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.
I've posted a different version of this classic on the blog before, but there are also a couple of other amazing remixes of this track which are certainty PCC status.
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.
Depeche are one of the great bands of the modern era - fact, but there isn't too much of their music which truly translated across onto the dancefloors of the best clubs.
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.
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"
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.
The one thing that always inspires me to continue posting on the PCC blog is coming across old favourites which really should have been posted a long time ago due to their PCC status, but for whatever reason have been overlooked, forgotten about or on the odd occasions gems I've never heard before.
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.
Another cracking track from Incognito with two very fine remixes.
Baby I love everything that you do.....for me!
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.
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.
Now this one rips and steals from everywhere, particularly The 49ers Touch Me, which stole from Aretha Franklin's "Rock-A-Lott". I could go on but I might be here all day there are that many samples in here.
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!
