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  Neon - Rituals [SPITTLE 15LP ITA 2010 24-Bit FLAC] Marcello Michelotti's Neon came from Firenze in Tuscany, Italy and released ten singles & one album between 1980 and 1988. Here is a 2010 rerelease their splendid 1985 darkness-tinged synth-ital-wave album Rituals  re-ripped this week to 24-bits of high resolution FLAC.  Revered as an Italian-wave classic, Neon harks back to a time when goth bands were beginning to peek out from behind the shadows learning to embrace the synthesizer and a wider audience. The roots of Neon combine British post-punk and European darkwave, building in sequencer rhythms and synthetic strings, with a shift to more and more electronics as the years progressed. Rituals hits the middle ground and Last Chance especially is one of the three wonderful opening tracks which go a long way to hook in any fan of the genre.  This re-rip certainly brings this great album to life. Some of you out there will really like this, enjoy! A1  Ru...

Neon - Fade To Grey [12" BC122015-40 GER 1987 24-Bit FLAC] Not from Italy this time (although sounding very Italian and a different band to the Italian synthwave band)), here is a slither of the Belgian phenomena of new beat in the guise of a fine euro-beat cover of the Visage classic. A1 Fade To Grey B1 Fade To Grey (Instrumental Remix)

Neon - Rituals [SPITTLE 15LP ITA 2010 24-Bit FLAC] Originally released as a vinyl album on Kindergarten Records in 1985, ripped here from a 2010 repressing on Spittle Records. Marcello Michelotti's Neon came from Firenze in Tuscany, Italy and released ten singles & one album between 1980 and 1988. Here is their splendid 1985 darkness-tinged synthwave album Rituals in 24-bits of high resolution FLAC.  Revered as an Italian-wave classic, Neon hark back to a time when goth bands were beginning to peek out from behind the shadows and learn to embrace the synthesizer and a wider audience. The roots of Neon combine British post-punk and European darkwave, building in sequencer rhythms and synthetic strings, with a shift to more and more electronics as the years progressed. Rituals hits the middle ground and Last Chance especially is one of the three wonderful opening tracks which go a long way to hook in any fan of the genre. Some of you out there will really like t...