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ARTIST
TITLE
Flashback
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
FLIES 074LP FLIES 074LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/16/2025

"Azzurro 80's new album -- his first ever on LP -- is a beautifully faded polaroid that, like a true flash back, plunges listeners into the heart of the 1980s. It's a sonic journey that captures the essence of a decade, distant yet vividly etched in our collective memory. The Roman producer unleashes his sonic vision with even greater intensity than before, weaving through dreamy Italo-disco, electric atmospheres, soundtrack worthy synth pop, and boogie funk grooves. Each track opens a window onto an era the artist experienced only fleetingly as a child, yet he evokes it with a powerful and refreshingly original touch. Much like a classic library music record, these tracks conjure a wealth of images, scenes, and visual sequences-perfect soundtracks for imagined films or evocative advertising campaigns: as seductive as a perfume ad, as desirable as a car commercial, and brimming with the bright future the '80s promised. It's no surprise that cinematic references spring to mind even before musical ones. The album echoes the dreamy atmospheres of early '80s Italian cinema, particularly films like Carlo Verdone's Acqua e Sapone (1983) and Carlo Vanzina's Amarsi Un Po (1984). Meanwhile, flashes of New Romantic aesthetics and hints of electro-funk transport you to a neon-lit dance floor where a DJ is spinning the vinyl copy of Flashback. Azzurro 80's new album is a vibrant, energetic work, balancing groove and emotion in equal measure and infused with a sense of nostalgia that feels remarkably contemporary."