MEGATHREAD ALERT - 🧵 I’m a huge fan of pop music. I often have poptactular discussions with my great mate Johnno from Bugged Out! who takes it equally seriously. The 'perfect pop' record is our holy grail. youtube.com/watch?v=PAINRZ…

all these and many, many more are on my Mixcloud. welcome all newbies. it's not all waffle about politics. just mostly. mixcloud.com/SECRE_DJ_MIXES/

new MEGATHREAD is up -

The Rare Groove Show all on the Mixcloud, as well as Kamakirad and Nightfly moments and also some newer heirs to the crown such as these excellent fellas - youtube.com/watch?v=QH70MO…

I remember I once was sat despondent at TOTP and turned to my flatmate and went "where are all the art school bands like Talking Heads?" and literally as I finished blithering this came on - youtube.com/watch?v=D_eVX_…

Andy Young reminds me of another incredibly crafted Scandi banger - youtube.com/watch?v=NpNi7G…

I really like jerky new wave pop that Elvis Costello did best but there were many others - youtube.com/watch?v=cmo6Hy…

and lets face it, a lot of rap and R&B is pop now. And it is GREAT pop. youtube.com/watch?v=dNHtpx…

And you know, ‘define pop’ because really its a very broad church and some of us get very confused by nuance. I generally define it as records released by a major label as a single with a purpose of getting in the charts. This covers a LOT of music.

Was this indie? I'd call it pop - youtube.com/watch?v=slNYve…

sometimes they don't chart very high and fade away, but some of us exist to keep the flame alive - youtube.com/watch?v=ackJAz…

me? I always liked the weird ones. Moth to a flame. youtube.com/watch?v=0SYedL…

As a producer, ironically we always looked to pop. And now pop follows dance. But pop was always the home of adventurous and highly professional production. youtube.com/watch?v=2HJolD…

All production glitz aside, it's all about the song. When that modulation hits (it's not a key change, soz) it is pure magic... youtube.com/watch?v=l37pDb…

Writing. I mean, the writing is driven by emotion when it is truly great. I mean even a master like Bowie was never better when cheesily penning a song for his unborn son - youtube.com/watch?v=jCaMwq…

The marriage of melody carrying lyrics over rhythm and structure is never stronger when coupled to a great vocal and production - youtube.com/watch?v=KhV_nq…

Does it get better than this? Sometimes. Not often - youtube.com/watch?v=POIIGY…