DJ Badger: The Classic Club Connection Megamix. (80s/90s)

[Badger]

I don't normally post my mixes here, but I figured I'd try it with my latest mix and see how it goes.

Click here to see it on Mixcloud

This is an hour-long megamix featuring 11 commercial dance-oriented tracks released between 1988 and 1991. Here's the tracklist:
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• C+C Music Factory + Freedom Williams + Zelma Davis [actually Martha Wash] - "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)."
• Neneh Cherry - "Buffalo Stance."
• Lisa Lisa + Cult Jam - "Let the Beat Hit 'Em."
• Madonna - "Vogue."
• Depeche Mode - "Policy of Truth."
• Tony! Toni! Toné! - "Feels Good."
• Seduction - "Two To Make It Right."
• Michael Jackson - "Smooth Criminal."
• Black Box - "Strike It Up."
• Marky Mark + the Funky Bunch + Loleatta Holloway - "Good Vibrations."

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All of the remixes used in this mix were released on physical media by remix service companies; none of these versions were ever released commercially, to my knowledge.

All scratching, stuttering, etc. that you hear was included in the remixes; I didn't do any scratching or oversampling on this mix. Some of the remixes used are admittedly pretty long.

"Buffalo Stance" and "Policy of Truth" were played from CDs; the other nine tracks were played from vinyl. No MIDI controllers or laptops were used in the creation of this mix.

Finally: I know there is a fairly significant "train-wreck" moment in the mix. You'll probably notice it.

Enjoy!



(And, yes, Sigma, I'm still planning a Depeche Mode megamix soon.)

[DJ STU-C]

ill have a listen badger, some of those are tracks of my youth have you heard the hot tracks remix of wham-everything she wants??? i have loads of the hot tracks remixes they are quality

[Sigma]

(And, yes, Sigma, I'm still planning a Depeche Mode megamix soon.)

LOL

(I really was going to ask that too!)

[Badger]

ill have a listen badger, some of those are tracks of my youth have you heard the hot tracks remix of wham-everything she wants??? i have loads of the hot tracks remixes they are quality

Thanks for listening! I have that mix of "Everything She Wants." I'm presuming that you are talking about the version on Hot Tracks' "The Edge, Level 4." I haven't listened to that mix in a while, but I've got that CD around here somewhere. I remember that Robert Farrell just did a butcher job on "People Are People" on that same issue.

Incidentally, the "Let the Beat Hit 'Em" remix included in my mix was a Hot Tracks production, played from their "Best of 1991" vinyl set. It's a really fun remix, with tons of samples thrown in.

(And, yes, Sigma, I'm still planning a Depeche Mode megamix soon.)

LOL

(I really was going to ask that too!)

I knew you were!

[DJ STU-C]

yeah that's the one, although I have to admit I don't own the original release, I pinched the track from a mate. which is kinda wrong but seeing as hot tracks didn't exactly gain permission for the remix in the first place I'm not feeling over guilty


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[Badger]

yeah that's the one, although I have to admit I don't own the original release, I pinched the track from a mate. which is kinda wrong but seeing as hot tracks didn't exactly gain permission for the remix in the first place I'm not feeling over guilty

Actually, before their hiatus back in 2004 and their subsequent purchase by Select Mix, Hot Tracks were known as one of the few remix services (along with Ultimix and X-Mix) who actually DID get permission from the record companies before releasing remixes. I actually knew one of the remixers at Hot Tracks back in the 1990s and hung out at their studio... and at least back then, they had gotten REALLY strict about making sure that all the licensing/permissions were done properly.

[DJ STU-C]

ah ok, i always thought they were unofficial but the record companies/artists turned a blind eye for the reason that their music being played in clubs was promotion for free and the fact djs liked the mixes longer worked out too cos it meant the track was on for longer. but that was only what friends had told me so its not facts i was stating by any means.

those remixers are some of my favourites, they are skillful as hell and the end product is great for those of us that dont just play house. the boogie oogie oogie remix gets played in our house at least once a week

im glad someone is mixing the stuff too badger, keeps the old stuff alive

[c-hawk]

80s (& 70s) are always a delight in the submissions section. More of these please.

[Badger]

ah ok, i always thought they were unofficial but the record companies/artists turned a blind eye for the reason that their music being played in clubs was promotion for free and the fact djs liked the mixes longer worked out too cos it meant the track was on for longer. but that was only what friends had told me so its not facts i was stating by any means.

The remix companies are technically required to get permission, but back when there were TONS of remix services to choose from, a lot of them didn't bother.

If you look at the "production notes" insert from a lot of the Ultimix/Funkymix issues from the mid-to-late 1990s, you'll actually see a section of the insert entitled "Ultimix has been denied for the following." They would list a few of the tracks for which the record companies were not giving permisson, usually with a notation such as "NOT YET" or "OFF LIMITS TO EVERYONE." This way, Ultimix fans wouldn't continue to pester them about songs ("When are you going to remix such-and-such")... and if the fans saw some of the "off limits to everyone" songs on other services... they would know that someone was most likely breaking the rules.

Back then, I had contacts at a lot of the remix service companies, especially between 1996 and 1998 when I was the remix service review columnist for Karaoke + DJ USA magazine. One of the remix companies (one that isn't around anymore) would send a fax out to the record companies, basically saying, "Mind if I produce and release a remix of these tracks?" If they didn't respond (and they usually didn't), he considered that his "permission" to go ahead and release his remixes.

One of the other remix services (another that's not around anymore) earned a bad reputation because they would allegedly find out which songs were being denied to the legitimate, play-by-the-rules services... and then make a point of releasing remixes of those "off-limits" tracks. (If I understand correctly, the head of that company eventually got into some legal hot water.)

those remixers are some of my favourites, they are skillful as hell and the end product is great for those of us that dont just play house. the boogie oogie oogie remix gets played in our house at least once a week

im glad someone is mixing the stuff too badger, keeps the old stuff alive

Thank you very much! I'm glad you're glad. I'll definitely work on some more oldies mixes soon.

80s (& 70s) are always a delight in the submissions section. More of these please.

Thank, you c-hawk!

I'm planning one soon that will include a mixture of Depeche Mode, Anything Box, Adam Ant, Duran Duran, Red Flag, Pet Shop Boys, Front 242, Camouflage, and more. It'll hopefully be one of the best mixes I've ever done, and I'll happily share it here when I finish it.

Thanks again!