“Heaven 17’s Let Me Go” dropped in October 1982, recorded at AIR Studios in London by Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware, and Ian Craig Marsh, three Sheffield synth heads who’d split from The Human League to get more experimental. It was one of the first tracks to use the Roland TB-303 (years before acid house got hold of it) and opened with a ridiculous 118-voice harmony stack. The single barely cracked the UK Top 40 but hit big on U.S. dance charts, thanks to its mix of funk groove, icy synths, and that mournful, cinematic hook. I took the parts I liked best and added some additional bass and Datasuck quirkiness.