45 minutes of glacial Norwegian pop, courtesy of a-ha.
Most of these are 12" extended versions from the 1980s, including a couple that remained unreleased until 2016. I've also opted for one contemporary 21st century remix, plus revamps of their two biggest songs from the same decade.
Mark Vidler aka Go Home Productions is perhaps best known as a master of the mash-up, but also turned his hand to some (unofficial) remixes. The Sun Always Shines On T.V. appeared on a GHP compilation in 2007 but dates from 2-3 years previously.
The Twelves are a pair of Brazilian boys, clearly inspired by the likes of Daft Punk and Justice, who released music on the trendy Kitsune label and did tons of remixes for the hip and beautiful likes of New Young Pony Club, Black Kids, La Roux, Groove Armada and Fever Ray. Their remix of Take On Me appeared on a Chevrolet (Brazil)-commissioned promo for the Vectra GT sports car.
Of the rest, you get Morten Harket's vocals on full display, be it for ballads, club tracks or rockier numbers (or at least, Norway's singular take on the genre). I wouldn't call myself a huge fan of a-ha, then or now, but they knew how to write and play songs laden with hooks, for sure.
Happy Friday, everyone!
1) The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Go Home Productions Remix By Mark Vidler) (2007)
2) You Are The One (Dub Mix Edit By Justin Strauss & Daniel Abraham) (1988)
3) Cry Wolf (Extended Version By Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar & Gerry Kitchingham) (1986)
4) Stay On These Roads (Extended Remix By Alan Tarney & John Hudson) (1988)
5) I've Been Losing You (Extended Mix By John 'Jellybean' Benitez) (1986)
6) Summer Moved On (Remix By C.L.A.S.S. Production aka Andreas Herbig) (2000)
7) Touchy! (House Mix By Paul Simpson) (1988)
8) Take On Me (The Twelves Remix By João Amaral & Luciano Oliveira) (2009)
1986: Cry Wolf EP: 3
1986: I've Been Losing You EP: 5
1988: Stay On These Roads EP: 4
2000: Summer Moved On EP: 6
2007: GHP Unofficial Remixes 2: 1
2009: Vectra GT Remix EP (promo CD single): 8
2016: Time And Again: The Ultimate a-ha (2x CD): 2, 7
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