I am the proud owner of this CD Box and would subsequently paste extracts a fantastic meeting of undertone that brings it to the point: Hach yes; the good old maxi version. A wonderful in itself, now completely unjustly forgotten; yet always slightly pugnacious art form. At worst, the mixer once contented themselves with their belts just to double - and artificial to draw a formerly ordinary song as tough chewing gum in the length. An extremely unpleasant affair. In the best cases, however, the men set free at the controls of all conventions and conjured up in this way clay painting for eternity. Piet Blank and Jones Jaspa include this country among the few enthusiasts who have this semi-lost art of old school prescribed with skin and hair. By all available means to keep the music producing DJs this 80s-typical pop phenomenon alive. And not without success: your "so80s" releases are probably the most important releases of the past few years. In its shadow now try other labels to hit from the ongoing Maxi nostalgia capital. However, with the subtle difference that when the imitators usually only the rapid euro counts: not only visually completely joyless designed CD boxes can not even begin to recognize those meticulous effort to track the Blank & Jones by music lovers long-sought versions and a digital makeover undergo. This restless search for rare, musical pearls designed with progressive duration of the series, of course, considerably more difficult. Noticeably increases the time of impatient waiting between the various publications to "so80s" sampler; for the sound cosmos has gained dimensionality. So loaded 80-originals as Alphaville or Hubert Kah music producer to a long overdue stock-taking in their single and maxi-archives, and also the original traces of the charming baking program by Trevor Horn label ZTT could rearrange the duo to his taste. A lot of their time, however, must invest in their meticulous research work, such as the two pop connoisseurs in the usual comprehensive booklet of Blank & Jones "so80s: Volume 9" tell. Honor that this catalog of curiosities also cover all views of the exquisite treasure of songs free home delivered. As Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Piet Blank and Jones Jaspa embark on their 80s-inventory on the search for lost treasures that have long since disappeared from the repertoire of the local discotheques or radio stations. The time-consuming procedure is a true-Sisyphean task: Until such a shipwrecked song at the end that is happy on board the "so80s" series can be taken, must first clear copyright, localized original tapes, be collected and digitally remastered. In some versions, such as the "US Club Mix" of Ultravox's "One Small Day", this task made much easier because that version already has a well traceable history and of Blank & Jones already under an extended compilation of Ultravox- Singles has been published. Significantly rich adventure already turns out because the lengthy treasure hunt for the fabled diamond like Latin Quarters "Radio Africa"; a rarely heard charm stud with admonitory message. For the ninth edition of "so80s" the producer looked not exceptional across the pond. Many maxi versions were prepared by the mixing desk hunted partly so powerful that they ended up only little in common with the original exclusively for the American market again. Thus we find Duran Duran's "All She Wants Is" in "US Master Dub" evaporated on its rhythm and freed from all poetry. The same fate has befallen New Orders "Touched By The Hand Of God", which must be built up as a "Touch By The Hand Of Dub" mainly on the distinctive bass line and "sizzling" with lots and "Plong" to hektisch- developed feverish alter ego of the original. Such versions like a tear or two in the eyes drift purist minds entirely, but are also living proof of the free, artistic approach to the material. Finally, we talk about the era of sampling - and the extra long, disco friendly versions offered this new technology an ideal playground. The newly-won, tüftlerische Freheit was used a great deal by the way under the enhanced "Hello Again" version of The Cars: Provocative delays, short-lived breaks, erratic loops and sound confetti (different household appliances plus home used television series) might then sample machines of brand Synclavier or Fairlight have brought neat to smoke. At the end of three comprehensive CDs compendium which has to make do without the obligatory way, non-stop mix since the eighth edition, is a musical monolith, with the boundaries between popular and high culture are now finally adopted. Yello quarter-hour "Live At The Roxy NY Dec. 83" beckons once again with a flourish the (still) existing song structures - and quoted here and there the "Bostich" while flickering electro beats the surrealistic tone cocktail in a psychedelic tour de force turn. This fiepend pounding monster would probably be the perfect accompaniment for a contemporary art installation. Who was present every night in the "Roxy", must have probably leave this synthetic spheres as completely different person. Because what the duo coaxed his Infernale sounded joyful machinery here in tones, is likely to have the then Yello listeners impressed.
The ninth edition of the "so80s" series is after all more than the usual collection of profane 12 "versions: Here songliche qualities are revealed that can otherwise only guess a radio or album version The partly daring remix constructions illustrate impressively that. "Pop" also can be "culture" always. Their maxi-paint clues Piet Blank and Jones Jaspa ensure that this also remains alive.