Today’s look back in time features some slick Sci-Fi ElectroSoul from 5 Star in 1985’s ‘System Addict’. Check out that growling bass!
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Goin’ Old School: Trio – Da Da Da
Trio, in 1982, rockin’ the VL-1 with ‘Da Da Da’
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Goin’ Old School: S’Express – Theme From S’Express
S’Express’ ‘Theme From S’Express’ from TOTP in 1988, when Mark Moore invented Nu-Disco.
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Goin’ Old School: Anne Clark – Our Darkness
Electro poetess Anne Clark delivered ‘Our Darkness’ in it’s original form in 1984, it’s pretty sophisticated for the time.
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Goin’ Old School: Yazz & The Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up
In 1988 Coldcut protégée Yazz broke out, formed Yazz & The Plastic Population (her, produced by Coldcut, hehe) and stormed the charts with DancePoop hit ‘The Only Way Is Up’.
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Goin’ Old School: The Shamen – Move Any Mountain
Alright, so The Shamen’s ‘Move Any Mountain’ is borderline 1989-1990. Here we go anyway, hold tight.
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Goin’ Old School: Animotion – Obsession
La SynthPop band Animotion give us out slice of nostalgia today with 1984’s ‘Obsession’.
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Goin’ Old School: The Jets – Crush on You
Kick off your week in a good mood with The Jets’ funked-up electronic Pop. 1985’s ‘Crush on You’.
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Goin’ Old School: The Beatmasters (Feat. Cookie Crew) – Rok Da House
Did anyone ask for mid ‘80’s Hip-House with a massive House piano? From 1987 The Beatmasters’ ‘Rok Da House’ (Feat. Cookie Crew).
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Goin Old School: Debbie Gibson – Electric Youth
The fact that Debbie Gibson’s ‘Electric Youth’ is from 1989 feels a little wrong somehow. Anyway, I’m dropping it ‘cos no-one reads this thing on a Saturday anyway! Besides, if a painfully hip Canadian ElectroPop duo can name themselves after the song that counts for something…right?
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