Mono Band
Ghost Town
Dark Entries Editions is proud to reissue "Ghost Town" the 1984 debut 12" single by Mono Band from Italy. The project
was conceived by producer Rene D'Herin and Massimo Fantinatiti aka Fantenax. They teamed up with songwriter and
guitarist Luigi Venegoni aka Svengile who had previously worked with progressive and jazz-rock bands Arti & Mestieri and
Venegoni & Co. as well as cosmic disco group Stratosferic Band. Treading the lines between Italo Disco and the darker
side of New Wave, the trio crafted a mysterious sound. Melancholic arpeggiators, a throbbing baseline, stuttering
samples, and the classic Linn drum machine run throughout the track. Vocals were handled by an uncredited Carlo Rossi
who raps about a ghost town filled with fear. When female vocalist Elena Sansonetti begins to softly whisper the chorus
one might get goose bumps. The trio were joined in the studio by DJ Mike aka Michele Paolino of Make Up/Mike Up, DJ
Moody, Fabrice Bellini of Art Fine and producer Miceli. The song was recorded in a few days at Dynamo Sound Studio in
Turin and originally released on the popular Discomagic Records. This reissue includes the original vocal version,
backed with a longer dubbed out instrumental "Ghost Version" on the B-side. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by
George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The 12" is housed in an exact replica of the original sleeve with an
astrological photo the planets orbiting the sun. Each copy also includes a 2-sided postcard.
Price
Genre
Format
12" - 1 disk
Release
30-03-2018
Label
Item-nr
1194819
EAN
0794811514480
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
GHOST TOWN (VOCAL VERSION)
2
GHOST TOWN (GHOST VERSION)