ReStructure/Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera

Thursday, April 23, 2026

COMING SOON! - SPECIAL EIGHTIES EDITION: "I Fear The Night" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Tyree

COMING SOON! - SPECIAL EIGHTIES EDITION:
"I Fear The Night" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Tyree

COMING SOON! - SPECIAL NINETIES EDITION: "Kid Get Hyped" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Deskee

COMING SOON! - SPECIAL NINETIES EDITION:
"Kid Get Hyped" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Deskee

COMING SOON! - SPECIAL EIGHTIES EDITION: "Love Can Do" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Blue Tattoo

COMING SOON! - SPECIAL EIGHTIES EDITION:
"Love Can Do" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Blue Tattoo

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX - SPECIAL EIGHTIES EDITION: "Black Jack" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - The 'V' Project

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX - SPECIAL EIGHTIES EDITION:
"Black Jack" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - The 'V' Project

ReStructure Mix Update (4/23/26): ”Party Song” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Sticky Fingers

ReStructure Mix Update (4/23/26): ”Party Song” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Sticky Fingers

Sticky Fingers is a disco project from veteran disco producer Ian Guenther and Willi Morrison - who also gave us The Grand Tour, THP Orchestra, Southern Exposure, Ramming Speed and The Duncan Sisters. “Party Song” is the last track on the Sticky Fingers project which also features Phyllis and Helen Duncan on lead vocals. Released on the disco label Prelude Records in 1978 and became a dance floor must for the time period. This low BPM disco/funk number gives a jam session for the musicians to play out the never ending house party occurring in our song. The fantastic vocals of Helen and Phyllis are one of the big spectacles of this production which captures their diversity in delivery and excitement. Each project from Morrison and Guenther pushes the electronic fusion in their arrangement and this one pours it on thick successfully. A must for the Prelude Records disco album collector who knows the true direction of where disco music was headed in the late seventies in appeal.

I have taken the album version of “Party Song” and have spaced the original into new segments for this ReStructure Mix. I have placed a new beat and kick to the funky arrangement to give it a new resonance as well as a new direction.

THE DEPTHS OF THE DANCE FLOOR (PLAYLIST)

THE DEPTHS OF THE DANCE FLOOR (PLAYLIST)

"Love On The Rocks" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Lama

https://youtu.be/dCoAt-tdB98

"Drums On Fire" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Gazuzu

https://youtu.be/Jt_XHFNcAJo

"Valley Of The Dolls" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Giorgio

https://youtu.be/CRkFg_t5NMI

"High Energy" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix -Timbuli

https://youtu.be/QROPnbnUOmM

PLAYLIST LINK: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn4cfeBtaiQusXZZFuSmXKOY6pHp4oNK5

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX: "Party Song" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Sticky Fingers

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX:
"Party Song" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Sticky Fingers

ReStructure Mix Update (4/22/26): ”Matter Of Time” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Ooscha

ReStructure Mix Update (4/22/26): ”Matter Of Time” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Ooscha

Ooscha is a garage/house project from Eric Miller (E-Smooth) and Joey Carvello with remix production by Maurice Joshua. “Matter Of Time” is beautifully sung in an illusive yet distinctive style and gives off the essence of tracks by synth-pop trio Expose. Keyboards lead the way with several riffs which are in the Chicago house feel using chords repeated to give the rhythmic sound. The nice drops within the arrangement are a nice temporary drop in energy and disguising the emotion of the song where our heroine is so in love it is driving her out of her mind. It has a sweet quality which pounds out the house elements in a lovely way.

I have taken the 12” version, dub and a segment of “Mo’s Mix” of “Matter Of Time” to redirect the track in a new ReStructure Mix. More of the key elements which make up the song's strength are used more as an outline in this remix.

I S.A.W. WHAT YOU DID - STOCK, AITKEN & WATERMAN (PLAYLIST)

I S.A.W. WHAT YOU DID
- STOCK, AITKEN & WATERMAN (PLAYLIST)

"I Should Be So Lucky" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Kylie Minogue

https://youtu.be/rPh11-44mUo

"Together Forever" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Rick Astley

https://youtu.be/BPPKRXVoGoE

"Santa Maria" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Tatjana

https://youtu.be/Qdu37AqzXr8

"You'll Never Stop Me From Loving You" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Sonia

https://youtu.be/aGM8oyGmJsc

PLAYLIST LINK: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn4cfeBtaiQuU7OgpWvQwiDn4kLw3lFlo

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX - SPECIAL NINETIES EDITION: "Matter Of Time" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Ooscha

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX - SPECIAL NINETIES EDITION:
"Matter Of Time" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Ooscha

ReStructure Mix Update (4/21/26): ”Eighth Of Your Love” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Gregg Diamond’s Hardware

ReStructure Mix Update (4/21/26): ”Eighth Of Your Love” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Gregg Diamond’s Hardware

Hardware is one of the studio projects from Gregg Diamond who made the disco world stand still with his 1977 project Bionic Boogie which featured Gwen Guthrie and Yolanda McCullough in the chorus section. The big hit “Risky Changes” created a new blend of soul/funk and the new sound of disco music during its release and was highly respected by music audiophiles and reviewers. It became the starting point for disco releases to be compared to. Of course we also know that Gregg Diamond also produced “More, More, More” by The Andrea True Connection. Hardware is a Bionic Boogie project he created for Mercury Records as he did for Marlin with his group Starcruisin’. “Eighth Of Your Love” is played out in Diamond’s fabulous method where phrases are turned inside out and then used to reference a chorus tie-line. This uplifting number has the horns that we know Diamond for and a sweet chorus introducing a hard delivery for the initial chant eventually becoming a beautiful disco crescendo. A nice closing for Diamond’s work during the disco era and a much anticipated album for myself being a big fan of his projects.

I have taken the album version of “Eighth Of Your Love” and brought it into a ReStructure Mix with what was originally laid down. A new rhythm track is laid on the foundation to grab the percussion and new segments of the chants are pieced among the new arrangement.

Monday, April 20, 2026

TORCH SONG: 80's (PLAYLIST)

TORCH SONG: 80's (PLAYLIST)

"Far Too Hard" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Dead or Alive

https://youtu.be/0py6VJ_2olA

"The Sun Goes Down On Milky Way" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Gazebo

https://youtu.be/J00qY3JxxzM

"It's My Life" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Talk Talk

https://youtu.be/mfigmhvJ9u4

"Send Me An Angel" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Real Life

https://youtu.be/ZtfU3t5r_QE

PLAYLIST LINK: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn4cfeBtaiQs3GvDidBkZWLGsyAhJU8jm

Sunday, April 19, 2026

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX: "Eigth Of Your Love" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Gregg Diamond's Hardware

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX:
"Eigth Of Your Love" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix
- Gregg Diamond's Hardware

ReStructure Mix Update (4/19/26): ”Droid” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Mito

ReStructure Mix Update (4/19/26): ”Droid” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Mito

Mito is an Italo-disco project from Italo Portesani and Stefano Secchi (later became Secchi “I Say Yeah”. Their single “Droid” was released in 1982 on Italian dance label Zanza Records and is the cover version which was originally released in 1978 under the name Automat. This full electronic production is the first element of Italian disco music which was making quite a stir in clubs around the world and was the third layer of the return of disco music since the end of the 70s. Even though many producers and groups from Italy were a large part of the disco sound during the disco era. This new sound was electronic and innovative for a time where breaks and long intros were being called “synth-pop” on the American market even though the formula remained “disco”. “Droid” has a simple arrangement which outlines a heavy keyboard sound which could be mistaken for a “Phantom Of The Opera” with the ominous feel. Italo-disco in the dance market during the early 80s was fresh and exciting and this number found its way onto many medleys and mixes in this genre.

I have taken the 12” version of “Droid” and reapplied a new edit and arrangement for this ReStructure Mix intended to pay homage to the 80s Italo-disco sound. I have given the remix more space to venture into the areas which it does and also a breakdown for the finish.

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX - SPECIAL EIGHTIES EDITION: "Droid" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Mito

NEXT ReSTRUCTURE MIX - SPECIAL EIGHTIES EDITION:
"Droid" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Mito

SOUL PUSH (PLAYLIST)

SOUL PUSH (PLAYLIST)

"Wanna Spend My Whole Life With You" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Street People

https://youtu.be/mPUKzvu1u9E

"Lovin' You Madly" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Narada Michael Walden

https://youtu.be/15JoGj-UWIY

"Sir Duke" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - Stevie Wonder

https://youtu.be/03eA-YFmz2E

"Love Is All You Need" - Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix - High Inergy

https://youtu.be/8g7-1Y-8-88

PLAYLIST LINK: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn4cfeBtaiQsb2ISPbFYA1RPSpqSL946h

Saturday, April 18, 2026

ReStructure Mix Update (4/18/26): ”Song For Denise” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Piano Fantasia

ReStructure Mix Update (4/18/26): ”Song For Denise” – Glenn Rivera ReStructure Mix – Piano Fantasia

Piano Fantasia is a Italo-disco project from Thierry Durbet - who also produced “Shake It Up (Do The Boogaloo)” by Rod in 1988. “Song For Denise” is his 1985 release which is an instrumental with many elements which Italo-disco displayed during the early and mid-80s. The electronic production gives us a simple groove which a piano melody joins in throughout the piece along with a few synthesized strings and breakdown keyboard parts. It is one of the airy numbers which feels like a summer drive on a road leading to an endless destination. An arrangement which gives us more of the melody when we need the warmth of the piano and the groove to keep our bodies swaying.

I have taken the 12” version and the dub of “Song For Denise” and reworked it for this ReStructure Mix to pay homage to this lovely number. The electronic breaks and percussion are more outlined in this new arrangement and a cold fade made evident for the closing.