woah! that's going straight on the wants list.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 3 March 2022 21:32 (two years ago) link
It's actually a remake of a 1979 disco tune by Front Page, which is pretty good in itself tbh. Not sure where Krukutz are from, maybe Italy? It actually sounds really amazing when if pitch it down by about 8bpm ....but i think i probably feel the same way about every hiNRG song if i'm honest
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 3 March 2022 21:39 (two years ago) link
fab!
― donna rouge, Thursday, 3 March 2022 21:42 (two years ago) link
i have the front page 12" but i think i like this better. i was guessing they were maybe italian too.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 3 March 2022 21:49 (two years ago) link
i'm fond of this hazell dean track hasn't yet been mentioned in this thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP44iYQrGZc
― donna rouge, Thursday, 3 March 2022 21:51 (two years ago) link
i saw her do a live PA around the time that came out and don't think i've heard it since. good!!
― stirmonster, Thursday, 3 March 2022 22:01 (two years ago) link
anyone know much about 'dance crazy' by chai-am? i have the original which i'm not really that keen on but this remix is great but it has sort of turned it into more of a juiced-up electro thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1dd3u1jM3k
and then there's this (way too short) version by frank hatchett and is it a cover or is it his original or what?? was really weirded out when i heard it last week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42tVcgEebvM
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 3 March 2022 22:06 (two years ago) link
john edmed from chai-am has one weird list of credits btw - goes from playing guitar & dobro on some seriously iffy-looking uk country records to wacking out hiNRG knock-offs and remixing the danse society and shriekback in the space of three years
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 3 March 2022 22:56 (two years ago) link
oh wait he produced 400 blows version of 'movin' as well, good record that
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 3 March 2022 22:58 (two years ago) link
i had always thought chai-am was 400 blows related but i guess edmed / illuminated is the common factor. intrigued now if the frank hatchett came first or later and if there is a longer version?
― stirmonster, Thursday, 3 March 2022 23:14 (two years ago) link
yeah me too. that frank hatchett also has a sick colonel abrams cover on it btw:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZkTqkeZ64c
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 3 March 2022 23:21 (two years ago) link
anyhow, back to hiNRG soundz:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VG9Lsj1OVE
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 3 March 2022 23:23 (two years ago) link
another fave, from an LA duo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugl-_N7EiMM
― donna rouge, Friday, 4 March 2022 00:08 (two years ago) link
i dug this one out while sorting out some records. i think i like it more now than i did then. i remember being sold this with the claim it was a secret Nitzer Ebb side project. T
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 20 April 2022 15:05 (two years ago) link
i dug this one out while sorting out some records and I think i like it more now than I did then. I remember being sold this with the claim it was a secret Nitzer Ebb side project. That probably isn't true but it is produced by the mighty Phil Harding so shares some of the same mix DNA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAo_SsqA1Sg
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 20 April 2022 15:07 (two years ago) link
And speaking of Phil Harding remixes of industrial types, this is the remix (Essential Mega-Mix) that he did (with Pete Waterman) of U-BahnX "Young Hearts Of Europe", which came out in spring 1985. The band were managed by Dick O'Dell, and included a former member of The Pop Group. My partner hung out with them a few times, shortly before we met, which is how I came to hear it (few others did).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwXoKHkjrQ0
― mike t-diva, Friday, 22 April 2022 11:08 (two years ago) link
In advance of pitching an 80s Hi-NRG retro night to a venue which I have in mind, I put together a "proof of concept" test mix, using stuff that happened to be lying around on my laptop. It makes for an accurate representation of what I was actually dancing to at the time.
https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/the-boys-come-to-town/
Track listing:T-Shirts and Tight Blue Jeans - DivineBig In Japan - AlphavilleI'm Not Scared (Disco Mix) - Eighth WonderSelf Control - Laura BraniganVictim Of Love (Extended Mix) - ErasureAround My Dream - Silver PozzoliAmerican Love - Rose LaurensWhere Is My Man - Eartha KittThis Time I Know It's For Real - Donna SummerLove In The First Degree (Eurobeat Style) - BananaramaWhat Have I Done To Deserve This? (Shep Pettibone Mix) - Pet Shop Boys ft Dusty SpringfieldFascinated - Company BI Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) - TaffyHappy Station [Scratch Mix] - Fun FunRock the Boat (High Dynamic 12 Inch Remix) - ForrestBody Rock (Peter Slaghuis Remix) - Maria VidalBoys (Summetime Love) - SabrinaIf You Love Somebody (The Munich Mix) - Barbara DoustPassion (Remix) - The FlirtsDirty Talk - Klein & MBOGet Up Action - Digital EmotionGet Ready - X Ray ConnectionDolce Vita - Ryan ParisIn The Evening - Sheryl Lee RalphIn The Name Of Love - Sharon ReddRemember Me/Ain't No Mountain High Enough Suite - Boystown GangIt's A Sin (Ian Levine remix) - Pet Shop BoysI Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Megamix) - Donna SummerSweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - EurythmicsYou Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (12" Performance Version) - Dead Or AliveDo Ya Wanna Funk - Sylvester with Patrick CowleySearchin' - Hazell DeanCan't Take My Eyes Off You - Boys Town GangI Am What I Am - Gloria GaynorThe Visitors (12" Disconet Mix) - ABBALay All Your Love On Me - ABBASo Many Men, So Little Time - Miquel BrownCountdown (Here I Come) - Kofi and the LovetonesTake A Chance (On Me) - Waterfront HomeLove Reaction - DivineShake it Up - DivineLa Cage Aux Folles - Le JetéThe Night (La Noche) - Azul Y NegroLucky Tonight - Sarah DashAlways On My Mind (Extended Dance Version) - Pet Shop BoysLosing My Mind - Liza MinnelliRide On Time - Black BoxRelax - Frankie Goes To HollywoodStop! - ErasureThe Only Way Is Up - YazzI Beg Your Pardon - Kon KanBizarre Love Triangle - New OrderSituation (12" Remix) - YazooLet The Music Play - ShannonGive Me Tonight - ShannonTell It To My Heart - Taylor DayneHelyom Halib - CappellaStand Up For Your Love Rights - YazzVenus - BananaramaGloria - Laura BraniganParty - Julius BrownRocket To Your Heart - Lisa Who's Your Boyfriend - EricSaving Myself - Eria FachinI Believe In Dreams - Jackie RaweLet Me Feel It - Samantha GillesYou're My Heart, You're My Soul - Modern TalkingIt's My Life - Talk TalkMaybe This Time - Norma LewisFlashdance... What A Feeling - Irene CaraIf You Could Read My Mind - Viola WillsI'm Not In Love - Scherrie Payne When Will I See You Again - Magda LaynaDon't Go - YazooNever Can Say Goodbye (Shep Pettibone Extended Remix) - The CommunardsSmalltown Boy - Bronski Beat
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 18:55 (one year ago) link
I have been so obsessed with the Kazino version of Around My Dream, esp the video. It's all I listen to.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 19:29 (one year ago) link
mike, are you still in my city or am I remembering wrong? Would go to a Hi-NRG night.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 19:37 (one year ago) link
I'm no longer in your city, but I'm going to be pitching to a venue in that city!
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 19:49 (one year ago) link
Oooh, well, I'll keep an eye out!
― emil.y, Tuesday, 2 May 2023 19:53 (one year ago) link
WOW at that Kazino video! Turns out that its B-side, "Binary", ended up on the third Disco Not Disco comp, alongside the likes of Delta 5, Quando Quango and Material.
One thing I noticed when putting my mix together is that quite a lot of Hi-NRG tracks add occasional two-bar sections that break the four-bar flow, which can make on-the-fly transitions a bit tricky if you're not expecting them.
I'd also forgotten how much the breakdowns scream SNORT YOUR POPPERS NOW! - they are absolutely precision engineered to maximise nitrate hits. (And in the case of Forrest's otherwise iffy cover of "Rock The Boat", the breakdown was the whole point of the track; at the height of its popularity, the DJ at our club would use two copies to double its length.)
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 10:20 (one year ago) link
hey mike - i think you posted the wrong mix link.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 10:33 (one year ago) link
Hmm, I just checked it on my logged-out-of-Mixcloud iPad and it worked fine. Try mixcloud dot com forward slash miketd - it should be at the top of the list.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 12:24 (one year ago) link
apologies. it must have been some weird cache issue as it was playing your other mix with the TRB mash up when i tried to listen before. All good now.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 13:21 (one year ago) link
Yeah, Mixcloud tends to remember the last mix you were listening to, and so it must have automatically resumed that one.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 3 May 2023 13:41 (one year ago) link
The pitch has been enthusiastically accepted (and the Mixcloud set helped), so I'll be playing a Hi-NRG set in Nottingham in July (date TBC). Very happy about this.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 12 May 2023 13:40 (eleven months ago) link
Woo! Go Mike!
― emil.y, Friday, 12 May 2023 13:41 (eleven months ago) link
donna rouge posted the hazell dean version of this one upthread but i hadn't heard the original before and i really love it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euxu6PuxGXcKerry Delius - They Say It's Gonna Rain
― rincton monkspoon (NickB), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 22:03 (eleven months ago) link
the b-side though is really different, a drum machine & spoken word piece with kind of a feverish postpunk atmosphere... probably not really one for this thread, but hey what the heck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eMp7k6DysAKerry Delius - Dear Christine
― rincton monkspoon (NickB), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 22:10 (eleven months ago) link
Having heard it first a couple of years earlier, I always preferred the Kerry Delius original over the Hazell Dean cover, but now that I’m revisiting all these tracks, I’m leaning towards Hazell’s for the first time. That might just be for practical “this one would work better on a dance floor”reasons, though.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 23:02 (eleven months ago) link
yeah the original sounds very wonky by comparison (not a diss!). love the slight dolly parton-ish vibrato in her voice too
― rincton monkspoon (NickB), Wednesday, 17 May 2023 23:13 (eleven months ago) link
oh i didn’t know the hazell version was a cover! this version is great too, also love the vibratothose fire island/pine walk cassettes that were recently rediscovered and digitized are an absolute hi NRG goldmine, have encountered so many incredible tracks from listening around. here’s a few faves:Baiser - Darling Foreverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfYoEno5YzQShooting Party - Safe in the Arms of Lovehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKcBAmIsmVkEddy Skyn - It’s a Liehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1nigWuqGikAdvance ft. Maxine - If He Knewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIknQIOM29g
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 17 May 2023 23:47 (eleven months ago) link
liking this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp0_5GRsNcgAmanda Manchanile – Love Automation
― rincton monkspoon (NickB), Thursday, 18 May 2023 22:27 (eleven months ago) link
I've uploaded a sequel to the Hi-NRG/Eurobeat/Boystown/Italo mix that I put together a few weeks ago. This one was harder to put together, which has given me renewed respect to the DJs who were mixing this stuff on vinyl 40 years ago, but I was determined to fill in the gaps left by the last mix. Put these two together, and you've basically got my complete Hi-NRG canon.
https://www.mixcloud.com/miketd/the-boys-are-back-in-town/
Track listing:Electrica Salsa - OffAmerica Medley With Machinery - Cruisin' GangDroid - HypnosisThey Say It's Gonna Rain (Zulu Mix) - Hazell DeanHypnotic Tango - My MineDon Quichotte (No Estan Aqui) - Magazine 60Call Me - SpagnaLove Eviction - QuartzlockSatellites - Ellie WarrenShattered Glass - Laura BraniganHand On Your Heart (The Heartache Mix) - Kylie MinogueShowing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) - Mel & KimRespectable - Mel & KimLove's Gone Mad - Seventh AvenueI'm So Hot For You - Bobby O(The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up - Roni GriffithHigh Energy - Evelyn ThomasColour My Love - Fun FunGuilty - LimeAngel Eyes - LimeLove Pains - Yvonne EllimanNew Beginning (Mamba Seyra) (Ian Levine Club Mix) - Bucks FizzVoyage Voyage - DesirelessMasterpiece - GazeboRemember - Gino SoccioOn The Grid - LimeMegatron Man - Patrick CowleyMind Warp - Patrick CowleyPrimitive Desire - Eastbound ExpresswayLiving On Video - Trans-XEnergy Is Eurobeat - Man 2 ManMale Stripper - Man 2 Man meets Man ParrishHomosexuality - Modern RocketryWhatever I Do (Wherever I Go) - Hazell DeanJackie (Wake Up Mix) - Blue ZoneEat You Up - Angie GoldComing Out Of Hiding - Pamala StanleyStand Up And Sing - LisaI Want A Man - Bonnie FormanCha Cha Heels - Eartha Kitt & Bronski BeatDon't Stop The Train - Phyllis NelsonMemory - MenageYou're A Winner - Sharon ReddThe Boys Come To Town - Earlene BentleyDon't Stop - SylvesterBe With You - SylvesterFlashlight On A Disconight - RofoHeatstroke - Man ParrishShoot Your Shot - DivineBabe, We're Gonna Love Tonight - LimeI Don't Want To Talk About It - Pamala StanleyRofo's Theme - RofoUnexpected Lovers - LimeCaught In The Act - Earlene BentleyI'm Living My Own Life - Earlene BentleyYou Think You're A Man - DivineBack In My Arms (Once Again) - Hazell DeanEmergency - Laura PallasGivin' Up - Bobby ONative Love (Step By Step) - DivineShe Has A Way - Bobby OMenergy - Patrick CowleyRight On Target - Paul ParkerI Like You (Shep Pettibone Remix) - Phyllis NelsonHit N' Run Lover - Carol JianiEverlasting Love (PWL 12" Remix) - SandraPink Cadillac (Club Vocal) - Natalie ColeWhite Horse - Laid BackCccan't You See - Vicious PinkHey Hey Guy - Ken LaszloNot The Loving Kind - TwinsFace To Face - Heart To Heart - TwinsAnd I'm Telling You I'm Not Going - KoffieTake Me To Heaven - SylvesterYour Love - LimeYou - BoytronicWhy? - Bronski Beat
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 30 July 2023 10:00 (nine months ago) link
Epic
― dan selzer, Sunday, 30 July 2023 10:48 (nine months ago) link
oh wowwwww
― donna rouge, Sunday, 30 July 2023 17:29 (nine months ago) link
Killer
― Allen (etaeoe), Sunday, 30 July 2023 20:35 (nine months ago) link
emil.y (and anyone else East Midlands-adjacent), I'll be playing two Hi-NRG nights in Nottingham: on Saturday September 23rd and then two weeks later on Saturday October 7th. The venue is Prohibition, which is the newly converted basement club space below the Lord Roberts on Broad Street, and I'll be playing from 9pm to 2am on both nights.
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 3 September 2023 12:17 (eight months ago) link
Oooh. I almost certainly can't make the September one but I will put the October one into my diary and try for that!
― emil.y, Sunday, 3 September 2023 13:19 (eight months ago) link
Ahh, I'm so sorry - I went out on Friday and was so hungover yesterday I couldn't make it. How have they been? Are you planning for any more of them?
― emil.y, Sunday, 8 October 2023 12:55 (seven months ago) link
The first one was way too quiet, but last night was much more like it, and so they want me to do another. The people there who properly got what I was doing were a joy to behold, and I felt fully connected to the room. That said, you can’t stray too far away from the big crossover hits for too long, so I steered clear of specialist over-indulgence!
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 8 October 2023 16:37 (seven months ago) link
https://www.discogs.com/release/28449133-Various-Disco-Discharge-Presents-Box-Of-Sin-Full-Length-Gay-Clubbing-1980-1989
yes please
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 14 January 2024 22:00 (three months ago) link
!!!!!!
― donna rouge, Sunday, 14 January 2024 22:07 (three months ago) link
particularly fond of the titles of each individual disc too
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 14 January 2024 22:08 (three months ago) link
That’s an immaculate collection, as someone once said.
― mike t-diva, Sunday, 14 January 2024 22:10 (three months ago) link
Fabulous tracklisting
― the article don, Monday, 15 January 2024 21:05 (three months ago) link
Another appearance on the Lot. Lots of italo and hi-nrg. This time closer to 60/40. Also incongrous tributes to Damo Suzuki.
https://soundcloud.com/thelotradio/superimpositions-guest-dan-selzer-the-lot-radio-02-12-2024
1 Can Turtles Have Short Legs 2 Tullio de Piscopo Stop Bajan (Primavera) 3 Gang KKK. 4 Natasha King AM-FM 5 Nemesy I Wanna Dance (Dub) 6 Kasso One More Round (Frankie Knuckles mix) 7 Kristin New York City 8 Baby's Gang Challenger 9 Misty Lane Energy 10 Plastic Mode N.Y. Life 11 Knight Action D-Rail (Special Mix) 12 Faxe Time For Changes 13 Tobi Ash S.O.S. 14 RIS Let's Stay Together 15 V.I.S.A. I'm a Dancer 16 Chapter One Playing With Love7 Roni Griffith Desire 18 Desire Affection 19 Esavu Sia Siou (Breakin' Up) 20 Attack Crazy for Your Love 21 Peppermint Light A Light (U.S. Remix) 22 Lisa Smith Sweet Fantasy 23 Proof of Energy Energy Tonight 24 Bianca One More Time 25 Samantha Gilles Feel It 26 Velvette Got to Have Your Love (Instrumental) 27 LATF Everlasting Fever 28 Meccano Down Down Romeo 29 A Number of Names Sharavari 30 Can Future Days
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 17:12 (two months ago) link
lovely picks dan. stop bajon and kkk are two of my all-timers in a row
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 14 February 2024 19:50 (two months ago) link
I knew I wanted to play some Can tribute tracks but didn't think about how they might fit in and figured they'd just be outliers, and Stop Bajon was just something I finally got so I brought it, but not necessarily the vibe of what I was going to play. But as Can was playing and I was trying to figure out how to go from Turtles Have Short Legs I thought huh, this might kinda work, certainly more than anything else in my bag!
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 19:58 (two months ago) link
when turtles have short legs was playing i could hear in the drums what made you think to play stop bajon after
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:02 (two months ago) link
or at least i thought i could!
it worked better than some Bobby O at least!
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:15 (two months ago) link