Flashback 1996

Ferry Ultra ft Roy Ayers - Dangerous Vibes [Peppermint Jams]

Heading back a quarter of a century to find Peppermint Jam's 18th release. "Dangerous Vibes is written by Mousse T and Roy Ayers and feaures the legend on spoken vocals and vibraphone. Over the years this track has seen three seperate releases on 12" and a plethora of mixes to cover off most angles. In fact it's seen interpretations from Spen & Karizma, Farley & Heller, Deepzone (Matthias Heilbronn & Mike Delgado), Grant Nelson & Mousse T. For this post I've homed in on the "Dangerous Jazz" mix from the original release which just seems to hit the spot for me. Traxsource links for all versions that saw vinyl releases included below.

Label Spotlight - Peppermint Jam

Producing high quality grooves since the mid 1990s, Mousse T's Peppermint Jam first came to the attention of house heads with the release of Boris Dlugosch's "Keep Pushin" which tore up floors all over the world. The label's profile was taken to completely new heights when what had originally been an instrumental "Horny" was reinvented with the catchiest of vocals becoming a huge commercial success in the process. The years since have seen the label collaborate with Tom Jones, Roy Ayers, Roachford, Inaya Day & Roisin Murphy consistently producing wonderful dance music that embraces multiple genres, even if it usually comes back to house in the end. I've picked out a few shining moments from the label's considerable pool of releases. Press Play below to listen to my selections.