Friday 24th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th, 6-8pm and then later on Mixcloud.com.

Tangerine Dream – “The Dream Is Always The Same”

From: Risky Business OST (1984)

A drifting, hypnotic piece from the Berlin School masters — pure nocturnal energy. This track helped define the electronic soundtrack era, matching the film’s suburban surrealism with an otherworldly calm.

Thomas Dolby – “The White City”

From: The Flat Earth (1984)

Dolby swaps quirky synthpop for expansive atmosphere. “The White City” captures a reflective, jazz-tinged world where technology meets introspection.

Jean-Michel Jarre – “Zoolookologie”

From: Zoolook (1984)

A playful yet groundbreaking use of sampled human voices as instruments. Jarre’s Zoolook was one of the first albums to truly explore the digital sampler as a creative tool.

Ultravox – “Lament”

From: Lament (1984)

Midge Ure’s melancholic vocal sails over pulsing synths and widescreen production. A perfect example of emotional electronics.

Alphaville – “Forever Young”

From: Forever Young (1984)

A synthpop anthem that became an eternal youth hymn — melancholic, nostalgic, and endlessly resonant.

Depeche Mode – “Blasphemous Rumours”

From: Some Great Reward (1984)

Darkly cinematic and morally questioning, this track cemented Depeche Mode’s transformation into industrial-pop storytellers.

Laurie Anderson – “Excellent Birds”

From: Mister Heartbreak (1984)

A collaboration with Peter Gabriel, full of layered textures and dreamlike phrasing. Avant-garde meets pop poetry.

Howard Jones – “Equality”

From: Human’s Lib (1984)

Synth optimism meets social awareness — Jones weaves philosophy into gleaming pop minimalism.

Propaganda – “The Nine Lives of Dr. Mabuse”

From: A Secret Wish (1984)

Dark, cinematic, and impeccably produced by Trevor Horn — a perfect fusion of art, technology, and menace.

Heaven 17 – “Sunset Now”

From: How Men Are (1984)

Warm synth brass and soulful vocals combine for an anthem of humanist optimism and digital groove.

The Cars – “Heartbeat City”

From: Heartbeat City (1984)

Produced by Mutt Lange, this track shimmers with chrome-coated pop precision and urban melancholy.

Vangelis – “Soil Festivities: Movement 3”

From: Soil Festivities (1984)

A meditative electronic composition that feels both organic and celestial. Vangelis at his most atmospheric.

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Peter Gabriel – “Slow Marimbas”

From: Birdy OST (1985)

An ambient reimagining of sound and emotion, blending world textures with cinematic calm — Gabriel’s entry into soundtrack experimentation.

Yello – “Oh Yeah”

From: Stella (1985)

The sound of 1980s cool — minimal, absurd, and unforgettable. It became a pop-culture icon through Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

Paul Hardcastle – “Rainforest”

From: Zero One (1985)

A jazz-inflected electronic groove that anticipates chill-out and acid jazz movements to come.

New Order – “Sub-Culture”

From: Low-Life (1985)

Dancefloor melancholy meets mechanical funk — New Order balancing emotion and motion with effortless style.

Depeche Mode – “Shake The Disease”

Single (1985)

A stand-alone masterpiece of longing and restraint. The perfect bridge between Some Great Reward and Black Celebration.

ABC – “How To Be A Millionaire”

From: How To Be A Zillionaire (1985)

Camp, gloss, and capitalist satire wrapped in synth sparkle — pure mid-’80s decadence.

Sharpe & Numan – “Change Your Mind”

Single (1985)

Gary Numan and Bill Sharpe (of Shakatak) team up for a slick, soulful slice of futurist funk.

Grace Jones – “Slave To The Rhythm”

From: Slave To The Rhythm (1985)

Produced by Trevor Horn, this is performance-art pop at its finest — hypnotic, commanding, and sonically immaculate.

Harold Faltermeyer – “Axel F”

From: Beverly Hills Cop OST (1985)

An instrumental synth classic. Infectious and iconic, it defined the sound of Hollywood’s electronic cool.

Tears For Fears – “The Big Chair”

Single B-side (1985)

An instrumental mood piece, cinematic and brooding — showing the depth beneath Songs From The Big Chair’s pop perfection.