Savage Radio

A perfect combination, like peanut butter and jelly, Savage released "Radio" and "A Love Again" together on Discomagic in 1984. Here is "Radio" and a wonderful remix of "A Love Again." I have featured Roberto Zanetti on here a lot as he was a prolific producer of so many outstanding tracks. I was compelled to put these up here because they have been swimming in my mind for the past week. I featured this remix of "A Love Again" in Podcast 04 check it out.

Savage - Radio
Savage - A Love Again (Special Remix)

Rose and Robyx

Rose - Magic Carillon

A haunting and beautiful piece by Rose this one has been swimming around in my mind since I first heard it. Once again Robyx (aka Roberto Zanetti) defends his irrefutable position in the pantheon of Italo producers. This one graced vinyl in 1984 on Discomagic Records. Check out their catalog for a collection of classics and unknown hits. Check out David Vunk and Alden Tyrell's mix "Love Comes Only Once in a Lifetime" to see this track placed properly in a wonderful mix.

Rose - Magic Carillon (download)

Early Robyx

I have been reading up on Roberto Zanetti after repeatedly coming across tracks he has produced. By the later 80s his style developed into a very recognizable sound.
And this Robyx production style from the 1980s is having a definite influence on my own music so I wanted to delve deeper into his own development.

His production career developed over time before the release of his first solo single, Don't Cry Tonight under the name Savage. According to an interview on Italo Interviews these are some of his first productions starting with Italian pop in 1978 and moving towards the Italo sound by 1983, the same year he released Don't Cry Tonight.


Santarosa - Souvenir


Taxi - To Miami


Joey Moon - Angelica


G.A.N.G. - Incantations

Lala - Johnny Johnny (prod. by Robyx) *

Johnny Johnny - Lala

Some serious Italo from Lala co-produced by Italo genius Robyx (aka Savage, aka Roberto Zanetti). Full of classic Italo vocal phrasing this one is gonna get me out of these Monday blues.

Johhny Johhny - Lala (download)

Savage

Savage - Don't Cry Tonight

Savage has a penchant for slow jams. And I suppose he could be the master of the Italo Slow Jam. Born Roberto Zanetti, Savage's biggest hit was Don't Cry Tonight but he has a slew of great pop songs. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys were fans of Savage and remarked on ITalo Disco and his hit single in a 1985 interview, "It used to be regarded as utterly tragic... that "boom clap boom clap boom clap - clap clap", that's what I particularly like about Euro-Disco And normally they have very good tunes as well. The other thing is that it's very sad. They have very sweet tunes, like Savage's 'Don't Cry Tonight'." Check out another sleepy sleeper hit of his 'Fugitive.'


Savage - Fugitive