At last, we have come to the fifth and likely final mix in my '80s Hi-NRG Megamix series. I have officially run out of Hi-NRG classics that I enjoy and have repeated three in alternate mix form. I was lucky enough to find a handful of obscure tracks that totally blew me away (which is my criteria for obscurities), several of which complimented each other nicely in the blend.

This 89-minute mix comprises a baker's dozen of absolutely frenetic, energetic, enjoyable tracks from the likes of such dance floor queens as Miquel Brown, Hazell Dean, Kylie Minogue, Sylvester, Kelly Marie, and many others, ready to set you on fire! Are you ready to do the Loco-Motion? Good, because you were Born to be Alive! So make a Beeline over to the floor and dance the night away before the Last Call!

1. "He's a Saint, He's a Sinner"—Miquel Brown (1984)
2. "Whatever I Do, Wherever I Go"—Hazell Dean (1984)
3. "Beeline"—Miquel Brown (1984)
4. "The Loco-Motion" [12" Master]—Kylie Minogue (1988)
5. "Born to be Alive" [The '87 Remix]—Patrick Hernandez (1986)
6. "Don't Stop"—Sylvester (1983)
7. "Be With You"—Sylvester (1983)
8. "I Love Men"—Cinema (1984)
9. "Strange Desire" [Hi-Energy Mix]—Nicci Gable (1984)
10. "Last Call"—Jolo (1984)
11. "Living Out a Fantasy"— Oh Romeo (1987)
12. "I'm on Fire"—Kelly Marie (1984)
13. "Love and Devotion"—Michael Bow (1986)

'80s Hi-NRG Megamix 5

After The Love Has Gone – Princess
Say I’m Your Number One – Princess
A Trick Of The Night – Bananarama
Don’t Say Goodbye Girl – Rick Astley
No Fool For Love – Hazell Dean
It Would Take A Strong Man – Rick Astley
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
Whenever You Need Somebody – Rick Astley
Together Forever – Rick Astley
Got To Be Certain – Kylie Minogue
If It Makes You Feel Good – Mandy
I’ll Keep Loving You – Princess
She Wants To Dance With Me – Rick Astley
My Arms Keep Missing You – Rick Astley
If I Have To Stand Alone – Lonnie Gordon
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now – Samantha Fox
Handful Of Promises – Big Fun
Happenin’ All Over Again – Lonnie Gordon
He Ain’t No Competition – Brother Beyond
Venus - Bananarama

SAW_PWL

Princess - Say I'm You're #1 (80's SAW PWL All Vinyl Mix BPM:105-127)

Take the Journey Back "Back" on the Energy Express (23/05/24)

To celebrate 40 years of Stock, Aitken & Waterman this weeks EE is a Throwback to the 'Energy Express Ultimate Stock, Aitken & Waterman Chart', which first aired in March 2023. 

Relive the Top 25 favourite SAW songs....as voted for by the passengers onboard the Energy Express.

Bazz's Energy Express: Journey Back (23/05/24)

A thorough deep dive into the mid 80's dance pop. 
Featuring : Mylene Farmer/CC Catch/Jakie Quartz/Stephanie/Sandra/Alpaville/Hall & Oates/Fleetwood Mac/Madonna/Johnny Hates Jazz/Art Of Noise/Den Harrow/Hazell Dean/Broads/Genesis/Eurythmics/Robert Palmer/Bryan Ferry/Ken Laszlo/Wham

The Twelve Inch 88 : Tristana : Dance-Pop/Italo/Eurodance - 1986

Gen X Silicon Valley CA Product Engineering Executive/SSD Geek; spinner ported from the 80's!  Spun at various clubs and parties and countless parties in college. Spent most of my allowances on extended, remixes and hard to find 12" dance vinyl records, used to frequent record stores (Tower, Record Factory, Star, etc.) on weekends and after class.  Obsession started first with collecting cassette tapes in grade school then evolved to 12" Extended Remix Vinyl. Recorded 100's of mixed tapes for classmates and friends. Count the BPMs, find the intros and breaks and move on the next. Enjoy GEN's X Club Music! Happy listening! Cheers! 💾🎧📻

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Hi I'm PeDupre and I write a blog on the history of dance music on substack, one twelve inch at a time. 
The mixes are a deep dive into the club life of the past. An exploration through the different genres of the period. Only interested in a specific genre/period ? I have created handy playlists just for you !
All mixes are available. There are no exclusive mixes. You don't need to subscribe. I have added a link to show your appreciation and keep me going ! Thanks very much !

Young man born in 1982 who loves reliving the ‘80s and ‘70s Disco music I was raised on.

Aside from family party D.J.s, was introduced to the concept of mixes via flea market tapes. Dabbled in it myself with equipment my father got me at age 10. With the advent of mp3s, got to do things I couldn’t with vinyl and CDs: precisely match up beats to the millisecond and use longer tracks as space is unlimited. Always wanted to present entire extended 12” dance remix versions as intended, not edited fragments. Means fewer songs per mix but whole work of the artist, producer and remixer can be appreciated.

This may be an uncommon approach, but this is my chosen style; it's different. The songs were extended in the remixes for a reason, and I wish to present not only the entire work, but the entire arc of the song from beginning to climax—something you can't do if you mix out in the middle of the song. Plus, I wish to surprise the dancer with the build-up of suspense and sudden intro of the next track if the preceeding track has an extended outro. Dancing is all about fun and excitement after all.

I decided early on that each mix would follow a common beat style for consistency. I will not mix a four-on-the-floor Disco/dance beat with a standard two/four rock beat, or freestyle beat, and so on. It sounds sloppy and jarring. And tempos must be as consistent as possible as well. Songs will smoothly transition from one to the next as best I can make them—beats will be matched to the millisecond when possible; this also includes the groove, or the "feel" of each song. I won’t blend two songs that don’t sound complimentary or harmonious together if I can help it. Sometimes, though, it's unavoidable, but it seems to work in the end.

For each mix series, I try to adhere to a common thread, which includes length. I made arbitrary choices from the first mixes. Though everything is relative, I like structure, routine, and consistency. For example, the ‘80s Hi-NRG Megamixes will run around 90 minutes, give or take a few; ‘80s Mid-Tempo Pop Mixes will be a minimum of 60 minutes; and Disco mixes will always be a minimum of two hours—and so on.

One problem I have is haste; I always seem to throw together the mixes in such a hasty fashion in order to upload them that I later remember songs that would have fit well in them. Either I forgot them because I didn’t have the files, didn’t take note of them ahead of time, or because of my hyper creative mood, so I constantly update the uploaded mixes. Keep vigil over them because they are always being changed.

I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I enjoy making them. Nothing brings me more joy than knowing people are enjoying them with me. I would give anything for club D.J.s to play them so I can dance to my own mixes in the clubs in which they were intended to be heard!

One last thing: I decided, out of safety concerns, not to allow my files to be downloadable. There are options for you listeners, however, such as using Audacity to record them at your preference. Or there are plenty of online apps searchable from Google that will convert the links into mp3 files for you, including soundcloudmp3.org, sclouddownloader.net, soundcloudtomp3.app. So do what you wish!

Let's dance!

New tracks tagged #Hazell Dean