Jul 11 2011

Goin’ Old School: M – Pop Muzik

In 1979 M invented the ‘80’s with ‘Pop Muzik’, they then swiftly went on to invent ‘80’s music videos. Look.

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Jul 8 2011

Goin’ Old School: Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – (Together In) Electric Dreams

Really, what can I sat about Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder’s 1984 absolute classic ‘(Together In) Electric Dreams’? If you don’t love it you are dead inside? That’ll do.

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Jul 7 2011

Goin’ Old School: Beats International (Feat. Lindy Layton) – Dub Be Good To Me

Beats International & Lindy Layton dropped ‘Dub Be Good To Me’ way back in 1990. Lindy seemed to be on TV all the time back then, That was a good thing. Love the Morricone sample with the Dub bass.

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Jul 6 2011

Goin’ Old School: Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science

Thomas Dolby, occasional unsung hero of SynthPop. The man needs more recognition. ‘She Blinded Me With Science’, his 1982 breakthrough tune, is still a classic. Also, Magnus Pyke getting down!

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Jul 5 2011

Goin’ Old School: Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express

Time to remedy the not having had any Kraftwerk on Goin’ Old School yet, with 1977’s ‘Trans Europe Express’, it was so good Afrika Bambaata and Arthur Baker took it an invented Electro Hip-Hop with it!

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Jul 2 2011

Goin’ Old School: Cabaret Voltaire – Sensoria

Cabaret Voltaire live on the cutting edge of electronic music, seriously, that’s where their house is. Sometimes though their genius breaks through to the masses, as with 1984’s ‘Sensoria’.

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Jul 1 2011

Goin’ Old School: Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls

Grum’s recent reMix was a nice updating of this absolutely legendary song. From 1984, Pet Shop Boys’ ‘West End Girls’.

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Jun 30 2011

Goin’ Old School: Yellow Magic Orchestra – Rydeen

Yellow Magic Orchestra have been making boundary pushing electronic music and ElectroPop since before you know what a synthesizer was. Show some respect! ‘Rydeen’ is from 1980, by which time they were already comfortable making big Electro jams while much of the rest of the world was on Tomorrow’s World complaining that synthesizer music wasn’t somehow real.

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Jun 29 2011

Goin’ Old School: Man Parrish – Hip Hop Bebop (Don’t Stop)

Man Parrish is an absolute electronic music legend, helping to shape Hip Hop, ElectroPop and Italo throughout the years. ‘Hip Hop Bebop (Don’t Stop)’ was 1982. 1982! insane.