Deep Cuts and Superficial Wounds

Thirteen episodes in, this niche 80s mixtape podcast finally features its debut of Sylvester and Valerie Dore. With a major assist from Ryan Capiro. Also listen to the episode of Different Head that gave me this episode's Simon Byrne track. (Different Head is the podcast that inspired me to make this show, and it is just great in general.)

Track listing:

0:00 Fancy, "Lady of Ice" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

6:48 Mozzart, "Scandal & Vice" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

11:55 Fesh, "Scandal Eyes"

17:12 Simon Byrne, "Losing Control"

21:11 Vincent, "Someone's Sayin' No"

27:14 Max Coveri, "Bye Bye Baby" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

34:23 Carly Simon, "Why" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

40:52 Shy Rose, "I Cry for You" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

46:13 Ankie Bagger, "Where Were You Last Night?" — Apple Music • Spotify

50:12 Sandra, "Heaven Can Wait" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

54:12 Karl Olivas, "Follow Me" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

61:47 Sylvester, "Someone Like You" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

68:00 Divine, "Native Love (Step by Step)" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

73:03 Valerie Dore, "The Night" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

76:48 Dale, "He's So Typical"

85:16 Wink, "Yoru ni Hagurete (Where Were You Last Night)" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

Have a look at the official website for fancy people.

The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

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Here's a different sort of episode. Instead of blocks of a few songs, each grouped around a theme, this episode is all based on a single theme — and it's one big block. Have you ever seen Friday the Thirteenth: A New Beginning? Well, this one is inspired by that movie's new wave girl, Violet, and the dark dance music I'd like to think she'd listen to.

Track listing:

2:38 Monica Zanda, "Give Up" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

8:26 BWH, "Stop" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

15:05 Decadace, "On and On (Fears Keep On) — Apple Music • Spotify

22:44 Stereo, "Somewhere in the Night" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

27:34 Psyche, "The Saint Becomes a Lush" — Apple Music • Spotify

33:53 Zenobia, "In the Night" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

40:32 Martin Dupont, "Inside Out" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

44:49 Sensitive, "Driving"

50:50 Atmosphere, "Swedes' Scandal"

57:01 Emilia, "Satan in Love" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

60:14 Neon, "My Blues Is You" — Apple Music

65:34 Three of You, "Grace"

71:46 Stelee Up, "Waiting for You"

77:48 Deca, "Dark Tide"

81:19 Louis, "Summer in the Dark"

86:44 Sensitive, "Don't Stop"

92:32 Fad Gadget, "Lady Shave" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

97:17 Art Fine, "Dark Silence" — Apple Music • Spotify

103:40 Pseudo Echo, "His Eyes" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

Have a look at the official website for fancy people.

The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

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And… we're back! This episode features a selection of 80s synthpop from South Africa in addition to some classic italo disco as well as the best listener call-in this podcast will probably ever receive.

0:00 Linda "Babe" Majika, "Let's Make a Deal" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

5:32 Linda "Babe" Majika, "Don't Treat Me So Bad" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

11:44 Ebony, "I Need Somebody"

18:18 Image, "Valencia"

26:42 Taxi, "All My Life"

31:39 Splash, "Peacock"

37:42 Jessica Blue, "The Dark of Light" — Apple Music • Amazon

43:50 M&G, "When I Let You Down" — Apple Music

49:52 Desireless, "Voyage Voyage" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

54:08 Peter Richard, "For You, Only You" — Spotify • Amazon

58:23 Scotch, "Take Me Up" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

66:35 Sabrina, "Boys (Summertime Love)" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

72:01 Quarterflash, "Night Shift" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

76:01 Teen-Rock, "Make Up Your Mind" — Apple Music • Spotify

80:49 Virgin, "Tell Me Why"

86:00 Oh Romeo, "Try It (I'm in Love With Another Man)" — Spotify • Amazon

94:28 Baltimora, "Woody Boogie" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

Have a look at the official website for fancy people.

The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

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After a month-long absence, Deep Cuts and Superficial Wounds returns with italo disco, euro disco, a little bit a new wave and a female forward selection of 80s hits by the one and only Love Connie.

Watch Drew's big Simpsons project that kept this podcast offline all month.

And here's that big Twitter thread where people were shouting out their favorite artists in celebration of Sophie's life and work.

0:00 Madleen Kane, "Cover Girl" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

7:46 Lana Pillay, "Pistol in My Pocket"

13:02 New York Models, "Hot for You"

17:51 The Fashion, "Future Girl" — Spotify • Amazon

23:56 France Gall, "Ella, elle l'a" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

28:38 David Gray, "Let's Dance Tonight" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

36:10 Martha and The Muffins, "Black Stations, White Stations" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

41:14 Toni Basil, "Over My Head" — Apple Music • Spotify

44:26 Wish featuring Fonda Rae, "Touch Me (All Night Long)" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

53:53 Fern Kinney, "Love Me Tonite (Love Love Love)" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

58:19 Kim Wilde, "Dancing in the Dark" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

64:27 Silent Circle, "Touch in the Night" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

69:26 Manhattan Project, "That's Impossible" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

76:17 Cube, "The Young Pretender"

81:46 Check Up Twins, "Sexy Teacher" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

91:20 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, "Electricity" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

Have a look at the official website for fancy people.

The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

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It's actually the most Italian episode yet.

Track listing (and where to buy these tracks):

0:00 Den Harrow, "Charleston" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

7:06 Facts & Fiction, "Give Me the Night" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

13:06 Duke Lake, "Dance Tonight" — Apple Music • Spotify

19:09 R. Bais, "Dial My Number" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

25:43 Boyd Brothers, "Keep It Coming" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

34:44 Electric Mind, "Let Me Love Tonight" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

40:01 Bazooka, "Alive"

46:55 Helicon, "You… See" — Spotify • Amazon

53:28 Evo, "Din-Don"

61:06 Den Harrow, "Future Brain" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

66:28 Flexx, "Theme From Flexxy-Ball (Never Change No More)" — Spotify • Amazon

73:03 Diana Est, "Le Louvre"

77:11 Matia Bazar, "Ti Sento" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

83:37 Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian, "Bamboo Houses" — Apple Music • Spotify

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

Have a look at the official website for fancy people.

The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts

Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

Featuring Jpop by way of italo disco, and I could not be more excited about it.

Track listing (and where to buy these tracks):

0:00 John Rocca, "I Want It to Be Real" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

8:48 Pineapples, "Come On Closer" — Apple Music • Spotify

14:18 Evelyn Barry, "Take It as a Game" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

20:11 Paul Paul, "Good Times" — Apple Music • Spotify

25:07 Katy Gray, "Hold Me Tight"

30:22 Maurice McGee, "Do I Do" — Spotify

37:52 Claudja Barry, "Born to Love" — Apple Music • Spotify

41:53 Janelle, "Don't Be Shy" — Apple Music

46:17 Jeanie Tracy, "Time Bomb" — Apple Music • Spotify

51:01 Company B, "Fascinated" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

55:40 Frida, "I Know There's Something Going On" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

62:40 Anri, "Dancing With the Sunshine" — Apple Music • Spotify

66:05 Red Monster, "Hold Me Tight"

71:05 Jullan, "Electric Day"

75:49 Yoko Oginome, "Dancing Hero" — Apple Music • Spotify

79:29 Yu Hayami, "Heart wa Modoranai (Get Out of My Life)" — Apple Music • Spotify

86:30 Toronto, "Your Daddy Don't Know" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

Have a look at the official website for fancy people.

The original art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts

Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

Australians and saxophones and Madam Butterfly.

First, here is the reddit threat about sax in italo disco tracks. And here is the Fantastic Planet video for "Spacer Woman." And here is the vide for "Bop Girl" featuring a 15-year-old Nicole Kidman with her naturally curly hair.

Track listing (and where to buy or stream these tracks):

0:00 Shannon, "Give Me Tonight" — Apple Music • Spotify

8:52 Eleven Pond, "Watching Trees" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

14:03 Hugh Bullen, "Alisand" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

19:33 Diux, "Comet"

25:33 Ministry, "Same Old Madness" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

30:46 Alan Pink, "Three Cuts"

36:39 Stage, "Dreaming on the Top" — Apple Music

41:39 Risque, "Burn It Up"

50:16: Charlie, "Spacer Woman" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

60:01 Eurogliders, "Heaven (Must Be There)" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

63:37 Big Pig, "Breakaway" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

67:11 Chantoozies, "Witch Queen" — Spotify • Amazon

73:54: Pat Wilson, "Bop Girl" — Apple Music • Spotify

81:04 Malcolm McLaren, "Madam Butterfly" — Apple Music • Spotify

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

Have a look at the official website for fancy people.

The art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts

Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

America is still here, against all odds, so let's listen to some music.

If you're into "Dance It Down," then you really have to check out its music video, which is both so squarely 80s but also fairly representative for mid-2000s indie culture.

Track listing (and where to buy or stream these tracks):

0:00 Freeez, "IOU" — Apple Music • Spotify

8:12 Mirage, "Woman" — Spotify

13:18 Danny Keith, "Keep On Music" — Apple Music • Spotify

19:45 Nina Pee, "You're the Sun of My Life"

26:11 Ken Laszlo, "Hey Hey Guy" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

34:51 Russia, "Don't Stand Under the Window"

38:20 Original, "Where Do You Know"

42:50 Eva Hurychova, "I Want to Be a Robot"

48:52 Mike Mareen, "Love Spy" — Apple Music • Spotify

57:49 Midnight Star, "Operator" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

1:03:00 Andre Cymone, "Kelly's Eyes" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

1:06:43 Egyptian Lover, "I Cry (Night After Night)" — Apple Music • Spotify

1:13:04 San Giovanni Bassista, "Summer Sweat" — Apple Music • Spotify

1:18:40 Flavia Fortunato, "Casco Blu" — Apple Music

1:22:23 Daniella Poggi, "Cielo" —

1:29:47 The Pool, "Dance It Down" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

Have a look at the official website for fancy people.

The art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts

Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

Italo disco makes the perfect Halloween dance party.

Check out Dorine Hollier sexy-dancing out of her cardigan on Italy's Superclassifica show in 1984.

If you like this episode, you might be into Different Head's awesome October episodes, which you can listen to here, here, here, here and here.

If you want to be nosy, check out my Halloween specials on Gayest Episode Ever and Singing Mountain, up later this week.

Track listing (and where to buy or stream these tracks):

Dorine Hollier, "Tonight! (Crazy Night)"

Toto Coelo, "Dracula's Tango (Sucker for Love)" — Spotify

Radiorama, "Vampires" — Apple Music • Spotify

Magali, "Vampire Night"

Emmie Yokoyama, "Disco Vampirella"

Phoebus, "Frankenstein" — Apple Music • Spotify

Nancy Nova, "The Force" — Spotify

Magic Mail, "Magic Lover"

Romina Pearl, "Possession de Nuit"

Adolf Stern, "More...I Like It" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Cherook, "Licanthrope"

The Immortals, "Ultimate Warlord" — Apple Music • Amazon Music

Samoa Park, "Tubular Affair"

Stage, "Voodoo Dance" — Spotify • Amazon Music

Kathy Joe Daylor, "Little Witch"

Radiorama, "Yeti" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Giusy Dej, "Walking in the Night"

Daydream, "Crazy"

Patrick Cowley, "They Came at Night" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Skatt Brothers, "Walk the Night" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

Have a look at the official website for fancy people.

The art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts

Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.

In which I offer you my new favorite song, as of this week of music researching.

If you want to check out my other music podcast — Singing Mountain, which is about video game music — then I'd suggest you start with the episode that's all about 80s dance music. And if you want to see my homemade music video for Paul Parker's "Right on Target," then watch the video "Blue Boy" here.

Track listing (and where to buy these tracks):

Tapps, "Runaway (With My Love)" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

The Hurricanes, "Only One Night" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Some Bizarre, "Don't Be Afraid" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Jimmy & Susy, "Come Back" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Radiators, "I Am Sure" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Irene Cara, "Breakdance" — Apple Music • Spotify

Lushus Daim and the Pretty Vain, "The One You Love"

Fire on Blonde, "Bounce Back"

Risque, "Starlight"

Lisa, "Sex Dance" — Spotify • Amazon Music

Connie Hyland, "Girl Dream"

Gaznevada, "Ticket to Los Angeles" — Apple Music • Spotify

Alexander Robotnick, "Problèmes D'Amour" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Casco, "Cybernetic Love (Vocal)" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

Mito, "Unit"

Paul Parker, "Right on Target" — Apple Music • Spotify • Amazon Music

This whole thing is put together by me, Drew Mackie. Follow me on Twitter. I'm on Instagram too. Also listen to the Spotify playlist that inspired this podcast.

If you have a recommendation for a song you think should be played on the show, hit me up on Twitter or leave me a voicemail by calling ‪(970) 823-4726 — or 970 82 DISCO. I may play your recommendation on a future show.

The art for this podcast was designed by Sarah Wickham, who rocks. Check out her art and also buy her stuff.

Subscribe: Mixcloud • iTunes • Stitcher • Libsyn • Google Podcasts

Listen to the Spotify playlist that spawned this podcast.