80s Dance Megamix: Pump Up the Volume (2017)

This episode is an 80s Dance Music Classics megamix from 2017, a BackSpin compilation that traces the era’s darker electronic and industrial-leaning club sounds. It’s designed as a continuous set highlighting how industrial textures crossed into pop and dancefloors, with extended mixes and classic remix labels anchoring the sequence. Highlights include club-ready versions of Yello’s “Oh Yeah,” New Order’s “Blue Monday ’88,” and Depeche Mode edits alongside M.A.R.R.S.’s seminal “Pump Up The Volume,” Pet Shop Boys’ Ultimix of “West End Girls,” and Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “Relax.” The mix leans into 12-inch culture and remix-era staples—Razormaid, Ultimix, and Hot Tracks turn edits you remember into a single 1:27:42 listening experience. There’s a bit of contextual storytelling about early computer culture and the scene that helped shape these sounds, but mostly this is about the grooves and the remixes that kept dancefloors moving. Find more 80s Dance Music Classics mixes and continue through the 80's Dance collection. Help keep Party Favorz available for workouts, drives, parties, and everything in between. Make a contribution.