Italo-Disco

Italo-Disco is a style of dance music originating in Europe in the late 1970s. Following the decline of Disco, it reached its peak level of popularity in the early- to mid-1980s. Italo-Disco was not exclusively confined to Italy, with Germany and other European countries producing music in this style; its name is derived from The Best of Italo Disco series of compilations. The sound is characterized by the use of synthesizers, drum machines, and sometimes vocoders to create a more mechanical, purely electronic version of Disco. Italo-Disco has a spacy, "futuristic" atmosphere in comparison to Euro-Disco's lightweight, bouncy and more pop-oriented style. Lyrics were sung in English, which, due to its secondary nature in the European countries where Italo-Disco was produced, led to simplistic lyrics sung with thick accents and therefore more emphasis on melody. Italo-Disco's popularity had declined by the late 1980s, giving way to dance genres such as Italo House and Eurodance. AKA: Spaghetti DiscoSpaghetti-Dance