Today's RobotMix™ comes to us courtesy of Mark Archer, of Nexus 21/Altern 8 fame. Mark kicks it wayyy Old Skool here with Thee urban jams of the early-to-mid 80s. Let me be the first to witness that the robots who krafted these songs had some serious soul indeed.

Listening to this mix, I was transported back to my childhood, when I'd tune in to local radio station KDAY when it was still 1580 on the AM dial. I'd eagerly await each day's top hit countdown which for a time nearly always included one of the countless "diversions" of Art of Noise's Beat Box, Egyptian Lover - Egypt Egypt, Newcleus - Jam On It, Cameo - She's Strange, and invariably, something from the LA Dream Team. KDAY was responsible for bringing the sounds chilly most of West Coast Hip Hop (Electro-hop in particular) from the other side of town to the ears of suburban, fat lace wearin', robot mimes like myself.

So, depending on your flava, break out the linoleum/carboard, don those Adidas tracksuits and Kangol hats, or dig out the rollerskates for the smoov sounds of:
Soul Electro

(Tracklisting after the jump)

Tracklisting
01 Cameo - She's Strange
02 Rochelle - Magic Man
03 Art Of Noise - Into Battle
04 Pennye Ford - Dangerous On The Dancefloor
05 Joyce Sims - All & All
06 SOS Band - The Finest
07 Colonel Abrams - Trapped
08 Fonda Rae - Tuch Me (All Night Long)
09 Aleem - Release Yourself
10 D Train - Your The One For Me
11 Cherrelle - Saturday Love
12 Cameo - Single Life
13 Warp 9 - Nunk (New Wave Funk)
14 Herbie Hancock - Rock It
15 Unique - What I Got Is What You Need
16 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - I Wonder If I Take You Home
17 Xena - On The Upside
18 Luther Vandross - I Didn't Really Mean It
19 Shannon - Stronger Together
20 Steve Arrington - Dancing In The Key Of Life
21 Hot Streak - BodyWork
22 Carol Lynn Townes - 99 1/2
23 Ollie & Jerry - Showdown
24 Shannon - Let The Music Play
25 Evelyn King - Love Come Down
25 Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
26 Change - You Are My Melody
27 Royalle Delite - I'll Be A Freak For You
28 Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals
29 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
30 Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String