Written by Wang Chung

Composer, Producer: 12090 A.D.
Engineer, Mix, Master: Joshua Valleau at the Glass Wall

Anna Copa Cabanna: Vocals
Tim Kuhl: Drums, Synths
Robbie Mangano: Guitar

To Live and Die in L.A.

Before there was Nightmare on Elm Street, before there was Inception, there was Dreamscape!  This under-the-radar sci-fi/action/thriller/romance from 1984 was a heady mix of genres, and while it was the first notable film to feature a storyline about people entering the dreams of others to help or harm, it has gone largely unnoticed in the last 40 years.  But it beat Freddy and Christopher Nolan to the punch, which makes it a noteworthy thing to discuss.  Starring Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Max Von Sydow, Christopher Plummer and an analog stop-motion evil Snake Man with legs and arms (don’t ask),  Dreamscape is an oddity that fell through the cracks. Let’s dust it off and see if Freud and Jung were right all along….

3:30 - The 80s Cruise(Sheena Easton, Wang Chung, Air Supply, Soft Cell, Midnight Star, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, My Posse In Effect)
26:20 - The Gentleman
28:40 - Swan Song (book)
33:00 - Dreamscape (1984)

Episode 294 - Dreamscape

An upfront 140 BPM remix of Wang Chung's classic movie theme To Live & Die in LA.  After watching Everybody's Live with John Mulaney for a few weeks, I couldn't get this song out of my head, so I figured I would flip it into a dancefloor crusher

Wang Chung - To Live and Die in LA (DJ Bookum Bootleg mix) *** FREE DOWNLOAD ***

12090 A.D. is a synth driven dream pop band led by visionary drummer/composer Tim Kuhl and downtown icon Anna Copa Cabanna.

DJ Bookum has become a staple of the New England club and rave scene over the past 23 years with a strong reputation for rocking dancefloors with his signature blend of house, breaks, hip hop and rave.  Initially Bookum began mixing house records at parties in college in 2000.  It was during these formative years that Bookum learned how to seamlessly incorporate songs from other genres into his sets in order to keep the style fresh and the dancefloor moving.  Bookum plays a mix of current electro / fidget house, party rockin' breaks and classics; mixed with the occasional old school hip hop acapella.  DJ Bookum has both headlined parties at a number of venues, and opened for a number of large acts over the years including The Freestylers, Rico Tubbs, Bassbin Twins, DJ Venom, Reid Speed, DJ Hype, Baby Anne, Donald Glaude, Freaky Flow, Biz Markie and countless others.

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