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26 January 2008

Radio MeCha: 80's Dance. Extended dance remixes of 80's songs, and some that sound like they're from the 80's. Starting 3pmPST/6pmEST/11pmGMT.→[More:]
If you hate this stuff, then you can hate it for even longer! If you like it, backcomb your hair, grab a g&t and dance, baby, dance! 2-1/2 hours of love, from Depeche Mode to Simple Minds to The KLF.

post by: Zack_Replica at: 17:28 | 26 comments

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posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 17:29

/me dances like an idiot.

posted by chrismear 26 January | 18:37

To begin...

1. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough [Schizo Mix] (6:48)
2. ATB - Killer 2000 (5:35)
3. The Spoons - Nova Heart (2004 Redanka Plugged Mix) (8:09)
4. Dario G - Life In A Northern Town (Remix) (6:20)
5. S-Express - Theme From S-Express (3:58)
6. The Supermen Lovers - Starlight (3:52)
7. The Bucketheads - The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) [Armand Van Helden Remix] (8:06)

The Supermen Lovers have a great animated video to that song.

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 18:37

Love the intro image. You should save it somewhere for future use.

posted by ethylene 26 January | 18:38

Winamp crashed, sorry 'bout that. restarted.

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 18:44

Thanks ethylene, it's a little .gif I found and edited.

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 18:45

/me pumps up the volume.

posted by chrismear 26 January | 18:48

Wait, wait. Are you telling me that G&Ts aren't cool anymore?

posted by chrismear 26 January | 19:00

No no no. g&t's are great. It's just I can remember drinking them in the 80's in Luv-a-fair dancing to this stuff.
Best part about them is that they fluoresce green under ultraviolet lights.

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 19:10

♥

posted by Eideteker 26 January | 19:11

Why does everyone want to pimp smear's site? Hmmm?

posted by ethylene 26 January | 19:17

So far...

8. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume [Extended] (7:07)
9. RunDMC vs. Jason Nevins - It's Like That (4:58)
10. Stereo MC´s - Step it up (4:58)
11. Bjork - Big Time Sensuality (Fluke Mix) (4:08)
12. Shriekback - Lined Up (12in single) (5:07)
13. Simple Minds - Love song (Extended) (5:03)
14. Talk Talk - Dum dum girl (Extended) (5:23)

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 19:18

Why does everyone want to pimp smear's site? Hmmm?

I set the URL a little while ago when I did a set (not really knowing what the 'URL' field did), and nobody's changed it back yet. I feel more than a little embarrassed.

posted by chrismear 26 January | 19:24

i figured, i'm just joshing ya. A good enough message as any. i have much chocolate strawberry whipped cream pie for you.
Or me. i bet i get to it first.

posted by ethylene 26 January | 19:31

Great set, Zach. And I am saying this as a guy who was a semi-insider at LA's KROQ radio in the mid-80 (yet never met Rodney Bingenheimer; his punk-ness was on the decline as BritNewWaveDanceTechEmoQuirky had taken over by the time I got there). Anyway, Swedish Egil and Richard Blade would love it. (Especially the Duran2)

That's funny, chrismear, my Shoutcaster had the url set up as metachat.org when I did my Weathercast last night... is there someplace else to set it???

posted by wendell 26 January | 19:33

Hey no fair talking about chocolate strawberry whipped cream pie when I don't have any!
Oh, wait... I have lemon sorbetto! mmm. It's not pie, but still mmm.

On preview: Thanks wendell!

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 19:35

Have some wonka weed.
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posted by ethylene 26 January | 19:37

Oh my god, ethylene, chocolate strawberry whipped cream pie sounds amazing. But I think you're definitely closer to it than me.

Dunno, wendell. I use Nicecast on the Mac, which is evidently feeding the URL info into somewhere else. I'll fix it next time!

posted by chrismear 26 January | 19:47

15. China Crisis - Working With Fire and Steel (3:37)
16. Images in Vogue - Call It Love (Extended Mix) (5:36)
17. Duran Duran - Girls On Film (Salt Tank Mix) (6:28)
18. The Human League - Love Action (Fluke's Dub Action Remix) (7:13)
19. George Michael - Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Live Remix) (11:20)
20. Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short (12'' Version) (6:03)

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 19:58

Ooh, wow, China Crisis? Were they one of those groups that were much more popular in the UK than the US? I saw a really neat hand-shaped picture disc on eBay the other day, and said to myself, 'Man, I should totally buy that. Wait a minute--I've never even heard of China Crisis.'

posted by box 26 January | 20:09

All vids are youtube.

21. Prozzak - Sucks To Be You (3:18) vid.
22. Plastic Bertrand - Ça Plane Pour Moi (3:02)
23. Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes (3:29) vid.
24. Les Rita Mitsouko - C'est comme ça (4:54) vid.
25. Depeche Mode - Master And Servant [Slavery Whip Mix] (9:38)
26. The KLF / The JAMs - It's Grim Up North (Part 1) (9:55) Extensive Wiki writeup. vid (radio version).

And the bombastic outro leads us to the end, and up come the house lights. Thanks for listening!

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 20:28

Thanks, Zack_Replica!

posted by box 26 January | 20:29

Jerusalem!

posted by chrismear 26 January | 20:32

You're welcome, box!

Jerusalem - "...among these dark Satanic Mills", indeed! It's grim up North.

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 20:37

Double appropriate big finish, considering how the Brits dominated the '80s New Wave/Dance genre. I mean, what did we have to compete with in the U.S.ofA., Huey Lewis? Good show, old chapstick.

posted by wendell 26 January | 20:37

As a note, that Adam Ant vid craps out at the halfway mark. Try this one instead.

posted by Zack_Replica 26 January | 20:44

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