Fans of Italian disco music will undoubtedly be aware of producer and DJ Disco Bambino (Giuseppe Savoni), whose social media showcases the best of icons including Patty Pravo, Mina and more. As a creator himself, Disco Bambino presents a modern, Italian disco-inspired anthem with British dance legend Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Chic icon Nile Rodgers, titled Dancing Without You.
In his Substack, Disco Bambino shared: “I’ve always been fascinated by so-called disco music with nostalgic, melancholic, and sad tones—those darker shades compared to the kind of disco music you hear at weddings. That’s because I’ve always seen the dance floor as a small universe, a universe where you can feel many different emotions, from euphoria to sadness and reflection. So this kind of disco music, with its slightly gray tones, has always inspired me.”
On connecting with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Disco Bambino notes: “The way Sophie wrote it is gorgeous: heartbreak is worn like a couture gown, tears are like sequins that shine like diamonds. So she managed to come full circle: in her words, I saw Raffaella Carrà and Stefania Rotolo. Sophie conjured the complex brilliance, both artistic and figurative of women —think of Raffaella Carrà, Stefania Rotolo, Nadia Cassini, and Loredana Bertè— who, despite being lauded and adored, were carrying a lot of heaviness and grief.”
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