Clearance Rack Classics Retro 80s and 90s Dance Mix by DJ Tintin DJ Tintin

1. Goodnight - Covenant2. Amigo (Razormaid! Mix) - The Shamen3. Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics4. Oh L'amour (The Funky Sisters Remix) - Erasure5. Have In Mind (Kalimba Mix) - Cetu Javu6. Radioactivity (Mix) - Kraftwerk7. You're The Answer - Seven Red Seven8. Hand In Hand (Looking For Sweet Inspiration) - Opus III9. Penthouse And Pavement (Tommy D's Master Remix) - Heaven 1710. World (Brothers In Rhythm Mix) - New Order11. Faith & Healing (Club Mix) - Ian McCulloch12. The Great Commandment (Strauss Remix) - Camouflage13. Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megamix) - Depeche Mode14. 24 Hour Party People - Happy Mondays15. The Walk (Razormaid! Mix) - The CureNotes and other random things:Let me begin by saying THANK YOU! to my faithful listeners. Hey, and thank you to my fly-by-night, just-happened-to-find-this-by-accident-because-I-was-watching-a-meme-about-a-cat-that-plays-the-synthesizer listeners too. I truly appreciate your patience awaiting this new edition of CRCRetro. It has been a long time coming ... about a year-and-a-half to be exact and that's much too long. I'd say it's good to be back, but I always say that and then I disappear for long periods of time only to resurface and say it's good to be back. So, I'm not going to say that this time (though it's good to be back).They say absence makes the heart grow fonder and that scarcity pushes demand and all that. I don't know who "they" are but I'd wager they spend a lot of time alone. Let's just say life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it. Hey! That could be a movie quote! So, what does any of this have to do with music? Well, nothing really. I can only hope that rambling is part of the newest Google algorithm geared toward search results. So, music-wise we have some business to attend to. First up, is a band I know very little about. The group is Covenant, not to be confused with the Swedish electronic band of the same name. So, here's what I do know: a lifetime ago, when I worked in a record shop, I came across this compilation of songs by bands that appeared at South By Southwest (SXSW). At the time, SXSW was a cute little "fest" held in Austin, TX every year and it had just finished its 7th or 8th annual edition. On this compilation was a song called "Reflection" by this Covenant group. I loved the track. Shortly after, I stumbled across an 8-song album by the band, which was released in 1995 on the Celestial label. The album was called "Sentience". Along with the aforementioned track, "Reflection", it had some other great tracks like "Possess Me" and the lead off track here, "Goodnight". I can only assume that the group was from Austin as the album was mastered in Austin and their "Covenant Collective" P.O. Box has an Austin address and fax number. Along with other Texas electronic acts from the era and area, like Channel 69 and T-4-2, Covenant's music has received a lot of airplay in my world and I'm hoping you enjoy a little taste of their musical contributions. Would love to provide more info if anyone out there knows something more. So, if any of the band members, Robert Badger, Paul Wilson, Chris Schaucherer or John DiGrazia are out there reading this or listening, please hit me up. And, if any of you feel inclined to reach out via snail mail to the Covenant Collective to see if it's still active or to tell them how much you love their music, you can always send a note to:Covenant CollectiveP.O. Box 684884Austin, TX 78768-4884Not sure if you'll get a reply, but you never know!It appears that my dissertation-length write-ups are now being limited in character length, so I'll have to rework these in a more efficient fashion for future episodes. Glad to have you all as listeners!Merry Christmas to you all! 

1. A Victory Of Love - Alphaville2. Save Our Love (Razormaid! Mix) - Escape From N.Y.3. Hang On Now (Extended Mix) - Kajagoogoo4. Precious Little Diamond - Fox The Fox5. It's Alright (Remix) - Pet Shot Boys6. Snappy (The Spice Has Risen Mix) - Erasure7. Lucky Bag - Electronic8. Regret (Fire Island Mix) - New Order9. Lose Him (Razormaid! Mix) - I Start Counting10. Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls (Extended Mix) - Book Of Love11. I Don't Know Why - Red Flag12. Flexible (Remixed Extended) - Depeche Mode13. I Dream Myself Alive - a-ha14. Too Pieces - Yaz15. Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of SeagullsNotes and Other Random Things: Greetings, everyone! Back with another retro episode. Lots to like in this one with a few ultra-familiar ditties like "Space Age Love Song" by AFOS and "Regret" by New Order, some lesser-known, but great tracks from some brilliant albums like "Too Pieces" by Yaz and "I Dream Myself Alive" by a-ha, and one or two that you may not be familiar with like "Save Our Love" by Escape From N.Y. I've been really horrible about providing notes about the songs lately, but I'm doing what I can just to get new episodes up, which is really the point when all is said and done. Hope you like it! Happy Listening!

1. Pedestrian's Adventures - Camouflage2. Deeper And Deeper (Long Version) - The Fixx3. A Little Respect (12" Remix UK) - Erasure4. Relax (New York Mix) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood5. Date Stamp - ABC6. Pleasure Boys (Razormaid! Mix) - Visage7. Who'll Stop The Rain? (Special Dance Mix) - Heaven 178. Confusion - New Order9. American - Soviets (Cameron Paul Mix) - C.C.C.P.10. Brave New World (Razormaid! Mix) - Moskwa TV11. All Day - Ministry12. Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix) - Depeche Mode13. Planet Earth (Night Mix) - Duran Duran14. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of - The Human League15. Computerlove (Remix) - KraftwerkNotes and Other Random Things: Hello, everyone! It's nice to be here. I've come so far to see you all ...Finally, another podcast for your listening pleasure. It appears even this 'cast is not immune to supply chain snafus. Immediately after my last podcast, my 12-year old computer bit the dust. I spent a lot of time picking out parts for my new build, but could not find a suitable video card to save my life. Took many months and a bit of luck to get the last piece of my silicon puzzle and then a couple weeks to find enough time to put it all together. But, I did and it works! So, here we are. Lots to like in this one and hopefully I'll get to provide some tidbits about some of the songs in the near future. For now, enjoy the music. Great to be back!

1. Idiot Country - Electronic
2. Rising Sun - The Farm
3. Patience (Razormaid! Mix) - Celebrate The Nun
4. Soul On Fire - Anything Box
5. The Walk (Everything Mix) - The Cure
6. LSI (Love Sex Intelligence) (Beatmasters 12" Mix) - The Shamen
7. What Can You Do For Me - Utah Saints
8. Blue Monday (Hardfloor Mix) - New Order
9. Channel Z (12" Rock Mix) - The B-52's
10. Sea Of Sin (Razormaid! Mix) - Depeche Mode
11. You Think You Know Her (The Deception Mix) - Cause & Effect
12. One In Ten (UB40 Vocal) - 808 State
13. Red Hills Road - Candyflip
14. Give Me Your Hand (Razormaid! Mix) - Red Flag
15. Tasty Fish (Pascal 12" Mix) - The Other Two

Notes and other random things:

I hope everyone is staying busy and safe during the current craziness. I really assumed that lockdowns and stay-at-home-orders early in the spring would be a boon for my podcasting opportunities, but alas it was not. Still, I finally managed to get around to recording this line up of tunes yesterday that I assembled a while ago. So there's that. If you're a 90s dance music fan there is lots to love here, most of which has not appeared in a #CRCRetro podcast prior to today (I'm looking at you Anything Box, Electronic, The B-52's, The Farm, Cause & Effect and Candyflip). One thing that stands out is a full third of the tunes here are album versions and not remixes. Much like the more you learn the more you find out you have yet to learn, the same applies to my music collection. Seems like the more stuff I collect, the more I realize how much I have yet to get. Because I have no desire to repeat things too often in this 'cast, I assume nobody will have issues with hearing album cuts of some songs strategically placed among the mixes. But, it certainly makes mixing more challenging. Thank God for looping!

A second thing that stands out is that three songs here are from the New Order evolutionary tree. "Idiot Country" (a personal fave of mine) from the super-group Electronic featured Bernard Sumner from New Order, Johnny Marr from The Smiths/The The, and Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys. "Tasty Fish", from 1991, is by The Other Two: New Order drummer Stephen Morris and New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert. Of course, then there's the 1995 Hardfloor Mix of "Blue Monday", the original of which still sounds cool and futuristic all these years later, and is still the best-selling 12" dance single of all-time. Considering I'm currently reading Peter Hook's book "Substance Inside New Order", which is his take on the phenomenon that was/is New Order I suppose I had them on the brain while assembling this podcast. Nonetheless, there's a lot of good, upbeat vibes in this edition and really we could all use a little more of that these days.

More to come ...

1. Animal Magic (Dance Vocal) - Belouis Some
2. If You Leave (Hot Tracks Mix) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3. Obsession (US 12" Mix) - Animotion
4. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (12" Version) - Spandau Ballet
5. Poison Arrow (US Remix) - ABC
6. Kiss Me - Tin Tin
7. It's A Miracle / Miss Me Blind (US 12" Mix) - Culture Club
8. Love & Pride (USA Summer Mix) - King
9. Shack Up (Radio Edit) - A Certain Ratio
10. Change Your Mind (Razormaid! Mix) - Gary Numan
11. Hold Back The Rain (Remix) - Duran Duran
12. Can You Hear Me? (Razormaid! Mix) - Visage
13. But Not Tonight (Extended Remix) - Depeche Mode
14. Talk Talk (Extended Version) - Talk Talk
15. Leave Me Alone - New Order

Notes and other random things:

I assembled this podcast while selecting songs for my previous podcast and thankfully had time this week to record. So for anyone keeping track that's two new podcasts in roughly a month! Not bad for someone who has been on the quasi-semi-biannual recording schedule for some time. I'll add some notes at some point, though I haven't even finished the notes from my previous 'cast. I figured you all would want the music more than my ramblings anyway. Enjoy!

1. Lust For Love - Images In Vogue
2. Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended) - Depeche Mode
3. Heartbreak Beat (Extended Mix) - The Psychedelic Furs
4. Burn For You (12" Remix) - INXS
5. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
6. New Religion - Duran Duran
7. Memorabilia (12" Mix) - Soft Cell
8. We Came To Dance (12" Version) - Ultravox
9. Goodbye Seventies - Yaz
10. Run From Love (Razormaid! Mix) - Bronski Beat
11. The Love Parade (12" Mix) - The Dream Academy
12. Love Is A Shield (Extended Mix) - Camouflage
13. Million Headed Monster (Listen) - I Start Counting
14. Symmetry (Extended Mix) - The Spoons
15. Sex (I'm A ...) (Extended Version) - Berlin

Notes and other random things:

Happy New Year to everyone! My gift to you: a NEW PODCAST! Ring in 2020 and the new decade in glorious retro style, but please play responsibly. That goes for everything else tonight as well! I'll be back with some tidbits about the bands when I get a chance. In the meantime, Happy Listening!

Much the same as other "almosts" like B-Movie and The Danse Society, bands whose promising beginnings were marred by disappointing recording sessions at crucial developmental stages, Images In Vogue's trajectory seemed poised to deliver better overall results. After forming in 1981, moderate success found them early with the 1982 release of two EPs: the 3-song "Pre-Release" and 5-song "Educated Man", plus an opening gig for Depeche Mode. Supported by relentless touring and and opening slot for Duran Duran in 1984 the band signed with Warner Canada. Setting to work on their first full-length album, the label execs suggested "Dream Weaver" singer Gary Wright to oversee production. The resulting sessions produced dismal results for the band who decided to shelve the project. The album would eventually be released by the label on the strength of the single "Call It Love" which was getting regular rotation on college radio throughout North America. Touring demands in Toronto prompted a move across country from their home in Vancouver. Ironically, the rigors of travel caused friction among band members. Simultaneously, band member Kevin Crompton (later known professionally as cEvin Key) remained in Vancouver to focus on his bourgeoning side project, Skinny Puppy. Further fracturing caused the band to slowly lose their momentum and Images In Vogue went on official hiatus in 1991. Renewed interest in retro music and fan demand has reunited members for various tours and appearances including a 2012 appearance with the next band I'd like to mention: The Spoons.

The Spoons formed in Burlington, Ontario Canada in 1979. Taking their name from the famous utensil while eating Alphabet Soup at the home of band member Brett Wickens, the group originally followed a prog rock template, but found more success as pioneers of the Canadian electronic music scene. After recording an early single in 1981, Wickens left the group to focus on design. Originally working with Peter Saville, designer for the Factory Records catalog of bands, he has since carved out an exceptional career in brand identity, having directed work for major companies such as Adobe, Coca-Cola, Sony, Viacom and for all the major Hollywood Studios. He is responsible for designing the Sopranos logo. Without Wickens, the band came to prominence beginning in 1981 with the release of "Stick Figure Neighborhood", one of the earliest new wave albums to be engineered by the great Daniel Lanois. Their next album, "Arias & Symphonies" earned the collective a Most Promising Group Award and saw "Nova Heart", the first single from the album hit the Canadian charts. The b-side to that song was the one here, "Symmetry". A live favorite at early gigs, lead singer Gordon Deppe said of the song, "We went into the studio fully intending it to be our first single release. Little did we know that the lesser known B-side "Nova Heart" would take on a life of its own and become the A-side midway through record(continued)