Flight Facilities Decade Mix: 1982 - 1992

The second instalment of our mixes for triple j Mix Up Exclusives. Taking you chronologically from 1982 - 1992.
Just like the 72-82 mix, there are plenty of Easter eggs to be found. Some more obvious than others. Get hunting…
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The 80’s was a decade of real positivity. It showed in the colours, the musical experimentation, and the general economic growth. It was a major step into the new world, with the tearing down of the Berlin wall, signalling the death of communism in Eastern Europe.
Lots of musicians cite the Yamaha DX-7 synth, and the introduction of MIDI in 1983, as the destruction of music in the 80s, saying that it made the music sound thin, and too similar between different artists. This may well have been true for the latter parts of the decade, but we found that the wealth of music between 1982 and 1984 was almost too much, and we had to exclude many songs we loved. We think this is due to the introduction of newer electronic synths, and there being a magical time of experimentation between the old and the new.
Dance music and raves really took a foothold as the 90’s grew nearer, and we found that consistency in memorable albums began to fade, leading to early signs of a ‘singles’ and ‘one-hit-wonder’ based industry. This was when we were born.
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This decade’s cover art: i.imgur.com/kAeEX56.jpg
Tracklist:
01. Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk?
02. Brad Shitt - Casbah Breakdown
03. Solomun - Love Recycled
04. The Human League - Don’t You Want Me? (Aeropop Edit)
05. Goblin - Tenebre
06. Death On The Balcony - Cruel Banana
07. Herbie Hancock - Rockit
08. The Pointer Sisters - Automatic
09. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
10. B-Beat Girls - For The Same Man
11. Cybotron - Clear
12. Michael Jackson - PYT
13. New Order - Blue Monday
14. Laid Back - White Horse
15. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
16. Miami Sound Machine - Dr. Beat
17. Madonna - Lucky Star
18. Toecutter - Best Party Ever (Flight Facilities Edit)
19. Seidah Garrett - Do You Want It Right Now?
20. Limahl - Never Ending Story
21. Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
22. Bangles - Dub Like An Egyptian (Todd Terje Edit)
23. Nu Shoes - I Can’t Wait
24. David Bowie - Magic Dance
25. Bruce Hornsby - That’s Just The Way It Is
26. Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately
27. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Drop Out Orchestra Dub)
28. Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit)
29. Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
30. Steve “Silk” Hurley - Jack Your Body
31. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (Flight Facilities Edit)
32. Yello - Oh Yeah
33. John Farnham - Age Of Reason
34. Salt n Pepa - Push It
35. Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
36. The B-52′s - Love Shack (Losoul Bitshit Edit)
37. Adamski - Killer feat. Seal
38. Dee Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
39. De La Soul - A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays
40. Prince - Cream
42. Annie Lennox - Walking On Broken Glass
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