Album lore
The Lost Mixes Collection assembles a curious set of reinterpretations by Plasmic Honey and other remixers of Shannon's dancefloor staples, notably the enduring "Let the Music Play." Issued without a major label imprint and circulating primarily in club DJ bins, this unofficial compilation gathers versions from Junior Vasquez, Hex Hector, and Jonathan Peters alongside Plasmic Honey’s own take, which blends the original’s freestyle pulse with an atmospheric, slightly Celtic-inflected touch.While the provenance is somewhat obscure, the collection’s resonance lies in its cross-pollination of 1980s freestyle and folkish melodic motifs, a combination rarely encountered in dance remix discourses. Each mix foregrounds rhythmic clarity and synth textures, tracing a lineage back to Shannon’s 1983 classic yet refracted through late-1990s remix culture. The record’s modest Last.fm following hints at its niche appeal among crate-diggers who prize these lost signals from an era when dance music’s boundaries were more porous.
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Album lore
The Lost Mixes Collection assembles a curious set of reinterpretations by Plasmic Honey and other remixers of Shannon's dancefloor staples, notably the enduring "Let the Music Play." Issued without a major label imprint and circulating primarily in club DJ bins, this unofficial compilation gathers versions from Junior Vasquez, Hex Hector, and Jonathan Peters alongside Plasmic Honey’s own take, which blends the original’s freestyle pulse with an atmospheric, slightly Celtic-inflected touch.While the provenance is somewhat obscure, the collection’s resonance lies in its cross-pollination of 1980s freestyle and folkish melodic motifs, a combination rarely encountered in dance remix discourses. Each mix foregrounds rhythmic clarity and synth textures, tracing a lineage back to Shannon’s 1983 classic yet refracted through late-1990s remix culture. The record’s modest Last.fm following hints at its niche appeal among crate-diggers who prize these lost signals from an era when dance music’s boundaries were more porous.
How did this get here?
| SKU | SPOT-1aPPQlThB0Aslnv6R02DBJ |
|---|
Quick preview
Listen to a sample on YouTube — opens in a new tab; own this release here for the full listening experienceOpen this track on Spotify