5 Things to Know About Martin Rushent’s Human League Remix Album
- It’s a 1982 remix album where producer Martin Rushent took tracks from The Human League’s Dare and stretched them into extended dance versions.
- The album is a key document of early-80s remix culture, showing how producers repurposed existing songs for the dance floor.
- Rushent’s approach focused on extending instrumental sections and adding rhythmic layers, not just lengthening the original mixes.
- It helped popularize the 12-inch single format by demonstrating how remixes could transform pop songs into club anthems.
- The album remains a reference point for how to remix without losing the original track’s identity.