DHS7 - Part 16 (S)

Chaps - DHS continues to be fabulous - it's slowed down a bit in terms of quantity but not slackened at all in terms of quality.

Exactly 12 months ago we were coming up to the end of the 5th DHS list - something we'd achieved in less than a year. We've each got one more selection before DHS7 shuts down - it's taken us, for all manner of reasons, a full twelve months to add the last two lists - God willing we'll be starting DHS10 in January 2012.

Before I get going, your last 5 selections each...

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Revtone - knew this although thought it actually was an Ulrich Schnauss track rather than a remix by him. Lush.
One Dove - double lush - I threw a track off this album in some while ago - whole album's great. Lush again.
Four Tet - short and fairly sweet - they're a band I'm still 50/50 about.
Yppah - short and sweet again - vaguely familiar from somewhere. Very nice.
Alarm Will Sound - we are fast establishing a tradition for melancholic piano work on DHS - this is a very worthwhile addition to the cannon.

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Ambition - the TFF original remains immense, The Gary Jules' version had large merit and the use of it on this track is lovely. Lush.
Gary Jules - definitely need to give this more listens. Evokes David Gray - not all of which is a bad thing. Will explore more.
FC Kahuna - I know I'm in a tiny minority here but I didn't like this track when Tong had it as his Essential New Tune of the week and it hasn't grown on me - it's the bassline. Silly really 'cos I'm sure it rocks - just something I'd never play.
Trisco - much prefer this to Kahuna's 'Glitterball' but still something about the bassline on this too - it's that cascading thing. Hmmmm.
Huge A - lush - lovely progression throughout the course of it - double lush in fact.

And my last shouts for DHS7...

Nat King Cole - 12 months ago I was on a wind up about including some Xmas songs in DHS - I was never completely serious but I did have one song in mind. I knew this old song as a kid but it hit home again in recent times when it featured in an episode of The West Wing. That version was sung by a vocal harmony group but this version is, if anything, even more powerful. Nat King Cole's extraordinary voice backed by a big choir. Regardless of season this is just beautiful.

Oran Juice Jones - Can't believe we've got this far without it. Couple of moody versions on Spot but this is the orig.

Mark Morrison - Yes mate. Oh yes mate. Mid 90s - you're only cool if you're deep into epic, progressive, trancey house. And this. The late 80s had Bobby Brown. This mid 90s had this fella - only ever did one decent tune but what a tune.

Delphic - mate turned me onto this band earlier this year - album was out late 2009 - this single came off it on R&S earlier this year - big remix package, none of which are bad, but this is the original and it's immense.

Schwarzfahrn - Hodge knows this already but I offer no apology for including it here. One of the biggest dance tunes I've bought this year. Is on the mix from my last gig - got a big reaction when I played it. Deep, disco-tech. Lush.

Happy Xmas chaps.

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