Britfunk and GoGo, this album was an important release for me. Important because I love a lot of the records, many of which have been largely forgotten about, but also because there really was a unique sound coming out of Italy, spread across many labels and involving numerous producers. As a result, it has never really been fully showcased like this before. I'm glad this album exists for other people to discover or re-discover the deeper side of Italo house.
Joey Negro -- Feb 2014
The Double CD is available now as an exclusive in the ZR Shop and Part One and Part Two gatefold double vinyls will be available soon.
CD One
Don Carlos -- Alone (Paradise Version)
Paradise Orchestra -- Satisfy Your Dreams (Club Mix)
Double Dealers feat. Opi Williams -- My Love (Club Version)
Korda -- Move Your Body (To The Sound) (Club Mix)
Omniverse -- Never Get Enough (Sunday Morning Mix)
Jestofunk -- I'm Gonna Love You (Club Mix)
Montego Bay -- Everything (S-Tone Mix)
D-Rail -- Bring It On Down (Dub)
Shafty -- Deep Inside (Soul Trance Mix)
Steve Banzara -- Black (Jaco Version)
Nexy Lanton -- You Too (Atmosphere Version)
Mr Marvin -- Entity (Jazzy)
CD Two
Aural -- Desire (Martini Club Mix)
Arkanoid - Alpha Centauri (Extended Remix)
Key Tronics Ensemble -- House of Calypso
M.C.J feat. Sima -- Sexitivity (Club Mix)
Lipstick Traces -- I Want You (Claim Mix)
DJ Le Roy feat. Bocachica - Yo Te Quiero (Detroit Version)
Latin Blood -- Deseo (Salsa Club Mix)
Soft House Company -- What You Need (Original Mix)
Centric House -- Alright Alright (Seaside Mix)
Love Quartet -- Kiss Me (Don't Be Afraid)
Funkmaster Sweat -- House of Latin
Carol Bailey -- Understand Me (Dreams Piano Remix)

[@andreachinazzi7946]

the 80's and 90's was the best years for house music,,different,emotional,great sounds and lovely music....

[@axl2296]

AWESOME MIX 🎶 😎 👍

[@euforyke.hustlovski5301]

#Joey Negro got great #taste 🙉 2023 Just startet digging the Italo theme and its mmm..🍓🍸

[@djpause]

Joey makes some serious comps! Top notch period of house that many missed overseas. Memories. Respect to John Aquaviva who turned me on to this kind of house.

[@PharaoahMonk]

Blade Runner ftw

[@joe-vl3nd]

Now that's what I call music 12/07/2020 Houston Texas US

[@leewainwright8066]

worth buying just to have don carlos alone for me one of best piano classics of all

[@martw74]

Understated classics no cheese 🧀 content fabulous

[@lucasm3879]

Montego Bay, Don Carlos and DJ Le Roy are three sublime tracks. Listen to them in full if you haven't yet.

[@MultiWayland]

man this guy is outstanding ( from new york city here ) rock on bro

[@Foxonwakeboard]

incredible underground remember the golden years...mille grazie!!

[@miked7374]

“Bravo” Joey! 💥💥💥💯🇮🇹👍🏻

[@francishodge5189]

Brilliant Italo house mix

[@azinhais1972]

I've bought it! Amazing compilation, i recomend!

[@fartknockersfruitfancies4582]

I wasn't just there...I bought the t shirt, too...And STILL fell asleep under the pool table. Forza Joey N.

[@Giovanni-bk9qg]

Oh si ❤..

[@TheoDubs8692]

Lovely warm sounds with hints of samba and even jazz influences in there. Not necessarily the sound people would automatically associate with Italo. This is almost the perfect foil to the more aggressive, industrial heavy duty sounds that were coming out of Detroit in the late 80's/early 90s. You could make some very dynamic sets combining the two!

[@outy1978]

Excellent compilation! I reckon Italo House 2 should be in order :)

[@andremartinesvoz4966]

The first track is life! 😉😉😉

[@joseluiseransmartinez7450]

Don Carlos..Alone

[@ThiagoHenrique-kn3zo]

O som acima do normal não pode parar aqui e Thiago Henrique 1990 .BRAZIL

[@louiseleite3866]

Abraços de Londres 🇧🇷🇬🇧

[@CanaldoRonan]

thanks Dave Lee!

[@fartknockersfruitfancies4582]

Every single one a banger.

[@patocallaghan3648]

Bangin mix.thanks very much for uploading this

[@SeanNewton]

Thank you - indeed, many long forgotten gems!

[@phlypped]

somehow I feel as if I'm in my late 20"s - lovely!

[@benfactor]

90s flava.. too good!

[@KoopaXross]

23:19 This one is called "Deseo" by Latin Blood.

[@mikemazda7871]

Joey the best

[@giovannicecchin9174]

ITALO HOUSE 1989/1996 TRA MITO E LEGGENDA

[@VideoCasaRo]

Gorgeous

[@wesleyhayden6410]

in and out and all around....move your body to the sound.....KORDA

[@saintkaaz9710]

So much anthems!!! :D

[@houseremix12inch]

very, very good

[@Dave-cq1sl]

Bellisima mix!

[@TheJackmaster7]

nice job !!!!!!!!!!

[@geraldopereira4087]

Show 🙏👊

[@scotttaylor9756]

nice nice nice

[@romerolara]

The song that plays 4:50 has not been listed, what is the name of this track?

[@2risquejunior538]

Romero Lara kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2WnepmQi8p_rZI Sorry for late answer! One on the album is different extended mix

[@giovannipierini8511]

yeeeessssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

[@scotttaylor9756]

oh yasssssssssssss

[@TommyMazzei]

CARLO TROJA aka DON CARLOS - MILANO

[@Modernart8]

Bella BeLLA!~

[@francescoc.]

Name of The Track At 12.30?Thanks .love joey negro

[@cieloterra7959]

Perilduemilae'blu+++

[@gusbean]

What is the title of the track @ 16:54? Huge in the very early 90s!

[@eduardomtlk]

Soft House Company - What you need (club remix).....✌

[@annasssokol]

wish he let the songs breath

[@speakertreatz]

it's only a sampler for the compilation

[@annasssokol]

@@speakertreatz now it makes sense :D

[@dreamcast303]

ID of 7:47 please , true deeper sound

[@ATL3xtra]

18:10??

[@moscje]

cocorico, kinki club

[@harrygreene1703]

tune at 7:47?

[@moscje]

Un bacio non uccide

[@zoomorrow]

Joey WHAT????

[@poniello]

[@cubecubesson6779]

Sad that he's had to change his name bk to Dave Lee due to all this 'wokery'