Hipnosis
Hipnosis is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on Memory Records, Plexy Glass Records. The lineup included Mirko Limoni, Angelo Bergamini, Stefano Cundari, Mirko Dalporto. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 10 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: Memory Records, Plexy Glass Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Mirko Limoni, Angelo Bergamini, Stefano Cundari, Mirko Dalporto, Paul Sears, Ugo Solenghi
Hipnosis (on some records also named Hypnosis) was a successful Italian techno-disco band in the early '80s, born in Parma and founded by Stefano Cundari. It also featured Paul Sears and Ugo Solenghi.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Hipnosis in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Argonauts (1984) 36 plays Memory Records
- Space Crusaders (1984) 13 plays Plexy Glass Records
- Droid (1987) 10 plays Memory Records
- Pulstar (1983) 9 plays Memory Records
- Bormaz (1983) 8 plays Memory Records
- End Title (Blade Runner) (1983) 14 plays Memory Records
- Oxygene (1983) 8 plays Memory Records
- Astrodance (1984) 5 plays Memory Records
Tracks & releases
All 10 Hipnosis tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1983 - 1987).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bormaz | 1983 | 118.92 | Memory Records | Italy | 8 |
| End Title (Blade Runner) | 1983 | 120.54 | Memory Records | Italy | 14 |
| Oxygene | 1983 | 127.97 | Memory Records | Italy | 8 |
| Pulstar | 1983 | 121.63 | Memory Records | Italy | 9 |
| Argonauts | 1984 | 119.63 | Memory Records | Italy | 36 |
| Astrodance | 1984 | 110.53 | Memory Records | Italy | 5 |
| Space Crusaders | 1984 | 129.56 | Plexy Glass Records | Italy | 13 |
| Theme For New Years | 1984 | 106.17 | Memory Records | Italy | 7 |
| Windland | 1984 | 110.80 | Plexy Glass Records | Italy | 5 |
| Droid | 1987 | 114.24 | Memory Records | Italy | 10 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 10 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
4 of 10 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Theme For New Years (106.2 BPM) at the slow end and Space Crusaders (129.6 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Hipnosis catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Argonauts 36 plays 1984
- End Title (Blade Runner) 14 plays 1983
- Space Crusaders 13 plays 1984
- Droid 10 plays 1987
- Pulstar 9 plays 1983
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Hipnosis's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (115 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- N.O.I.A. - True Love before 1x · after 2x 115.4 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Artiaco - No Comment before 2x 120.8 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Den Harrow - Born To Love before 1x · after 1x 105.7 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Fun Fun - Sing Another Song (Remix) before 1x 112.8 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Danny Keith - I Feel Right before 1x 113.4 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Doctor Livingstone - Welcome In Kenia before 1x 114.8 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Havelange - El Sombrero before 1x 108.8 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Fava´s Group - Sports before 1x 111.6 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Aki - Magic Love before 1x 111.2 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Christal - I Live In New York before 1x 112.5 BPM 1988 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Memory Records (8 tracks)
- Plexy Glass Records (2 tracks)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Hipnosis.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.