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Merienda 1Ideas started to unwind while thinking about what I would put on my version of Euphoria. A setlist of curated tracks, the modern “mixtape,” is something I’ve done countless times for others long ago. Mixtapes were never just whipped together quickly, but thought through; always giving consideration to feel, tempo and the mixtape’s “transitions,” etc. Many of my current YouTube playlists are done similarly. Electronic Playlists haven’t quite translated as nicely as a tangible compilation collection (whether on vinyl, cassette, CD, etc.), but is a good opportunity to explore further.

It occurred to me this could be a complementary set to Halo-Halo. This series will have its own name, and settled on the name “Merienda” – our word for “snack.” Paying homage to my fam, who would appreciate this (or laugh).

This is also a spot for tunes (or versions of) that I won’t mix and to highlight forgotten music, related genres and musical artists to the featured Halo-Halo series.

Notes

Limiting selections to Synthpop Ballads didn’t exactly make sense, because there’s less of them. I’ve picked a few, but pushed some boundaries with other artists like Martika, Annie Lennox and Enigma; the latter two were also VMC selections. New Order has their alternative side and a few spinoff bands that did good work (Electronic, Bad Lieutenant), but were also overlooked. Lastly, I had to include some forgotten Energy 88.7 featured plays that didn’t reach the big stations – namely, Lisa Keith and Kim Wilde.

Another count of 16 seemed like a good round number, and about what you’d expect on a mixtape. Recommended: let it play through.

Merienda 1 Playlist

1 Fingers and Thumbs Erasure
2 Better Than You Lisa Keith
3 If I Can’t Have You Kim Wilde
4 Regret New Order
5 Forbidden City Electronic
6 Temptation New Order
7 Sink or Swim Bad Lieutenant
8 In My Arms Erasure
9 No More “I Love You’s” Annie Lennox
10 Love…Thy Will Be Done Martika
11 Return to Innocence Enigma
12 Souvenir OMD
13 Forever Young Alphaville
14 Stay With Me Erasure
15 Was It Something I Said OMD
16 Only You (Matt Pop’s Broken Toy Mix) Yazoo

About the Artwork

It’s been awhile since doing more design work, but want to apply and experiment with some of it again. Seems like the right place.

Related: Euphoria 1, Eraserhead (Erasure)

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