Much time has lapsed and much has changed for me lately so apologies for the delay. I seem to remember posting a series of tunes from our last break in the West Country (about two years ago) under much more malign circumstances so this time will be a brighter feel :)
D,
Not really feeling this selection as much as some of your others to be honest mate... That said I like Alpha Male and Deesh for the reflective/moody vibe and they will be added to one of my electronica lists so nice one :)
S,
OMD - it's bona fide as one of the most instantly recognisable melodies of its era. Geezers voice winds me up a little, but I'm sure there was an instrumental version? A mate of mine used to play it after fabric.. Could have that wrong though given the state of us back then.
Roots - could bang on and on and on about this kid. To me he he represents the birth of true UK hip hop becoming credible and from the streets to the (semi)mainstream. I CANED his first LP Brand new secondhand at uni and it still sounds good to this day. This is also a tune... I didn't really follow him properly after the first two LPs but ll be revisiting him by the power of spot now.
William O - cheeky chirpy little number which made me grin
Dance disorder Rmx - put simply this is quite possibly one of my fave tunes of the year thus far. This and co2o absolutely sublime.
The Farm - stunning. I'll be the one with my lighter in the air shouting "ONE MORE" at the top of my voice.
So, as seems to be the case with many of my additions .... Some tunes I've been nailing recently:
T-tauri : absolute stone cold classic record. Been listening to a few of JD's mix efforts recently, old and new (see below), and i dug out the first disc of his choice mix for the train which is I think is easily one of my fave retro mixes and contains a load of stuff you wouldn't necessarily associate with the bedrock boss. Lush tuneage.
Jobe - I posted on the board a few months back "the man deserves an award/medal for that bassline"... Pretty much sums it up really. Superb build, lovely pace and an utterly filthy bass drop. So crisp, countless listens, never get bored... Great producer.
GA Rmx - fair play to sasha for churning out a couple of freebie mixes last year (1 mixmag cd, one online, both from Ibiza) which worked pretty well. Heard this Rmx and it really stuck out, immediately looked it up and was not at all surprised to see it was Gabriel Ananda... Has totally smashed it for five yrs+ now, really has this deep melodic sound nailed down... Gives it the wonky treatment on this outing which isn't usually my taste but it works superbly well.
RVD Rmx - The first two discs of JD's Argentina mixes are absolutely blinding (bar perhaps two tunes)... Again what I love about this is that you wouldn't necessarily associate this with Diggers yet if you go and see him play a full set (8hours) he will spend a good three or four hours playing lush, deep groovy records and the room has a superb party feel to it. This is a prime example. Hugely uplifting (and one a I know struck a chord with another of our number considering its inclusion in a recent online mix release!). Summer happiness.
HS82 - another total gem from "that" Lee burridge mix from burning man festival.... Think it's been caned by all and sundry to be honest and rightly so. What a totally stunning melody/string section/breakdown, vocal, production.... Just some totally lush sounding corresponding noises. Great stuff.
Hope all goes well with each of you.
As ever: keep on keeping on,
H
