When New Jersey based label Italians Do it Better released their After Dark compilation in 2007, it seemed no-one, in a sea of italo and cosmic disco revival, did it better than they. The label, run by Mike Simonetti and Johnny Jewel, distilled the essence of italo, the spacey, synth-arpeggiated disco from the 80s that never died, and syphoned it off into sophisticated, ambiguous, noirish, perfect pop evoked in equal measure by the bands, the production and the artwork on each release. The new Italians Do It Better compilation, After Dark 2, is due out shortly. Support is from DJ TV DiSKO, a longtime CTM collaborator, and Noot, whose psychedelic pop gems display a distinct Arthur Russel feel.