DSM013 - Miro feat. Massimo Urbani

DSM013 - Miro feat. Massimo UrbaniDisco Segreta teams up again with Miro (b. Mario Baldoni) in the re release of his 1970s 80s productions, after the italo disco burner Stranamore by Brina (DS M 002) and the tropifrutti balearic italo house smasher Tobago by Pat & Pats (DS M 006), we are back introducing to italo disco connoisseurs a truly atomic jam ! Passion Night was originally written by Miro in 1985. Story goes that envisioning a release by 1987, Miro teamed up with legendary

Disco Segreta teams up again with Miro (b. Mario Baldoni) in the re-release of his 1970s-80s productions, after the italo-disco burner Stranamore by Brina (DS M 002) and the tropifrutti balearic italo-house smasher Tobago by Pat & Pats (DS M 006), we are back introducing to italo-disco connoisseurs a truly atomic jam !

“Passion Night” was originally written by Miro in 1985. Story goes that envisioning a release by 1987, Miro teamed up with legendary south-african sound engineer Allan Goldberg, in light of their previous Vedette Records disco-infused collaboration for the “Slang“ studio project and the “Real Life Games” LP. The team featured also track co-writer Gregorio Puccio, ready to unleash the synths (Roland JD800 + D50, Yamaha DX7, Oberheim 12, Prophet 5), along with two young vocalists, Giulia Fasolino and Silver Pozzoli, later to become household names for the italo-disco heads.

As a special feature on the track, Miro brought in the studio contribution of the top italian jazz contralto saxophone virtuoso of the era, Massimo Urbani.

In September 1987 a session at Pomodoro Studio had the track recorded on a 24 tracks tape, where has been sitting unreleased for 35 years, until now !

Within its cross-genre blend of synth-pop, italo-disco and jazz, “Passion Night” is an outstanding musical time capsule, a picture-perfect vivid snapshot of year 1987, with the additional historical value as a document itself: it’s the only strictly non-jazz project in Massimo Urbani’s repertoire, in a revelatory performance shedding a light over an unusual facet of Urbani’s versatile talent, regardless of boundaries, a few years before his untimely passing.

Three years in the making for this first-ever release, so that we could bring you “Passion Night” in its original 1987 version from the actual multitrack master, with our usual respectful treatment, plus three remixes: the balearic infused “Miro Smooth Jazz Remix” and a remix by highly acclaimed musician and producer Giulio d’Agostino aka Julyo, who can claim a plethora of collaborations for artists as diverse as Aphex Twin, Goldie, and Michael Brecker.

An additional “Lo Fi Jazz” remix will be exclusively available on Bandcamp.   

Tracklist 12” release:

A1) Passion Night - Original 1987 version
A2) Passion Night - Miro Smooth Jazz Radio Edit
B1) Passion Night - Julyo remix
B2) Passion Night - Miro Smooth Jazz Extended

Tracklist digital release:

1) Passion Night - Original 1987 version
2) Passion Night - Miro Smooth Jazz Radio Edit
3) Passion Night - Julyo remix
4) Passion Night - Miro Smooth Jazz Extended
5) Passion Night - Lo Fi Jazz remix (Bandcamp exclusive)

Release date: 11 February, 2022