Mix with an 80's feel?

[SquareCell]

I just love this song...! Nice warm mix, nice bottom end! The Kick drum fits in there very nice and this is a great mix but as you had an agenda regarding an 80's sound here are my opinions:

It sounded more like a 70's disco feel than eighties. I think to get an eighties feel, you could give that snare a bit more bottom end and a bigger push in the mix. I think you made it too tight sounding, I'm thinking the Linn drum snare in alot of Prince's work in the early to mid eighties would go down a treat here. Also If it is an eighties version, I would suggest less of the lush bottom end you've achieved and make that great kick drum less bassy, A lot of 80's drums trended to have bass in the snare and top end in the kick, listen to Prince's 'Kiss', '1999' and 'When Doves Cry' as examples of what I am suggesting. Maybe some chorus on the vocals, that seemed to be popular than too.

Hope you don't think I'm being too critical, just trying to help and give an opinion.

Thanks for your feedback - much appreciated.

The 80s feel was more of an underlying inspiration and not intended to entirely reproduce the sonics of the era. However, I will definitely take your suggestions on board and attempt a more authentic 80s mix - short of an authentic SSL G+ and an AMS RMS16 )

Thanks once again,

Cheers!