A tune from the time I began Djing Artist: Heatwave Title: The Groove Line Label: GTO Genre: Funk / Soul Year: 1977
And a random tune (a great one) from my vinyl collection.
Actually a great remix, with a suprising twist. Artist: Haircut 100 Title: Prime Time (late night shopping version) Label: Polydor Genre: Pop, Wave Year: 1983
Here’s an 80s classic that many Americans really don’t know of…
Title: The Sun Always Shines On TV
Artist: A-ha
Label: Warner Bros.
Genre(s): Pop, New Wave
Year released: 1985
If you ask most Americans who have any viewpoint of 80s music, they’ll only think of “Take On Me” when the band A-ha comes up. I’ll even be honest, I never even heard The Sun Always Shines On TV until a few years ago…which speaks of how bad Top-40 radio has been in the USA for generations.
My first experience with The Sun Always Shines On TV was when my wife would stream radio stations from her native Slovakia. I was marveled by the tune for its raw power and depth. I think it just has a lot of what I like about trance in it.
Here’s one I encountered recently, but found it was an oldie:
Title: Vocé (É O Meu Amor) (Ralphi’s Main Pass)
Artist: Fluide featuring Baccara
Label: King Street Sounds
Genre(s): House, Funky, Latin
Year released: 2001
There’s not a lot to tell of this tune, beyond that I missed it back in 2001, but recently encountered it from a Julius Papp compilation released on the usual channels. While there isn’t much information about Fluide and Baccara, I think much of the credit for this particular remix belongs to Chicago’s own Ralphi Rosario and vocalist Patricia Chacoréta.
I honestly wish more smooth Latin house like this would come out.
I first heard this tune in that cheesy “documentary” 1989: Summer of Rave, as they talked about the infamous Sunrise rave when it broke into morning. Visions of hardcore ravers dancing in the early morning sun as this tune played soundtrack (for the documentary, not sure if it was actually played).
It surprised me when I found this tune came from The Beloved. I had known some of their tunes before via European radio that would play their hit “Sweet Harmony”, but this definitely solidified them as more than a pop eurodance group.
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