I have my wonderful American friend Ed to thank for enlightening me to the world of Jazz and this is a really great modern rendition with a club vibe.
Beautiful piano chords which are so crisp and the obligatory saxophone,
The opening piano chords are very similar to Al Stewart's - Year of the Cat.
Hope you enjoy!
Bellaire - Some Jazz To Make Love On
There are lots of remixes of this by some acclaimed remixers like Sunday Club, Phil Kelsey, Playboys, but nothing tops this original BiR production.
It is such an amazing and powerful track.
Charvoni's vocals are just fantastic and the rest is the stunning BiR production with Dave providing the club feel and Steve the production genius.
31 years on and this still sounds wonderful and much better than any of the tracks produced today.
It's amazing that 30 years of technology progress and the producers and creators of music today can't touch the genius of BiR.
Brothers In Rhythm Present Charvoni - Forever And A Day
(Original Club Mix)
I've posted the E-Smoove remix of this on the blog many years ago, but thought it was worth posting this version also as it is a great track.
Kim English R.I.P. had a fantastic vocal and this track fully showcases this.
Chuck in some great piano and you have a house classic which still sounds great.
Enjoy!
Kim English - I Know A Place
(MDZ X-Tended Klub Mix)
This creates a true house classic from 1992, a track which just makes you feel good.
Quality house music, you just can't beat it!
Jamie Principle - Hot Body
(E-Smoove's Groovy Mix)
Possibly sounds a bit dated now, but still retains a nice little nostalgic feel.
Lots of piano as you'd expect from an Italo House track from that era.
Kiss me - that's it!
Emily Heyl - Kiss My Piano
(Extended Vocal Remix)
A superb remix of a classic track.
This was a real Hacienda banger back in 1992.
Great vocals by Eleanore with those classic lyrics, but it's Parky's remix which wins the day splattered with lots of piano and funky sax.
Classy!
Eleanore Mills - Mr. Right
(The Superb Parkside Mix)
Good to hear modern day tracks stirring some of the emotions of music from the halcyon era.
A pretty solid track with some excellent vocals from Elderbrook and some great remix work by Yotto.
Elderbrook - Tied To You
(Yotto Remix)
An absolute corker from 1995.
Yet another piece of pure class from D.O.P. who were one of the great progressive house trailblazers.
This track was massive in clubs an absolute banger which still sounds great today.
Get on it!
D.O.P. featuring Lorna Marshall - Manifest Your Love
(Tooley St. Dub)
This is a superb trance version from 1999 by Lange one of the great trance music producers and remixers.
This really is a great remix, as are all Lange productions.
I drift along and dream of a time long ago, and I see a world that people will never know
See me, feel me, hear me, love me, touch me!
Yes indeed!
Friends Of Matthew - Out There
(Lange Remix)
Fantastic vocals by the uber talented Carly, really great lyrics famously about Warren Beatty (and others), beautiful piano and guitar, then to top it all off Mick Jagger on backing vocals.
Ok, probably not the most clubby track, but for sure a Balearic classic.
Released in 1972 it's amazing to think this is now 53 years old.
Great remix by DJ Disco Cat as always.
Carly Simon ~ You're So Vain
(Extended Meow Mix)
I'd go as far as to say he is my favourite producer/remixer of current times.
Pretty much every track he touches is pure gold.
There are loads on the blog already and many more to come.
This is just yet another pure PDM fantastic house/disco groove which just pulls you in and encapsulates you.
It may not be quite underground enough for some of the purists, but I've always loved a slightly commercial edge and think PDM tracks always stay on the right (underground) side of the over/underground divide.
All my life, I've been waiting for something like this!
Get on it and enjoy!
Purple Disco Machine & The Magician - All My Life
(Extended Mix)
It was way before my time, but I bet it was a very exciting time in clubs when these tracks were dropped as they were just so mesmerising and great to dance to.
This one dates back to 1983 but still sounds amazing 40 odd years on.
Lots of happy faces from different places!
Style is temporary, class is forever!
Fun Fun - Happy Station
(Original 12'' Mix)
Lots of sampling from many classic tracks but this shouldn't detract from it's appeal.
It's like a mega mix mash up of so many tracks yet still has a real bit of uniqueness about it.
Just another old skool beauty that still sounds great 35 years later.
G.P.A. - I'm Gonna Win
(Club Version)
Firstly a great re-working by Messrs Farley and Heller under their Fire Island guise.
Then there is those fantastic vocals by the legendary Loleatta.
The track in itself is a great cover of a very good Style Council track from 1985.
To top it all off, it's had a great refresh and resprinkle by HiFi Sean, which adds extra life and energy.
Quality co-labs going on all over the place on this.
Fire Island Feat. Loleatta Holloway - Shout To The Top
(Hifi Sean Mix)
Amazing production, fantastic remix work by DL/JN and oh those vocals by Kathy and the Sisters are just delightful.
A really fantastic house track which suits every mood.
Pure class!
Sister Sledge ft. Kathy Sledge - You Fooled Around
(Dave Lee fka Joey Negro Fooled Around With Mix)
Some great piano and a that quality hands in the air old skool vibe.
Some pretty powerful female vocals which sound great.
Another corker of a track.
Solo - So Beautiful
(Phantasia Remix)
Some great piano throughout and a strong vibe, but just never quite reaches the peaks for me.
Quality all the same just not quite epic.
I believe in you and me!
Secret Life - She Holds the Key
(Play Boys Club Mix)
Any track that uses the Raul Orellana - The Real Wild House sample has to be a winner in my book.
This uses it to good effect and creates a really good vibe then bringing in the great vocals.
A little belter of a track!
Skinnee - Feel Free
(Club Mix)
It's classic Italo Piano House just like all those we loved back in 1991.
They should make more tracks like this nowadays as you just can't beat that Italo Piano House sound.
Love the Hip House rap as well.
Vibe on!
Baccacha - Party To Party
(Club Mix)
A real house classic from 1998.
The production by D-Influence is first class, the lyrics are great and of course the sumptuous Ultra Naté vocals are heavenly.
Just pure class!.
Ultra Naté - New Kind Of Medicine
(Original Extended Vocal Mix)
This just puts a smile on one's face.
A laid back lush intro and then kicks in the classic Chic guitar riffs and vibes, with some superb vocals.
A really great track with a superb remix.
My love is forbidden, we keep our love hidden!
Enjoy!
Chic - My Forbidden Lover
(Dimitri From Paris Remix)
Plenty of quality in here and a track which really shook the dancefloor.
It contains all the classic trance ingredients and fizzes, builds, slows, builds again.
I really love the slow synth stabs in this, real nice.
Blank & Jones - Beyond Time
(Club Mix)
It ran from 1988 to 1992 and was both tragic and addictive at the same time.
It featured night life in the Shazzy clubs across the country (full of piss heads), then it used to show the odd dance/rave club night which was hilarious as Pete just couldn't get his head around the scene.
Anyway this was the theme tune from the show, which is pretty commercial in itself, but quite catchy and brought back some funny memories from a great era.
Enjoy!
Timerider - Cocoon
(Dance Version)
Diana's voice is just so unique, pure and soothing - simply gorgeous.
Here PDM retains the essence of those great vocals and just disco-ifies it up, as he does.
Delightful!
Diana Ross - I Still Believe
(Purple Disco Machine Remix Extended)
No doubt named after the good old amyl nitrate aka Liquid Gold which was an omnipresent feature on every club dancefloor back then.
Love the key changes and tempo increases 5 mins in which just adds to the appeal.
Pump this, pump this, pump this party!
Cracking little track!
Poppers - Poppers
(Original Mix)
Most notable sample is Orbital's - Chime, but there is lots of other sample pilfering going on.
Great work as always by Frankie Bones.
Radical Rhythms - Put Your Body In Cruise Control
They are one of the DJ and remixers who have always been on it throughout my love of dance music from the early 90's to this very day.
This is such a quality track which starts off steady, but builds in momentum to deliver a huge piano breakdown which just blows the roof.
Very typical LuvDup and very very good!
Listen out for the cheeky use of the Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) sample.
Delightful!
Paninaro - Wildstyle Groove
(LuvDup's Homey & A Handbag Remix)
This is about 12 months old and delightful.
A beautiful superbly produced dance track with some delightful piano.
Great to hear quality dance music still being produced amongst all the commercial crap.
Oh my love's for real!
Enjoy!
The Blessed Madonna, Daniel Wilson, Kon
- Count On My Love
She was true genius who ruled for decades through the 80s, 90s, 00s with frequent chameleon like image changes always shocking, always trailblazing and always accompanied by brilliant music tracks.
A lot of her earlier career didn't have too much dancefloor appeal, more so the latter part.
This is a fine example with a great remix by Oakey, just using the great Madonna vocal prowess to great effect.
Nothing to be sorry about!
Madonna - Sorry
(Paul Oakenfold Remix)
Valarie's vocals just take me to a different place.
She should have been huge and had so much talent.
Also check out her work under the Novocento moniker.
I remember when I first her vocals on Day and Night it literally blew me away.
This one is a great piece of Italo Disco, but it's Valarie's exquisite vocals which shine through.
Sit back, listen and enjoy!
Valerie Dore - Get Closer
(Gerd Janson Edit)
Great vocals, nice groove and fantastic piano creates a very fine house track which over 40 years later still sounds superb and not a bit dated.
Quality always shines through.
Danni'elle Gaha - Stuck In The Middle
(E-Smoove Groovy Extended Version Remix)
It's just got a nice simple feel good factor to it and the piano gives it that extra bit of spice.
We used to party!
We certainly did!
Crazibiza - Shelter
(Original Mix)
Great vocals, great groove and great piano.
What more could you want?
Charlotte - Someday
(David Morales Extended Mix)
A deep throbbing groove with very little Brother Beyond, just lots of great piano and some good sax thrown in also.
House music doesn't have to be complex to hit the spot and this one certainly does.
Girl I'll house you!
Brother Beyond – The Girl I Used To Know
(Red Zone Mix)
It was like one of the first mash ups (before there were mash ups) combining Bizarre Inc's - Playing With Knives, with Blue Pearl's - Naked In The Rain, which were in themselves both big tracks.
This always went down a storm and never failed to lift the roof.
Are you tired of your life? Why don't you change it?
Great memories of great times!
Blue Pearl - (Can You) Feel The Passion
(Zen Mix)
This is a superb piece of house music thanks to a great remix.
Any track which has piano from the outset usually grabs my attention and this just further complements some great vocals and some excellent production.
Just an all round great groove which creates such a postive and upbeat vibe.
Annie & The Caldwells – I Made It
(A Musclecars Production)
A touch commercial for my tastes but with enough dancefloor credibility thanks to another smashing PDM remix.
PDM is just both so prolific and always very much on point, maybe slightly overground for some of the house purists, but for me always creates dancefloor music which hits the sweet spot.
The co-labs on this tracks work really effectively with all the different elements combining really well to keep you fully entertained throughout.
Get on it!
Lisa feat. Doja Cat & Raye - Born Again
(Purple Disco Machine Remix)
It starts off as a Ru Paul type voice over under a throbbing bassline and then the vocal kicks in and it starts to gain momentum, then it builds further and the piano kicks in and it really starts to take off.
It then rocks throughout and no doubt will be huge in clubs and especially Ibiza.
You heard it hear first (well actually you didn't hats off to Parky!).
Enjoy!
Juiceppe - If I Had A Choice
That guy simpl,y doesn't do timid remixes, they are always of epic proportions.
This one vibes and fizzles gradually building to the piano explosion that you know is going to come.
Progressive house at it's very finest here.
Oh yeah, oh yeah!
Fade - All I Got
(Pete Bones Shaker Remix)
Just tinkling and tweaking an already stunning piece of pop music.
Annie's voice is just so heavenly and Dave's music arrangements and production was always close to perfection.
Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger
(Sgt Slick's Melbourne ReCut)
This one from 1998 creates another epic track.
Great vocals (as always) from Sarah Washington who was a real talent.
My love for all things TE never waivers and this is very much reason why.
Joy is free, free for you and me!
Dive feat. Sarah Washington - Joy is Free
(Trouser Enthusiasts Broken Circle Mix)
For me they've never really appealed and for one main reason, most notably the distinct lack of piano in most of their production and remix work, which tends to leave it dull and uninspiring for me.
This one is an exception and the added piano alongside their great house production with Mick's distinctive vocals creates a really quality piece of house music.
Does it thrill me, not quite but it is very good and certainly a PCC!
Simply Red - Thrill Me
(The Masters At Work House Mix)
You can be pretty sure that anything Dave touches is a stamp of quality.
The beauty of the instruments and production of disco tracks still beats anything that's produced today and that's why everyone just pilfer samples and very rarely create anything new and unique.
The original of this track dates back to 1978 and it's hard to believe that nearly 50 years on most dance music production (and the distinct lack of originality) is miles away from those lofty heights.
Enjoy the pure gold!
Saturday Night Band - Come On Dance, Dance
(Dave Lee Disco Mix)
From start to finish this piano driven groover has you bopping along nodding your head and just itching to get those feet moving.
This will be massive in clubs and could well be a big track in Ibiza this year.
As funky as hell.
Vibe on!
Elado - Funk Machine
This one is a couple of years old, but is totally stunning.
The track is vibing along nicely, but then just wait for the epic piano drop, truly beautiful.
Those Keinemusik guys have completely elevated the current dance scene with their Afro House genre.
In my opinion it is the most exciting new dance genre since the euphoric days of trance in the late 90's.
Get on it!
Reznik & Mikesh — One More
This one is still pretty new and just a couple of months old.
Very unique and encapsulating all the same.
It has Turkish vibes and uses a hook which sounds like a sitar.
The piano breakdown is just heavenly though.
"Show me the way"
Quality!
Reznik & Mikesh - One And Only
Great vocals, superb piano, infectious house groove, what more could we want.
Even a great bit of sax.
Classy!
Ambassadors Of Swing Feat. Peter Hall & Antonia Lucas
- Feeling good (Original Vocal Mix)
You can hear where Spiller's - Groovejet pilfered all it's material and hooks.
Amazing production, amazing vocals and just exquisite musical instruments, they certainly don't make them like this anymore. I think there's even a glockenspiel in this one!
Great remix work by Tom Moulton just refreshing it and giving it a bit more edge.
A true disco classic!
Carol Williams - Love Is You
(Tom Moulton Mix)
This is delightful piece of quality trance music which takes you on a journey with lots of builds and breaks.
20 odd years on, it still sounds pretty epic.
Enjoy!
Cape Town - Touch The Skies, Talk To The Stars
