The '80s

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Play Sugarcubes as well because i'm sure Bjork is quite popular in Japan. "Birthday" is the classic but you may want to listen to the remix album that One Little Indian released for a more up-tempo Sugarcubes (although tbh most of the remixes are pish).
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Alternatively, put on DJ Yoda's 'How To Cut & Paste 80s Edition' and retire to the bar...
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I still have the original 12" of Street Dance by Break Machine with THAT cover!!! :D

More electro stuff:

Al nayyfish (is that how you spell it?)
Clear - Cybotron
The wikki wikki song (!) Neucleus
Rockit - Herbie Hancock
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Dollydagger wrote:Al nayyfish (is that how you spell it?)
Hashim - Al Naafiysh (The Soul)
"Gimme the sight to see
another world outside that's full of
all the broken things that I made"
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cheers dog - was having trouble finding that one...
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Oh and theres a little known record called 'Blue Monday' by New Order. I hear it sold a few copies* ;)













* Biggest selling 12" record of all time, STILL!!!!
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...and the 1988 cover version of 'Blue Monday' by 808 State. Pure acid nonsense!!!!
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Dog wrote:
Dollydagger wrote:Al nayyfish (is that how you spell it?)
Hashim - Al Naafiysh (The Soul)
Jane, Dog, fantastic stuff. Actually I've been after this tune for ages but never know what it was called. Can't believe this was '80s... If anyone likes electro out there and hasn't heard it, make haste.

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trompurple wrote: Just one or two please, no discographies please (dog :wink: )
Difficult only choosing two, but I would suggest the following:

Soft Cell - A man could get lost
Pet Shop Boys - Left to my own devices

Nice uptempo tracks that don't sound to dated either :)

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What a great thread!

My immediate thoughts are:-

Einstein a go go - Landscape
Rockiit - Herbie Hancock (thanks Dolly for that reminder)
Are Friends Electric - Tubeway Army
19 - Paul Hardcastle, the impact that this track had when it came out is indescribable.
Hyperactive - Thomas Dolby
Buffalo Girls - Malcolm McClaren



The more I think about it & read this thread, the more I feel a summer 80's Mukestock coming on!!!!
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Anything from the Human League album, Dare (even Don't You Want Me, though its cheese). Love Action or Sound Of The Crowd is ace.

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Thanks for all your tunes :D I played loads of them and the night went down a storm. We even emptied the local rivals' 2nd anniversary party down the road. My 'costume' consisted of a bandanna and a wristband :roll: while my colleage Anna in the pink stole the show as you can see...
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*loopz edited the message to sort the pics so they display underneath each other :) *
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Anna in the pink 8)

glad it went down well Dan :D
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Trom,
I'm sure this isn't the case cause i havent met you in person....but from those pics....you look alot like Woddy Harrelson.

I think woody's a way cool individual....so it can only be a good thing.


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Actually ricky, I've heard that before. Not sure how I feel about it tho :?
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