It is just so lush and luxurious with some superb breathly vocals.
Great to see they are still on their games and leading the dance music revolution they started with their Afro House genre.
I should imagine this will be getting hammered in the more select clubs in Ibiza this summer.
Keinemusik, Sevdaliza - See You Again
This was massive in 1993 and right at the forefront of the progressive house movement.
Still sounds mazing today.
Superb work by David Holmes who was behind many works of art and also a great DJ in that era.
This was another really exciting era of dance music as clubbing swept the nation.
Scubadevils - Celestial Symphony
(Angel Delight Mix)
Courtesy of a stellar remix from Mr Morales, this certainly less commercial than "Show Me Love" but showcases her powerful vocals better and is a quality piece of house music.
Some great percussion in there as with all Morales remixes.
Another slightly forgotten classic from yesteryear.
I want to thank you heavenly father!
Robin S - I Want To Thank You
(Bad Yard Club Mix)
Arguably the greatest year ever? Quite possibly.
The tracks that were produced back then were of such a high quality as the scene was just maturing nicely and the club scene was probably at it's all time peak of popularity.
Such an amazing time to be alive and experience.
This is a superb track as was pretty much everything that David and Satoshi did when they worked together.
Great vocals from Sandee, superb piano and a real class house classic of a track.
You give good love to me!
Sandee - Love Desire
(David Morales & Satoshi Tomiie's' House of Def Mix)
A real classy house remix production similar in style to the late great Frankie Knuckles in that classic def mix vibe.
Tracks like this are timeless due to the fantastic remix work of really great artists.
This was another one which somewhat flew under the radar, but it an absolutely quality house track.
P.S. I know the YouTube video says Phil Kelsey remix, but this is most certainly the Steve Anderson mix).
Robbie Craig - Magic
(Steve Anderson 12" Mix)
They totally transform this track into a really fine club banger.
(Although surprisingly it doesn't feature any piano on this one!)
They've been so prolific over the years and consistent with their quality and great to see them still rockin' on the scene today.
Years and years of being at the forefront of the clubbing and dance music scene - Respect!
Rebekah Ryan - You Lift Me Up
(K Klassic Klub Mix)
It's deep, atmospheric and features some kicking piano.
Come on, come on, come on!
Don't be stupid!
Preska- Let's Get Real
(Red Zone Mix)
However, posting these gems helps to raise that awareness of great tracks from yesteryear that we might have missed, not heard or completely forgotten about.
When I'd been running this blog for the first 5 years or so I thought there may come a time when I ran out of tracks to post, but I now realise that will never happen as there are simply still so many great tracks out there waiting to be unearthed and posted.
I have several thousand in my database labelled of PCC status, hence there is no end in sight.
In the meantime sit back and enjoy some more classic house music.
In-Side - Shout In The Night
(5th Avenue Mix)
Delightful powerful and crisp vocals, some great piano and saxophone, wrapped up with some excellent production.
A real quality piece of fine house music, which is customary for Dimitri.
Love the line "I want to dance all night like I'm 10 years old"
Izo FitzRoy - I Want Magic
(Dimitri From Paris Vs. Cotonete 12" Version)
Love the rawness and the crisp production.
Classic house track - very simple - but still very powerful.
Chip E. Feat. K. Joy - Like This
(House Mix)
Here he is with another fabulous remix of a pretty ordinary track, until Steve spreads his gold dust on it.
Lots of sumptuous piano as may of his remixes gives it some real life and vibrance.
35 years on, still loving this.
Ceybil - Love So Special
(DMC USA Remix by Steve Anderson)
This is a fine example.
This was such a great track when it first came out in 1996, but became so overplayed and commercial that it became a bit tiresome and even tedious.
However, it still sounds great even now and rightly deserves it's status on the PCC blog.
It certainly was a great track back int' day and does still great almost 30 years on.
Style is temporary class is permanent!
B.B.E. - Seven Days And One Week
(Club Mix)
Just very simple repetition but so, so encapsulating and as mentioned infectious.
These tracks made the most sense in clubs as you would just catch the groove and bounce along to them vibing with others on the dancefloor.
Great memories - great track.
Is that what you really want!
Happy Mondays - Stinkin' Thinkin'
(Junior Style Mix)
This was always a big track in Oakey's sets and one that just blew you away.
Trance perfection.
No need for vocals when the music is so good.
Enjoy!
Hans Zimmer - Interstellar
(Paul Oakenfold Remix)
Gordon was a cracking DJ who I saw play in clubs many times and always rocked the joint.
The track is a juicy sample-tastic one typical of that era.
The funky guitar vibe is very noticeable throughout.
Not quite as good as "Warm it up", but still pretty tasty.
Who doesn't love a good riff!
Joy For Life - The Riffmeister
This will indeed make you "Jump For Joi"
Classic house music at it's very best.
Infectious piano, killer vocals and the house beat that really kicks.
Over 30 years old now, but still sounds as fresh as it did when I first heard it back in 1994.
When I'm jumping!
Joi Cardwell - Jump For Joi
(Classic Vocal)
Plain and simple quality house music.
The piano in this is first class.
No more words are needed.
Still sounding great nearly 40 years on.
John Rocca – Move
(Farley's House Piano Mix)
They were just so always on point, transforming bang average tracks into absolute bangers.
This is another fine example of their remix genius.
I do wish they were still producing and remixing tracks as their presence in the dance music industry is sincerely missed.
Mr James Wiltshire will always be one of my all time favourite remixers - Genius at work!
I saw you Friday, Saturday!
John Newman - Cheating
(Freemasons Remix)
Very summary and real Ibiza vibes.
A touch on the commercial side??
Possibly, but just managing to be sufficiently underground.
It's so much better than a lot of the overhyped garbage which was played at the time.
Great remix by Full Intention as standard and Michael Gray still continues to remix and produce fantastic tracks - Leg-end!
I want to see your face when I wake up!
Supafly vs Fishbowl - Let's Get Down
(Full Intention Club Mix)
It feels more like a Jamie Principle track in terms of vocal style rather than Byron Stingily, but it is pure class all the same.
Very atmospheric and chilled, yet groovy and funky at the same time.
A corking track indeed.
Dance, come on dance with me!
Byron Stingily - Stardance
(Long Mix)
Great vocals, superb production and some corking piano.
I love all the clever little bits in this track and all the little chimes.
A real bonafide house classic.
It's the year Nineteen Hundred and Ninety!
Sha-lor - My Love (Has Gone Away)
(Tommy Musto N.Y. Garage Mix)
It is also probably one of the most widely known and widely liked (hence maybe why I've not posted yet).
Produced in 1983 - 40 odd years on it has lost none of it's appeal and still sounds fantastic.
Superb vocals, great lyrics and first class production it is a true disco masterpiece and rightly deserves it's position as one of dance music's most iconic tracks.
I have only one thing more to say "Let the music play!"
Shannon - Let The Music Play
The musical arrangements which were used to create all the classic disco tracks will probably never be repeated due to the cost to assemble the collective of musicians, hence why all these old classics are so frequently sampled.
However, it's great to also pay homage to these old classics and this is one such truly fabulous track.
It's now almost 50 years old, but still sounds amazing.
The vocals are just superb and the production is amazing, not to mention all the great instruments, especially the piano and sax.
You will of course recognise that amazing piano riff which David Morales used so effectively in his hugely popular "Needin' U" track from 1998.
However, I much prefer this amazing original - just a pure timeless classic.
Rare Pleasure - Let Me Down Easy
It has a bit of everything sort of hip-house in it's style with lots of attitude, vibe and a few well placed expletives.
It's got a real catchy groove and just flows really well.
It'd be great to have more Hip-House style tracks like this, as it was such a cool genre.
You've got it bitch!
79.5 - B.D.F.Q
(FSQ Remix)
Some fierce vocals and some equally fierce piano.
It has a real feel good factor and I bet it has a great effect on the dancefloor.
Ooh Lord burnin' up!
Kaleena Zanders & Tchami - Daddy Keeps Calling
(Extended Mix)
I totally love all the Motown tracks and as a young teen it was one of my most emphatic musical loves and quite possibly shaped by musical tastes for my lifelong of dance music.
The beauty about this music was the quality of the vocals, them amazing production and the use of so many fantastic instruments.
This has fantastic vocals, but for me it is the strings that really make this, the violins in this are stunning and really shape the track.
A great remix as well.
Marvin Gaye - It's A Desperate Situation
(Alkalino Edit)
The track is a real hands in the air piano-tastic affair.
I'm sure it will be a big hit in the clubs and especially in Ibiza.
Quite mainstream, but still very tasty.
Bring out the sunshine!
Wolfgang Valbrun - Sun Don't Shine
(Sophie Lloyd Remix)
Tom's remix work is always spot on, respecting the original but creating a new track which has it's own vibe and worth.
I'd almost consider the original Rhythim is Rhythim version as being untouchable, but this helps to bring an all time classic to a new audience.
Job done well.
Enjoy!
Derrick May - Strings of Life
(Tom Middleton Remodel)
Proper house music with great vocals, great lyrics and superb house productions laden with lots of great piano.
Simply classic house music you could dance to all night.
This is just another of many great tracks which they made.
From 1992 but still sound amazing, fantastic remix by the legend that is Tony Humphries.
Class in a glass!
Bas Noir – Shoo-B-Doo
(Club Remix)
They were huge in the early 80's and although very commercial with a clever remix they also had a great dance vibe.
There are quite a few of their tracks already posted on the blog.
This one is an epic reworking by DJDiscoCat - I always love his remix work, extending classic tracks, utilising the track "best bits" and relayering them to make them sound even better.
Just spot on!
Bananarama ~ Cruel Summer
(Disco Purrfection Version)
This is a throbbing piece of modern atmospheric trance which really hits some high spots and the chanting is just stops.
The drops in this are massive and I'd bet these go down a storm in clubs.
A really well produced track and a fine piece of top notch modern day trance music.
Argy & Goom Gum - Pantheon
(Extended Mix)
By this stage the rave scene was very clearer splitting into the more dressed up club vibe of the Hac, Back To Basics, Renaissance, Venus etc vs the Hardcore scene and my foot was truly in the Hac, B2B camp.
The whole mask and glow sticks thing was never my bag.
That said there were still lots of great tracks from that rave/hardcore side which although never played at the nation's more glam clubs were still great tracks.
This being one of them.
This one steals heavily from Nitro Deluxe's - Let's Get Brutal - a huge house classic which was posted many years ago on the PCC blog.
Still a great track though - enjoy!
Altern 8 - Brutal 8 E
Very Disco-tastic as you'd expect from PDM.
It has the hugely addictive rhythm and vibe of all PDM's fantastic production work.
Lots of familiar samples and vocal snippets, but all in all just a great catchy and funky dance track.
Enjoy!
Purple Disco Machine - Emotion
I've always been a huge The Cure fan, they have always created music which is unique, trailblazing and despite not being aimed at the dancefloor has always had great remix-ability.
Bring in the studio and dance music talents of Oakey and you have a true masterpiece.
The title is quite right this is hugely cinematic and would be a great score for an emotional movie scene.
The piano drop in this track is heavenly!
This track would be a great set opener.
Class is permanent!
The Cure — Can Never Say Goodbye
(Paul Oakenfold ‘Cinematic’ Remix)
Throbbing, vibing, pulsating from the opening bars this is fierce and really hits deep.
The whole track has a great atmposhere about it and rolls really well.
The vocals are also really great and nicely complement a great track.
Enjoy!
Solomun featuring Jain - Tout Le Monde Est Fou
(Club Version)
They can be fast, slow, uptempo, downtempo, but they have to be good and something which moves me and creates emotion and true aural pleasure.
Now and again this involves tracks which might be slightly commercial, slightly cheesy or just very different.
This is one such track which is certainly different (and a tad cheesy) but equally very good and very endearing.
Some lovely French vocals, a Italo disco euro beat some lovely subtle piano and just a great summer feel.
It really is a very nice and very engrossing piece of music.
Enjoy!
I've also added a Thunderpuss remix which although slightly more underground, doesn't quite match the great Moreno J remix.
Mylène Farmer - Désenchantée
(Moreno J Remix)
(Thunderpuss Club Anthem)
Brings extra life with an injection of piano and a really catchy vibe.
Better than the original version for me, which I always found a little slow.
This ups the tempo and adds that little extra bit of dancefloor appeal.
I'll keep you in safety, forever protect you!
Kosheen - Hide U
(Laura Pradelska Edit)
Vocal samples from the old Princess track and with lots of booming piano.
A real hands in the air piano screamer.
Very old skool in feel and I'm sure will be a big mover and shaker on the dancefloors of the nations finer clubs.
You know I'll be good to you!
Juliet Thurbz - Number One
(Extended Mix)
The piano breakdown is to die for and very reminiscent of his fabulous remix of The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It.
There's nothing better than a great piano breakdown and this certainly makes the track erupt.
The euphoria these sort of tracks created in clubs was like gold and caused much dancefloor delirium.
I only wanna good time, time to free my mind!
Sunshine in my eyes!
Confidence Man - Out The Window
(Greg Wilson & Ché Wilson Mix)
This has great vocals, a great vibe and of course K-Klass's obligatory avalanche of piano.
Tracks like this were always so great to dance to in the clubs.
Quality house music!
Camboso feat. Jocelyn Brown - Love Alibi
(K-Klass Club Mix)
Nush were always on it back in those days whether it was their own productions or the many remixes they did.
The usually banged in loads of piano and pretty much always created a real banger as a result.
This is a fine example, an average house track transform with some really choice piano which turns it into a true PCC.
Keep on movin'!
It won't take long!
Boris Dlugosch Presents Booom! - Keep Pushin'
(Nush Club Mix)
Very epic in it's feel and luxurious in it's production, creating a smooth and engrossing piece of mesmeric house music.
Great vocals, subtle piano and great key changes top it off.
Tasty indeed!
Wolfgang Valbrun - Flawed by Design
(Brian Kage Remix)
It has a very distinct and cool vibe, but is catchy and grooves at the same time.
It's sort of like modern day Hip-House.
They know!
Jimpster & Oveous - Flo
It's great to hear that there's so much good dance music being made if you search hard enough.
However, we remain reliant on the likes of the legends like Graeme Park to keep pulling out these gems that are deeply hidden in the huge swathes of dross.
This is very Balearic in feel, just floating along but also engaging, it slowly builds and then delivers some great piano, then continues to increase in tempo until it really starts to rock.
Very well produced and a fine piece of modern house music.
Helder Russo - New Beat
(Orlando Voorn Deep Mix)
It's also got some great vocals and some lovely touches of piano.
It's just like old skool house music like we used to know it.
Very tasty.
Reaching for your love!
Nomi Ruiz & Eli Escobar - Full Fantasy
(Extended DJ Mix)
Very Keinemusik-esque in it's vibe and Afro House style with super subtle piano chords and that lovely chilled dance vibe.
Another track which will be big this summer.
Enjoy!
Soweto Gospel Choir x Groove Terminator - You Got The Love
(Latroit Remix)
You have been warned.
A mix of lovely chilled grooves, soothing vocals and beautiful violin strings.
Very endearing indeed!
It's been so long since we've been together yeah.
Art Of Tones - Gold
Throbbing, vibing, building, slowly, big synths, building further and then a huge drop.
A fine bit of new dance music.
Far too short at under 3 mins, but what there is, is high quality.
Enjoy!
Maxi Meraki - What You Do To Me
Kicking off with a quality piano-tastic track from a genre now called New Italian Disco.
This one has a great old/new vibe and charm about it with some nice Italian vocals and some delightful piano. The Endless Night!
Very tasty!
Dov'e Liana - La Notte Infinita
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
Sublime as usual with beautiful piano chords and some great male vocals.
Just quality all round, only slight criticism being it's a touch short for a dance track and could do with at least another couple of minutes.
Great track though!
Keinemusik, Boys Noize feat. Vinson - Crazy For It
Rob Searle always creates some really energetic and vibrant remixes and this is one such example.
Possibly a bit cheesy for the purists, but catchy all the same and I could well imagine it popping off nicely if dropped in a club.
Open your mind and enjoy!
C & A - Sweet Dreams
(Rob Searle Vocal Mix)
The Perfecto remix from 2000 is classic Oakey in his Goa trance vibe and is a really great remix, which still sounds superb 25 years on.
Then there is a very new remix from BLOND:ISH, and Kiko Franco which is very much in the current Afro House vibe, which contains some great piano.
Both great and just examples of the art of remixing using the same base but creating completely different vibes.
You don't have to choose, just enjoy them both.
Moby - Natural Blues
(Perfecto Remix)
Moby, BLOND:ISH, Kiko Franco - Natural Blues
(Extended Mix)
Kim Wilde was pretty hot stuff in the early 80s and although this wasn't one of her big hits, it was probably one of her best tracks and still sounds amazing today.
Hats off to a cracking remix here by Moreno J he has done a brilliant job of enhancing the original version.
Love Kim's vocals very earthy and captivating.
Pure class!
Kim Wilde - Cambodia
(Moreno J Remix)
My penchant for TE remixes will surprise no one who follows the {CC blog.
They were simply marvels at grabbing tracks by the throat of their necks and turning them into momentous pounding trance classics.
It is another fine example and you are fully absorbed in the track for the full duration.
Some great Kylie-esque vocals and some tasty lyrics also to boot.
When I kiss your salty lips!
Rochelle - Mouth
(Skynet Vs Trouser Enthusiasts Mix)
Todd has produced some very fines remixes and this is certainly one of them.
Hard to believe this track is now well over 50 years old and came out in 1973, the remix is from 2017.
Dolly Parton – Jolene
(Todd Terje Mix)
It was featured on a Cream Summer anthems CD from 1997 which I played to death at the time as it was a great mix of summer tracks.
It still sounds great and has some great lyrics as well as strong vocals and a really great summer vibe.
Go on be a contender!
Reverend & the Makers —
Heavyweight Champion of the World
(Club)
Here's a listen old skool belter from 1992 which couldn't be simpler and pretty much uses the same piano riff throughout.
Still a little cracker though and cheesy lyrics aside remains a solid little track.
Rave Nation feat Juliette - Stand Up
If ever a track needed a remix, because some of the piano in this is absolutely top notch.
Love the bit that slows down and then kicks back into life also.
Old skool never dies.
Enjoy!
Rainbow Zone - Vol 1 - The Rainbow Walls
(DJ Roy Silver's "Only Smarties Have The Answer" Mix)
It's hard to explain the influence New Order had on modern day music as they were so immense and were a huge part of my musical diet as a youngster.
Great to see that they are still going strong.
I saw them in concert at Wythenshawe in Manchester last year and they were still absolutely on it!
Respect!
About the track, just genius and Oakey adds some sublime touches of piano to give it that dancefloor vibe.
Two class acts!
New Order - True Faith
(Perfecto Remix)
This track had it all for me and was totally underrated and not that widely played.
Still sounds amazing over 25 years later and should be up there with the true trance classics.
Love the build in this and those beautifully subtle piano chords.
Classic trance as we know and love.
Enjoy!
Spectre - Spectrum
(Original Mix)
Original or new?
The original was a big track for us when we were out but I remember more from 1992 than 1991.
It had that hypnotic groove which was really mesmerising and great to dance to.
The remixed version from 2024 adds some extra piano and in my opinion trumps the original, although all my memories are attached to the original.
Both great tracks and will stand the test of time.
UBQ Project Volume II - When I Fell N Luv
(Original Version)
Terry Hunter - When I Fell In Luv
(Gerd Janson Extended Remix)
