Kano
Kano is an Italian disco/italo-disco/electro project. Key releases appeared on Full Time Records, Baby Records. The lineup included Stefano Pulga, Luciano Ninzatti, Matteo Bonsanto, Glen White. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 12 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: Full Time Records, Baby Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Stefano Pulga, Luciano Ninzatti, Matteo Bonsanto, Glen White
Italian disco/italo-disco/electro project. Collective of producers, songwriters and musicians (guitars), [a187085 (keyboards), and (producer), often with deep r'n'b vocals from [a307882.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Kano in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Now Baby Now (1980) 15 plays Full Time Records
- Another Life (1983) 7 plays Full Time Records
- Can't Hold Back (Your Loving) (1982) 9 plays Full Time Records
- Ikeya-Seki (1983) 9 plays Full Time Records
- Holly Dolly (1980) 19 plays Baby Records
- I'm Ready (1980) 15 plays Full Time Records
- Super Extra Sexy Sign (1980) 13 plays Full Time Records
- Cosmic Voyager (1980) 7 plays Full Time Records
Tracks & releases
All 12 Kano tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1980 - 1991).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmic Voyager | 1980 | 132.16 | Full Time Records | Italy | 7 |
| Holly Dolly | 1980 | 125.60 | Baby Records | Italy | 19 |
| I'm Ready | 1980 | 127.14 | Full Time Records | Italy | 15 |
| It's A War | 1980 | 125.46 | Full Time Records | Italy | 4 |
| Now Baby Now | 1980 | 129.31 | Full Time Records | Italy | 15 |
| Super Extra Sexy Sign | 1980 | 127.65 | Full Time Records | Italy | 13 |
| Baby Not Tonight | 1981 | 125.27 | Full Time Records | Italy | 9 |
| Can't Hold Back (Your Loving) | 1982 | 109.85 | Full Time Records | Italy | 9 |
| Another Life | 1983 | 114.82 | Full Time Records | Italy | 7 |
| Ikeya-Seki | 1983 | 113.07 | Full Time Records | Italy | 9 |
| Queen Of Witches | 1983 | 119.53 | Full Time Records | Italy | 7 |
| Another Life (Remix '91) | 1991 | 117.59 | Full Time Records | Italy | 7 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 4 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) and 1 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
6 of 12 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Can't Hold Back (Your Loving) (109.8 BPM) at the slow end and Cosmic Voyager (132.2 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 Kano catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Holly Dolly 19 plays 1980
- I'm Ready 15 plays 1980
- Now Baby Now 15 plays 1980
- Super Extra Sexy Sign 13 plays 1980
- Baby Not Tonight 9 plays 1981
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 Kano's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (121 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.
- Annabelle - In Your Arms before 3x 127.8 BPM 1990 element ✓
- Gipsy & Queen - Action before 2x · after 1x 127.6 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Hotline - Guilty (Remix) after 3x 128.0 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Hugh Bullen & Thora Timothy - I Can't Stay Without My Love before 1x · after 1x 114.1 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Monika Novak - Living On The Run before 2x 120.0 BPM 2008 element ✓
- Departure - King Kong Dancing before 1x · after 1x 123.2 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) before 2x 127.7 BPM 1998 element ✓
- Vivien Vee - Give Me A Break ('88 Remix) before 2x 125.8 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Casanova - Casanova before 2x 128.0 BPM 2013 element ✓
- Tiziana Rivale - Moviestory after 2x 124.7 BPM 1986 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:
- Full Time Records (11 tracks)
- Baby Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Kano.
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.