Did you know ‘Smiley’ wasn’t just a track—it was a time machine? ⌛️
Released on 30 Something three years ago this month, ‘Smiley’ marked a return to the rave roots: breakbeats, sock puppets, and a Thatcher-era youth movement that wouldn’t stay quiet.
That’s Paul’s voice you hear in the track: an actual police interview from a 1988 acid house raid. The same energy that ran underground now runs through the speakers.
The video? Directed by longtime collaborator Luke Losey (@loseyluke), and packed with stop-motion, unicorns, riot gear, and nostalgia turned sideways. Somewhere between fact and fantasy, it’s a tribute to the era that made us.
Three years on, 30 Something still isn’t just a compilation. It’s a reinvention.
This was the first spark.
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