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⚡️High Energy: Evelyn Thomas, Ian Levine & the Birth of Hi-NRG — Part 1

The Twelve Inch 193 : High Energy (Evelyn Thomas) Part 1

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Nov 28, 2025
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You’d think a song called “High Energy” would be easy to label. But it really isn’t. At roughly 120 BPM, it barely meets the usual definition of Hi-NRG. I know that’s a minority opinion, but it’s true. Still, the track became one of the biggest and most influential dance records of the mid-eighties. It was part of the remarkable year 1984, arguably the …

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