Sunday 28 April 2024

We are ok!


 Another monster of a track and another one which was very unique.

Lots of versions of this, but I think the G&D remix gives it that extra edge.

Epic trance indeed!

"We are ok"

Perasma - Swing 2 Harmony 

(Gabriel & Dresden Club Mix)

Can we stay right here!

There are lots of artists and remixers who get posted over and over on the PCC blog and that isn't because there is a lack of quality out there, it's just that their tracks are just so amazingly good and deserve the recognition and promotion.

I've often waxed lyrical about the musical genius of James Wiltshire and here he creates another spellbinding track alongside his Freemason's buddy Russell Small.

This is a track of epic proportions with beautiful vocals by Levana Wolf.

It's the sort of track when one listen is never enough.

Enjoy!

Pegasus feat. Levana Wolf - Gorecki 

(Freemasons Mix)

Show me, tell me!


 Did the Trouser Enthusiast's ever create a remix which wasn't absolutely stunning, as I don't think I've ever heard one.

Their ability to turn an ordinary track into a bohemian, monster epic was totally unsurpassed.

This is another absolute monster, a full 11 minutes of heaven.

There is one word I'd use to describe TE remixes "spellbinding".

They also had great very descriptive remix titles to boot! Ha ha.

Enjoy!

Ofra Haza - Show Me 

(Trouser Enthusiasts Kaleidoscope Perversion Mix)

I'm so glad you found me!

Totally love Natasha - a supremely talented artist and one who I felt never quite got the recognition her incredible talent deserved.

She should have been bigger than the likes of Britney, Billy, Taylor.

Great to see that she is touring again.

Her vocals blended with dance version is a match made in heaven.

Another cracking remix by Johnny V.

Get on it!

Natasha Bedingfield - Love Like This 

(Johnny Vicious Club Vox)

You'll be blown away!


Totally love this track which I'd say is bordering on genius.

It is just so different, so original and yet so utterly engaging (and addictive).

A truly amazing remix by the Duke.

I wouldn't know really how to describe it as it is very different to pretty much anything which has been posted on the PCC blog.

All I'd suggest is that you give it a listen as you won't be disappointed.

It is truly captivating.

It's like a blend of Radiohead (on acid), blended with Junior Jack, blended with the Trouser Enthusiasts!

Enjoy!

Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down 

(Duke Dumont Remix)

Come on, come on!


 A cracking track from 1994 which didn't get as much club play as it should have.

The Cotton Club produced and remixed some quality tracks and this is certainly one of them.

I think I hear a little Billy Ray Martin vocal sample in here, mixed in with lots of thumping and throbbing energy.

It feels like the type of track which Jon Pleased would have played in that era.

Enjoy!

Move Inc. - Partners 

(The Cotton Club Brewery Mix)

Oh we remember!


Surprised I haven't posted this before now, an absolute stomper of a track.

MJ at his very best and E-Smoove doing what he does so brilliantly, that being creating fantastic piano laden house remixes.

This one is a belter.

I miss MJ, he was such a talent. 

Michael Jackson - Remember The Time 

(E-Smoove's Late Nite Mix)

Need a little more love!


 Corking track from 1994 which was a big Allister Whitehead favourite (if my memory serves me correctly).

Great vocals, great production and a top class remix by those boys from Love To Affinity.

Quality house music, just how we like it!

So many people lost and abandoned.

Melanie Williams - Not Enough 

(Love To Infinity's Classic Paradise Mix)

Sweet, sweet temptation!


Not posted much Old Skool recently, so here you go with a cracking little track and a relatively unknown track.

It has all the great Old Skool ingredients, great piano, catchy as hell with some nice cheesy vocals.

What's not to love.

One of those tracks guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Sweet, sweet temptation!

M.C. Fear - Temptation 

(New York Mix)

Feel those Indian vibes.

Staying on the Balaearic vibe.

Loved this track from the first time I heard it on the Pete Tong Essential Selection in 1994 (which I religiously tuned in to).

It is just such a funky and catchy piece of Balearic delight.

Still sounds great and just as unique 30 years on.

Enjoy!

Mathar - Indian Vibes

(Discovery Of India Mix) 

Check it out!

A delightful old house classic from 1989.

Very chilled and Balearic in essence, it contains some lush piano and is such a sensational track.

One you never tire of hearing.

Sublime and no surprise to know this is another Dave Lee/Joey Negro production which just adds to his legend status and proof of longevity.

Check it out!

Vibe on!

Masters Of The Universe - Space Talk 

(Hyper Spaced Mix)

And the word is flow!


This is a real banger from 1994.

Think Higher State of Consciousness, but much less cheesy and you are somewhere close.

Let me see your hands!

Marine Boy - Fluid 

(108 Grand Straight Mix)

I can't keep from falling in love!


 Right up there with Madonna's finest club tracks courtesy of a fantastic remix by Mr Morales.

This was also a big Hacienda track and I have very fond memories of grooving away on the dancefloor when this was dropped by Mr Park, way back in 1992.

I can't keep from falling in love!

Pure class!

Madonna - Deeper And Deeper 

(David's Classic 12'' Mix)

Life is just one happy song!


Always love a piece of quality classic house music.

This is a great track from 1992 from the fantastic Strictly Rhythm label.

This track just oozes class from start to finish.

Life is just one happy song!

Joyful.

Ira Levi - Free Your Mind 

(Club Vocal Mix)

Disco heaven!

A fantastic disco track from 1977.

Funky, deep and very endearing.

It contains some great instruments and has a real raw but compelling atmosphere.

Such an original and unique track, which still sounds amazing.

Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This

Always going Above & Beyond!


 Another superb track from A&B which just epitomises their style and quality.

This one is from 2002 and features the wonderful vocal talents of Kate Cameron.

As they'd say in the trance world - a complete banger!

Above & Beyond - Far From In Love

(Original Mix)

Thursday 18 April 2024

Take it away Dina!


I always thought Dina was a fantastic vocalist and although she had a certain degree of success, I always thought her talent deserved better.

That said, this is her fifth appearance on the PCC blog, so at least we rate her highly.

This is a great classic house track from 1993, great vocals, fantastic piano and a high quality remix as we'd expect from Phil Kelsey.

Pure class!

Dina Carroll - Falling 

(Phil Kelsey Remix)

This is "the" version!

Although I posted the original mix (and a few other good remixes) of this track as long back as 2009.

This is without a shadow of a doubt the best mix.

It's pretty similar to the Original Mix for the first part of the track, but then it takes you to another level when the piano kicks in again at 4 mins 51 secs.

The next few minutes are just pure delicious piano heaven.

I first became aware of this version through the epic Chris & James Essential Mix in 1994, which even 30 years on is still my favourite DJ mix set of all time.

Full respect to the legend that is Fabi Paras for creating the original of this track, boy that man produced and remixed some amazing tracks.

Finally, also respect to Mr Healy, on one of his finest studio moments!

Enjoy!

Outrage - Tall 'N' Handsome 

(Short 'N' Stumpy Mix)

At first I was afraid, I was petrified!

Possibly one of the most well know (and most overplayed) dance tracks, but that shouldn't detract from it's brilliance as it is truly a PCC.

Especially as it is is almost 50 years old and was originally released in 1978.

This is a great remix by Phil Kelsey from 1993 who pays great respect to the original vibe of the track, but just it that extra bit of dancefloor punch.

It's still a favourite track of mine and one I always enjoy hearing.

As soon as you hear "At first I was afraid, I was petrified", you're in heaven!

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 

(Phil Kelsey Classic 12" Mix)

Saturday 13 April 2024

Under pressure, too much in my head!

A huge fave of mine from 1991 that halcyon year of piano classics.

This track has it all, beautiful lush vocals, some great lyrics and of course that stomping piano.

They don't make them like this anymore.

Pure Class - just want we want on the Pure Club Classics blog and this is certainly the epitome of that ethos.

Enjoy - I'm confident you will!

N.B. This was produced by Nick Hussey, although it often appears under the DJ Roy Silver moniker.

E-Motion feat. Julie McDermott - Promised Land 

(Original Mix)