Couple this with Prins Thomas' fantastic remix and production skills and you have a brilliant dance track.
The ethereal vocals and the fizzing house/disco groove just go so well together.
It one of those tracks which just makes you feel warm and fuzzy.
Love it!
Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
(Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (Jo-Manji's Bully Mix)
Sensational remix by the uber talented Jo Manji.
Totally loved his stuff when he first came on the scene a few years ago.
It just shows you the power of a great remix, because I hated this song with a passion, as it was so over played and I always thought it damn average at the best.
This remix however, is sensational with some superb crunchy beats and those harmonies in the background combined with the strings are just epic.
It's not on you tube yet, but can be accessed via the SoundCloud link.
I'm not crazy!
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
(Jo Manji's Bully Mix)
However, this is a very different song but with that same Hyper Go Go piano.
It'd be better if they'd a slight different tweak on it, but that said it works well and is a corking little track in it's own right.
Some great vocals by Fiona Day.
Nice!
Fiona Day - Old Fashioned Lovin'
(Hyper Go-Go Mix)
It has everything you could want from a trance track, lots of superb builds, some great peaks and just an aura of energy and atmosphere.
They don't make them like this anymore.
Lange (aka Stuart James Langelaan) was a remix maestro and rarely put a foot wrong.
This is right up there with some of his best.
Sheer class!
DJ Quicksilver - Timerider
(Lange Remix)
They have always been one of my all time favourite bands and it was great to see them live a few years back.
That said, there aren't too many of their tracks which have been remixed well for the dancefloor, but this one is a welcome exception.
Mainly due to the fact that it is Jon March from The Beloved behind the production.
Jon was of course a Shoom regular and Acid House inspired his creation of The Beloved.
The rest is history.
Love the piano in this track which fully complements David Gahan's vocals.
A superb remix!
Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes
(Mayhem Mode)
What a voice!
This is a superb track and it always brings back great memories of a superb mix tape which was of a night when Luvdup played at Vague in 1993.
That tape got absolutely played to death and it contained some amazing tracks, many of which are featured on the blog.
From that day on, Luvdup were always one of my favourite DJ combos and great to see that both Adrian and Mark are still going strong on the circuit sharing their outstanding eclectic dance music tastes 30 odd years on.
Total respect.
This track is sublime in everyway, a total disco classic and Donna's vocals are always so heavenly.
Body and soul, you took me out of control!
Eternal quality!
Donna Summer - One Of A Kind
(Disco Purrfection Version
Beyoncé and Freemasons = banger.
Beyoncé is no doubt one of the global superstars of recent years and the Freemasons which absolute masters at given commercial tracks a dancefloor appeal.
This is another great remix uses all the vocal talents of Ms Knowles to great effect.
Beyoncé - Greenlight
(Freemasons Extended Club Mix)
You instantly know as soon as you see their name on the track that is an a surety of being a banger.
This one certainly doesn't disappont.
Fierce in every way, this one contains some Japanese vocals from Ayumi Hamasaki who went on to be known as the Empress of J-Pop and is Japan's biggest selling artist.
The vocal dub mix contains less of the vocals which are a bit marmite in my opinion and hence I think I prefer this version.
This track though is all about A&B's superb production.
Cracking track!
Ayumi Hamasaki - M
(Above & Beyond Vocal mix)
Ayumi Hamasaki - M(Above & Beyond Vocal Dub)
Annie Lennox is an incredible vocalist and I've always enjoyed her work whether in Eurythmics or solo.
Her vocals are so distinctive that you always know it is her singing.
This one uses her vocals to great effect and is a cracking remix with some great piano.
You didn't stand by me - No not all!
Annie Lennox - Train In Vain
(Dan's Monster Club Mix)
Bruise produce some great tracks and always have a nice little edge.
This one uses some trumpets to great effect, providing a real grooving dancefloor anthem.
Very infectiocious!
Drums on fire!
Get on it!
Bruise - Cannons
Always love a track with some la, la, la, la, la's in it.
This is really catchy and no doubt will be great to sing along and dance to.
Lots of great scratching and stuttered vocals, make for an all-round cracking little track.
S.K.O.D feat. Mishell Ivon - Miracles
(S.K.O.D Edit)
Nothing original about this and it pinches from everywhere, yet still has a great feel to it.
Lots of "the house that Jack Built" lyrics and lots of bouncy piano.
All make for a really catchy track with lots going on.
As mentioned far from original, but super all the same!
The Italian Ecstasy – This Is My House
(Maxi Version)
I can't quite believe how this has the impertinence to call itself a new track instead of a Forever and a Day remix, as it is a blatant rip off of the great Brothers in Rhythm classic.
That said, it's still a corking track with some great funky guitar and some bangin' piano.
Feel the love, indeed!
Tocayo - Live In Peace
(Guitar Mix)
However, since that first day on Friday 6th February 2009 the blog has kept on going and going (despite a brief pause in 2017 and 2018 when I simply didn't have time to post and thought that may be the end).
It is now at a stage where I can see no end, just more and more great tracks being posted.
Since the concept I've started to add lots of new tracks as well as old and while not all these are tracks I've heard in clubs, they are ones which I know would go down a storm.
The ethos of the blog has always been quality over quantity and I now have a folder with over 2,500 still to post tracks, hence I can't ever envisage a time when I will run out of material.
Enough of all that, here's a track which has been hidden away in that "to post" folder for far too long.
This is epic in every way from the very first piano chord to the end.
An all time classic which still sounds amazing 15 years on and will still sound amazing in another 15 years.
Epic is the only word for this track.
Enjoy!
Tim Deluxe - Transformation
This is a stone wall house classic.
Byron's vocals are one of the few male vocals that I really love.
This is just glorious house music with a superb remix by Mr Morales.
From start to finish this track has everything you could ever wish and some fantastic production.
This was always a biggie at Hard Times.
A true house classic which still sounds amazing 24 years on!
Ten City - My Peace of Heaven
(International Mix)
A real old skool classic from 1991.
This one was equally applicable to the Balearic laid back scene and/or the Italian House piano scene.
A great track which certainly stands the test of time and still sounds amazing today.
Enjoy!
Don Carlos – Alone
(Paradise)
Great groove, lovely smooth honey coated vocals and some great piano throughout.
A really great house track and another which I didn't hear much of at the time in 2006.
I can imagine this track being great in Ibiza as an early night track or even at Café Del Mar.
A great little house track.
When it's closing time you hope you're going to make it!
Tom Novy & Lima - Take It (Closing Time)
(Video Extended Mix)
I'm a huge Diana Ross fan, but had never heard this track before and think it is absolutely magnificient.
Why wasn't this bigger??
In my opinion it is fantastic and right up there with some of her very best.
Fast paced, fantastic instruments, Diana's stupendous vocals, some superb lyrics and just a heavenly disco production.
What a track.
That's what I like!
Diana Ross - Sweet Summertime Livin'
This version is superb and so, so much better than the original.
The production on this is first class, with great vocals and so much luxurious piano.
Certainly, much more than Aright!
Spanking!
East 17 feat. Sarah Ikumu Alright
(Sophie Lloyd Rework)
She was one of the true stars of the 90's who created the paths for the likes of Rihanna and many others.
Although not strictly dance music this Disco Purrfection version really cuts the mustard.
All the Disco Purrfection remixes are superb and many are featured on this blog, so check them out on You Tube.
They typically take great disco tracks and reemphasising and repeat, the best bits of the tracks creating something longer and certainly enhanced and always done with real class
The vocals in this are great, as are the lyrics, the piano and the trumpets.
Classy!
Lauryn Hill ~ Doo Wop (That Thing)
(Disco Purrfection Version)
It's got a really infectious groove which just gets you in the mood.
Then in comes lots of great piano, a great little rap and it just grooves on and on.
I bet this is a great track for picking up the dancefloor tempo.
Claptone, Miramar & Kurtis Wells - Beautiful Times
(Extended Mix)
Anything Dave Lee previously known as Joey Negro (no longer PC) touches is disco gold.
This is a delightful track with lots of great strings, trumpets, great piano and some excellent soulful vocals providing that classic Salsoul vibe.
A really great piece of classy house music.
Love is to care!
Dave Lee & North / Clybourn - O Ban 1
(Closer to the Source Edit)
Not the sort of sound or track you'd normally associate with the PCC blog, but I reckon something like this dropped at the right time could be immense (think of Jeremy Healy and dropping Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit").
The energy in this track is immense, this is how to play the saxophone and it gives a big two fingers to this trend of these fake saxophonists who stand at the front lording it playing track after track. They should be banned for discrediting real artists.
Back to the track, well it's just an amazing mish-mash of electronic beats and saxophone, totally unique and just so epic.
Love it!
The Comet Is Coming - Summon The Fire
A really unique track with so much going on in it.
It has a type of Saint Etienne vibe, with some luscious vocals and a whole cacophony of different sounds and vibes, including Jazz, Afro House, piano and some great sax.
All very tasty and a champion of a track.
I'm sure this will get better of acclaim or at least it should.
What games are we playing?
Yarni - Spell Over Me
(Jazz Dance Mix)
They made some great stuff and also quite of bit of harder edge stuff which wasn't quite my bag.
This one is a real old skool classic with a lovely piano drop.
Not a massive track and one I heard out too often, but one which still sounds great and should have definitely been bigger.
However, that has always been of the key purposes of the PCC Blog, unearthing or reinvigorating old forgotten gems.
Hands un in the air for this one!
A Homeboy A Hippie And A Funki Dredd - U Know
This is new and just heard on Parky's fantastic radio show.
To be honest, as amazing as Blue Monday is/was, I do get fed up of hearing it.
Whilst this version gives if some new fizz and life, especially the Spanish vocals.
Long live Blue Monday!
A Joyful Noise feat. Underground System - Lunes Azul
This has a great feel lots of funky vibes, deep grooves and sp oh so nice piano.
The lyrics possess very little originality, but the track is a corker.
Very Hacienda-esque in style, just lovely!
Do it your, heh hey!
We were certainly Livin' it large back int'day!
Livin' Large - Love Is What We Need
(5 Minute Wonder)
Following a very united rave scene in the late 80s and then a period of old skool piano classics in 1990 and 1991 at places (Up North) like Shelleys, Angels, Zone, KAOS and Ark events, by the back end of 1992 and 1993 the scene split into 2 very different scenes;
1) The dressed up house clubs typified by the likes of Back to Basics, Cream, Hacienda, Renaissance etc
or
2) The hardcore scene
I very much chose the dressed up house scene and never really ventured into the Hardcore scene, although I did enjoy a night at Doncaster Warehouse in 1992 once.
This track is very much from the hardcore scene and is a track which although a bit cheesy is also great and thoroughly PCC worthy.
Not much original about it, but very enjoyable.
Rave on!
Ultra-Sonic - Obsession
(12" Version)
As soon as you see that name Dr Packer you know that it is synonimous with very fine house music.
A great gentle groove, some nice vocals and a some nice piano.
Another off the Fools Paradise label is also pretty much on point!
All good in the hood!
Suki Soul & Dr Packer - Missing You
I always loved Gabrielle, her vocals were immense and she was a real breathe of fresh air when she arrived on the scene in the late 80's.
Matt Darey was always at the pinnacle of the early days of progressive and trance and has created many sublime tracks and remixes, many of which adorn the PCC blog.
This is another cracker.
Look at my life, look at my heart!
Gabrielle - Rise
(Mash Up Matt Darey Remix)
This is one of those tracks.
It's quite hard to describe, but this track just has a great aura and feel to it.
One that just keeps you enticed throughout the track.
It never really peaks, but just keeps you nicely entertained from start to finish.
Lenny Fontana and Paris Francis - My Song
(Midnight McBride & Bri Buckle Remix)
This has a great atmosphere and a superb vibrant feel.
Quite similar in style to the tracks which Robyn used to put out, hence not out and out dance, but just groovy melodic dance music.
Keeping the glowdown baby!
Enjoy!
Flamingo Pier - Glowdown
Certainly an oversight and maybe it was because it was a tad overplayed.
Anyway well overdue a post, this was a huge track back in 1993 and was always superb on the dancefloor.
I've spoiling you here with 3 superb versions to choose from.
The original Victor Simonelli version which is excellent.
A superb remix from those Nush boys who always knew how to spice up a track and add layers of fantastic piano.
Then there's a newer version from 2022 from Odyssey Inc. which is also pretty corkin'.
If I had to choose one I think the Nush version just shades it for their lush piano.
Victor Simonelli Presents Solution - Feels So Right
(Solutions Original Mix 1993)
Solution - Feels so Right
(Nush Club Mix)
Solution - Feels so Right
(Odyssey Inc. Remix)
The vocals are always spot on and there's loads of piano thrown in.
This is real quality house music which is perfect for the dancefloor.
Soulful, vibey and just very compelling.
The male and the female vocals are just so complementary.
A cracking track!
I love it when you shake it like that aha!
Odyssey Inc. & Wayne Soul Avengerz - Too Close
(Extended Mix)
It is full of trumpets, guitar and funky synths which give a great summer latino/salsa vibe, but for me it's all about the tempo change at 2.50.
From that moment the track reaches another level and just oozes euphoria.
Another track which if used effectively could be devastating on the dancefloor.
A real little beauty this one, very nice indeed!
Rubim de Toledo - Out From Under
(Paul Conway presents Mioga Remix)
Dennis Ferrer is always a symbol of top quality house tracks.
This is piano-tastic from the get-go.
It contains lots of great synth noises and some good vocal chants, backed with a first beat and then the pounding piano breaks and it makes a hell of a track.
Another one which would be superb on the dancefloor and I'm sure would get some great crowd reaction.
Bangin'!
Dennis Ferrer - Sinfonia Della Notte
(Original Mix)
Just love the simplicity yet the effectiveness of this track.
A sure-fire dnacefloor smash in any club, just drop this and watch the crowd lose it.
Top notch from start to finish with some great energetic piano that builds and rocks.
Simple, but oh so effective, just lovely!
No vocals with this one, but in this instance none required.
It's no swindle!
Dat, come on!
Dam Swindle - I Met Her Last Summer
A big track championed by Tony Humphries it's class still shines through.
Another track with great lyrics, great vocals and great piano.
A key focus of the PCC blog was always to champion great dance music new or old and this is another quality piece.
Another track which would still go down a storm today.
A definite Natural High!
Tracie Daves - We Can Make It
(Satin Mix)
He's been around the scent for several decades producing fantastic house music under his various guises, as Greed, Hustlers Convention, Full Intention.
This is yet another piece of classy house music from Mr Gray.
It's been around a good 12 months or so, but feels very fresh.
Close your eyes, dreaming paradise!
Michael Gray featuring Sian-Lee - Another Holiday
(Extended Mix)
Love everything about this track, great lyrics, great vocals, great house groove and some superb piano.
Just a top notch house classic.
This would still go down a storm on any club dancefloor.
Timeless.
H2O - Nobody's Business
(Main Vocal Mix)
A belter championed on Parky's excellent radio show.
Great vibrant uplifting house feel, some excellent vocals by Candice Chavez, some great piano and an overall excellent piece of production as usual from Mark Picchiotti.
This one will be a biggie in the most discerning clubs.
Enjoy!
Mark Picchiotti featuring Candice Chavez
- My Soul Cries Out (Extended Mix)
A quality bit of old skool with some great piano from 1993.
A proper hands in the air old piano classic and I must say underplayed and underrated little gem.
I don't ever remember it played out but it may well of been.
A proper little banger though, so do enjoy!
Interesting little fact about this one, it was recorded on a Sunday morning in 1993 after an all-nighter at Bowlers Trafford Park Manchester.
Had many a cracking night at Bowlers back int'day - proper old skool!
Viva la old skool!
K.O.T.T. - Time To Let Go
(Original White Label)
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)
