And so...
DHS moves into double figures. A hair-brained idea was born one lazy lunchtime, has grown and is smoothly passing through all the usual milestones connected with maturation. It has cut teeth and learnt to bite - is now more than capable of standing alone and will continue to drag its increasingly hairy backside toward its 1000th track.
Happy 10th iteration DHS.
*glances backward*
Com Truise - it's like Jean Michel Jarre produced by someone half decent from the last five years - I should love it - not sure why I don't - *can't quite put my finger on it*
Anoraak - as you suggested, potential for a set opener - like it. A lot.
Moby - his eminent frequentness makes his quintillionth appearence - Photek doesn't half get some punch into his kick drums. I have done it 'in headphones' and it is immaculate in it's production - just seems to be missing *something*
Com Truise again - the 'acid-bassline' is tremendous - hmmmmm... Needs more listens.
Booka Shade - reminds me massively of something - the main synth melody line - ohhhhhhhh Godddddd... *fails to put finger on it again* - yeah, tune - Booka Shade churns it out
Ice Cube - prefer the intro to the actual track it prefaces - he was one of the artists I figured back then that I should've been paying more attention to but then sank myself back into the house stuff. Not sure it's dated brilliantly but I totally accept that if you were into it back then it stays strong material.
Public Enemy - the sax sample and break in "Show 'Em..." are outstanding. The 'Arizona' track is from an album I'm much less familiar with - classic Chuck though - not my favourite backing track but another indisputable rhyme
Ice T - standout track of this selection - the break, the sinister keys and mood and T's delivery which, for my money, is only matched by Rakim. Dark, moody and flat out h.a.r.d.
DHS10 then...
Sugar Daddy - back from '93 - one of the best trance records ever - when 'trance' was a mood induced by the record rather than a specific sound
Bike - also from '93 but that's just coincidence - skittish beats and jittery keys - love the mood and feel of this - really want to work it into a mix
Snooze 4 Love - flip side of one of the big club records of last year (check out 'Ragysh' if you're not familiar) - oh to smash this in the sunshine somewhere...
Relax (New York Mix) - very last second inclusion - was going to hold this back but really no reason to - simply THE best mix of one of the most iconic records ever
Save A Prayer - after having spent years keeping this quiet but I've been out and proud for a while now - I love this band - the whole album is fantastic (although probably just a tad dated for your ever-so-slightly-younger ears) and this is one of the most recognisable intros/synth lines in pop music
Respect...
S
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