You mean the "galloping synth" arpeggiation technique?

Giorgio Moroder invented it in 1977 with he and Donna Summer's "I Feel Love". It was actually a mistake....synths back then had no polyphony so playing chords was not possible. It was a far more common thing in the electro-boogie/Hi-NRG stuff of Bobby Orlando and Patrick Cowley and the early EBM and latter Belgian New Beat/industrial-dance scenes than it was in italo.

i was going to say moroder but moroders seemed to be more simple and more loopy and in 2 beat bars (pardon my terminology if its not correct) instead of 4 beat bars

basically im talking about melodies instead of basslines.. as moroders basslines were basically an outline for most european synth pop and new age disco.

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giorgio moroder - utopia 1977 this would fit i guess any contributions?

omg @ that video !

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Arpeggio - Love and Desire [1978]
Risque - The Girls Are Back In Town [1982]
Abba - Gimme Gimme Gimme [1979]
Patrick Cowley - (Most of his work)
Giorgio Moroder - (Most of his work)
Donna Summer - (Some of her work)
Easy Going - Fear [1979]
Kano - I'm Ready [1980]
Bobby Orlando - She Has A Way [1982]
Divine - Native Love [1982]
Divine - Shoot Your Shot [1982]
Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive [1979]
Phyllis Nelson - Don't Stop The Train [1981]

thank God electronic music keeps evolving.

>JM<

That's a really good song.
So, thanks to you guys who suggested tracks, gonna check it out.

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Originally posted by stevieboy32808 Arpeggio - Love and Desire [1978] Risque - The Girls Are Back In Town [1982] Abba - Gimme Gimme Gimme [1979] Patrick Cowley - (Most of his work) Giorgio Moroder - (Most of his work) Donna Summer - (Some of her work) Easy Going - Fear [1979] Kano - I'm Ready [1980] Bobby Orlando - She Has A Way [1982] Divine - Native Love [1982] Divine - Shoot Your Shot [1982] Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive [1979] Phyllis Nelson - Don't Stop The Train [1981]

some good suggestions steve.. i knew youd come through

harry thumann - underwater (1978)
telex - pakmowäst (1979)
telex - lakele (1980)
telex - euro vision (1980)

heres some more but from later years

hipnosis - bormaz (1984)
hipnosis - argonauts 1984)
hipnosis - wildland (1984)
den harrow - future brain (1985)
brand image - love in a summer night (1985)
radiorama - vampires (1986)
proxyon - space hopper (1987)
rose - mister right (1988)

lime - guilty (1983)
albert one - turbo diesel (1984)

Hot Streak - Body Work (1983)
Strafe - Set It Off (1984)

Of course, how could I forget Lime! They have a lot of tracks with that type of sound. By the way nice call on the Harry Thumann track. There’s also another famous song by Telex that you missed:

Telex – Moskow Diskow (1979)
O.T. Quartet - Hold That Sucker Down (Builds Like A Skyscraper Mix) (1994)
System F – Out Of The Blue (1999)
Yaz – Don’t Go (1982)
Cern – The Message (2003)
Jaia – Electric Sunrise (2003)
Jase From Outta Space – Do What You Want (Max Graham Third Street Remix) (2004)
Katcha – Touched By God (1999)

I’ve made samples of the tracks above, please listen to them: link

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Originally posted by stevieboy32808 Of course, how could I forget Lime! They have a lot of tracks with that type of sound. By the way nice call on the Harry Thumann track. There’s also another famous song by Telex that you missed: Telex – Moskow Diskow (1979) O.T. Quartet - Hold That Sucker Down (Builds Like A Skyscraper Mix) (1994) System F – Out Of The Blue (1999) Yaz – Don’t Go (1982) Cern – The Message (2003) Jaia – Electric Sunrise (2003) Jase From Outta Space – Do What You Want (Max Graham Third Street Remix) (2004) Katcha – Touched By God (1999) I’ve made samples of the tracks above, please listen to them: link

of course i didnt forget about telex i didnt mention them because they use the standard moroder bassline and its not really an arpgegiated melody.


Yazoo i did forget however

lime is a great french canadian disco artist by the name of denis lepage who was probably one of the most influencial canadian producers in the electronic music scene