ReStructure Mix Update (3/13/25):”Twenty Questions” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Tictoc

ReStructure Mix Update (3/13/25):”Twenty Questions” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Tictoc

Tictoc is a synth-pop band from Canada with John DeFino, Ray Borg, Serge Porretta and Tevan Kaplan. Their 1983 single “Twenty Questions” is from their project “Where The Picnic Was” - produced by Terry Brown. The track has an infectious electronic arrangement for caution as a heartbreak may lend to insecurity in new relationships bringing on “twenty questions”. One of the powerful synth-pop treatments of the time with some assistance in the mixdown by Chris Barbosa of Shannon (“Let The Music Play”) fame. This one stands out thanks to its slick simplicity and also the clever use of rhythm guitars and keyboard riffs.

I have taken the 12” versions of “Twenty Questions” and replayed this rolling piece into a new ReStructure Mix. I have focused more on the instrumental leaving a chorus amidst the new synth-friendly arrangement.