Deep Cuts and Superficial Wounds

No theme is the best theme. These tracks don’t suck. Listen to Katherine’s podcast Smart Mouth. “Seven DJs Share the Weirdest Records in Their Crates.” Track listing: 0:00 Imagination, “Just an Illusion” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 9:57 Topo & Roby, “Under the Ice” — Spotify • Amazon Music 15:26 Clio & Kay, “Keep on Dancing” — Apple Music • Spotify 19:48 Depeche’s Cover, “Nodisco” 24:37 Ape, “Time to Change” 29:46 Waterfront Home, “Dancin’ in Heaven” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 35:21 Valerie Claire, “Shoot Me Gino” 40:57 Sophie, “Same” — Apple Music • Spotify 46:48 Brand Image, “Love in a Summernight” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 51:41 Samanta, “Im Traum” 55:50 Fad Gadget, “Collapsing New People” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 59:59 Starter, “Night by Night” 66:35 Secret Service, “Flash in the Night” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 71:42 Steve Martin, “Roxide” 78:01 Bengodia, “There Is a World in My Hands” 83:32 George Krans, “Din Daa Daa” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts

The former U.S.S.R. had its own synthpop and new wave acts, but the Cold War prevented a lot of Americans from hearing how good they were at assembling those 80s music building blocks into cool formations we didn’t get here. Track listing:  0:00 Alyans, “At Dawn (На заре)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  8:18 Forum, “Let’s Call Each Other (Давайте созвонимся)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 11:37 Tvoi Den, “Let Me (Позвони)”  15:26 Rusya, “Bewitched Ring (Зачароване Коло)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music   19:24 Bioconstructor, “Bureaucrat (Бюрократ)” — Spotify 26:03 Vladmir Osinskov and Olga Chipovskaya, “Safari (Сафари)” 33:09 Natalya Gulkina, “This Is China (Это Китай)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  36:38 Piknik, “Telephone (Телефон)” — Apple Music • Spotify 41:33 Olga Voskonyan, “Cars (Автомобили)” — Apple Music • Spotify 46:55 Allyans, “Give Me Fire (Дайте огня)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  50:40 Rusya, “Rusalanka (Русалонька)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music   54:14 Forum, “Little Island (Островок)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 57:29 Tvoi Den, “Don’t Forget (не забывай)” 65:51 Electroclub, “Don’t Marry Him (Ты замуж за него не выходи)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts

It’s summer, it’s pride and it’s (almost) post-pandemic. I’m celebrating all three of these with an episode I’m hoping sets the tone for the entire season. Special thanks to DJ Eric Pruitt for for suggestions from his playlist tribute to the days of Marilyn’s Back Street. Watch the video for C.C. Catch’s “Cause You Are Young.” Track listing: 0:00 Sylvester, “Rock the Box” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 6:53 Plastic Mode, “Summer Time” — Apple Music • Spotify 10:43 Chris Luis, “In the Heart of the City” — Spotify • Amazon Music  16:55 One System, “Life Is Very Short” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  22:31 Yoh-Yo, “Desire” 29:59 Neoton Familia, “Rohanó Szerelem (Rushing Love)” 35:25 The Flirts, “Calling All Boys” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 39:42 Lee Marrow, “Mr. Fantasy” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  44:52 Boiling Point, “Starstruck Lover” 52:20 C.C. Catch, “Cause You Are Young” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 58:39 Style “Telephone” 62:23 King, “Love and Pride” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  65:42 Camouflage, “The Great Commandment” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  69:36 Visage, “Fade to Grey” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  73:20 Book of Love, “Boy” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  78:27 Ken Heaven, “The Calling” This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts 

Someone said they like my show but they weren’t into the Asian artists I’ve played, so here is an episode with an entire block of Asian artists. Plus some other stuff. Track listing: 0:00 Betty Miranda, “Take Me to the Top” — Apple Music • Spotify 8:43 Eddy Huntington, “Meet My Friend” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  14:47 Jennifer Rush, “Ring of Ice” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  18:31 Albert One, “Everybody” — Spotify 23:36 Kermesse, “Mrs. Moon”30:04 Charley, “I Can’t Love (Female Version)” 40:00 Laid Back, “High Society Girl” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  43:00 Alisha Chinai, “Babusha” — Apple Music • Spotify 46:53 Tuyết Nhung, “Into Your Hands (Trong Vòng Tay Anh)” 52:42 Jessie, “夜间巡航 (Night Cruise)” 56:47 Hiroyuki Namba, “Who Done It (Part One)” 64:22 Go East, “Strangers From the Light” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music   67:40 Mike Mareen, “Here I Am” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  72:50 The Cleaners From Venus, “Corridors of Dreams” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  77:52 Turquoise Days, “Grey Skies” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music   82:06 Helen, “Zanzibar” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  91:18 S.P. Balu and S. Janaki, “Pedavini Choodu” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music   This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts 

Sixteen songs I totally vouch for and then one that’s about a woman who is actually a cat. Special assist from Sam Pancake, host of a podcast I produce, Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie. The final track comes Steve, longtime online friend whose own collection of pop culture antiquities, Obscure Video Games, you can see on Twitter and on Tumblr.  Also watch the videos for Julia Claire’s “Cat in Disguise” and the intro sequence to the movie Mismatched Couples, where the final track comes from. Track listing: 0:00 Ready for the World, “Oh Sheila” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music  6:39 Crysalis, “I Never Dance” 13:19 Boys Next Door, “Lady of the Night” — Spotify • Amazon Music   16:49 Convoy, “I Will Love You” 22:20 Video Club, “Lost Time” 29:20 Ghecko, “Firelight” 34:30 Julia Claire, “I Am a Cat (Cat in Disguise)” 41:21 Tracy Spencer, “Run to Me” 46:38 Lisa Lougheed, “Run With Us” 51:01 Lisa, “Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart” 59:00 Shriekback, “Nemesis” — Apple Music • Spotify 62:36 Curiosity Killed the Cat, “Misfit” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music   66:34 Voice of the Beehive, “I Say Nothing” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music   71:00 Fake, “Frogs in Spain” 76:21 Fake, “Donna Rouge” 80:00 Fake, “Brick” 88:10 Teresa Carpio, “Power Generator” This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts 

Thirteen episodes in, this niche 80s mixtape podcast finally features its debut of Sylvester and Valerie Dore. With a major assist from Ryan Capiro. Also listen to the episode of Different Head that gave me this episode’s Simon Byrne track. (Different Head is the podcast that inspired me to make this show, and it is just great in general.) Track listing: 0:00 Fancy, “Lady of Ice” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 6:48 Mozzart, “Scandal & Vice” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 11:55 Fesh, “Scandal Eyes” 17:12 Simon Byrne, “Losing Control” 21:11 Vincent, “Someone’s Sayin’ No” 27:14 Max Coveri, “Bye Bye Baby” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 34:23 Carly Simon, “Why” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 40:52 Shy Rose, “I Cry for You” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 46:13 Ankie Bagger, “Where Were You Last Night?” — Apple Music • Spotify 50:12 Sandra, “Heaven Can Wait” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 54:12 Karl Olivas, “Follow Me” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 61:47 Sylvester, “Someone Like You” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 68:00 Divine, “Native Love (Step by Step)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 73:03 Valerie Dore, “The Night” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music 76:48 Dale, “He’s So Typical” 85:16 Wink, “Yoru ni Hagurete (Where Were You Last Night)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts 

Here’s a different sort of episode. Instead of blocks of a few songs, each grouped around a theme, this episode is all based on a single theme — and it’s one big block. Have you ever seen Friday the Thirteenth: A New Beginning? Well, this one is inspired by that movie’s new wave girl, Violet, and the dark dance music I’d like to think she’d listen to.  Track listing: 2:38 Monica Zanda, “Give Up” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 8:26 BWH, “Stop” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 15:05 Decadace, “On and On (Fears Keep On) — Apple Music • Spotify 22:44 Stereo, “Somewhere in the Night” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon  27:34 Psyche, “The Saint Becomes a Lush” — Apple Music • Spotify 33:53 Zenobia, “In the Night” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon  40:32 Martin Dupont, “Inside Out” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon  44:49 Sensitive, “Driving” 50:50 Atmosphere, “Swedes’ Scandal” 57:01 Emilia, “Satan in Love” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon  60:14 Neon, “My Blues Is You” — Apple Music 65:34 Three of You, “Grace” 71:46 Stelee Up, “Waiting for You” 77:48 Deca, “Dark Tide” 81:19 Louis, “Summer in the Dark” 86:44 Sensitive, “Don’t Stop” 92:32 Fad Gadget, “Lady Shave” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon  97:17 Art Fine, “Dark Silence” — Apple Music • Spotify 103:40 Pseudo Echo, “His Eyes” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts 

And… we’re back! This episode features a selection of 80s synthpop from South Africa in addition to some classic italo disco as well as the best listener call-in this podcast will probably ever receive.  0:00 Linda “Babe” Majika, “Let’s Make a Deal” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 5:32 Linda “Babe” Majika, “Don’t Treat Me So Bad” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 11:44 Ebony, “I Need Somebody” 18:18 Image, “Valencia” 26:42 Taxi, “All My Life” 31:39 Splash, “Peacock” 37:42 Jessica Blue, “The Dark of Light” — Apple Music • Amazon 43:50 M&G, “When I Let You Down” — Apple Music 49:52 Desireless, “Voyage Voyage” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 54:08 Peter Richard, “For You, Only You” — Spotify • Amazon 58:23 Scotch, “Take Me Up” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 66:35 Sabrina, “Boys (Summertime Love)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 72:01 Quarterflash, “Night Shift” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 76:01 Teen-Rock, “Make Up Your Mind” — Apple Music • Spotify 80:49 Virgin, “Tell Me Why” 86:00 Oh Romeo, “Try It (I’m in Love With Another Man)” — Spotify • Amazon 94:28 Baltimora, “Woody Boogie” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts   

After a month-long absence, Deep Cuts and Superficial Wounds returns with italo disco, euro disco, a little bit a new wave and a female forward selection of 80s hits by the one and only Love Connie. Watch Drew’s big Simpsons project that kept this podcast offline all month. And here’s that big Twitter thread where people were shouting out their favorite artists in celebration of Sophie’s life and work. 0:00 Madleen Kane, “Cover Girl” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 7:46 Lana Pillay, “Pistol in My Pocket” 13:02 New York Models, “Hot for You” 17:51 The Fashion, “Future Girl” — Spotify • Amazon 23:56 France Gall, “Ella, elle l’a” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 28:38 David Gray, “Let’s Dance Tonight” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 36:10 Martha and The Muffins, “Black Stations, White Stations” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 41:14 Toni Basil, “Over My Head” — Apple Music • Spotify 44:26 Wish featuring Fonda Rae, “Touch Me (All Night Long)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 53:53 Fern Kinney, “Love Me Tonite (Love Love Love)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 58:19 Kim Wilde, “Dancing in the Dark” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 64:27 Silent Circle, “Touch in the Night” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 69:26 Manhattan Project, “That’s Impossible” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 76:17 Cube, “The Young Pretender” 81:46 Check Up Twins, “Sexy Teacher” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 91:20 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, “Electricity” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts 

It’s actually the most Italian episode yet. Track listing (and where to buy these tracks):  0:00 Den Harrow, “Charleston” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 7:06 Facts & Fiction, “Give Me the Night” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 13:06 Duke Lake, “Dance Tonight” — Apple Music • Spotify 19:09 R. Bais, “Dial My Number” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 25:43 Boyd Brothers, “Keep It Coming” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 34:44 Electric Mind, “Let Me Love Tonight” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 40:01 Bazooka, “Alive” 46:55 Helicon, “You… See” — Spotify • Amazon 53:28 Evo, “Din-Don” 61:06 Den Harrow, “Future Brain” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 66:28 Flexx, “Theme From Flexxy-Ball (Never Change No More)” — Spotify • Amazon 73:03 Diana Est, “Le Louvre” 77:11 Matia Bazar, “Ti Sento” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 83:37 Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian, “Bamboo Houses” — Apple Music • Spotify This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts  Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

Featuring Jpop by way of italo disco, and I could not be more excited about it. Track listing (and where to buy these tracks):  0:00 John Rocca, “I Want It to Be Real” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 8:48 Pineapples, “Come On Closer” — Apple Music • Spotify 14:18 Evelyn Barry, “Take It as a Game” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 20:11 Paul Paul, “Good Times” — Apple Music • Spotify 25:07 Katy Gray, “Hold Me Tight” 30:22 Maurice McGee, “Do I Do” — Spotify 37:52 Claudja Barry, “Born to Love” — Apple Music • Spotify 41:53 Janelle, “Don’t Be Shy” — Apple Music 46:17 Jeanie Tracy, “Time Bomb” — Apple Music • Spotify 51:01 Company B, “Fascinated” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 55:40 Frida, “I Know There’s Something Going On” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 62:40 Anri, “Dancing With the Sunshine” — Apple Music • Spotify 66:05 Red Monster, “Hold Me Tight” 71:05 Jullan, “Electric Day” 75:49 Yoko Oginome, “Dancing Hero” — Apple Music • Spotify 79:29 Yu Hayami, “Heart wa Modoranai (Get Out of My Life)” — Apple Music • Spotify 86:30 Toronto, “Your Daddy Don’t Know” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts  Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

Australians and saxophones and Madam Butterfly. First, here is the reddit threat about sax in italo disco tracks. And here is the Fantastic Planet video for ”Spacer Woman.” And here is the vide for ”Bop Girl” featuring a 15-year-old Nicole Kidman with her naturally curly hair. Track listing (and where to buy or stream these tracks):  0:00 Shannon, “Give Me Tonight” — Apple Music • Spotify 8:52 Eleven Pond, “Watching Trees” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 14:03 Hugh Bullen, “Alisand” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 19:33 Diux, “Comet” 25:33 Ministry, “Same Old Madness” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 30:46 Alan Pink, “Three Cuts” 36:39 Stage, “Dreaming on the Top” — Apple Music 41:39 Risque, “Burn It Up” 50:16: Charlie, “Spacer Woman” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 60:01 Eurogliders, “Heaven (Must Be There)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 63:37 Big Pig, “Breakaway” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 67:11 Chantoozies, “Witch Queen” — Spotify • Amazon 73:54: Pat Wilson, “Bop Girl” — Apple Music • Spotify 81:04 Malcolm McLaren, “Madam Butterfly” — Apple Music • Spotify This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts  Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

America is still here, against all odds, so let’s listen to some music. If you’re into “Dance It Down,” then you really have to check out its music video, which is both so squarely 80s but also fairly representative for mid-2000s indie culture. Track listing (and where to buy or stream these tracks):  0:00 Freeez, “IOU” — Apple Music • Spotify 8:12 Mirage, “Woman” — Spotify 13:18 Danny Keith, “Keep On Music” — Apple Music • Spotify 19:45 Nina Pee, “You’re the Sun of My Life” 26:11 Ken Laszlo, “Hey Hey Guy” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 34:51 Russia, “Don’t Stand Under the Window” 38:20 Original, “Where Do You Know” 42:50 Eva Hurychova, “I Want to Be a Robot” 48:52 Mike Mareen, “Love Spy” — Apple Music • Spotify 57:49 Midnight Star, “Operator” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 1:03:00 Andre Cymone, “Kelly’s Eyes” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon 1:06:43 Egyptian Lover, “I Cry (Night After Night)” — Apple Music • Spotify 1:13:04 San Giovanni Bassista, “Summer Sweat” — Apple Music • Spotify 1:18:40 Flavia Fortunato, “Casco Blu” — Apple Music 1:22:23 Daniella Poggi, “Cielo” —  1:29:47 The Pool, “Dance It Down” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts  Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

Italo disco makes the perfect Halloween dance party. Check out Dorine Hollier sexy-dancing out of her cardigan on Italy’s Superclassifica show in 1984. If you like this episode, you might be into Different Head’s awesome October episodes, which you can listen to here, here, here, here and here. If you want  to be nosy, check out my Halloween specials on Gayest Episode Ever and Singing Mountain, up later this week. Track listing (and where to buy or stream these tracks):  Dorine Hollier, “Tonight! (Crazy Night)” Toto Coelo, “Dracula’s Tango (Sucker for Love)” — Spotify Radiorama, “Vampires” — Apple Music • Spotify Magali, “Vampire Night”  Emmie Yokoyama, “Disco Vampirella”  Phoebus, “Frankenstein” — Apple Music • Spotify Nancy Nova, “The Force” — Spotify Magic Mail, “Magic Lover”  Romina Pearl, “Possession de Nuit” Adolf Stern, “More...I Like It” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music Cherook, “Licanthrope” The Immortals, “Ultimate Warlord” — Apple Music • Amazon Music Samoa Park, “Tubular Affair” Stage, “Voodoo Dance” — Spotify • Amazon Music Kathy Joe Daylor, “Little Witch” Radiorama, “Yeti” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music Giusy Dej, “Walking in the Night” Daydream, “Crazy”  Patrick Cowley, “They Came at Night” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music Skatt Brothers, “Walk the Night” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. Have a look at the official website for fancy people. The art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts  Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

In which I offer you my new favorite song, as of this week of music researching. If you want to check out my other music podcast — Singing Mountain, which is about video game music — then I’d suggest you start with the episode that’s all about 80s dance music. And if you want to see my homemade music video for Paul Parker’s ”Right on Target,“ then watch the video ”Blue Boy” here. Track listing (and where to buy these tracks):  Tapps, “Runaway (With My Love)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music The Hurricanes, “Only One Night” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music Some Bizarre, “Don’t Be Afraid” —  Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music Jimmy & Susy, “Come Back” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music Radiators, “I Am Sure” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music Irene Cara, “Breakdance” — Apple Music • Spotify Lushus Daim and the Pretty Vain, “The One You Love” Fire on Blonde, “Bounce Back” Risque, “Starlight”  Lisa, “Sex Dance” — Spotify • Amazon Music Connie Hyland, “Girl Dream” Gaznevada, “Ticket to Los Angeles” — Apple Music • Spotify Alexander Robotnick, “Problèmes D'Amour” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music Casco, “Cybernetic Love (Vocal)” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music Mito, “Unit” Paul Parker, “Right on Target” — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast. If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show. The art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff. Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts  Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.