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Fockewulf 190 was an Italian electro wave duo formed in Milan in 1980 by Vittorio Barozzi, also known as Victor Life, and Dario Dell'Aere. The duo met outside a cinema in 1979, leading to a lifelong collaboration that included projects such as Diamond Dogs, Ice Eyes, and Demode Boulevard. They named their group after the model jet planes that Dario enthusiastically built. Musically, they drew inspiration from the Human League’s “Reproduction” and John Foxx’s “Metamatic,” while visually they were influenced by New Romantics like Visage and Ultravox. Under the Fockewulf 190 name, they developed a unique blend of Italo disco and New Wave, releasing two singles in 1984 and recording an album's worth of material that was later released in 2010. In 1983, Salvatore Nonnis, also known as Stan After, joined the group as a local DJ and guitarist. The band sought a producer and found Giuseppe Mincioni of Market Records, who worked with local DJs at the Taxi Club where Stan was employed. Mincioni proposed collaborating with the Italo Disco production team Miki Chieregato and Roberto Turatti, known for their work with acts like Den Harrow and Joe Yellow. Dario provided a demo titled “Walking Out,” but Turatti felt the John Foxx-esque vocals were not commercial enough and suggested bringing in vocalist Fred Ventura

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