What iseuro disco?
On the disco line between disco and space disco. Grew out of europop.
EMERGED 1975
EURO DISCO
Disco made in Munich from the mid-1970s by producers Giorgio Moroder, Frank Farian and Michael Kunze (Silver Convention).[1] Boney M., Arabesque, Baccara, Dschinghis Khan and Ottawan carried it through the decade, with a Latin flavour added late in the 1970s.[1] The word first appeared in Blues & Soul, applied to Boney M.[1] Modern Talking was its biggest act of the mid-1980s.[1]
FIVE TO START WITH
- 1Fly, Robin, FlySilver ConventionJUPITER RECORDS / 1975
- 2Daddy CoolBoney M.HANSA / 1976
- 3Yes Sir, I Can BoogieBaccaraRCA / 1977
- 4Dschinghis KhanDschinghis KhanJUPITER RECORDS / 1979
- 5You're My Heart, You're My SoulModern TalkingHANSA / 1984
SOURCES
- 1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_disco (derived)
Dates informed by Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music.