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Human League on Spotify – Good Times!

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My favourite band has always been and always will be English synthpop legends The Human League (they’re why this blog is called The Pansentient League). So I’m especially pleased to see that their latest single has just been released on Spotify, thanks to dance label Hooj Tunes and Martin Rushent’s re-launched Genetic Recordings studio.

1981’s 6-million selling Dare album opens with the track The Things That Dreams Are Made Of. Dare was stuffed full of hit songs, but perhaps surprisingly TTDAMO was never released as a single. Until now that is.

Take time to see the wonders of the world
To see the things you’ve only ever heard of
Dream life the way you think it ought to be
See things you thought you’d never ever see

Spotify has its first Human League single The Things That Dreams Are Made Of in both versions from 2007: the 8-track limited CD version from Hooj Tunes and the 4-track limited edition 7″ version from Genetic Recordings. The links and tracklistings are below; I’ve highlighted my favourite mixes in bold.

The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (Hooj Tunes)

1. Richard Stone Club Mix
2. Kissy Sell Out Mix
3. Tiga Mix
4. Ilya Santana Dub Mix
5. Justus Köhncke Dub Mix
6. Richard Stone Dub Mix
7. Richard Stone Radio Edit
8. Original Dub Edit

The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (Genetic)

1. More Of Mix by Martin Rushent
2. Justus Köhncke Vocal Mix
3. FunKosmic Mix by Sci-Fi Moritz
4. Justus Köhncke Vocal Mix Edit

My dream now is that The Human League have one more studio album in them. Their most-recent is the superb career-highlight Secrets. Unfortunately this album from 2001 is not (and probably never will be) on Spotify, but you can still buy the CD.

Everybody needs love and adventure
Everybody needs cash to spend
Everybody needs love and affection
Everybody needs two or three friends

See you on tour!

To celebrate this release, I’ve created a special Human League Spotify playlist: The Human League Unlimited:

This features some of my favourite (and lesser-known) album tracks, a few alternative versions of some singles, and all the Phil Oakey guest spots currently on Spotify.

Pra to catch well Bacanas

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Review of the new Human League mix album and PSL site (in Portuguese) from: http://www.nokiatrends.com.br/4_1_1.asp?id=1593

Babel Fish Translation:

Human repaginado League

Two days after if presenting in the Nokia Trends 2005, the Human League arrives at the européias store, in format of COMPACT DISC, with remixadas and remasterizadas classic bands. The COMPACT DISC “Original Mixes”, that it can daily pay-be ordered since already in virtual store as the Amazon.com, brings 14 bands in remixadas, instrumental versions or extended. The majority of them had only been launched in vinis of 12 counts (12″) for DJs. In the record, an election arrasa-block pra any DJ of little party: “Being Boiled (Travelogue Version)”, “Love Action (Instrumental Mix)”, Don’t You Want Me (Special Extended Dance Mix)”,” (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Improvisation Mix)”and” Heart Like the Wheel (William Orbit Extended Version)”, among others.

If you already he was stoked with the notice of remixes of the Human League and it does not want to wait for the launching of the record, people indicates one visitinha to the site The Pansentient League (www.afront.co.uk/mixes/), a gratuitous source of distribution of remixes of the trio. Clearly that mixes that they will enter in the new COMPACT DISC they are not there, but gives pra to catch well bacanas things as, “Dance Like a Star (Afront Rebeats)”, beyond some loops pra to play in the computer.

Human Translation:

The Human League “Repaginado”

Two days after Nokia Trends 2005, the Human League release a CD with remixes and remastered classic tracks. The CD “Original Mixes” ( already in virtual store e.g. Amazon.com), has 14 tracks in remix, instrumental, or extended versions. The majority of these have only been available on 12″ for DJs. In the record, an election arrasa-block pra any DJ of little party: “Being Boiled (Travelogue Version)”, “Love Action (Instrumental Mix)”, Don’t You Want Me (Special Extended Dance Mix)”,” (Keep Feeling) Fascination (Improvisation Mix)”and” Heart Like a Wheel (William Orbit Extended Version)”, amongst others.

If you’re already stoked with the idea of Human League remixes, and can’t wait for the CD release, people indicates one visit the site The Pansentient League (www.afront.co.uk/mixes/), a gratuitous source of distribution of remixes of the trio. Naturally, the mixes available are not from the new CD, but the site gives pra to catch well bacanas tracks like “Dance Like a Star (Afront Rebeats)”, as well as having loops to play in the computer.