TuneLab
AndHIM 80's in The Lab
at #SmirnoffHouse
AndHIM doing an 80s set at The Lab's Smirnoff House is the sonic equivalent of raiding your cool aunt's vinyl collection—utterly unpretentious, massively fun, and a welcome reminder that club culture has always been about pure pop pleasure. We're all secretly here for the moment 'Ghostbusters' drops, and pretending otherwise is futile. The Smirnoff House setting likely adds a layer of colourful, branded decadence to the nostalgia trip. This is a joyous, mid-tempo cruise at 119 BPM, with keys frequently shifting between 7A and 12A to accommodate the era's eclectic productions. The energy balance (0.6016 low, 0.2767 mid, 0.1214 high) reflects the punchy, synth-driven basslines and drum machines of the time, with just enough high-end sheen from those iconic leads and vocals.
The mixing is straightforward and celebratory, often using quick cuts or punchy blends to keep the energy high and the recognition factor higher. The tracklist is a veritable 'Now That's What I Call 80s Dance' fantasy. Ray Parker Jr.'s 'Ghostbusters' as an opener is a power play that instantly wins the room. Kano's 'Another Life' is a sublime Italo-disco deep cut, while Maurice Joshua's 'This Is Acid' bridges the gap to early house. Falco's 'Der Kommissar' and Run-DMC's 'It's Like That' show a keen ear for hip-hop and Neue Deutsche Welle, and KOTO's 'Visitors' is pure space-disco magic.
The journey is a non-stop party. It kicks off with the iconic riff of 'Ghostbusters', builds to a euphoric, hands-in-the-air peak with Ris's 'Love-n-Music', and sends everyone out doing the robot to the irresistible pulse of Miami Sound Machine's 'Dr. Beat'.