This 2018 80s Dance mix — Back 2 the 80's Volume 1 — is a two-part megamix assembled for seamless, club-style listening. Party Favorz moves the focus from disco into the synth-and-drum‑machine era, highlighting the snare-driven timing and DJ-friendly edits that defined many dance-floor transitions.
The set leans on popular unofficial service remixes from Ultimix, Hot Tracks and Razormaid to smooth long-form mixes and live-style segues. Highlights include Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Duran Duran, Rick Astley and Neneh Cherry, with familiar tracks like "Straight Up," "Pleasure Principle" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" presented in extended remix forms.
The producer notes one difficult edit: Aretha Franklin’s "Freeway of Love" required manual timing fixes to sit in the mix, but the final two-hour-plus result keeps momentum without losing flow. Back 2 the 80's Pt. 1 aims to capture Reagan‑era dancefloor energy with a DJ’s attention to transition and groove.
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