Modern pop songs remixed in an '80s style

[MitchT]

Heard this remix of Dua Lipa's "New Rules" on the radio a few times ...

https://youtu.be/wLjNTTCVat0

Totally blown away so investigated further and it turns out there's quite a craze for remixing modern stuff in an '80s style on YouTube. One thing though, where do they get the a cappella vocal track from to be able to layer their own instrumental behind it? I want to have a go myself!

[marcosgt]

Not an expert, but I think with some sound software you can more or less isolate the vocal from any track.

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[KAgantua]

Check out Synthwave on YouTube. Its a new genre of music that is effectively just a re-visiting of early 80s Hi-NRG/ Italo/ soundtrack/ library type music.

Has that sound, but without the vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzzpdD9CLM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWHaG_uCvEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCeMb-bUJAU

[br d]

The wonderful Mike Flowers was doing something similar although more tongue in cheek in the mid 90's. Taking songs and re-doing them as if they were made in the 60's.

Wonderwall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9lrtki6_UM

[marcosgt]

br d said:

The wonderful Mike Flowers was doing something similar although more tongue in cheek in the mid 90's. Taking songs and re-doing them as if they were made in the 60's.

Wonderwall:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9lrtki6_UM

And Nouvelle Vague did '80's covers in an easy listening style (I love most of these actually!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3GVd4DFFPA&in...

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[Alpaca]

80's style remix of Need U 100% by Duke Dumont:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzGJSp1mQ8o

So authentic I assumed this was the original track.

[MitchT]

KAgantua said:

Check out Synthwave on YouTube. Its a new genre of music that is effectively just a re-visiting of early 80s Hi-NRG/ Italo/ soundtrack/ library type music.

Has that sound, but without the vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzzpdD9CLM4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWHaG_uCvEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCeMb-bUJAU

Great stuff!

I have a ton of music written - 50+ tracks - just need to work it all up in a specific style. Think I'm going to do it synthwave style! Just need a Jupiter 8 and a Linn Drum! Already got a D-50 and a DX7

[MitchT]

Synthwave stream - loving it!

https://youtu.be/laIG9fs6JCg

[Billsnemesis]

Reminds me of everything I hated about 80's music. This could be another contender for "just don't get it".

[Bullett]

Good grief.
That's pretty much everything that was awful about the 80's Simmonds drums, gated reverb on the snare and DX7's.
I hope it was sequenced on an Atari ST with an Akai sampler!

[Simes205]

How about a complete opposite

https://youtu.be/td-_pUPVjdo

[Simes205]

Or these guys

https://youtu.be/Guo-pt7AJC4

[Bullett]

The Jazz group I like, and I'm not a Jazz fan.

The Sam Smith, meh. Don't know the original so can't compare.

[marcosgt]

Or these!

https://youtu.be/a3Hrn2_LxDs

If you don't like it skip to near the end, it gets rather surreal!

M

[Simes205]

marcosgt said:

Or these!

https://youtu.be/a3Hrn2_LxDs

If you don't like it skip to near the end, it gets rather surreal!

M

Can’t geT a bit of PMJ.