The Awthum Empire

Max Ferrari

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Enclosed and mixed with love are the newest Italo Disco, Hi-Nrg and even Electro tracks that have been perking my ears within the last few months. A few old songs, like “Living in Japan” by Fun Fun, have also gained new appreciation. I never noticed that “Living in Japan” is so progressive!

Due to the fact that I’m going to be abroad for the rest of summer, I probably won’t be posting for the next two months in Kitsch Club. I’m taking a usb drive replete with all-time Italo favorites and a significant dose of cold wave, but life on the road might prove to be too time consuming.

So my new mix comes as if on vinyl, meaning you get two sides of twinkling bells, lovable choruses and Traktor backspins. Side A, “Spaghetti Dancer,” contains a few edits I’ve made in hope of modernizing a sound already hopelessly lost. Nonetheless, I enjoy these guilty pleasures; Italo Disco should be heard with ice cream in hand and full-blown camp theatrics, anyways.

Side B, “Alternative Diamond,” includes some unchartered territory: Raz & Kirlian Camera. Raz – Amor Puerto Riqueno has the classic chicago house sound, though I only included a small snippet of it because the latino-rico-suave vocals proved to be too much; what I wanted was its drums. As for Kirlian Camera, the instrumental dub version of “Edges” is great because it’s so cold. Peggy & The Pill’s “Nobody’s Bride” moved the remainder of my mix into progressively darker territories, and the two Kirlian Camera tracks I included (“Edges” and “Communicate”) are almost industrial, which is a departure from the warmer melodies I’m accustomed to.

Enjoy.

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Side A: “Spaghetti Dancer”

1. Bo Boss – Tequila/ 0:00 – 3:29
2. Doctor’s Cat – Feel the Drive (Ferrari Lazer Edit)/ 2:26 – 6:39
3. Mirage – Change Your Life/ 5:44 – 10:04
4. Black Devil – Follow Me (Ferrari Acid Edit)/ 8:46 – 14:18
5. My Mine – Hypnotic Tango (Instrumental)/ 11:40 – 17:44
6. Fun Fun – Living in Japan/ 15:38 – 20:15
7. B. Rose – Hey D.J./ 19:35 – 21:50
8. City Center – Profondo Rosso (Ferrari Girl Thing Edit)/ 21:02 – 25:07
9. Pineapples feat. Douglas Roop – Come on Closer (Ferrari On My Mind Edit)/ 24:20 – 29:21
10. Local Boy – Thriller Medley (Owner of a Lonely Heart)/ 28:02 – 32:06

Side B: “Alternative Diamond”

1.Raylo – Spanish Journey/ 0:00 – 5:36
2. Raylo – Spanish Journey (Casual Instrumental)/ 2:33 – 7:33
3. Scotch – Penguin’s Invasion (Ferrari Hotter Edit)/ 6:19 – 9:56
4. Raz – Amor Puerto Riqueno/ 8:34 – 10:41
5. Lily Ann – Goin’ Crazy/ 9:57 – 13:26
6. My Mine – Hypnotic Tango (Remix)/ 12:27 – 15:26
7. Deborah Kinley – All For You/ 14:27 – 16:59
8. Peggy & The Pills – Nobody’s Bride/ 16:12 – 18:45
9. International Music System – Run Away/ 18:19 – 20:25
10. Kirlian Camera – Communicate (Instrumental)/ 19:31 – 24:26
11. Kirlian Camera – Edges (Instrumental Dub)/ 24:09 – 26:34
12. Klein M.B.O – Dirty Talk/ 25:38 – 28:34
13. Black Devil – Forget the Timing Kerr/ 27:04 – 29:47
14. Max Mix Jingles (Scratches & Boom)/ 29:27 – 29:47

Mixed on Traktor and an Akai MPD24