U.S.U.R.A.
U.S.U.R.A. is an Italian Eurodance project formed in 1992 by Claudio Varola, Michele Comis and Elisa Spreafichi. Key releases appeared on Time Label, Italian Style Productions. The lineup included Walter Cremonini, Alessandro Gilardi, Claudio Varola, Michele Comis. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 7 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Key labels: Time Label, Italian Style Productions (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Walter Cremonini, Alessandro Gilardi, Claudio Varola, Michele Comis, Elisa Spreafichi
Italian Eurodance project formed in 1992 by Claudio Varola, Michele Comis and Elisa Spreafichi. The actual musicians were Walter Cremonini and Alex Gilardi.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by U.S.U.R.A. in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Open Your Mind (Tatata Mix) (1992) 22 plays Italian Style Productions
- Trance Emotions (1998) 19 plays Time Label
- Sweat (1993) 5 plays Time Label
- Drive Me Crazy (1994) 5 plays Time Label
- Open Your Mind (1992) 3 plays Italian Style Productions
- Tear It Up! (1993) 1 plays Time Label
Tracks & releases
All 7 U.S.U.R.A. tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1992 - 1998).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Your Mind | 1992 | 130.55 | Italian Style Productions | Italy | 3 |
| Open Your Mind (Tatata Mix) | 1992 | 130.74 | Italian Style Productions | Italy | 22 |
| Sweat | 1993 | 132.89 | Time Label | Italy | 5 |
| Tear It Up! | 1993 | 142.16 | Time Label | Italy | 1 |
| Drive Me Crazy | 1994 | 132.71 | Time Label | Italy | 5 |
| Flying High | 1996 | 149.37 | Time Label | Italy | - |
| Trance Emotions | 1998 | 137.02 | Time Label | Italy | 19 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 7 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
Airplay
Plays per week across the U.S.U.R.A. catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Open Your Mind (Tatata Mix) 22 plays 1992
- Trance Emotions 19 plays 1998
- Sweat 5 plays 1993
- Drive Me Crazy 5 plays 1994
- Open Your Mind 3 plays 1992
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 U.S.U.R.A.'s tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (55 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.
- Cardenia - The Night before 1x · after 1x 130.0 BPM 1994 element ✓
- Sonia Foster - Harmony In Love before 2x 133.0 BPM 1994 element ✓
- State Of The Art - Shout And Run before 1x 128.6 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Waterfront Home - Take A Chance (On Me) before 1x 129.1 BPM 1983 element ✓
- Beachfront - Once In A Lifetime before 1x 129.9 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Philip - Dream Of Me before 1x 130.1 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Norma Sheffield - Touch Me Touch Me before 1x 130.3 BPM 1992 element ✓
- Modern Rocketry - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone before 1x 131.3 BPM 1983 element ✓
- Bob Salton - Starknight before 1x 133.0 BPM 1982 element ✓
- Gigi D'agostino - Melody Voyager before 1x 127.2 BPM 1995 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:
- Time Label (5 tracks)
- Italian Style Productions (2 tracks)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with U.S.U.R.A..
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.