Back In THE Day

The first of a series of Spotify playlists for 26' revisiting the golden era of the 90s.

Luv 2 House

This show starts and ends firmly in the 90s which I've long regarded as the golden era for house music.It's a little housier than my recent sessions and is likely to be the final outing of the year.



Up Yer Ronson ft Mary Pearce - I Will Be Released (Jazz-N-Groove Club Mix)
Saison ft Natalie Maddix & E-Man - Find Myself (Extended Mix)
Michael Watford - Holding On (Leigh Howlett Remix)
Kane Reyna ft Mr. V - Paradisco (N.W.N. Remix)
Doug Willis ft Mike Dunn - Luv 2 Dance (Extended Mix)
Ultra Nate - Free (Sgt Slick ReCut)
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Any Love (Sgt Slick's Discotizer ReCut)
Urban Blues Project pres Mother Of Pearl ft Pearl Mae - Your Heaven (I Can Feel It) (Micky More & Andy Tee Extended Remix)
Luis Radio ft Earl W. Green - He Gives Me Joy (Groove Junkies, Reelsoul Vocal Mix)
DJ Disciple & David Tort - Deep Underground (N.W.N. B Side Remix)
SoulFreakah & NutownSoul - Thank You (Original Mix)
Janet Jackson - If (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix)

Flashback 2002

The Keith Thompson Project - Rhythm of Life [Underground Solution]

With a career that spans five decades, Keith Thompson has been around a lot longer than many are aware. In fact this particular track has a much longer history than I knew about given that it was the remixes by Soulfuric's Brian Tappert & Marc Pomeroy that brought it to my attention in 2002. Following a wee bit of digging (and a bit of prompting from Keith himself), I discovered that there were Tony Humphries mixes from 1993 and that even those weren't the orginal. The track had in fact been refashioned from the original by Humphries to focus more on the background vocals from India, Debbie Cole & Connie Harvey. In this instance I've homed in on the "UBP Remix" although the the other mixes are all fully deserving of your consideration too. A selection of the mixes can be found and purchased on Traxsource (link provided). Amazing production and outstanding vocals make this an essential track even after the passage of all those years.

Flashback

Heading back to 1996 and a track that I must have played hundreds of times. In actual fact this was not the mix that I played most frequently, "The Original Vibe Mix" being my weapon of choice but every version saw multiple plays over the years and it's still a track I never tire of hearing.