The original version is a classic Disco track from 1978.
However, Danny's superb remix from 1994 transforms it into an absolute house classic.
A belter of a track and one which definitely slipped a bit under the radar, as it was widely played in the clubs and should have been much bigger.
A real hidden gem this one.
When the world is sleeping peacefully, I let my fantasies run free!
T-Connection - At Midnight
(Danny Tenaglia's Faithful Mix)
A superb track which encapsulates the Manchester and later Madchester scene which we were so very much part of.
The clubs, the bands, the songs, the fashion, the clothes, the attitude, were such a huge part of my teenage years and early 20's.
The music lives on and still stands the test of time.
This is an amazing tribute to the late Tony Wilson, TV presenter, king pin of the Hacienda and at the forefront of the Manchester music scene in the 80's and 90's. Heady times indeed.
A great tribute by all those in the video and effectively using the magnificent New Order track Your Silent Face.
A great remix by the legend Andy Weatherall, with some amazing strings.
R.I.P Tony and Andy.
I couldn't resist also posting the amazing New Order track which inspired this record, as it was always one of my faves growing up.
Pure class!
Mike Garry & Joe Duddell - St Anthony:
An Ode to Anthony H Wilson
(Andrew Weatherall Remix)
I always loved the following lyrics, just so real!
You've caught me at a bad time. So, why don't you piss off?
New Order - Your Silent Face
This is again, new but very disco-tastic and hence sounds very 70's.
Superb vocals, superb production and laced with great piano.
A real cracker and right on the money!
I won't ask questions baby, of how you spend your time!
Come on reach for it!
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee feat. Tiffany T'zelle]
- Reach For My Love (Extended Mix)
Great vocals and just a great uplifting positivity about the whole track.
Not a track that was too widely played, but a bit of hidden gem.
Take me to paradise!
Yes please!
M.C.J. featuring Sima - (To Yourself) Be Free
(Dream remix)
A big track at Hard Times which was one of the leading house nights in the North back int'day.
Had many a good night there, both in the Mirfield venue and also in the church venue in Huddersfield.
The track comes courtesy of a great Ralphie Rosario remix and is pure classic house with a great groove and some stonking piano.
Top notch house music.
Got to find out if there is peace in other places!
Tommye - I Need To Go Away
(The Ralphie Treatment)
Dolly was everything to music, not only one of the greatest country singers, she also transferred her amazing vocals to the pop world and even to the dance world.
Universally loved by everyone for her persona and sweet image, she will be sadly missed by all music fans.
I've already posted her most epic dance track the amazing Peace Train with a sensational Junior Vasquez remix which is out of this world.
This is a great club remix of one of her most famous tracks.
R.I.P. Dolly you were one of a kind!
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
(DMC DJ Only remix)
As soon as you see the name Dave Lee aka Joey Negro, you just know two things, firstly it will be a super quality production and secondly it will be Disco-ified with a new modern twist.
The man is a Disco/House legend and his longevity combined with his prolific production cadence stand him on the very top step of dance music royalty.
The track combines a great rap with some delightful disco rhythms and sounds.
Right on, as always!
Xanadu & Sweet Lady - Dave 'Love' Lee - Rappers Delight
(Dave 'Love' Lee Sureshot Mix)
All her songs were top notch and when remixed they were real dancefloor bangers and this one is exactly that.
Great remix by Thunderpuss, but also a great vocal performance by the delightful Ms Lopez.
I'll put it out there that Jennifer is the greatest pop star/actress (e.g. reached the absolute pinnacle of both careers) there has ever been.
Go girl!
Jennifer Lopez - Feelin' So Good
(Thunderpuss Club Mix)
Great vocals, great production and of course great piano.
Also some great lyrics, even pinching a few lines out of "I Will Survive".
There were lots of remixes of this one, but nothing touched this version.
Still sounds great today and would still rock any club dancefloor.
Enjoy!
Moné - Movin'
(Jazz-N-Groove Main Vocal Mix)
Everything Prins Thomas touches is just magic and he is certainly one of the hottest remixers out there at the moment.
His remixes are just so classy and well produced.
This is another great track, with such a great aura.
I could imagine this being fantastic as a track early in a set to build on.
Glorious, dance music at it's finest.
Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Black Diamond
(Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
Really great atmosphere and some excellent soothing blissful vocals.
A really great track which just oozes class.
Just wait until the sax kicks in, very nice!
I told you how it's gonna be, you're the one that holds the key!
Jaakko Eino Kalevi - Palace In My Head
(Fred Falke Extended Club Remix)
This will be huge in Ibiza this year guaranteed.
I couldn't find a link on youtube yet, so thanks to Pete Maude for the link to his soundcloud.
The track features the huge vocal prowess of the great Kathy Sledge (also of Sister Sledge fame) and the fiercest bit of piano you are likely to hear.
This will literally blow the roof off and is a track I'd love to hear in a good club.
Any budding DJs out there, drop this at peak hour in your set and watch it explode.
Guaranteed!
Sing it to you!
Kathy Sledge - Another Star
(Eivissa Mix)
https://soundcloud.com/silver-fox-kt/another-star-eivissa-mix-wav
It is however certainly worth a post as the track in itself is such a great one.
This remix is much slower and laidback than Parky's and doesn't have that same fizz and excitement, it is however still a very good track worthy of PCC status.
You really, really know how to make me feel...
Maria Rowe - Sexual
(Sophie Lloyd Rework)
I never really enjoyed Gloria Estefan's tracks, but this remix really cuts it.
I think it is the additional element of the piano alongside the crunchy house beats.
The rest is ok and Gloria's vocals are always strong.
A nice blast from the past though.
Gloria Estefan - Live For Loving You
(Tommy Musto Underground Club Mix)
The vocals are soaring, the piano kicks in and you're off.
Great builds and energetic sequences create a pretty spanking tune.
Finally realised that you're not worth it!
It's my time to stand up and shout!
Jeanie Tracy - It's My Time
(Tin Tin Out Mix)
It's been around for a few months but as mentioned has a nice feel to it.
Lots of piano and some decent vocals alongside a groovin' house beat and some slick production.
I'm sure it'll be one which goes down well in the clubs.
Let the melody carry us away!
DJ Fudge - Carry Us Away
For those of you like me who used to adore Where Love Lies, but then started to dislike it as it became so overplayed that it became tedious and that was before the Jon Lewis advert.
Well fear not, if you felt that way grab a piece of this.
It is exquisite and gives Where Loves Life new life, a completely different feel and yet keeps all the superb bits, speeds them up a little at times from a beautiful slow build up but just creates a feel that I haven't felt for this track since it's hey day when it was first released back in 1990.
Quite simply one of the finest reworkings in house history - yes that epic.
Pure class from 1996, still sounding amazing 30 years on.
Andrew Pearce Vs The Reese Project - Where Love Lives
(The Serial Diva Remix)
It adds some extra bounce and some cracking piano and will no doubt sound new to the kids who don't remember the original.
A tasty reworking that doesn't sound cheesy for one!
Tenacious & Roland Clark - Alright
Very much on the Gospel House vibe, with some great vocals and excellent aura.
Cracking remix also and some fine production.
Sure to delight the dancefloor this one.
Halle, Halle!
Revival House Project featuring Nambi - Joyful Noise
(Sam Ruffillo Extended Remix)
A real house classic and a big Hac track played by Parky from 1995.
Great vocals by Kathy as always and some great remix work from the S Man.
Just oozes quality from every pore!
Kathy Sledge - Another Star
(Roger's Ultimate Anthem Mix)
This is another great track and although not quite as good as some of his best Disco Citizens tracks previously posted it is still pretty tasty all the same.
Enjoy!
Disco Citizens - Footprint
(97 Revamp)
Those later 90's tracks were just amazing and though the scene IMHO was pretty much dead after 2000, the tracks of that time were many and epic.
This is one such track.
Pounding, vibing, ups, downs, builds and explosions.
A top trance track.
Enjoy!
Pulser - Cloudwalking
(Astral Mix)
That piano just hits the sweet spot and combined with the great ethereal vocals instantly grabs your attention.
Sounds a touch dated now, but still has an exciting aura about it.
It's you, that I want, it's you that I need, it's you!
Love the last line.
What this ain't serious?
Sheer Taft Featuring Mito – Atlantis
(Vocal Mix)
Superb vocals, great groove and some corking piano.
Really classy house music, lively pumping and grooving!
30 years on still sounding fresh and on point.
I've got my pride - I've got to break away!
Taktix - Pride And Self Respect
(Jazz 'N' Groove Vocal Mix)
This track is a true masterpiece and almost classical.
It has amazing breakdowns, build up, mood and tempo changes.
A really stunning piece of aural pleasure.
Timeless and just so pure.
Heavenly!
Simon O'Shine - Your Distant World
(Original Mix)
This is new and is pretty spanking.
Fast paced, energetic and enough to send you into orbit.
Oakey has always been at the cutting edge of new dance music and I sometimes feel he is less acknowledged than people like Sasha (who has a God-like status) which I feel is much more appropriate to Oakey.
Oakey was there at the very beginning and was largely responsible for the Acid House boom which created club culture as we knew to love it.
Respect - he will always be recognised as a one of the true GOATs in my mind!
Paul Oakenfold & Daxson - RAMsterdam
(Extended Mix)
Using many samples and cooking them all up nicely.
It's a catchy little vibe, maybe a tad too commercial, but endearing all the same.
Enjoy!
S - Bam - I Want My Freedom
(Remix)
Ultra cool remix by PDM up there with one of his best (no faint praise there).
Jay Kay's music is so made for remixing into great dance music as his vocals and his own production are always top notch.
A really great example of how a good pop track can be dancified to make a great club track.
Kudos to both artist and remixer!
Only a fool could walk away from me this time!
Jamiroquai - Cloud 9
(Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Quivver did some great remixes.
This was big in an Oakey Essential Mix, if I remember correctly.
Probably not liked by LZ fans, but a really great piece of remix work which I think uses the original really well and creates a real dancefloor epic.
Quality from start to finish.
Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
(The Quivver Mix)
Stay with it though folks, as they are only here courtesy of yet another barnstorming remix from the genius of TE.
The consistency and amazingly high standard of all TE remixes is quite remarkable.
This is good as it contains very little Boyzone and is mainly TE just rockin' the gaff with another thunderous production.
Pure Class designed for the Club!
Enjoy!
Boyzone - All That I Need
(Trouser Enthusiasts Darkness Day Dub) (No Sex Mix)
Again very chilled and very lovely.
A perfect Cafe Del Mar track, it's just got a great aura about it and the piano is delightful.
Lovely vocals and super lyrics, very upbeat, proper Balearic bliss.
Welcome to a nu day!
Lem Springsteen · Imaani - A Nu Day (Welcome)
(Cubanix Remix)
This time courtesy of a fabulous remix by the legend that was Frankie.
This is very much in his classic style and classy in everyway.
Great vocals, sumptuous piano just so smooth and easy on the ear.
Delightful!
Andrea Mendez - Bring Me Love
(Classic Frankie Mix)
Courtesy of a great remix by Mr Morales and some very powerful vocals from Lonnie Gordon.
The piano in this is pure class and just brings so much life to this track.
Top class house music.
This track should have been much bigger and is one which escaped my initial attention.
It was one which I don't ever recall hearing out in the clubs.
Very much on an Allister Whitehead type of vibe.
Quality!
Lonnie Gordon - Do You Want It
(Bad Yard Club Mix)
They were one of the bands which I totally loved as a young teen and their sound and consistency was always super impressive.
Anything Vince Clarke ever touched just pure gold whether for Depeche, Yazoo, The Assembly or of course Erasure.
The Clarke-Bell collaborations were always magic with Andy's great vocal prowess and Vince's technical genius.
This track just epitomises the Erasure quality coupled with a great 7th Heaven and you have a great pop track with just enough club vibe to sneak it into PCC status.
Think about it baby!
Erasure - Just A Little Love
(7th Heaven Club Remix)
Just an piece of aural delight.
Steve Helstrip's trance work was always super special and this is another exquisite remix.
The breakdowns on this are so chilled but so energising at the same time.
A real trance masterpiece.
Usual Aspect - Mr Blue
(Thrillseekers Remix)
It hits all the key spots with lots of driving energy, tempo changes and a great overall vibe.
When done well trance is always such a great genre.
This would still down well in any club.
Right on!
Witness Of Wonder - Emotion In Motion
(Thrillseekers Remix)
Superb vocals, great lyrics, sublime production from Frankie and some lush piano chords.
A really fantastic track quite reminiscent of Luther and Janet's - Best Things In Life Are Free (yes it's that good).
Musical perfection - not far off!
Will Downing - There's No Living Without You
(Classic Club Mix)
Jay Kay at his best with great vocal delivery combined with a sublime Ashly Beedle remix.
When Ashley's on it, he's on it.
This is a just such a glorious summer track.
Pure class!
Why do you have to drop that bomb on me?
Jamiroquai - Seven Days in Sunny June
(Ashley Beedle Heavy Disco Vocal Remix)
This track for me captured all his musical talents, some spine tingling piano, some great bird noises and aural sound effects which just took you on a building trance journey.
Possibly not as dancefloor friendly as some tracks, but it was very nicely produced.
It was also pretty trailblazing at that time in 1995 and certainly captured Sasha's attention who was deeply inspired by BT.
The piano breakdown from 7 mins 53 secs in is just heavenly and simple divine!
Enjoy the journey!
BT - Divinity
This is one of Janet's lesser known tracks from 1990, but it gets the Steve A treatment laden with great piano.
Janet's great vocals and the energetic upbeat tempo coupled with Steve's remixing genius create a fine little track and certainly one which should have had more club exposure.
A bit of a forgotten gem this one.
Enjoy!
Janet Jackson - Alright
(Steve Anderson DMC Mix)
I've still got all their EP's on vinyl and just loved their vibe.
More indie dance than prime club music, but pure class all the same.
Part of the Madchester vibe at the time and musically (almost) on a par with The Roses (well maybe The La's).
The track was some wonderful ethereal vocals and a fizzing electro vibe, with some lush jangly guitar.
Also a favourite of Chris and James I believe and played in some of their sets.
Still sounds amazing 35 years on!
We're going stupid once again!
Paris Angels - Perfume (Loved up)
It reminds me of Saint Etienne in their Fox Base Alpha years.
Great remix by the legend Frankie.
Chirpy little vocals, a nice chilled summer vibe and some lush piano chords.
Enjoy!
Feela - Sweet Temptation
(Frankie Knuckles Classic Club Mix)
Just really smooth classic house grooves, that just float along.
Nothing complicated, just smooth, subtle and understated, but oh so pleasant.
Still sounds great 34 years on!
Mr Fingers - Stars
It's subtle, steady, builds gradually but features some lovely moments.
Talked rap kind of rhymes against some lush piano chords creating a Massive Attack type vibe.
Very nice and chilled for Summer.
Would go down a treat at Cafe Del Mar!
Joshua Idehen - Could Be Forever
(Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
Jay Kay was a real unique talent and such a breath of fresh air when he arrived on the scene in the early 90's.
Some of his tracks were dancefloor gold when remixed and this is a good one.
He always had good lyrics to support his great vocals and his funky vibe.
Baby baby I feel these sweet sensations, yeah!
Jamiroquai - Love Foolosophy
(Raul Rincon Remix)
Very M-People-esque.
Great vocals, a really chilled and cool Sade-esque vibe and some nice subtle piano.
Still sounds great, 36 years on.
Harriet - Temple Of Love
(Tuff Stuff)
What I love about this guy, is that he produces music which is just what I want to hear.
Most notably, great dance music with fantastic piano breakdowns.
He is one of most refreshing artists to come onto the scene for many years and I hope he becomes huge.
His style is very reminiscent of the old skool type tracks from the early 90s when everything piano was heavenly.
That's 4 corking tracks which are up their with anything else I've heard produced in recent years.
This is one of the fundamental reasons I've continued with my blog for so many years, it's coming across tracks which just hit you and immediately give you that sense of euphoria that great dance music is all about.
This is quite simply another piano laden banger.
Right on - see the light!
Verdo - Let In The Light
Gorgeous laid back trance which just soothes the soul.
Always laden with subtle yet so effective piano, they are things of exquisite beauty.
As with the two tracks already posted this is another absolute piece of musical magic.
I definitely want it!
Verdo - I Want It
As with all their work G&D provide another amazing production which compliments the excellent vocals which are voiced rather than sung, but nonetheless sound great and really create a strong vibe.
This feeling is all new, I want you addicted to me.
Rachael Starr - Till There Was You
Gabriel & Dresden Club Mix)
