It draws on so many other tracks, none of which I can quite put my finger on, but all are familar.
Just a great piece of atmposheric porgressive house, almost bordering on trance, but not quite.
Love pretty much all Tom Middleton's stuff.
Enjoy!
Humate - Love Stimulation
(Tom Middleton Remix)
This William Orbit remix is amazing, with so many different sections, to it.
It starts off slow and just so hauntingly beautiful and then really picks up the pace and goes off the wall crazy, then slows down a touch and then goes again.
What a remix. it totally engrosses you for the full 10 mins.
A big track for "The Man Like" (Sasha).
Really quality and very unique.
Enjoy!
Morgan King - I'm Free
(William Orbit Remix)
Now this version could almost be a different track.
It was the same amazing opening chilled vibe, but in this mix it stays chilled throughout the track and is just gloriously luxurious and atmospheric.
It feels like floating on air!
Fantastic track.
Enjoy!
Morgan King - I'm Free
(The Full-Length La Serenna Mix)
Those Keinemusik boys are very hot at the moment and create some amazing tracks.
Very much on an african vibe, but they are from Germany, so go and figure.
This track is delightful with some beautiful vocals and some amazing piano, just gorgeous.
More to come from these guys.
Enjoy!
AWEN & Caiiro - Your Voice
(Adam Port Remix)
Out of Germany this year and just delightful.
Deep house combined with beautiful piano chords.
Pure quality.
Great to know that real quality house music is still being made.
This would go down a storm in any club.
&ME, Black Coffee - The Rapture Pt.III
Still sounds great today and not at all commercial.
A quality piece of progressive house.
Enjoy!
Scooter - Vallée De Larmes
(Re-Incarnation By The Loop! Version)
The original mix also very good and hence also included.
Scooter - Vallée de Larmes
(Original)
Their remixes are always absolutely on point and of the very highest quality.
This one is just as epic as all their stuff, cleverly using the Kylie lyrics alongside their pumping trance vibe.
Kylie's vocal in this one, sounds very much like Garbage (I mean Garbage the band, I'm certainly not eluding they are rubbish LOL!)
Enjoy the track it another spellbinding TE classic!
Kylie Minogue - Did It Again
(Trouser Enthusiasts' Goddess Of Contortion Mix)
Well I'd always loved Erasure and love Blue Amazon also, so put them together and I guess I should that also, which I'm pleased to report, I do.
This is just as you'd expect from Blue Amazon a true progressive musical journey, that grips you from start to finish.
There's not much Erasure in here, but not to worry!
A true epic house masterpiece.
Enjoy!
Erasure - Rain
(Blue Amazon Twisted Circles Mix)
However, this is a real exception thank you to some amazing production by Brian Transeau.
BT was heralded as almost the saviour of dance music (at least in Sasha's eyes), but although some of his tracks were outstanding; many weren't.
This one however, is in the outstanding bracket and is a wonderful progressive journey that keeps you encapsulated from start to finish.
The Depeche vocals are superb throughout as you'd expect.
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
(BT Trance Vocal Mix)
Everything they touched was pure gold and this is no exception.
Just a truly wonderful piece of classic house, taking an average MJ track and turning it into a classic house stomper.
Geniuses at work!
Michael Jackson - Love Never Felt So Good
(David Morales & Frankie Knuckles Classic Tribute Mix)
This is probably not one of her best, but damn fab all the same.
Moto Blanco are always pretty consistent with their remixing just managing to navigate that fine line between commercial/underground and generally keep their tracks clubby enough and not too poppy.
What do I think about this track, I'd say "Just Fine"
I ain't going to let anything get in my way!
Enjoy!
Mary J Blige - Just Fine
(Moto Blanco Club Mix)
It has a depth and vibe which feels older but that is complimentary as it feels more like a track from the 90's rather that the 2020's.
A real house classic with great vocals, great lyrics and some delightful piano.
A top notch track.
Lost my sparkle, lost my smile!
Enjoy!
Melvo Baptiste (feat. Phebe Edwards) - Bad Company
(Extended Mix)
Pretty much loved everything Jay Kay did, he was one crazy Kat!
Especially when his tracks were remixed in fact I need to post more than I have done to date.
This one is just quality thank you to a fantastic disco-licious remix by the legend that is Dave Lee aka Joey Negro (perhaps the most prolific remixer/producer out there).
What you get is a great track - disco through and through, funky as hell with just a great vibe.
Why does it have to be like this?
Enjoy!
Jamiroquai - Little L
(Dave Lee Disco Re-Blend)
I first heard it played by the legend that is Graeme Park and just loved it and after many months of searching finally find a version.
This couples Róisín's marvellous vocals with the "Lil Louis - French Kiss" sample and it just builds and builds with a subtle yet luxurious vibe.
A really special track and one which I bet could be lethal on the right dancefloors dropped at the right time.
Róisín Murphy And DJ Koze – Can't Replicate
(12" Edit)
A really uplifting house gospel track with some thumping piano.
This can't fail to put a smile on your face.
"He's alright, alright, alright!"
Enjoy!
Jame Starck, Yvvan Back, Zetaphunk
Featuring Alfreda Gerald - He's Alright
(David Penn Extended Edit)
Very piano-licious.
Does Dave Lee aka Joey Negro ever stop, the man is truly omnipresent and is a true disco legend.
Talk about prolific, if he was a footballer he'd be Lionel Messi!
Enjoy!
Dave & Omar - Starlight
(Grant Nelson VIP Dub)
It keeps all the blinding quality of the original but this Danny Krivit remix just spruces it up a little and makes it an even more exciting track.
Pure quality and outrageous piano.
Oh yes!
"Give it to me baby"
Thelma Houston - I'm Here Again
(Edit by Mr. K)
This one falls into the old classics I'd forgotten about and is a cracking track laden with piano.
Z Factor are another alias of the omnipresent Joey Negro aka Dave Lee.
A great track, get on it!
Z Factor - Get in 2 the Music
(Joey Negro Chicago Tribute Mix)
Glorious vocal performance by the wonderful Pauline Taylor.
Filled with lovely piano chords it does hit you deep and spiritual.
Praise the lord!
Rollo Goes Spiritual With Pauline Taylor -
Let This Be A Prayer
(Epic Mix)
The track is 20 years old but still much better than all this EDM nonsense today.
Enjoy!
Sarah McLachlan - Fallen
(Gabriel & Dresden Anti-Gravity Mix)
An absolute belter of a track with some sublime piano.
What do you think?
2-XTreme - That Piano Track
This one is no different.
A bot more thumping and pumping due to a superb remix by Gabriel & Dresden mix.
The vocal has shades of Saint Etienne and is very well delivered by Tricia Lee Kelshall.
All in all a cracking track
Enjoy!
Way Out West - Mindcircus
(Gabriel & Dresden mix)
It contains everything you'd expect from a bangin' trance track.
There are a few different remixes of this, but I still go back to the original as being the best.
Enjoy!
Dream Traveler - Time
(Original Mix)
It's one of those track which was absolutely electric in clubs and would send everybody crazy.
The build up and then breakdown is one of the very best accompanied by a huge drum roll.
The fact that it then slows down and builds up again, makes it even more epic.
A definitive PCC!
Tom Wilson - Techno Cat
(Dance Like Your Dad Mix)
Not quite as electric as "Perfect Day", but pretty epic all the same.
A really great track with so much variety and feel in it.
Probably a bit less dancefloor friendly (than the "Physical" remix), but better IMHO.
Get on it!
The Visions Of Shiva - How Much Can You Take?
(Emotional)
This T-empo remix is excellent and a lot more housey than their customary epic remixes, it is nonetheless top notch and right up there with the high standard they set.
IMHO it outshines the S-Man remix which is also very good (as per usual).
Incognito were one of those music acts which were a bit dull for my tastes, but came alive when remixed effectively as Roger S has done on several of their tracks.
Which mix does it for you?
Incognito - I hear your name
(T-empo's Summer Vibes 12')
Incognito - I Hear Your Name
(Roger's Ultimate Anthem Mix)
The Pet Shop Boys have stood the test of time as one of the great pop/dance acts.
When remixed by the Trouser Enthusiasts it just goes up another level.
This is another fantastic remix creating an epic monster of a track.
It has a beautiful breakdown as well as the traditional pumping TE sound.
Neil's vocals are just so distinctive and an ideal foil for dance music.
The breakdown is very reminiscent of Oakey's legendary - Orange Mix, but that is a complement.
A great track.
Enjoy!
Pet Shop Boys - Somewhere
(Trouser Enthusiasts Mix)
An absolute classic which still sounds amazing.
Mental Cube were another alias for Future Sound of London.
Those acid squelchy sounds were so original and exciting back then and still sound great today.
A timeless house classic from 1991.
Mental Cube - Q
(Original Mix)
Another huge banger of a remix from my all time fave dance duo, the legends that were Chris and James.
One of the great perks of running this blog back int' day was "meeting" them through it and having their contribution and input.
This is in their traditional remix vane, just an absolute banger with lots of great piano and so much uplifting energy.
Chris and James made some amazing, amazing tracks many of which are posted on the PCC blog.
It always saddens me that they not truly got the acclaim their musical genius deserved.
However, they can bask in the glory that their tracks and utterly timeless and still sound amazing to this very day.
Hats off to you chaps!
I'll be giving you my body and my soul!
P.S. If you've never checked out their Essential Mix from 1994 (of course it's on the PCC blog - it still remains as the greatest mix set of all time IMHO.
Get on it!
Perks Of Living Society - Body And Soul
(Chris And James Undertones Of House Mix)
I've posted the Larry Levan remix on the PCC blog previously which I believe was the version played at the Paradise Garage.
However, I have to confess to liking this version better.
Why, well because it contains those fabulous vocals from the Three Degrees.
Love is, love is the message that I sing to you
Love is the message that I bring to you
Love is the message for us all!
The musical production, all the different instruments from the Orchestra and notably the saxophone, are all truly momentous.
An epic masterpiece.
Enjoy!
MFSB featuring The Three Degrees - Love Is the Message
(A Tom Moulton Mix)
However, I'm confident it will indeed be a club classic and hence worthy of PCC status.
The tracks got a superb vibe about it and just flows so effectively.
It reminds me somewhat of Kraftwerk's - Trans Europa Express.
A really great track.
Get on it!
Shouse - Your Love feat. House Gospel Choir
(Helsloot Remix)
I love hip-house, it combines them both and makes track just so funky and catchy.
This is a great example, great rapping by Queen Latifah.
Welcome into my Queendom!
Quality hip-house track, with lots of familiar samples.
This track has been posted before, but I think this mix is a little more hip-housey compared to the Richie Rich housier version!
Enjoy!
Queen Latifah - Come Into My House
(Julian 'Jumpin' Perez Mix)
Very piano-tastic with lots of lovely acid stabs.
Plain simple, but so effective and devastating on the dancefloor.
Enjoy!
Watanabe - Odoru
It still sounds amazing today some 36 years later.
Totally timeless.
The legend that is, Marshall Jefferson behind this one.
Close to house music perfection!
Enjoy!
On The House - Give Me Back The Love
(Club Mix)
It was one of those that you always heard out in clubs and totally loved but never knew what it was called.
It was huge back in 1993 and pretty much every decent Jock had it in his/her box.
Just so catchy and a really great groove, a fantastic piece of progressive house which was very much in vogue in '93.
Still sounds amazing 30 years on.
Top track!
Khaled - Chebba
(Man City Instrumental Mix)
Still that was the way it was in 1991 and is no different today.
That aside, this is still a cracking old skool track, definitely a little dated now, but still a little cracker!
Enjoy!
The Melody Stars - We Can Make It
This is a real old skool classic from 1990 and a widely known and widely played track.
Always went down well on any dancefloor I was on.
Still sounds great, although a little dated, but that piano is just heavenly and the sax near the end is pretty special as well.
Great track then, still a great track now!
S-Bam - Take Me Away Now
(Vocal Version)
One of those tracks which always went down well on the dancefloor whatever time of night.
It's a mish-mash of loads of samples and snippets that even 30 years on still sounds great.
Old skool in the house!
Digital Domain - I Need Relief
I saw the Monday live a few times and they were always chaotically brilliant.
I think it was the G Mex in 1990 and Elland Road in 1991.
Great band, great times.
This is a great remix from 2020, which sticks pretty close to the original, but also gives it some extra fizz.
This track still sounds amazing and totally timeless, in essence it defined an era!
Happy Mondays - Hallelujah
(Ewan Pearson Remix)
Boy the legend produced some fantastic tracks, this is another sensational remix right up there with his best stuff (but to be honest everything he ever touched was golden).
Love everything about this track, great vocals, great vibe, great feel and of course Frankie's sensational piano sprinkled in aplenty.
Let's laugh and cry until we die!
Delicious!
Mapei - Don't Wait
(Frankie Knuckles Remix)
I've mentioned it before, but this is one of the great motivations for continuing the PCC blog tracking down hidden gems like this.
I'd class this as Balearic maybe touching on New Beat or just simply a "bloody cracking track".
Hope you enjoy this one as much as I do?
Humanoid - Crystals (Back Together)
This is a delightful track with some fantastic complimentary male and female vocals.
Feeling this way, makes me feel like falling!
Laura Hallet's vocals are angelic, why wasn't she on more tracks?
Or maybe she was under an alias (sounds very much like Maria Nayler)?
Let me know if you have any info on that?
Anyway I'm sure you'll enjoy the track.
Get on it, it's a beauty!
The Conductor & The Cowboy - Feeling This Way
(Original Mix)
His use of the old skool piano to give that retro feel, entwined with a wicked atmospheric vibe is just spot on.
Another absolutely top notch track.
My faith in modern dance tracks is being restored.
Get on this!
Verdo - Prins
However, it always great to hear new tracks which just take my breath away.
This is one such track.
It has a pretty slow build up and although good it's just doesn't reveal what's about to come next; an absolutely sensational piano break down which is just heaven.
This really is a special track.
Enjoy!
Verdo - Boulevardier
(Pedro Bertho Remix)
When deep house is done well it hits you "deep".
Love this such an infectious groove, this was huge on the dancefloor and so hypnotic.
Let your heart beat for all life!
31 years on it is still a bonafide PCC.
Enjoy people!
Mission Control - Outta Limits
(Shelter Mix)
There aren't too many which crossover to the dancefloor, but this one certainly does with a great Peter R remix.
Certainly worth a "Try"
P!nk - Try
(Peter Rauhofer Anthem Mix)
His remix work is always so perfect, bringing the best out of the artist and lengthening the track in all the rights places to just simply prolong the enjoyment.
I really miss the use of "proper instruments" on current tracks and this one has some great musical production.
A stone cold classic and much better than the Pasadena's cover.
New York City - I'm Doing Fine Now
(A Tom Moulton Mix)
Gorgeous vocals by Claudia Kennaugh and some delightful piano over a great driving deep house groove.
Certainly one of the tracks of the year so far for me.
I can well imagine this one being huge in the more discerning clubs this summer.
Greg is the son of the great Cerrone (Marc Cerrone) the legendary disco artist and producer from the 70's and 80's.
Great to see he has inherited some of his Father's musical talents.
"Spinning around you've got to get down,
get back in the race,
baby this is the way,
take a deep breath and go"
Get on it!
Greg Cerrone & Claudia Kennaugh - This Is Your Day
(Original Mix)
