Flashback 1996

The Absolute ft Suzanne Palmer - I Believe (K Klass Remix) [A&M PM]

Dating back to 1995 and an original release on Tribal, "I Believe" is an uplifting gospel infused monster of a track that when dropped at the right moment never fails to create one of those hands in the air moments. Typing this I'm slightly torn over which of the numerous amazing mixes to include but have settled on the K Klass interpretation that featured regularly in my BTW sets in the second half of the 90s. Awesome vocals, bounding keys, booming bass and chugging rhythms are all very much in evidence. 25 years on it's every bit as wonderful as it was back in the day!

Flashback

Juliet Roberts - Caught In The Middle [Cooltempo]

Back in the heady days of the early to mid 90s there were a stream of excellent releases featuring the sublime vocals of the former Working Week vocalist Juliet Roberts. "Caught In The Middle" is produced by D-Mob's Danny D and there were a number of remixes that each proved equally effective on the floor. This video features David Morales' "Def Classic 12" Mix" which is one of the very finest examples of old school piano led house music. The original 1993 release featured mixes from Danny D himself, Pete Heller & Terry Farley under their Fire Island moniker and Roger Sanchez while the 1994 remixes included new interpretations from David Morales & K Klass. Over the years I found myself using nearly all of the vocal remixes, always to a favourable reaction given the uplifting nature of the track.

Reviewed by Dean Serafini