**Colin Peters presents… 15 FAVES**
This mix features 15 tracks that are some of my all-time favourites, personal memories that come together to form a beautiful whole.
**Laid Back – White Horse**
It’s electro, synthpop and post-punk rolled into one, what’s not to like :)
**Lenny Kravitz – Let It Ride (Jamie Jones remix)**
‘White Horse’ and ‘Let It Ride’, get it? Got to see Lenny Kravitz live in April 2025, and I love his homage to New York’s 80s underground, expertly remixed by Jamie Jones.
**Tiefschwarz – Kinda New (Tiefschwarz Dub)**
The biggest track of Ibiza 2004 dominated the speakers of the White Island, especially at We Love Sundays at Space.
**Moontalk - Virtual Friends**
Love the whole Tiga 00s vibe on this 2024 track, leading us nicely into…
**Seelenluft - Manila (Ewan Pearson remix)**
**Golden Boy with Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin (Tobi Neumann remix)**
These two tracks will always remind me of my sets at Manumission and Carry On, with the electroclash and synthpop revival fitting perfectly with my sound at the time.
**Information Society – Running (Oscar Independance edit)**
Freestyle at its finest, this track really has stood the test of time. It’s also one of the first remixes by one of my all-time favourite DJs and producers, Louie Vega.
**When In Rome – The Promise **
This track, along with Desireless - ‘Voyage Voyage’, are tracks I adored back in the 80s but then disappeared before coming back in a dazzling moment of rediscovery. ‘Voyage Voyage’ in a taxi in 2001 in London and ‘The Promise’ in 2004 as part of the Napoleon Dynamite soundtrack. Poetry in motion.
**Company B – Fascinated **
More 80s freestyle sauce by Company B. The Melody is strong with this one.
**Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Serge Santiago edit & Extended Version)**
This one always reminds me of my older brother and his 80s Hi-Fi system. Whenever he went out, he always said: “Don’t you dare touch my vinyl; I’ll know if you have.” I always gave it a good 15 minutes before getting my grubby hands on the record player. My faves were Five Star, Whitney Houston and this absolute banger by Mel & Kim, produced and remixed by the much-maligned Stock, Aitken & Waterman.
**The Aikiu – The Red Kiss (The Magician Precious 80’s Dub)**
The Magician captures the magic of the 80s on this dub
**Nami Shimada – Sunshower (Vox)**
Originally released in 1989, Nami Shimada’s ‘Sunshower’ is a peculiar deep house anthem that has stuck in my head over all these years. The best mix is the Vox version from 2004, still sounding fat after 21 years later with its warm blend of house and electro.
**Wham! – Everything She Wants (SMQ edit)**
My No.1 Wham track, beautifully edited by Sleazy McQueen. I celebrated my 40th birthday by recreating Wham! ’s ‘Club Tropicana’ video at Pikes (I was George Michael, of course).
**Steve Winwood - Valerie
Eric Clapton – Behind The Mask**
Ending 15 Faves, we have two 60s rock gods who embraced synthpop on 2 of their signature tracks. Stevie Windwood’s glorious ‘Valerie’ and Eric Clapton’s masterly cover of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s ‘Behind The Mask’. These two were massive on my Yellow Sports Walkman in 1985.
