Dirty Talk
Production with Mario Boncaldo • Zanza Records
The Story
From the club floor
to the control room.
Tony Carrasco came out of New York City's downtown club culture and carried that energy into the studios and dance floors of Europe, helping shape records that still move DJs decades later.
Born in New York City and raised on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Carrasco absorbed the language of underground disco early, from extended breaks and 12-inch culture to the technical art of blending records into one continuous trip.
The goal was never just to play records. It was to build a world around the beat.
After moving into the European club and studio scene, Carrasco became closely associated with Italy's Italo disco and early house movement. With Mario Boncaldo as Klein & MBO, he helped create a run of electronic dance records including Dirty Talk, Wonderful and The MBO Theme.
Dirty Talk, released in 1982, became an enduring underground classic and is widely cited as a key bridge between post-disco, electro and early house. The track has also been cited as an influence on New Order's Blue Monday.
Across the decades, Carrasco has continued working as a DJ, producer, remixer and sound designer, with credits spanning electronic, house, Italo disco and underground club music.
NYCLower East Side roots and formative underground club culture.
1982"Dirty Talk" becomes a defining Klein & MBO club record.
4+ DecadesDJing, production, remixing and electronic music culture.