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Sounds Spectacular is the new show from New York producer and DJ Ursula 1000 where our host blends an exotic cocktail of aural delights.
His time machine is set for retro/future beats beyond delving in esoteric disco, leftfield grooves and lots of guilty pleasures!

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Favoriting November 18, 2021: 80's SOPHISTI-POP!

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Sade  Paradise   Favoriting 1988 
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Isabelle Antena  Play Back   Favoriting 1986 
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The Style Council  Have You Ever Had It Blue   Favoriting 1986 
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Working Week  Rodrigo Bay   Favoriting 1986 
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Level 42  World Machine   Favoriting 1985 
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Animal Nightlife  Throw In The Towel (All Over Now)   Favoriting 1985 
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Matt Bianco  Half A Minute   Favoriting 1984 
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Grace Jones  I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)   Favoriting 1981 
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The Blow Monkeys  Forbidden Fruit   Favoriting 1985 
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Curiosity Killed the Cat  Misfit   Favoriting 1986 
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Swing Out Sister  Breakout   Favoriting 1986 
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Basia  New Day For You   Favoriting 1987 
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Prefab Sprout  Appetite   Favoriting 1985 
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Scritti Politti  Absolute   Favoriting 1984 
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Living In a Box  Living In a Box   Favoriting 1987 
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ABC  When Smokey Sings   Favoriting 1987 
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Eighth Wonder  Having It All   Favoriting 1986 
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Workshy  You're The Summer   Favoriting 1989 
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Blue Rondo A La Turk  Me and Mr Sanchez   Favoriting 1981 
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Everything But The Girl  Each And Every One   Favoriting 1984 
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David Sylvian  Red Guitar   Favoriting 1984 
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Kalima  Mystic Rhymes   Favoriting 1986 
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Nick Heyward  The Kick of Love   Favoriting 1983 
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Simply Red  Money's Too Tight (To Mention)   Favoriting 1985 
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Hue And Cry  Labour of Love   Favoriting 1987 
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Hipsway  Bad Thing Longing   Favoriting 1986 
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Mondo Kane with Georgie Fame  New York Afternoon (Little Samba Mix)   Favoriting 1986 
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Weekend  Summerdays   Favoriting 1982 
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Blues Trottoir  Un Soir De Pluie   Favoriting 1987 
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Thomas Dolby  I Scare Myself   Favoriting 1984 
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Roxy Music  Avalon   Favoriting 1982 
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Avatar 8:33am
Ursula1000:

Wikipedia says “Sophisti-pop is a subgenre of pop music. The term has been applied retrospectively to music that emerged during the mid-1980s in the UK which incorporated elements of new wave, jazz, soul, and pop. Music so classified often made extensive use of electronic keyboards, synthesizers and polished arrangements.” That’s about right. It’s a pretentious term and also one open to interpretation ala Balearic but I love it and think I have my idea on the topic. Get your issues of Smash Hits out and enjoy today's show!
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Rich in Washington:

Helloooo, Ursula1000!
Howdeee everybodeee!
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Ursula1000:

Hey Rich!
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D Rok:

Good afternoon, friends. Very excited for some Sophisti-pop today!
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desi:

hola I'm here FOR it!
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Ursula1000:

Hiya D Rok! Desi!
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Mr Fab:

Hey all! As a yoof, I loved Bowie, Roxy (both seemed pretty suave to me), and I had a Carmel single. So give it to me straight, doc: was i sophisticated?
  12:08pm
desi:

where Euro pretentiousness docks & snubs your Yacht rock ? Adore the samba vibe
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Mr Fab:

And "Bela Lugosi's Dead" used a bossa-nova rhythm! So there. Sophist AF.
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Ursula1000:

Hey Fab! Yeah Roxy's Avalon ushered this vibe!
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Ursula1000:

haha right Desi?
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Ursula1000:

Bowie's Absolute Beginners flick was also all about this vibe.
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Mr Fab:

Absolute Beginners, yes! Which was also my introduction to Slim Gaiilard. And (pant, pant) Patsy Kensit.
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Ursula1000:

My intro to Slim too!
  12:22pm
desi:

crepe Suzette
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Ursula1000:

haha that's tight! I'll be playing her track from that movie later..!
  12:25pm
desi:

1984 sigh
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Mr Fab:

imagine turning on a top 40 station today and hearing saxophones. Or samba rhythms.
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Ursula1000:

hmmm I wonder if saxes and samba beats work w Trap? haha
  12:28pm
desi:

All hail Grace! I'm all dr buzzards savannah jazz band up in the trap
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Ursula1000:

Grace=Legend
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Mr Fab:

indeed! This early '80s period Grace was tops.
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Ursula1000:

I love that Andy Warhol directed this video!
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Mr Fab:

Wow, the '80s music video side of Andy is one that I'd forgotten. Didn't he do one for the Cars? Will have to relive that era of his career.
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Feldy:

Common thread is the sophisticatedly-spaced serif typefaces, though sometimes playfully angled. Hi Ursula!
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Ursula1000:

haha you know it Feld! I usually stray away from Impact but I couldn't resist for these flyers.
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Feldy:

Making the flyers is half the fun
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Feldy:

Living In a Box from the album Living In a Box by the band Living In a Box
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Feldy:

Released by Living In a Box record label
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Ursula1000:

aahhhh I'm falling into an 80s abyss!
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Feldy:

OLO U1K
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desi:

An Abyss of 80' synth bliss
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Maulydaft:

Just too hilarious - I looked up this song 4 months ago after not hearing it since the 80s! :D
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Mr Fab:

A bliss abyss?
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Maulydaft:

Good god it really shows my age that I know (and love??) nearly all these songs :P
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Ursula1000:

Hi Maulydaft! Welcome!
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desi:

yes and I am wearing my jak pak
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Maulydaft:

Is it bad/weird to feel embarrassed?? What do the kids think of this music now?? :D
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Ursula1000:

I did a mix 2 years ago of Japanese City Pop which is kinda like this---maybe a bit more Yacht Rock-y, 80s boogie sounding---it's my most played mix on my Mixcloud page!
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Ursula1000:

And now...ladies and germs...Crepe Suzette!
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Maulydaft:

ha cool!
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Maulydaft:

AGAIN! I played this soundtrack a few months ago, after having a friend rip it from cassette!
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Ursula1000:

The Sade song on it Killer Blow is so good!
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Maulydaft:

The Slim Gaillard song on this album is sooo freakin good :D
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Maulydaft:

YESSS! Sade Killer Blow!!
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Domenic:

Hi. Hay Slim Gaillard is awesome,
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Ursula1000:

Hey Domenic! Yeah, he's amazing!
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Maulydaft:

There's a great 3 part UK doc on him on Youtube. The Arena series. Really cool!
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Maulydaft:

THIS song I don't know haha! :)
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Ursula1000:

Tail end of it all....there were some early 90s stragglers but the heyday is really '86 it seems.
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Domenic:

Looking back into the playlist Basia. Wide and I just loved her. Still have here CDs
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Ursula1000:

Nice one Domenic! She did vocals w Matt Bianco first. You might dig them.
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solo mon:

Love this etbtg was my intro to them. Also loved Carmel at the time.
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Ursula1000:

hey Solo! yeah, soooo good!
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Domenic:

Back when VH1 meant something. We were more VH1 than MTV
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Maulydaft:

I was always curious about Frantic Elevators (band before Simply Red) - Does anyone know if any of that stuff available?
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Ursula1000:

Ooh don't know about that early project!
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Ike-O:

peace and greetings everyone! so bummed to realize so late it's thursday, looks like it has been a beauty show :)
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Ursula1000:

Hey Ike-O---no worry, it'll be archived shortly :)
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Mr Fab:

Ah! I did have the first Thomas Dolby album. Otherwise, this was a side of the '80s i knew little about. At the time i was too busy blowing my brains out to the Butthole Surfers, Big Black, Birthday Party, and other blustery "b" bands.
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Ursula1000:

I somehow straddled that line of Big Black AND this! haha
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Maulydaft:

I completely gave up pop music when I discovered The Clash in 1988 :D
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Ike-O:

clicky-starred for later - i think this would pair nicely with testify's yacht rachk special from june3 actually
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Feldy:

classy retro jamz U1k! thx
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Ursula1000:

thanks 4 tuning in!!!!
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D Rok:

My how this show flies!
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desi:

adios compadres
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Domenic:

Thanks for putting this together
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Ursula1000:

xoxo
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