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Some of you may already know this, I just found it. A CD of remixed 80's songs called "Future Retro".

Kinda cool. I found it at Tower Records and on iTunes.<br><br>

The Walk (Infustion Mix ) 5:35 The Cure Future Retro $0.99<br>
Situation (Richard X Remix) 5:51 Yaz Future Retro $0.99<br>
Lips Like Sugar (Way Out West Remix Edit) 4:51 Echo & The Bunnymen Future Retro $0.99<br>
Need You Tonight (Static Revenger Mix Edit) 4:21 INXS Future Retro $0.99<br>
Shake The Disease (Tiga Remix) 6:49 Depeche Mode Future Retro $0.99<br>
A Little Respect (Jades Alliance 'Electrospect' Remix) 6:31 Erasure Future Retro $0.99<br>
New Song (Peter Black & Hardrock Striker Mix Edit) 3:25 Howard Jones Future Retro $0.99<br>
Forever Young (Hamel Album Mix) 4:45 Alphaville Future Retro $0.99<br>
Bizarre Love Triangle (The Crystal Method Extended Mix) 6:04 New Order Future Retro $0.99<br>
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (Elite Force Mix) 7:35 Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five Future Retro $0.99<br>
Girl U Want (Black Light Odyssey Mix) 3:45 Devo Future Retro $0.99<br>
Nowhere Girl (Adam Freeland Remix) 7:30 B-Movie Future Retro $0.99<br>
Boy (DJ Irene Rockstar Mix) 4:25 Book Of Love Future Retro $0.99<br>
Suedehead (Sparks Mix) 6:36 Morrissey Future Retro $0.99

Are these *good* remixes where the song is complimented or strengthened by the mix, or are they Junior Vasquez-style remixes, where the song takes a backseat to the "look at me and my mad skillz" wankery of the DJ in question?

Most of these to me are just wankery but I did like the Devo-Girl U Want remix. It actually sounded like something Devo would've done themselves.

I've heard plenty of lame remixes, most of these are good.

The best of the bunch perhaps being:

The Walk (Infustion Mix ) The Cure
Need You Tonight (Static Revenger Mix Edit) INXS
Bizarre Love Triangle (The Crystal Method Extended Mix) New Order

and

New Song (Peter Black & Hardrock Striker Mix Edit) Howard Jones (A song I probably would have never given another listen to without the cool remix).

I mean we're talking Crystal Method here, not "DJ Jelly Bean" or whatever.

Of course, it always comes down to a personal taste thing. Sample it and decide for yourself at iTunes.