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Macho Gang

Macho Gang is an Italo-disco/eurobeat duet project. Key releases appeared on Macho Records, Time Records. The lineup included Mauro Farina, Giuliano Crivellente, Elena Ferretti, Clara Moroni. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 8 tracks are part of the rotation.

Tracks in library
8
Average BPM
132.7
Catalog years
1988 - 1993
Total plays
66

About

  • Key labels: Macho Records, Time Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
  • Members: Mauro Farina, Giuliano Crivellente, Elena Ferretti, Clara Moroni, Emanuela Gubinelli, Patrizia Saitta

Italo-disco/eurobeat duet project. Vocalists: Clara Moroni & Elena Ferretti - 1987-1990, 1992-1995 (last song: "Got To Move") Clara Moroni & Emanuela Gubinelli - ''Shake Shake'' (1991) Elena Ferretti & Patrizia Saitta - 1996-2001 (first song: "Rock Rock Party") Note: "Love Desire" was sung by Elena Ferretti individually.

Notable tracks

Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Macho Gang in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.

  1. Naughty Boy (1988) 27 plays Macho Records
  2. Sahara (1988) 25 plays Macho Records
  3. Shake Shake (1991) 6 plays Time Records
  4. When Somebody Loves Me (1990) 4 plays Macho Records
  5. My Lion (1989) 2 plays Macho Records
  6. Shoot Me Bang Bang (1992) 1 plays Time Records
  7. Stepping Up (1992) 1 plays Time Records
  8. Dance Around The World (1993) Time Records

Tracks & releases

All 8 Macho Gang tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1988 - 1993).

Track Year BPM Label Country Plays
Naughty Boy 1988 123.83 Macho Records Italy 27
Sahara 1988 119.46 Macho Records Italy 25
My Lion 1989 131.62 Macho Records Italy 2
When Somebody Loves Me 1990 129.45 Macho Records Italy 4
Shake Shake 1991 133.22 Time Records Italy 6
Shoot Me Bang Bang 1992 139.90 Time Records Italy 1
Stepping Up 1992 141.77 Time Records Italy 1
Dance Around The World 1993 142.57 Time Records Italy -

Cover gallery

All 8 unique single covers in the Macho Gang section of the library.

Cover of Naughty Boy Cover of Sahara Cover of My Lion Cover of When Somebody Loves Me Cover of Shake Shake Cover of Shoot Me Bang Bang Cover of Stepping Up Cover of Dance Around The World

Catalog by decade

1990s: 5 tracks 1980s: 3 tracks

Of these, 2 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) and 6 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.

BPM profile

119.5
Min BPM
132.7
Average
142.6
Max BPM

2 of 8 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Sahara (119.5 BPM) at the slow end and Dance Around The World (142.6 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

66
Total plays
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
19 Aug 2026
Last played

Plays per week across the Macho Gang catalog (last 8 weeks):

Most-played tracks:

  1. Naughty Boy 27 plays 1988
  2. Sahara 25 plays 1988
  3. Shake Shake 6 plays 1991
  4. When Somebody Loves Me 4 plays 1990
  5. My Lion 2 plays 1989

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 Macho Gang's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (66 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats.

  1. Peter Jacques Band - Drives Me Crazy before 1x · after 1x 117.3 BPM 1985
  2. Replay - Abdulla' before 1x · after 1x 124.7 BPM 1988
  3. Fresh Color - D.J. Track Vol. 1 after 2x 117.1 BPM 1986
  4. George Aaron - Heaven after 2x 120.0 BPM 2007
  5. Clio & Kay - Keep On Dancing before 1x 117.7 BPM 1988
  6. Disasters - Oh My God, This Sound... before 1x 117.2 BPM 1982
  7. Jennifer - Don't Say Goodbye before 1x 115.9 BPM 1989
  8. Hot & Cold - Don't Talk About It before 1x 119.0 BPM 1988
  9. Energy - Dancing In The Night before 1x 119.6 BPM 1985
  10. Fresh - The Wolf (El Lobo) before 1x 119.8 BPM 1985

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.

Genres & labels

Genres in the database:

EurobeatHappyItalo Disco

Dominant labels:

  • Macho Records (4 tracks)
  • Time Records (4 tracks)

Frequently asked questions

How many Macho Gang tracks are in the MixPerfect Radio library?
8 tracks are part of the library, spanning 1988 - 1993.
What is the average BPM of Macho Gang tracks?
The average tempo is 132.7 BPM, ranging from 119.5 (Sahara) to 142.6 (Dance Around The World) BPM.

Similar artists

Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Macho Gang.

Radiorama Koto Scotch Fred Ventura Fun Fun Mark Farina Sophie Laurie Chris Coo Coo

Sources

Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:

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.

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