The Twelve Inch 134 : Election Day : Dance Pop/Italo/Synth-Pop - 1985

1985 is a peculiar year for dance music. We are beyond the peak of new-pop and synth-pop. House wasn’t yet on the horizon and Freestyle only just started. A lot of the dance hits of the year were dance remixes of pop songs. You had some synth funk from the US and Italo disco.

This week’s mix captures the essence of that era, featuring a mix of dance and Europop tracks, and finishing with some standout examples of Italo disco.

This week's episode : https://thetwelveinch.substack.com/p/why-did-duran-duran-split-at-the

Featuring : Arcadia/David Bowie/D.A.F./The Art Of Noise/The Thompson Twins/Danny Elfman/Propaganda/Icehouse/The Big Supreme/Living In a Box/New Order/Symphonia/Hot Cold/Lee Marrow/Miko Mission/Alphaville