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Sublime house workout from a dab hand on the remixing duties. Like the label, currently seems to be very much an overlooked future classic.

Dimitri, (before he was ‘From Paris’) constructs a credible house mix from Steve Arrington’s eighties disco number.

Microworld attempts to furtively release a fresh composition amongst three other artists on another essential Millions Of Moments release.

A three track sizzler on Soul People Music; Move D takes a little acid, Steve Oh goes retro and Black Jazz Consortium hangs out with some monks.

An official Mr. Fingers reissue of the previously rare earlier version, juxtaposed against a later more sophisticated one.

Bukem returns to his deep house roots with a lush composition…

Dub house – Dub step, let’s not split genre-hairs here. Headphones may be essential to appreciate all the deep frequency seasoning.

Low frequency oscillations are the order the day, send out bass warning.

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Released at the end of 2008 however I didn’t get my copy until a couple of months ago; hopefully there’s still some floating around but if you see one, jump on it. Apparently they also come with a cd single of the same tracks, although mine didn’t. Prepare to pay over the odds because it’s a piece of vinyl pressed and released in Japan but worth it for this single track, with the other three left way, way behind. This composition has an exquisite gentleness that makes you forget you’re listening to a four-on-the-floor house track with the off-beat repeated melody. Can’t help but wish it went on for longer, extended to cover a whole side – a soundtrack to dance under a starlit night to, with an approaching dawn infiltrating the blackness on the horizon.

Artist info:

• www.myspace.com/herveak

Available from:

• juno (available digitally, vinyl possibly sold out)

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DJ Dangerous takes no prisoners with this high energy mix, cutting up tracks with crossfader nimbleness whilst slipping in snippets from others. However in doing so, he pushes up the pitch control on some tracks to squeeze the mix in, which may make the purists baulk at such rough treatment of ‘their’ classics. Personally, for me, it drives this mix forward and makes it great fun to listen to.

Props to _Hawk_ on the discogs forums for sending me a copy as part of a mix exchange many years ago.

1. | 0:00:00 | McFadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
2. | 0:06:12 | Phyllis Hyman – Under Your Spell
3. | 0:07:32 | Phyllis Hyman – You Know How To Love Me
4. | 0:11:15 | Ralphi Rosario – You Used To Hold Me
5. | 0:11:48 | Evelyn King – I’m In Love
6. | 0:15:43 | Howard Johnson – So Fine
7. | 0:18:37 | Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid
8. | 0:20:43 | S.O.S. Band – Take Your Time (Do It Right)
9. | 0:21:45 | Captain Rapp – Bad Times (I Can’t Stand It)
10. | 0:26:01 | G.Q. – Disco Nights (Rock Freak)
11. | 0:29:01 | Rick James – Dance Wit’ Me
12. | 0:31:29 | K.C. And The Sunshine Band – Do You Wanna Go Party
13. | 0:32:57 | Heatwave – The Groove Line
14. | 0:34:36 | Skyy – Call Me
15. | 0:35:55 | Secret Weapon – Must Be The Music
16. | 0:38:28 | Sexual Harassment – I Need A Freak
17. | 0:39:55 | Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood
18. | 0:42:02 | Quartz – Beyond The Clouds
19. | 0:43:39 | Soul II Soul – Back To Life (Acapella)
20. | 0:45:09 | Cheryl Lynn – Encore
21. | 0:46:36 | Prince – D.M.S.R.
22. | 0:49:23 | Barry White – It’s Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me
23. | 0:51:24 | Alicia Myers – You Get The Best From Me (Say Say Say)
24. | 0:55:26 | Slave – Watching You
25. | 0:57:55 | Nitro Deluxe – Let’s Get Brutal
26. | 0:58:15 | Roy Ayres – Runaway
27. | 1:00:03 | Lathun – Freak It
28. | 1:02:31 | Kano – I’m Ready
29. | 1:04:06 | DJ Magic Mike And The Royal Posse – Drop The Bass
30. | 1:06:23 | Evelyn King – Shame
31. | 1:09:58 | Inner City – Good Life

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Unusual track that was popular way back in the day – another track I remember hearing first on Steve Jackson’s show on Kiss FM which I had recorded. I believe I wore that tape out from repeated plays – a track that had plenty of underground cachet.

Music please… just gimme some… music please

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