Over the last few months, I’ve compiled some New Wave music 80s playlists only to remember that I never did what I wanted to create many years ago – an actual mix. Although DJ software was available for a long time, I didn’t make much of an effort to try. So I recently gave Virtual DJ a whirl, which has evolved into the following New Wave music feature. And while the program was nice to use, it’s definitely not as cool as having the complete DJ setup. As a result, I now hold professional DJs at an even higher regard than before. I will likely mix more New Wave in the future, as I thoroughly enjoyed the process.
That said, I’m pleased to announce the release of Halo-Halo – named after my culture’s popular dessert and translated as Mix-Mix.
Playlist
| 0:00 | Brides of Frankenstein | OMD | |
| 2:16 | Talk to Me | Yen | |
| 5:26 | Move to Move | Kon Kan | |
| 8:42 | How Long | Information Society | |
| 12:03 | Safe in the Arms of Love | Shooting Party | |
| 13:19 | Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls | Book of Love | |
| 16:06 | Hassan | Fatima | |
| 18:26 | Tasty Fish | The Other Two | |
| 21:13 | Round and Round | New Order | |
| 23:29 | Have in Mind | Cetu Javu | |
| 25:23 | So Many People | Hubert Kah | |
| 27:52 | Freemason | Boxcar | |
| 29:08 | I Beg Your Pardon | Kon Kan | |
| 33:19 | Tell Me Something | Indecent Obsession | |
| 34:47 | Love to Hate You | Erasure | |
| 38:03 | Living in Oblivion | Anything Box |
Download
See Halo-Halo Vol.1 on House Mixes
Disclaimer
Volume normalization is off. Furthermore, and in the case of two tracks in particular, the original sources are of low quality. Those sections are reminiscent of poor tape recordings (what’s that?) or crumpled tape (ha!). Everything else is okay.
October 6, 2009
Postscript
I added the artwork after finishing my second mix. It was meant to resemble some of the old school vinyl covers with a modern Photoshop twist. At the time, anyway.
Awesome sounding mixes…brings me back. Im old school Chi town….how do i get cd copies of your mixes…thanks. keep bringin it.
Mike
@Mike: Thanks! Also a big fan of Old School Chitown here. For mp3 downloads of my mixes, you can visit the House Mixes link on the right column or just click here. If there are any issues, please let me know. I haven’t put any of them on CD, but should do that at some point. They’re pretty much meant for the mp3 player. Stay tuned for future mixes, and thanks for stopping by!
@Mike: Thanks again for your previous comment. Passing on my latest megamix, Halo-Halo Vol.7.
Love all your Halo Halo mixes 1-8. How can I get copies of it as your website looks to be down.