Pop quiz, soon-to-be post-Thanksgiving shoppers: What do you give the billionaire 1980s playboy who had everything, and lost it? Neon Neon, the collaborative project of electronic producer Boom Bip and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys, have just released "Raquel", their second single (after this summer's "Trick for Treat") inspired by John DeLorean, the fast-living engineer who gave Back to the Future's Doc and Marty their signature vehicle-- before he got arrested on drug-trafficking charges and his company went bankrupt. To coincide with the occasion, Boom Bip has put together a mix DeLorean himself might've enjoyed.

The 35-minute set features 1980s and 90s pop, electronic, and disco tracks that served as inspirations for Neon Neon's revved-up electro-pop, plus Neon Neon rarities and a few words by Har Mar Superstar. From the Italo horror-rock source material for Justice's "Phantom" to coked-out early-80s electro by Neil Young (from Trans), Paul McCartney (much-blogged McCartney II cut "Temporary Secretary"), and more typical synth wielders like Kraftwerk and Tears for Fears, to giddy dance-pop by Debbie Gibson, Janet Jackson, and Prince, DeLorean might've found plenty here to soundtrack his hedonistic exploits. Any thank-you cards should be directed to Boom Bip. The full tracklist is below the links.

MP3:> Neon Neon: Mixtape (left-click, download will launch)

Neon Neon: "Theme Song"
Goblin: "Tenebre"
Neil Young: "Sample and Hold"
Paul McCartney: "Temporary Secretary"
Kraftwerk: "Numbers (Wicked Mix)"
Tears for Fears: "Mother's Talk"
Neon Neon: "Raquel (Extended Mix)"
Debbie Gibson: "Only In My Dreams (Extended Club Mix)"
Janet Jackson: "Pleasure Pricipal (Eli Edit)"
Prince: "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
Neon Neon: "Fuckin' Off Cover (Outtake)"

["Raquel" is out now via iTunes and due as a physical single 12/03/07 on Lex; full-length Stainless Style is due February 2008, also on Lex]