Dear Fellow Dance Music Lovers,
This blog brings you the best in Dance Music and Club Classics; from early 87 (back in the daze) through to the present day.
For all those who rocked it all night until the early hours, to those that lived for clubbing and couldn't wait for the weekend to arrive. Enjoy and leave any comments on the blog or contact direct by email at pureclubclassics@live.co.uk
There's no doubting that in the late 90's Junior was one of the main jocks on the scene.
His residency at the Twilo club in NYC was legendary and some of his remix work around that time was amazing (there was also quite a lot of dross also, as he was almost too prolific and often chased the dollar).
This is one of the amazing ones.
Imagine this being mixed in in the throes and a sweaty dancefloor with everyone going for it.
It starts slowly, then builds and takes off, then gets slower and then builds back up and really explodes.
Quite possibly one of the most overplayed tracks in clubland, but we shouldn't forget how big this was on the dancefloor when it first came out back in 1995.
Everyone and I mean everyone would just go crazy when it came on.
It really was a fantastic track.
Of course since then it has been hugely overplayed, sampled, pillaged remixed etc.
Despite all this, it still brings a smile to my face and reminds me of so many great nights out clubbing hearing it.
Love this a big return to form from Bob Sinclair from 2023.
Beautifully chilled with some amazing piano tinged throughout, a really great track.
I heard it from a Keinemusik set and I have to say the music that Rampa, Adam Port, &me are creating is some of the best new music out there.
Their DJ sets are epic and a fantastic blend of African beats and melodic chilled house. Their best tracks usually contain some beautiful piano chords which just "put you in another place".
If you've not heard their stuff then check it out, there's loads on YouTube and to be honest it's blown me away recently and re-established my faith that there is lots of great new dance music being created in amongst all the absolute tosh EDM.
I'll post lots of similar tracks on the PCC blog in coming months, because many of them are epic.
Of course there will still be many of the old renown PCC's from yesteryear also posted.
This was huge back in '94 and was especially widely played by the likes of JoPW and TWA.
There's not too much of Loleatta's actually singing, it just vocal snippets and samples, but it was very catchy and very much part of that "Glammer House" type era.
It always went down very well on the dancefloor in the likes of Cream, Back To Basics, Vague etc.
"Do you want me to come downstairs with rollers in my hair!
I loved Jomanda they were like the original girl band back in the late 80's and when remixed by the likes of Steve Silk, E-Smoove and the like, their tracks were superb on the dancefloor.
This is one of their lesser known tracks, but it is another bona fide PCC courtesy of a fine E-Smoove remix.
Sometimes there are so many remixes of one particular track that it can take ages to track down the version which is the one you really want.
This is such a track. There are loads of great remixes of this, but this is by far my favourite, that rolling piano from start to finish is just the best and when those vocals kick in I'm just in heaven.
A top top mix Mr CJ.
Janet's "ooh, ooh's" have never sounded so good against that piano background.
This track was amazing on the dancefloor back in '93 - great times, great memories.
Need more of Janet on the PCC blog, as when remixed some of her tracks were superb.
I totally love The Stones, they are truly the quintessential British band.
Is this a PCC? Well it might not be the type of track played at peak time of the night, but as part of a Balearic set or played last track of the night, hell yeah!
This is The Stones at their fantastic best with Mick all cocky and brash and the amazing guitar from Keef.
It's got the "whoo-whoo's", amazing harmonies, unbelievable guitars, great lyrics and a fantastic groove and vibe throughout, it's just a stunning track.
Although I'm sure Tony Di Bart will always be remembered for the fantastic "Real Thing" track, which despite it's over play and commerciality still remains as one of my all time fave tracks.
This was the follow up and although not quite as good it is still a really good track and one I also think worthy of PCC status.
It was still pretty good on the dancefloor and always went down a treat.
The part I love best is the female vocal harmony later in the track. Tops!
You only have to look at the artists involved and you know it's going to be a bonafide PCC.
3D are Danny Howells, Darren Emerson, Dave Seaman, 3 DJ icons/producers.
Robert Owens, is there a better male house vocalist? He's certainly up there.
David Seaman is one of the true legends of dance music from his BiR work, his consistently fantastic DJ-ing from the late 80s and still going strong.
Darren Emerson through all his contribution with Underworld and his DJ prowess and Danny Howells, whilst he's the least experienced of the 3D's he's still been knocking out great dance tracks for 20 years.
Used to love this track as a youngster in 1985 and here it is with a wonderful re-working my the genius that is James Wiltshire.
Not a massive re-working to be honest and probably not his finest remix, but it was always a great track and hence anything it enhance it's danceability is good for me.
The PCC Blog is now entering it's 15th year and the tracks still keep coming.
I think (good) dance music has taken a real resurganece in recent years, mainly due to the influence of the top jocks from the golden era still doing what they did so wonderfully well back int' day.
Stand up Graeme Park, Paul Oakenfold, Allister Whitehead, the Luvdup twins, Dave Seaman, Todd Terry, Roger Sanchez, David Morales, Dave Lee (aka Joey Negro) and many many more.
It's also worth pointing some of those newer artists/remixers who are leading the way most notably David Penn, Jo Ventura, Michael Gray, Dr Parker, Carckazat, Purple Disco Machine.
They are all pretty prolific and put out some great tracks over the last 12 months.
The one big label that has blown me away in 2023 is the BIG Speaker Music label pretty much everything they release is dancefloor gold and they are without doubt the number 1 house label of the current house music generation.
Lots to look to in 2024. Here's wishing you a fantastic year and lots of great future PCCs.
Here's a classic for you, there's lots of different remixes of this, but this Joe Claussell version is just perfect, it retains all the respect to the brilliant original and yet house's it up beautifully.
