I'm trying to get my boogie disco funk game up too...putting a little mix together in the next couple weeks..i'll upload some random joints maybe later...feel free to do the same. i know skurdur is up on some of this shit so hope he can contribute at some point.
first, Firefly
1 Love Is Gonna Be On Your Side (Remix Version) (7:10)
2 You Can Lead Me (6:40)
3 Our Trade Is Life (6:20)
4 Come Back (4:54)
5 Show Me Tonight (6:16)
6 My Desire (6:00)
7 Don't Stop (5:56)
8 Danielle (4:18)
9 Don't Stop/Our Trade Is Life/You Can Lead Me/Me Desire/Show Me Tonight (Bernie Bernthaler's non stop mix)
Members:
Maurice Cavalieri - Synths, Keyboards, Piano
Sangy (Maurizio Sangineto) - Guitar, Bass, Drums
Roland Leonard - Vocal
Firefly ג not to be confused with the Kenny Nolan studio band of the mid-'70s or a metal group of the same name ג was an Italian dance group who is best known for the perennial dance favorite "Love (Is Gonna Be on Your Our Side)." The '80s seemed to have been a good time for "tight" Italy-based bands with the most famous being Change. Firefly's lineup was the songwriting/production duo of keyboardist Maurizio Cavalieri and bassist/guitarist/drummer Maurizio Sangineto and lead vocalist Roland Leonard. The band's considerable chops were on display on their Firefly LP, which had a mellow jazz organ-flavored track and smooth songs somewhat akin instrumentally to Steely Dan. It also included the original version of "Love (Is Gonna Be on Your Our Side)," which has the basic elements of the better-known 12" version. Leased to NY-based Emergency Records and given a dazzling effects-filled remix by Herbert C. and Roy B., "Love Is Gonna Be on Your Our Side" b/w "Forget It" became an instant dance classic, even peaking at number 49 on Billboard's R&B charts in the spring of 1981. Emergency released more 12" singles by the band: "Show Me Tonight" (which sounded very much like "Love Is...") b/w the sweeping romantic "My Desire" and the gritty sax-lead "Stay." Several import dance singles surfaced in dance record shops, including their LP, Firefly 3. It differed from the Firefly LP in that there was more prominent use of synths and featured Roland drum machines (TR-808), but the group was as musically inventive as ever. Several tracks became favorites among dance aficionados. "Kissing Power" and "Love Is Coming" were given extended remixes on a 12" that included "Your Door," a song with lyrics of gothic imagery.-- Ed Hogan
ABOUT ITALO-DISCO OR ITALIAN DISCO FUNK:
Whether they cloned the style of pioneer Malavasi or not, Italian musicians succeeded in making a typical Italian Funk sound that could easily stand the test with funky U.S. productions. The artists listed in the following discography all delivered some heavy Italian disco-funk during the early eighties.The tasteful Italian R&B-Disco or Disco-Funk not only appealed to the European dance public but also seduced the American dancefloors. Many Italian disco artists like Vin-Zee, Jimmy Ross, Kano and Firefly reached high positions on the U.S. Billboard Disco/Dance Charts and Billboard R&B Charts. The artists and producers involved in this thriving and vibrant Italian music scene were like one great family.
