Back 2 house

Good ol' cheery house beats in new context.



Always need that.

track's info
Junktion - Friends & Strangers
Make Believe Disco No.2
Make Believe Disco 2017

Torture of the year

The worst, the most boring and torturing chore of the year is cleaning the closets to pack summer clothing and put winter clothes in their place (and reversly -same shit).

This 4/4 beat mix made it a little bit better this year.

 When you add dancing to it, it gets better. You might actually enjoy the torture.

Info
Dj Steve Adams-Summer Soulful Mix June 2017

Gradual

The other day I caught this one on internet radio.

And remembered this one.

And ended up listening to this one.

Cool stuff.

tracks' info
-Quincy Jones feat. Patti Austin - Razzamatazz
The Dude
A&M Records 1981

-M.F.O. - I know
Subliminal 1999

-Culture Club - Miss me blind
Colour by Numbers
Virgin 1983

When Joey met George

One of my beloved producers from the past, Joey Negro, had this take on George Benson's "Love will come again". A house legend meets a musical genius and for about 7,5 minutes, nothing else matters.



There's certainly a good, inspiring, solid base, but you can feel Joey Negro's intense touch throughout. And the bass... Oh, that bass!

I think I'll make this a Joey Negro and the Sunburst Band day.

track's info: 
Geroge Benson - Love will come again (Joey Negro edit)
2014

Beedle back

My first Ashley Beedle love was his take on A Guy Called Gerald's "Humanity": the love and compassion mix. Tribalistic, melodic and kinda dark and badass rhythm, it'd made me truly appreciate his work.

Yesterday, after many-many years of having dug Ashley Beedle deep into my longterm music memory, I came across this oh-so-sweet tune, in collaboration with Lay-Far and Darren Morris, totally opposite from my first love.



Love them both equally.

Check out the whole EP from Local Talk, here. Kicks ass.

tracks' info:
-A Guy Called Gerald - Humanity (Ashley Beedle's Love and Compassion mix)
Studio !K7 2000

-Ashley Beedle/Lay-Far/Darren Morris - Doctor Feelgood
The Slope EP
Local Talk 2015

Youthy

When I was younger, I would always put music on while getting ready to go out. Turn the volume up and go on with the procedures, while movin' to the rhythm. These days, being quite busy and all grown up and shit, I'm always doin' things in a rush, tryin' to make everything on time, so this youthful -and quite exhilarating I must say- habit of mine is kind of long gone. But I think I'll try it again today with this. I feel like it.

Saturday night and all.

track's info
Deep & Disco Edits - Feel the Rhythm 
Razor-N-Tape 2012

Back to the future

So '90s I could easily believe, without second thought, that it was on the tracklist of our high school parties. I mean, I can clearly see us, as 17-year-olds, dancing with our hands in the air to this tune. This of course doesn't mean that it's a high school tune, but surely brings out a nostalgic, old-skool touch, even though it was released in 2013.



I wonder what those 17-year-olds would do with this sound today.

Hope they'd still have butterflies. I do.

track's info: 
Erol Alkan - A Hold on Love
Illumination
Phantasy Sound 2013

Summer repeat

After having slept for only about 4 hours, this is the ONLY thing that managed to keep me up and movin' all day today, after about 3 million repeats. 

God how I love this early house feeling that stays alive in most mixes of this track (Pete Herbert's dub mix is about to ruin my repeat button as well).

Faze Action have been one of my favorite groups since the Kariba era, back in the late '90s. And they've been provin' me right for lovin' them, ever since.

Faze Action - Time by your Side
Body of One
FAR 2014

June brought spring

I'm startin' to think that spring has made other plans for this year. So it looks like we're gonna have to try and find it elsewhere.



I think I found it in a J.U.N.E. track. Weird.

track's info: 
Nicholas - J.U.N.E.
Love Someone
4lux 2014

Go Hator

Less than a year ago I was kinda hooked on Hator Records and the "Haunt me" release (this post will enlighten you -or refresh your memory). These days Hator Records hit me once again with a more groovy sound that brought my house-y self back on -I admit I lose this self occassionaly as digging in way past decades' music keeps me away from one of my true loves.



Check out the release here -cause my favorite mix may not coincide with yours- and while you're at it stay tuned for this upcoming release which brings back another true love of mine back: the '80s.

track's info: 
-Glenn Dale feat. Diana Moore - On my knees
Hator Records 2015

Stroke from the past

Hello everyone! Just got back from 1998 where I accidentally fell a few minutes ago when I pressed play to this track, while I was scanning through some files in my hard drive.

Although it was never my favorite and I haven't heard it in at least 12-13 years, oh-my-god, what a nice surpirse that was! You can tell how excited I got from all the exclamation marks I used in this post!

track's info:
House of Glass - Playing with my mind (Bini& Martini Vocal mix)
Azuli Records 1998

Heartbeat time

This ain't a new discovery. It's one of those low-profile tracks back in the ending '90s-beginning '00s that didn't make a lotta noise, but stood among my top house tunes all these years.

Inspired by a group of dudes in Nottingham, Schmoov!, who wanted to combine house music with their former experience as a funk live band, this is one of those tracks that I've never heard through the speakers of a bar or a night club, but can still grab me and take me back to the time when house music was what it was supposed to be: a heartbeat.

track's info:
Schmoov! - Chicken Grease
Paper Recordings 2000

Disco snapping

The greek disco movement strikes back with a new EP from Manager & Afro, two greek dudes that managed to slip through the bouzouki dominance and do their own stuff. Their own disco/house stuff.



This is my own favorite pick from the EP -melody and sentiment: the chink in my armor- but feel free to listen to the whole EP yourself here and spot your own most-liked sound, the one that makes you start swaying and finger snapping.

track's info:
Manager & Afro - I've got the love u need (original mix)
Beats Conspiracy EP
Deep Beat Music 2014

Still a man's world

One of the greatest songs ever written, sung and performed is being a little bit -actually a lot- reformed so as to fit into the house music norms.

This is the Sound Diggers' take on James Brown's "It's a man's man's man's world". I admit it won't make me forget the original version -I believe nothing ever will and I don't think anyone will attempt that- but it's a decent job, able to bring this tune into the dancefloors for those can't dance to the blues.

tracks' info:
-Sound Diggers - Man's world
Man's World EP
Blockhead Recordings 2011

-James Brown - It's a man's man's man's world
 It's a man's man's man's world
King Records 1966

Bye Frankie

This is what Frankie was doin' in 1987, inspired by Billy Paul, when we were kids and still hooked on Muppet Show and Smurfs.

Satoshie Tomiie, Robert Owens and of course Frankie Knuckles made "Tears" happen. I can still feel like a teenager when I listen to the Full Intention mix.

Frankie Knuckles playin' "The light" causin' delirium to the crowd. I'm so thankful I lived this kind of moment too, one of the three times I had the honor of enjoyin' his tunes live.

So long, Mr. Knuckles. Thank you for your music.
I still hope this is a very bad April Fools' joke.

tracks' info:
-Frankie Knuckles - Only the strong survive
D.J. International Records 1987

-Frankie Knuckles presents Satoshi Tomiie - Tears (original)
FFRR 1989

*Frankie Knuckles presents Satoshi Tomiie - Tears (Full Intention mix)
Essential Recordings 1999

-Michelle Weeks - The light (Morera re-edit)
Defected 2003

Car-CD freak

The thing that got me excited the most when I passed the exams for the driver's license in my 18 years of age was that I would be able to listen to some decent music loud, without caring about the volume, the neighbours complaining, my brother or sister studying or my parents wanting to rest. The family car had new speakers at that time -my brother would always take care of these kinda stuff- so getting the freaking license in my hands meant primarily that I would be able to drive around listening to some damn music in peace and secondarily that I would see less and less the inside of a bus from then on. So I started burning CDs for my driving pleasure. Lots of CDs. So many that the glovebox would lean from their weight and all the storage spaces around would be filled day by day with nothing else but CDs. Up to this day, I have six or seven cases of CDs, with each one holding about 20 of them. And all these CDs are filled with mp3 files, so we're talking about approximately 14,000 tracks on my wheels. Why am I telling you all these? Cause today I wanted to listen to this, and I couldn't find it.

This is one of my old skool favorites, which I always remember in the first days of spring, cause it's one of those tracks that could define this sunny, full of ear-to-ear smiles, upbeat season. For me at least.

Spring and butterflies aside, I still have to get rid of some car CDs. The more you have in you car, the more likely you are to get bored to search them through and you get stuck with your recently burnt ones. Don't do the same mistake, people. Save yourselves.

track's info:
Full Intention - I'm satisfied
Dtension 2001

From Russia with love

Good ol' house is always welcome, especially on a gloomy, freakin' cold Sunday. Except this one ain't old. And it's hot as hell.



Buzz Compass on the groove and about to be released in Freedom Sessions Records. This is the bright side of Russia.

track's info:
Buzz Compass - Think twice
Freedom Sessions Records 2014

Feel-better soundtrack

When I was little, I had a certain cassette I would press play to the times I was feeling sad cause my brother would mess up all my toys, my sister wouldn't lend me her sweater, my friend at school wouldn't tell me her secret or my parents wouldn't buy me enough ice-cream. That cassette was, oddly enough, a compilation of classical music pieces and I believe I haven't sat down to listen to classical music since then -I really can't explain this choice of mine back then.

Later in my teenage years, where my ups and downs were similar to Space Mountain and my music taste would range from Doors to The Prodigy I would still make a weird choice for a teenager in the '90s. The music that would keep me company when I got the blues for a boy was oldies, stuff from the 50's and the '60s, rock'n'roll and doo-wop, uplifting sound -even if the lyrics were mushy and all.

The last soundtrack I had for difficult times was a speed garage compilation (this one to be exact) an old friend had given me, which I would always listen to in my early twenties. The energy and rhythm of this music would always absorb the bad stuff, so it suited me right. After that, I have no recollection of a specific feel-better soundtrack in my life.

The other day, as I was browsing through youtube and soundcloud, I came across a freshly uploaded set from DjJade who I must say I completely trust as far as filter house and quality is concerned.



I believe this is gonna be my new music shelter next time I feel like being with me, myself and I. Totally uplifting, but with a nostalgic touch and melody with rhythm that can make you move your body and seem weird, but don't give a shit about it.

Download it for free here, check out the playlist and have a good time with it. Whether you're up or down.

set's info: 
The DjJade - The Vibe
2014

Wrong words, right music

Poland would definitely not be in the top of my answers to the question "where do you think this comes from?", but I love outsiders and -sometimes- surprises. We owe this outsider to _jackie who uploaded in soundcloud 5 days ago, along with a big "thank you" for the free download.



If this tune "speaks" to you, don't miss out on more _jackie's sounds, who drops weekly tracks every Saturday in his page. The "Wrong words" track is the latest, spoken with the right music.

track's info:
_jackie - Wrong words
2014

Disco fever expanded

This week brings out the need for soothing stuff in me. Soothing, jazzy stuff. And it's nice to see that I can find what I'm looking for -can't fail in music.



New release from Natural Essence Media with the Expanded People's Disco Fever being contagious and spreading all around in several versions (find them all here). I picked the Slo Mo for today, but I'm really not sure about my favorite yet -I seem to smile the same way with almost all of them and I bet I can easily "dump" Fhernando for Manager & Afro tomorrow.

I'm not that cruel usually. Really.

track's info: 
Expanded People - Disco Fever (Fhernando's Sweet & Jazz Slo Lounge Mix)
Natural Essence 2014