Before Italian new wave had staked its place on dancefloors and underground radio, Neon—then simply Marcello Michelotti (vocals, synths) and Stefano Gasparinetti (electronics)—were sculpting the future in real time at the Banana Moon Club, Florence, during the winter of 1979. The archival release Informations of Death + Oscillator documents that night’s set: a bracing, stripped-down performance where analog synths pulse like nervous systems and rhythms shuffle between Kraftwerkian order and sneering punk attitude. The intimacy of the venue, infamous for nurturing the city’s underground, magnifies every glitch, evoking both existential urban alienation and the promise of a new romantic order, long before the scene’s aesthetics had been codified.

The title track “Informations of Death” captures the restless spirit of a duo balancing clinical electronics with raw lyrical bite, while “Oscillator” (the live performance’s centerpiece) mutates through phases of distortion, mechanical repetition, and mechanized groove. The music’s spartan structures never feel skeletal—instead, they’re perfectly calibrated for dance, introspection, and sonic experimentation. Neon’s instant chemistry on stage foreshadows the band’s later evolution into cult status, placing them alongside Italy’s most enduring figures of dark synth and new wave.

This expanded edition, issued on double vinyl via Spittle Records, amplifies the band’s legacy in the Italian and European post-punk continuum. It’s not just early history—it’s a snapshot of restless invention, where influences drawn from Joy Division, Ultravox, and Kraftwerk are transformed by Florence’s peculiar visionaries into something uniquely Mediterranean. For listeners who seek the roots and the ruptures of electronic music’s Italian chapter, Informations of Death + Oscillator is essential: a time capsule and a clarion call, where machine-dance and future nostalgia collide in two full names.