The Twelve Inch 199 : Let The Music Play : Electro/Latin Freestyle/Synth-Pop - 1983
TheTwelveInch - Pe Dupré
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This week’s mix unfolds in two distinct parts. The first sits firmly in Electro (hip-hop) territory, with the Rock Steady Crew, Man Parrish, Freeez, and Two Sisters. We open with Shannon’s “Let The Music Play,” and you’ll hear how naturally it slots into this lineage.
The second half pivots into the synth-pop/New Wave material that was defining the same era. Chaz Jankel’s classic “Glad To Know You,” Gang of Four’s “I Love a Man in Uniform,” and the superb dub of “The Secret Life of Arabia” by Heaven 17 — a.k.a. the British Electronic Foundation — featuring the extraordinary vocals of Billy McKenzie of The Associates.
Bridging both sides are two pitch-perfect Italo disco selections: The Voice of Q and Klein & M.B.O.
There’s even a Belgian connection this week: Brussels chanteuse Nathalie and her George Kajanus/Peter Godwin-produced “My Heart Won’t Let You Down,” presented here in its Franglais version.
