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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Ago



Ago was a long running Italo project based around the voice and long haired, gothy porn star image of Agostino Presta, veering into soft pop rock as the 80's wore on, but rooted in the Italo funk sound during the early part of the decade.

Lots of top synthy Italo producers spread across the Ago singles, but the first couple of releases had the Cavalieri brothers working the keys and as such are stand outs.

I'm putting up two cuts from 'For You' the first album, as well as an instrumental from their first (and I think only?) US single release:

 Ago - Trying Over
Ago - For You
Ago - You Make Me Do It (Instrumental)

7 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 12:42 AM

    The song is called Try it over....

    Bye, Tony.

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  2. Black ShagOctober 16, 2012 at 12:47 AM

    No Tony, its called Trying Over, believe me, its written on the the record sleeve and the label.

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  3. roland the realestOctober 16, 2012 at 12:55 AM

    really great

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  4. AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 1:02 AM

    OK, my mistake.
    Sorry about that....

    Tony.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    Ha, Ha, HA, I really nearly choked myself after laughing to the description you made of Agostino Presta...but I must say you're right !
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j11EeTrIV-Y

    Thanks for posting these tracks, "For you" and "You make me do it" are just incredible, very different but I like them both (I have the LP & 12"). Beat Electric rules ! :) Boo

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  6. UnknownOctober 21, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    This is so great. I completely missed tom hooker in my italio disco craze. merci beat electric! still rockin' my nights wherever I am...

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  7. AnonymousMay 24, 2013 at 11:54 PM

    thanks for this one too. I did another remix tonight, turned "Trying Over" into a chill slow kind of thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHDnbeH4XHY

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