The Funk Assassin

Step into the neon afterglow of the 80s — a decade where every synth line shimmered and every beat carried pure attitude. This mix glides through iconic 80s energy reimagined for the modern dance floor. From Kurtis Mantronix firing up ‘Got To Have Your Love 2022’, to Tears For Fears drifting into Balearic bliss with Talamanca System on ‘Head Over Heels’, to BLOND:ISH flipping Foreigner’s ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’ into sunrise magic — the vibe is pure retro-future rhythm. You’ll hear legendary tracks reworked with fresh dancefloor sparkle: Prince ‘Kiss’ Sade ‘Sweetest Taboo’ Madonna ‘Holiday’ Alexander O’Neal ‘Criticize’ Freeez ‘IOU’ Lisa Stansfield 'People Hold On' Depeche Mode ‘Enjoy The Silence’ Roxy Music ‘Don’t Stop The Dance’ Pet Shop Boys ‘West End Girls’ All woven into the flow with modern house flavour. Top-tier remixers bring the heat throughout the mix: Kraak & Smaak, BLOND:ISH, The Reflex, Michael Gray, Talamanca System, Ken@Work, Softmal, Nytron. From glossy synth-pop glamour to deep-night club groove, this is the 80s — elevated, reimagined, and rebuilt for right now. Turn it up. Feel the glow. Let the 80s take over. 1. Kurtis Mantronix – Got To Have Your Love 2022 2. Zimcerla, Lisa Stansfield – People Hold On 3. Tears For Fears, Talamanca System – Head Over Heels (Talamanca System Tribal Persuasion Remix) 4. Foreigner, BLOND:ISH – I Want To Know What Love Is (BLOND:ISH Sunrise Jungle Remix) 5. Erdinc Erdogdu, Kivanch K – Enjoy the Silence 6. Martin Brodin, Mikael Surdi, Alexandra Hamne – Don’t Stop the Dance (Kraak & Smaak Remix) 7. Ken@Work – Sweetest Taboo 8. Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (New Lockdown Version) 9. Rafael Cameron, The Reflex – Boogie’s Gonna Get Ya (The Reflex Cosmic Dub Revision) 10. Softmal, Nytron – My Girl 11. Nytron, Samuel Boogie, MOB, Benjamim Ayra – Holiday (Original Mix) 12. Block & Crown, Laurence Jones – Criticize (Club Mix) 13. Raze, Michael Gray – Break 4 Love (Michael Gray Rework) 14. Stefane – I.O.U.

The night begins with a slow burn… Greg Wilson’s version of Love Is the Drug by Roxy Music — a timeless groove celebrating 50 years of a record that still drips with danger, desire, and velvet allure. 🥀✨ From there, we slide deeper into the pulse — smooth edits, late-night disco burners, and grooves built to make the floor melt. Raw Silk’s Just in Time gets a lush lift with Michael Gray on the remix, setting the tone for a night where every beat is a touch, every bassline a whisper. D.C. LaRue’s Cathedrals — wrapped in that classic Dave Lee disco extension — unfurls like a velvet curtain. Rhyze’s Do Your Dance slides in with that Moodena bounce, the kind of track that makes hips talk without words. We keep the energy hot with The Shapeshifters’ Slippery People featuring Ramona Renea & Fiorious — Sophie Lloyd turning it into pure sweat and seduction. The night’s heartbeat hits its stride with Phyllis Hyman’s You Know How to Love Me (Dave Lee’s Extended Disco Mix) — a record that glides like silk and bites like champagne bubbles. Then… D.C. LaRue returns with Do You Want the Real Thing in an Opolopo rework that’s all heat and no hesitation. Finally, we bring it home with disco royalty — Candido’s Dancin’ and Prancin’ (The Reflex Revision) and The Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra’s Step Into My Life — a one-two punch designed to keep you locked in the groove, body to body, beat to beat. This is Lovers Groove. Where disco sweats, seduces, and never says goodnight. 🖤🪩

SUNSET TO SUNRISE: Autumnal Equinox Special 🍂 A golden-hour soul session by The Funk Assassin As day and night meet in perfect balance, this mix captures the deep amber glow of autumn’s first long evening. A velvet-smooth journey of laid-back grooves, Balearic soul, and deep, sultry house — designed to carry you from the last rays of light into the season’s crisp night air. Big moments shine through The Shapeshifters & Kimberly Davis’ “Life Is A Dancefloor,” the radiant uplift of Mousse T’s “Love If You Need It,” and the irresistible pulse of Opolopo’s remixes of “Just Be” and “Deeper Love.” Jack Back’s “(It Happens) Sometimes” and Honey Dijon’s “Stand” stoke the evening fire, while Michele Chiavarini & DJ Spen’s “Everybody (On The Dancefloor)” and Sebb Junior’s “Never Be Alone” keep the energy balanced and glowing. And as the night tips past midnight, the incomparable Ron Carroll seals the set with closing classics “Lucky Star” and “Back Together,” a timeless reminder of the soulful house spirit that bridges summer’s warmth and autumn’s cool embrace. 🍁 Perfect for equinox evenings — where day and night share the sky. Mixed with love by The Funk Assassin. And as the seasons turn… remember: the Eye of Solaris is always watching.