My Mine is an
Italo disco
Italo disco (variously capitalized, and sometimes hyphenated as Italo-disco) is a music genre which originated in Italy in the late 1970s and was mainly produced in the early 1980s. Italo disco evolved from the then-current underground dance, p ...
group formed in
Terni
Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...
, Italy in 1983.
Their debut album ''Stone'' was produced by Mauro Malavasi and recorded at Fonoprint Studios in Bologna, Italy. My Mine's first single, "
Hypnotic Tango", became an international hit across Europe. After the release of their first single, the band recorded their second single titled "Zorro". Wanting to pursue a more innovative sound for "Zorro", the band spent roughly a month working on it. However the trio made the mistake of leaving behind the sound that made "Hypnotic Tango" popular turning "Zorro" into a commercial failure.
After the failure of their second single, the band suffered through a tumultuous period. The band was advised by their production team to choose an
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singer over Stefano Micheli. Arriving from London, Darren Hatch took the reign as the main vocalist in 1985. With a new vocalist, My Mine began work on their first album, ''Stone''. The band's intention focused on recovering the popularity and fame from their first single. Their last attempt at this was with "Can Delight", which the production deemed worthy play since it was "catchy" and according to them, "could bring them back to the fore". However, "Can Delight" did not prove enough and in 1986, the band broke off after the release of "Can Delight". After the split of My Mine, the group members spent a couple of years composing songs but without being able to produce any of them. In the words of Stefano Micheli: "Then gradually the many hours of work devoted to experimenting with new styles and new sounds began to seem sterile; at least some of us. We parted amicably."
In 2016, original members Carlo Malatesta and Danilo Rosati regrouped My Mine with Ilaria Melis as its vocalist, releasing a new single, "Like a Fool".
Members
* Stefano Micheli - vocals, keyboards, trumpet (1983–1986)
* Carlo Malatesta - vocals, keyboards (1983–1986, 2016–present)
* Danilo Rosati - keyboards, sequencer, drums (1983–1986, 2016–present)
* Darren T. Hatch - vocals, drums (1984–1986)
* Ilaria Melis - vocals (2016–present)
Discography
Albums
* 1985: ''Stone''
* 1986: ''Can Delight'' (Japan only)
Singles
* 1983: "
Hypnotic Tango" -
#5 West Germany,[Hit-Bilanz, deutsche Chart-Singles auf CD-Rom, Taurus Press] #10 Switzerland,
* 1984: "Zorro" -
#63 West Germany
* 1985: "Cupid Girl"
* 1985: "Stone"
* 1986: "Can Delight"
* 2016: "Like a Fool"
* 2018: "Love Is in the Sky"
References
External links
Stefano Micheli official site*
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Italo disco groups
Musical groups established in 1983
1983 establishments in Italy
Polydor Records artists
Memory Records artists