Saturday, 30 November 2024

My love will teach you right!

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 I can't quite believe that I haven't posted this before, it must have been a period where I was struggling to find time to post. Ne...

Do you believe in?

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Simply magic and exactly what you'd expect when putting the princess of pop (Madonna is the Queen) and one of the very best current remi...

Follow the sun!

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Huge fan of quality trance. This is much later than the halcyon trance days of the late 90's early 00's, but it still has that same ...

Ooh la la!

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 An old skool banger from 1990. Lots of sample pilfery going on here notably from Gwen Guthrie's - Peanut Butter and also from Siedah Ga...

It's all about tonight!

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Loved this a quality old classic from 1992. Pulsing, throbbing and grooving all in one go. Still sounds great and still pretty unique. Quali...

You have been told!

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Another big and widely played old skool track. There are vocal versions, but they are pretty cheesy and not a patch on this. This one used t...

Everybody's moving to the beat!

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Possibly one of the most widely played club tracks (ever?). Back in 1991 when this came this track was in the box of every single DJ in club...

Can I get a hardcore; do you want more?

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 I really dislike Hip Hop, Hip House love it, Hip Hop hate it. That said I do like this and have always liked Eminem. This is a great mash u...

Aural pleasure

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This is very different but equally very very good. A delightful piece of melodic trance and a fantastically produced track. It has a real at...

The fly!

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Another Balearic classic from back in the day 1989. Just a mad track, with loads going on, but just proper Balearic. There's no pigeon-h...

All rise to the legend

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 Love Fabi Paras' remix work as it always top notch and you always know it's going to contain a banging bit of piano. This is right ...

A flavour of paradise!

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Surprised I've not posted this before. Top notch Balearic track which still sounds great. This one dates back to 1990 and has some lovel...

Slide away!

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Love this a cracking track from 1997, Big C (aka Andy Cocup) remix and production work was always basolutely top notch and layered with bang...
Sunday, 24 November 2024

Don't be a prisoner!

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Steve Anderson is without a shadow of a doubt one of the very best remixers, music producers of all time. The quality and breadth of his wor...

Don't cancel!

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Really on the edge of commercial/credible, however I think it just sneaks in. Yes, it's sugary pop but it's very enjoyable. Kylie is...

How low can you go?

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Probably less well known and probably not quite as good as the other two Gary Clail tracks posted on the blog, but an excellent piece of Ind...

DJ give me the answer!

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Love Sophie, Love Freemasons - put them together, love them even more. A truly corking club track from 2009. A tad commercial, yes quite pro...

Don't want to see the stars!

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I'm on a bit of a trance theme, which isn't a bad thing as I've not posted that much trance recently. Here's another real st...

2 for the price of one!

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 Very much staying on the trance vibe two cracking versions of this awesome track. The original mix is a superb trance stomper with lots of ...

Always A&B!

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 A&B were without a shadow of a doubt one of the doyens of trance music. Their ability to produce tracks which were both so uplifting an...

Never...

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Enjoying this at the moment, which is pretty splendid. I heard it on Graeme Park's Radio Show recently - which is quite often the source...

When I hear that music!

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 Surprised I've not posted this one before now. A real club classic and a superb piece of classic house music from 1993. Fantastic vocal...

A, E; A, E, I, O, U, U!

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 Great reworking of the Freeez classic from 1982. Dr Packer (aka Greg Packer) is without doubt one of the best remixer/producers out there a...
Saturday, 16 November 2024

Welcome to the circus!

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An all time progressive house classic from 1996 which used to blow your socks off. It still sounds fabulous today almost 30 years on. Hardfl...

Gonna be alright!

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This was always a big tune for us and reminds me of great memories of Back To Basics in Leeds back in 1993. Mukkaa produced some great track...

I spill my tea, oh silly me!

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Although I never DJ'd I always think about tracks I'd play if I had my own club night and a dedicated audience. This would have cert...

I was feeling kind of lonely...

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 Ok, so it's not quite summer, but hey who cares, this will certainly brighten up your day. A quite simply piece of music with delightfu...

Think about me!

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Huge fan of Fahlberg, most of his tracks are absolutely stunning. This is no exception, just blissed out progressive trance with such an aur...

Wait for it....

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 A cracking old skool track from 1991. It takes a while to get going but when it gets to the piano it explodes. Similar in style to The Grid...
Monday, 11 November 2024

Balearic Beats in the House!

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How very remiss of me not to have posted this one before. It's an absolute Balearic classic and still sounds amazing 36 years on. Real W...
Sunday, 3 November 2024

If you're ever feeling low!

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Totally love this, more brilliance from PDM. I've always been a sucker for a steel drum and used effectively it can add a great vibe to ...

If we fall apart, let's do it in the dark!

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The original thesis of this blog was to showcase some of the many, many fantastic tracks which have rocked clubland throughout the decades, ...

Love me with your kiss!

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Another old skool banger which was huge back in 1991. I'm surprised I haven't posted this before now, as it was a really popular tra...

How can I love you more?

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Another cracker from the Trotters Independent Traders. Lots of there tracks shamelessly pulled samples and snippets from many different trac...

T.I.T.

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 One of many great tracks from the infamous Neil Rumney aka Trotters Independent Traders. The name originated from the fantastic TV programm...

Bangin' pumpin'

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A banging piece of trance from 1997 from Oakey's Perfecto label. It was a track which epitomises the brilliant trance sound of that era....
Saturday, 2 November 2024

I say love me, hold me!

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Staying on The Stones theme, here's one of their lesser known tracks which was given a fantastic reworking by The Soup Dragons. Despite,...

Let me please introduce myself....

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Great couple of remix of a true Stones classic. IMHO one of the greatest Rock 'N' Roll tracks of all time, by the greatest Rock ...

Do it now!

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Staying on the 1991 vibe, here is a house banger from 1991. Piano-tastic from start to finish, it is a great piece of raw house music. Simpl...

Let your body work!

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This is an old favourite from back in 1991. I used to love this track and it was pretty widely played by most of the top jocks in most of th...

We just need your....compliance!

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Another barnstorming track from PDM. This is absolutely banging. Superb remix and the build up and then subsequent breakdown is just off the...
Sunday, 27 October 2024

All aboard!

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 First heard this in a Luvdup mix set. Don't know too much about it other than it is rockin'. I've always had a huge affinity to...
Sunday, 13 October 2024

"Why does it feel so good!"

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I really detested Groovejet when it first came out in 2000. It was played to death and was very commercial. However, this remix is sensation...

Get on the floor if you've got that booty!

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 Another progressive banger from 1995. The SPS produced some great tracks, very club orientated and very good on the dancefloor. Ain't n...

Anyone like piano?

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Another great, yet simplistic house track, from 1993. As you can imagine from it's title, it's piano-laden. Tracks like this always ...

"Everybody reach"

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A quality and very much underplayed progressive house classic from 1993. Using the same - hoo-hoo chants as Brothers Love Dubs - The Mighty ...

Hey-ah-eh-hey-ah!

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 Quite surprised that I've not posted this track before, this was huge in pretty much all clubs back in 1995. Beautiful gospel vocals, i...

Make room for me!

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 There was a period in the early 90's when everything Leftfield touched was pure gold. They were right at the forefront of the progressi...

Keep that growth mindset!

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Not quite on the same level as their eponymously titled first track. However, that was an almost impossible act to follow as "Last Rhyt...

Be prepared to be blown away!

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Be prepared to be blown away! This is spellbinding and absolutely stunning. 13 minutes of total aural pleasure.  Grab a cup of tea, sit back...