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Sophisti-Pop Serenade

November 18, 2020December 11, 2020 Moons And MelodiesLeave a comment

Sophisti-Pop mix series: Summer / Stroll

More ‘eighties noir’: Is It A Crime?

Elegant ballads and slow grooves from the eighties paint a romantic, sometimes elusive picture of city nightlife. ‘Smooth’ radio shows blur together into the distant cars as hundreds of tiny lights fill the darkness.

Track list

golden war – blue camera / subterraneo amor – cecilia toussaint / lilly et bill – blues trottoir / living in confusion + living all alone – phyllis hyman / midnight mood – kashif / victor should have been a jazz musician + i’ve done it again – grace jones / make me a believer – luther vandross / esquinas – djavan / pleurer des rivieres – viktor lazlo / to tak jak gdyby ktos – ewa bem / ten minutes – isabelle antena / all the world loves lovers – prefab sprout / fantasy (pioneerball remix) – tesla boy / che vita ha fatto – lucio battisti / ocale cie – 2plus1 / cowboys and angels – george michael / the night owl – nits / slow – sunset rollercoaster / transeunte sin identidad – virus / fear – sade / from a late night train – the blue nile / when all things are well – dani lee pearce / no te cuesta nada – javiera mena / love is here where i live – everything but the girl / scarlet ribbons – roisin murphy / holding back the years – simply red / gullible fool – la roux

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Sophisti-Pop Summer now on Mixcloud!

August 18, 2020 Moons And MelodiesLeave a comment

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It was way past midnight
and she still couldn’t fall asleep.
This night the dream was leaving
she tried so hard to keep.
And with the new day’s morning
she felt it drift away.
Not only for a cruise, not only for a day.

– Double, “The Captain Of Her Heart”

To mark it’s year anniversary I re-upped one of my best mixes with a few new songs for Mixcloud, a much more convenient way to listen. Go here for the Youtube list if you prefer that.

A summer mix invoking the romance, mystery, scenery and varying emotions of a lavish cruise as it begins a long journey overseas. Think sipping a cocktail as you watch the sunset, a romantic embrace by the docks or a suited pianist enchanting the crowd during their buffet.

Track listing

1	Double – The Captain Of Her Heart	3:49
2	Alain Delon – Comme au Cinema	4:23
3	Viktor Lazlo – Clair Obscur	4:36
4	Marcos Valle – Fogo Do Sol	3:49
5	Jeanne Mas – Lisa	4:14
6	Gazebo – Lunatic	3:59
7	ABC – Confessions of a Fool	3:55
8	Muriel Dacq – Tropique	3:32
9	Prefab Sprout – Michael	3:02
10	Ice Choir – Peacock In The Tall Grass	4:11
11	The Bernhardts – I Hear You Calling	3:55
12	The Style Council – The Boy Who Cried Wolf	5:04
13	Alaska y Dinarama – Un Hombre de Verdad	4:30
14	Luxury Elite – blush	2:42
15	A.V. Walker – Night Silk	3:20
16	Moodoїd – Kasbah	5:32
17	Kim Wilde – European Soul	5:20
18	Isabelle Antena – Laying On The Sofa	3:41
19	Miami Sound Machine – Surrender Paradise	4:50
20	Presuntos Implicados – No Hay Palabras	3:53
21	Djavan – Oceano	4:56
22	高橋幸宏 [Yukihiro Takahashi] – Brand New Day	2:46
23	西松一博 [Kazuhiro Nishimatsu] – 残照	3:37
24	Anna Domino – Bonds of Love	4:49
25	George Michael – The Strangest Thing	6:00
26	Bryan Ferry – Windswept	4:20
27	Deborah Harry – Strike Me Pink	4:02
28	Beata Kozidrak – Żal mi tamtych nocy i dni	4:27
29	The Painted Word – Night After Night	5:32
30	Vanity – Romantic Voyage	4:48
31	Enzo Enzo – Pacifico	4:04

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Is It A Crime?

November 29, 2019 Moons And MelodiesLeave a comment

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🌃 8TRACKS 🔎 YOUTUBE

High-drama pop songs and sinister instrumentals channel the big cities of eighties thrillers and neo-noir.

Track list

bella d’estate – mango / empire + expose – luxury elite / devil’s ball – double / byłaś serca biciem – andrzej zaucha / balade de lisa + blueser – viktor lazlo / kisses and tears (my one and only) – bad boys blue / do you really need me – k.b. caps / amour combat – tangui / johnny johnny – jeanne mas / theme from lily was here – david stewart and candy dulfer / deserted streets + illusions – match music library / vision 1 – alan hawkshaw / psychose + champs elysses 2 – robert viger / nothing has been proved – dusty springfield, pet shop boys and angelo badalamenti / vibraphonoid (d) – laszlo bencker / white collar crime – grace jones / granite – anne dudley / hand to mouth – george michael / is it a crime? – sade / weakling heart – haircuts for men / only for one girl – alan shearer / rain [from miami vice] – jan hammer / pictionary – eyeliner / this city never sleeps – eurythmics

For more like this, check out Sophisti-Pop Summer!

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MIX: Sophisti-Pop Summer

August 8, 2019August 14, 2019 Moons And MelodiesLeave a comment

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YOUTUBE / 8TRACKS

– Double, “The Captain Of Her Heart”

This naturally doubles as a spotlight for the sophisti-pop genre best known for Sade and Prefab Sprout. Its cross of slick production and synths with elegant piano, strings, clean guitars, sax and/or brass has close ties to this imagery. Many songs take influence from lounge and jazz; others are simply eighties pop with a swanky attitude.