I've been wanting to make an #Italo track ever since my first FAWM in 2022 and I finally got around to it. This is built around a MicroFreak patch that I made that year called Ital-Oh, plus some preset patches that I wrote simple melody sequences for. Drums are GarageBand drums plus a snare preset that was also on the MicroFreak, and nothing is synced because GarageBand doesn't offer sync out in any form as far as I know. Back in the heyday of Italo, MIDI was either brand new or not invented yet, so arguably, just timing the tracks by listening to the click and trying to hit Start at the right time adds to the authenticity. Arguably. Of course, the ability to cut and paste in a DAW and micro-adjust things section by section didn't exist back then so the producers of that era had to get that right on the take, but you know, sucks to be you, I guess.

Lyrically, I tried, in my own way, to write about something I don't like, in a way that evokes the hedonism of the genre. That was a fun exercise.

Melodically, I was bugged by the nagging thought that I was copying the tune of an existing 1990s pop song, but luckily, having the voice that I have was an advantage in this case and I think at this point, no one will be able to even tell what song I had in mind.

Food preparation is SFW, right?