Finn Johannsen – Go Check The Survey (Nervous Records)

Posted: January 9th, 2026 | Author: | Filed under: Mixes | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

00:00:00 1 Ganjah Posse – Me Say Boom Phatty Boom Mix

00:05:10 2 Ganjah Posse – Say Listen To Me (Punani Mix)

00:09:45 3 Black Moon – Reality (Killing Every) (Vocal Mix)

00:14:06 4 Smif-n-wessun – Sound Bwoy Bureill (Re-Edit)

00:19:03 5 Smif-n-Wessun – Timz N Hood Chek

00:21:43 6 Smif-n-Wessun – Wipe Ya Mouf

00:25:57 7 Black Moon – I Got Cha Opin (Vocal Mix)

00:29:55 8 The Wreck All Stars – Keep Me Dancin’ (All Night)

00:35:10 9 The Wreck All Stars – Hit ‘Em Like This

00:39:15 10 Black Moon – How Many Emcee’s (Must Get Dissed) (Bushwick Jeep Mix)

00:42:07 11 Black Moon – Headz Ain’t Redee (Beatminerz Remix)

00:46:59 12 Black Moon – Headz Ain’t Redee (Original Buckshot Mix)

00:51:59 13 Black Moon – Murder MC’s (B Side Vocals)

00:56:31 14 Mad Lion – Real Ting (KRS One Remix)

01:00:26 15 Smif-N-Wessun – Bucktown (Vocal Mix)

01:03:55 16 Smif-N-Wessun – Home Sweet Home

01:08:22 17 Smif-N-Wessun – Let’s Get It On (Vocal Mix)

01:11:56 18 Smif-N-Wessun – Next S**t (Vocal)

01:16:11 19 Smif-n-Wessun – Wontime

01:20:22 20 Brooklyn Slumlordz & Crooklyn Clan – Funky Relaxtion (Dubtown)

01:22:53 21 Brooklyn Slumlordz & Crooklyn Clan – Funky Relaxtion (Main Mix)

01:25:10 22 Kaotic Style – Down 4 Whatever

01:28:27 23 Mad Lion – Double Trouble (Third World Instrumental)

01:31:58 24 Mad Lion – Nine On My Mind

01:34:48 25 Smif-N-Wessun – Cession At Da Doghillee (Vocal)

01:39:52 26 Smif-N-Wessun – K.I.M. (Vocal)

01:42:35 27 Smif-N-Wessun – Wrektime (Vocal)

01:46:30 28 Smif-n-wessun – Stand Strong (Vocal Mix)

01:50:11 29 Strickly Roots – Flava

01:53:36 30 The Groove Asylum – We Love ‘Em

01:58:30 31 Fat Fluids – Throw Ya Handz (Davey Dex Remix)

02:01:09 32 Mad Lion – Double Trouble

02:04:19 33 Rusty Killa Productions presents Reality Check – The Incredible

02:07:40 34 Fat Fluids – People Are You Ready (Tonerock 12″ Mix)

02:11:10 35 Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun – U Da Man

02:15:16 36 Funkmaster Flex And The Ghetto Celebs – Safe Sex, No Freaks (Vocal)

02:18:39 37 Mad Lion – Double Trouble feat. Brenda K Starr

02:22:49 38 Strickly Roots – Brothers Die’n Everyday (Vocal)

02:25:55 39 Black Moon – Black Smif-n-Wessun (Vocal Mix)

02:29:46 40 Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun – Niguz Talk Shit

02:33:39 41 Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun – Slave

02:35:34 42 Broadway – Must Stay Paid (Street Mix)

02:38:32 43 Smif-n-Wessun – P.N.C.

02:42:46 44 Smif-N-Wessun – Wrekonize (Remix Vocal)

02:46:11 45 Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun – Enta Da Stage

02:48:13 46 Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun – Powaful Impak!

02:51:57 47 Rusty Killa Productions presents Reality Check – Reality Check

02:55:12 48 Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun – Make Munne

02:59:05 49 DJ Fashion – My Peoples

03:01:33 50 Mad Lion – Shoot To Kill (Pacemaker Mix)

03:04:51 51 Smif-N-Wessun – Hellucination

03:09:33 52 Black Moon – Act Like You Want It (F.A.P. Mix)

03:13:52 53 On The Down Low – Check The Vibe

03:15:55 54 On The Down Low – Booma Dem

03:20:52 55 Strickly Roots – Roots & Culture

03:25:03 56 Black Moon – Buck ‘Em Down (Da Beatminerz Remix)

03:29:26 57 House Rated – Go Brooklyn

03:34:08 58 Jazzie Joint – Boom, It’s The Joint

03:38:07 59 Mad Lion – Big Box Of Blunts (KRS-One Mix)

03:42:28 60 Network Reps – Revolution Dub (Vocal)

03:44:54 61 2 Da Rhythm – Take ‘Em Up (Bay Ridge Mix)

03:49:40 62 Mad Lion – Take It Easy (Vocal Mix)

03:53:33 63 Rek Sh*t Rebulz – Start Sum Sh*t

03:55:59 64 DJ Fashion – Brooklyn Stylz

03:58:54 65 Funkmaster Flex – Sad & Blue (Vocal Mix)

04:01:28 66 Loni Clark – U (Hip Hop Mix)

04:04:36 67 Redrum – Buddah Man

04:09:14 68 Black Moon – Shit Iz Real

04:11:45 69 Black Moon – Who Got Da Props (MW Smooth Mix)

04:14:51 70 Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun – Son Get Wrec

04:17:57 71 Bobby J From The Funkmaster Flex Camp – Snatch

04:20:46 72 Funkmaster Flex – Six Million Ways To Die (Vocal Mix)

04:23:53 73 Jazzie Joint – Pump Pump Let It Flow Mix

04:28:31 74 Frankie The Pacemaker – Live & Die Reck Part 2 Brooklyn Beats

04:31:36 75 Funkmaster Flex Presents The Flip Squad – C’mon Baby (Club Mix)

04:34:32 76 Rek Sh*t Rebulz – Full Moon Drama

04:38:03 77 Rek Sh*t Rebulz – U Wanna Flex (What)

04:39:38 78 The Flip Squad presents Bobby J – Tick Tock

04:43:09 79 The D.A.T. Project – Clap Your Hands

04:47:05 80 Richard Rogers – Can’t Stop Loving You (Morales Sleaze Mix)

04:55:13 81 The D.A.T. Project II – The World Premier

04:57:53 82 Mood Swing – Inspiration Point (Dance Club Mix)

00:00:00 1 People – Make Me Nervous
00:06:40 2 People – These Are The Rules (Dub)
00:14:15 3 Umosia – Love Don’t Let Me Down (Soft Reprise Mixdown)
00:18:59 4 House Rated – Let The Music Motivate
00:24:45 5 M.A.D.A. – Wet Dream (Full Length Mix)
00:29:55 6 The Potion – The Mountain Top (Reach The Peak Mix)
00:35:35 7 Akema – So In Love (Club Mix)
00:41:35 8 The D.A.T. Project – O’ww Baby
00:46:41 9 The King Street Crew – Gonna Be Alright (Rooftop Mix)
00:52:49 10 M.A.D.A. – Feel Like Jumpin’ (Instrumental)
00:56:02 11 Umosia – Love Don’t Let Me Down (Soft Reprise Instrumental)
01:00:40 12 MCW Presents Step – One Leg On The Ceiling…Nightstand (One Leg Mix)
01:07:00 13 Richard Rogers – Spread A Little Love (Club Mix)
01:12:27 14 The D.A.T. Project – C’mon Sweat
01:17:22 15 The D.A.T. Project II – Tech-Vibe (ZZZ Mix)
01:22:55 16 Byron Stingily – Don’t Fall in Love (David Morales Lovely Club Mix)
01:31:28 17 Frankie Feliciano presents Mass – Our Savior (Our Savior’s Anthem)
01:36:58 18 The Late Boyz – Can’t Stop Dancing (El Moracco Mix)
01:45:04 19 Wayne Gardiner Pres Classic Man – Mellow (Ambient Mix)
01:49:36 20 Shock Wave – The Mental Track (The Love And Sex Mix)
01:58:13 21 The D.A.T. Project – My Love
02:02:56 22 Mood Swing – The Secret
02:07:50 23 The Bridge – Something Special (Some Club Mix)
02:13:17 24 Mood Swing – Inspiration Point (Love Mix)
02:18:02 25 The Groove Asylum – In The Air
02:22:54 26 Sandy B – Feel Like Singing (Def Mix Classic Club Mix)
02:29:40 27 Classic Man – Where’s The Sample (Basement Jam Mixdown)
02:34:01 28 Classic Man – Where’s The Sample (The 2nd Sample Mix)
02:37:05 29 House Rated – I Want Your Love
02:42:44 30 Strait To DAT – It’s 3 AM
02:46:52 31 Wayne Gardiner – Classic Man/Love (Love Ride Mix)
02:52:51 32 Rhythm Factory – Feelin’ Horny
02:57:23 33 Strait To DAT – You’re In Da House
03:01:21 34 The Groove Asylum – Tipsy
03:06:18 35 The King Street Crew – Things U Do 2 Me (Salsoul Mix)
03:12:06 36 The D.A.T. Project II – Let The Rhythm Move You (D.A.T. Vocal)
03:16:35 37 Trinidad – Philly The Blunt (Frankie Feliciano’s Cuera Smoked A Big One Mix)
03:21:09 38 Wayne Gardiner presents Trackmasters – Come On, Do Anything (Vocal Mix)
03:24:43 39 Classic Man ’93 – Keepin’ On (The Classic Man Mixdown)
03:28:42 40 East Village People – Love’s Gonna Get You (Larry Levan’s Downtown Dub Mix)
03:33:19 41 East Village People – Love’s Gonna Get You (Mark Kamins’ East Village Dub Mix)

00:00:00 1 Anilom – Garage City Anthem
00:04:52 2 Deep Creed – Stay On My Mind (Smooth Summer Mix)
00:11:17 3 Blue Moon Orchestra – Will U Luv Me (The D.A.T. Project Remix)
00:15:40 4 Just Us – Hypno Trance
00:19:48 5 Track And Feel Events – Space and Time (Clear My Mind)
00:23:32 6 Faceman – Holding On (Up To Parr Mix)
00:29:42 7 First World – Ordinary Folk
00:33:42 8 Choice Vibe – Parrty Down (Down And Dirty Mix)
00:39:36 9 Latin Kings – I Want To Know (Quiero Saber) (Dub)
00:44:08 10 The Bridge – Everybody’s Pumping (Body Dub)
00:47:57 11 The Element – Oh You Got Me (The Deeper Than Deep Mix)
00:51:17 12 Faceman – Love (Don’t Give Up) (Dual Drop Mix)
00:56:43 13 Wayne Gardiner presents Trackmasters – The Basement Jam
01:01:27 14 Track And Feel Events – Yes He Is
01:06:13 15 Jazzie Joint – Real Happy (Organic Mix)
01:08:19 16 Roger S Pres. Niceguy Soulman – Feel It (Egotrip Mix)
01:15:24 17 – Jay Williams – Look Me Up (Original Classic Vocal)
01:21:44 18 House Rated – You’re Hypaphemic
01:27:05 19 Nuyorican Soul – The Nervous Track (Ballsy Mix)
01:32:59 20 Nuyorican Soul – Mind Fluid (Nuyorican Soul Shock Mix)
01:38:04 21 2 Da Rhythm – A Special Groove (2 Da Rhythm Dub)
01:41:28 22 The Club Kidds – During Peak Hours (Mood II Swing Dub)
01:49:46 23 The Club Kidds – You Can Take Me (She Took Me Mix)
01:53:33 24 Worlds Apart – Love, Sex, For Money Love (Groove Mix)
01:58:40 25 Classic Man – 5th Street Orchestration (Clubhouse Mix)
02:02:54 26 Kim English – Nitelife (Ten City Original Mix)
02:06:35 27 Mood Swing – 225th Street
02:10:51 28 The Swing Kids – Yeah (Instrumental)
02:16:30 29 The Swing Kids – Yeah (The Dope Mix)
02:22:08 30 All In The House – Mad As Hell (BOP Till You Drop)
02:28:19 31 Classic Man – 5th Street Orchestration (Sweet Ambiance Mix)
02:33:37 32 Monarch – Forever Slammin’ (Forever Slammin’ Mix)
02:38:32 33 Loni Clark – U (Mood II Swing Dub)
02:46:02 34 Loni Clark – Love’s Got Me On A Trip So High (Time Mix)
02:51:45 35 Jazzie Joint – Give A Little Love (Extended Mix)
02:55:56 36 Kim English – Supernatural (Superdeep Vocal Mix)
03:02:14 37 Loni Clark – Love’s Got Me On A Trip So High (Mood II Swing Remix)
03:08:56 38 The Club Kidds – You Can Take Me (He Lived For Me Mix)
03:12:49 39 The Club Kidds – During Peak Hours (Peak Mix)
03:17:02 40 Peak Hour Rhythms – Silvana
03:22:51 41 Loni Clark – Rushing (Mood II Swing Dub)

00:00:00 1 Joe T Vannelli/Csilla – Play With The Voice
00:02:39 2 Todd Edwards Presents The Sample Choir – Love Will Make Things Better (12″ Extended Version)
00:07:52 3 Monarch – I’ll Be Right There (Piano De Prince Mix)
00:11:49 4 Kim English – I Know A Place (E-Smoove Dub)
00:16:07 5 Deep Creed – The Anthem (Citgo Mix)
00:22:02 6 The Potion – The Mountain Top (Last Minute Dub Dub)
00:27:37 7 Todd Edwards Pres The Messenger – Guide My Soul
00:32:28 8 Todd Edwards Presents The Sample Choir – Feelin’ Lonely (12″ Extended Version)
00:37:08 9 Shades Of Sound – Happy Jazz (Mad Hatter Mix)
00:42:16 10 N-Sync – Close The Door (BOP Original Mix)
00:50:19 11 The Messenger – So Real
00:55:14 12 Todd Edwards Presents The Sample Choir – Break Smooth (12″ Extended Version)
00:59:47 13 Todd Edwards Presents The Sample Choir – The Praise (12″ Extended Version)
01:04:25 14 Wayne Gardiner – Classic Man/Mellow (From The Deep Mix)
01:09:47 15 Wayne Gardiner Pres Classic Man – Love (After Hours Mix)
01:13:19 16 Wayne Gardiner presents Trackmasters – I Need You, So Bad (Feel This Mix)
01:18:31 17 Halona – Can’t Give Up On Love (Ambient Instrumental)
01:23:50 18 Umosia – Love Don’t Let Me Down (A Classic Man Dub)
01:28:26 19 Wayne Gardiner presents Trackmasters – I Need You, So Bad (Loft Mix)
01:31:46 20 Shades Of Sound – Utopia
01:36:45 21 The Swing Kids – Good Feelin’ (TNT Bonus Mix)
01:41:20 22 Classic Man ’93 – No More Mind Games (Mind Altering Mix)
01:45:18 23 Classic Man ’93 – No More Mind Games (Waste No Time Mix)
01:48:50 24 Deep Creed – The Anthem (Circle Mix)
01:54:49 25 Willie Ninja – Hot (Louie Vega’s Why Because I’m Hot Original Mix)
02:01:30 26 The Messenger – Main Vibe
02:06:16 27 The Late Boyz – Things I Do To You
02:13:15 28 Tiko presents The Groove – Feel It feat. Dawn Tallman (Playin’ 4 The Deep Abstract Soul Mix)
02:17:51 29 M.A.D.A. – The Good Stuff (Culture Mix)
02:22:17 30 Veda Simpson – Oooohh Baby (Todd Edwards Dub)
02:27:11 31 Classic Man ’93 – Rapid Winds (75 MPH Mix)
02:32:11 32 Classic Man ’93 – Rapid Winds (Skips N Beat Dub)
02:37:28 33 M.A.D.A. – I’ll Let Ya Know City Mix
02:42:48 34 Look Out – Gimme My Beat (Mellow Like A Cello Mix)
02:48:35 35 Kim English – Tomorrow (Todd Edwards Main Vocal Mix)
02:56:30 36 Kim English – Time For Love (David Morales Club Mix)
03:03:41 37 First World – Ipanema Sunset
03:09:04 38 Viola – Little Girl (Club Mix)
03:16:31 39 Kim English – Learn 2 Luv (Mood II Swing Original Mix)
03:23:43 40 Club Artists United – Sweet Chariot (The Dramatic Dub)
03:30:01 41 Winx – Feeling Good (Funky Elevation Mix)


Finn Johannsen – Go Check The Survey (Strictly Rhythm)

Posted: December 10th, 2025 | Author: | Filed under: Mixes | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

00:00:00 1 Dan Curtin – Dark & Smokey
00:04:17 2 Josh Wink – Higher State Of Consciousness
00:10:10 3 Ray Castoldi – The Deep & Slo
00:14:39 4 Ray Castoldi – Tone Poem
00:19:01 5 Bluejean – Infinity
00:23:11 6 Juice Box – Nite Flyte
00:28:56 7 E-Culture – Unification (Callowhill Mix)
00:33:24 8 E-Culture – Unification (Unification Mix)
00:40:02 9 The House Crew – Dance To The House (Smooth Dub) (feat. Bonz)
00:46:09 10 Static – The Native Dance (The Native Dub)
00:52:04 11 Static – The Native Dance (The Native Mix)
00:57:51 12 Joint Venture – Master Blaster (Turn It Up)
01:06:58 13 Dance Syndication – Space (Spaced Out Mix)
01:10:20 14 Code 718 – Equinox (Heavenly Club Mix)
01:20:25 15 Sound Waves – Gotta Have You (Smooth Mix)
01:25:23 16 Heavens Gate – Heavens Gate (City Heaven)
01:29:46 17 U.P.I . – Better Love
01:33:13 18 Loop 7 – The Theme (Lamento)
01:40:30 19 Emenar One – Get Your Thang Together (Hard Mix)
01:46:38 20 Simone – My Family Depends on Me Family (Club Vocal)
01:51:13 21 Underground Solution – Deep In My Mind
01:56:44 22 After Hours – Waterfalls (3 A.M. Mix)
02:02:14 23 After Hours – Waterfalls (4 A.M. Mix)
02:07:08 24 Chicago Syndicate – Move Your Body (Jazzy 808 Mix) (feat. LaVette)
02:11:40 25 Guys From Philly – Everybody Move (Early Morning Mix)
02:17:08 26 House 2 House – Let Me Tell You Somethin’
02:21:25 27 Logic – I Got Somethin’ (Deep Mix)
02:25:12 28 Mecca – Herbal Essence (The Ministry Mix)
02:29:57 29 Logic – The Warning (Inner Mix)
02:36:52 30 Raw Power – The Movement
02:43:05 31 The Untouchables – Take A Chance
02:49:54 32 Insight – Fantasy (Insight Mix) (feat. Ashaye)
02:55:00 33 D-Tune – Just an Organ (Just An Organ Mix)
02:59:16 34 Djaimin – Give You (Mix 91 Dancefloor Syndromad Mix)
03:10:28 35 The Crucibles – The Letter (Toxic Techno Mix)
03:15:30 36 The Crucibles – I Need You So Bad Baby (Heavenly Mix)
03:20:51 37 Jack and Jill – Go Miss Thing (Club Mix)
03:25:42 38 Krimp – Black Jungle Pt. 1 (Feel It Mix)
03:30:49 39 Endangered Species – Endangered Species
03:34:38 40 New Rhythm – Time Travel (Atmospheric Mix)
03:38:56 41 Off Ramp – Come With Me
03:44:03 42 After Hours – Feel It (The Egotrip Mix)
03:48:56 43 DV8 – The Future
03:54:12 44 K.E.L.S.E.Y. – Boy (MK Deep Dub)
03:59:30 45 King Of Swing – Swing That Body (Gothic Iguana Bonus)
04:04:30 46 The Believers – Who Dares to Believe in Me? (Mind Readers Mix)
04:11:03 47 The Sleepwalkers – New Thang (MK Dub Mix)
04:15:04 48 Aly-Us – Follow Me (Dub Mix)
04:20:15 49 Logic – The Difference (A Different Mix)
04:25:40 50 Logic – The Difference (Vocal Mix)
04:32:13 51 The Untouchables – The Swing Doctor
04:38:34 52 Darkman – Annihilating Rhythm (The Destruction Mix)
04:44:57 53 U.P.I. – That String Track (Blackout)
04:49:14 54 Sound Waves – I Wanna Feel The Music (Hype Dub)

00:00:00 1 Sound Waves – I Wanna Feel The Music (Smooth Mix)
00:06:47 2 D.J. Pierre – Love Trax (Love Izz)
00:12:57 3 Twilight Network – Daylight
00:17:12 4 Instrum – Say Yeah (Say Wine Mix)
00:21:09 5 Essence – Moments In House (Full Effect Mix)
00:25:04 6 Darci – Let’s Talk About It (Metro Club Mix)
00:30:58 7 Fiasco – I Just Wanna (Mood 69 Mix)
00:37:43 8 Innervision, Brenda Braxton – I’ve Been Watching You (Orig Victor And Satoshi Mix)
00:42:18 9 I-Dentify – Flute Style (Just Right Mix)
00:47:44 10 Level 3 – Around The Way
00:51:31 11 Scram – Thank You (Metro Mix)
00:55:30 12 Sound Advice – Love And Understanding (feat. Keith Thompson) (Just Right Vocal)
01:02:20 13 Static – Dream It (US Rave Mix)
01:06:41 14 Static – Touch Me Baby (The DJ’s Dub)
01:11:33 15 Photon Inc. – Give a Little Love (Tha Wild Pitch Mix)
01:25:40 16 Wamdue Project – Breakdown (Mars Ford Mix)
01:34:06 17 Ecstasy Boys – Holy Spirit Dance (Def Club)
01:42:59 18 Logic – The Final Frontier (Acoustic Mix)
01:49:15 19 Total Capacity – Ambience (Dub Mix)
01:53:29 20 DJ Pierre – Fall
01:58:38 21 The Motion Movement The Chase Instrumental
02:03:23 22 Nicole Lamons – I Think You’re Gonna Like It (Burrell’s Original Dope Mix)
02:08:08 23 Soul Logic – The Flow
02:13:08 24 Yoshito – Love Motion
02:19:26 25 The Untouchables – Trippin’
02:24:26 26 DV8 – Old School House
02:29:46 27 Audio Clash – Live and Die (12 Inch House Mix)
02:38:38 28 Essence – Just A Touch (Smooth Mix)
02:44:23 29 Essence – Just A Touch (Jazz Element Mix)
02:51:08 30 Mecca – Reality Check (The Ministry Mix)
02:56:58 31 DJ Pierre – Muzik (The Tribal Wild Pitch Mix)
03:04:43 32 DV8 – This Beat Is Over
03:11:02 33 Groove Patrol – I Can Feel It (Empire Mix)
03:16:01 34 Essa 3 – Teak
03:21:05 35 Rhythm Masters – Spanish Ritual (The Underground Mix)
03:25:09 36 Bass Hitt – Hey! (The Rhythm Hype Mix)
03:31:35 37 Full Swing – Choices (Choices Vocal Mix)
03:38:54 38 The Knightmen – Running (Running Remix)
03:42:39 39 House 2 House – I Wanna See You Dance (Fragile Speaker Mix)
03:48:17 40 Rare Arts – Boriqua Posse (The Kiss Connection Mix)
03:53:01 41 Sound Waves – Give It Up Girl (Bass Is Pumpin’ Mix)
03:57:21 42 Frontline Symphony – Love & Affection (Love Dub)
04:05:18 43 Joey Washington & The Men’s Club – Just Us (BOP Til You Drop Mix)
04:10:46 44 The Untouchables – Just Da Way U Want
04:15:04 45 House 2 House – Boom (Hard Mix)
04:19:14 46 Earl Bennett – Alright
04:25:29 47 Hardrive – Sindae (Kenlou Dub) (feat. L.G.)
04:29:52 48 Logic – Blues For You (Hard Dub)
04:33:35 49 Logic – The Flavor of Love (Ultra Love Mix)
04:39:25 50 Total Ka-os – Get On Up (The Lover Mix)
04:42:39 51 Total Ka-os – Get On Up (Madman Mix)
04:48:52 52 Groove Patrol – Need Your Love
04:55:30 53 The Untouchables – Just Da Way U Want (Way U Dubb)
04:59:25 54 Total Ka-os – If Ya Gonna Play
05:03:05 55 Keita – Ms. Know It All! (Morel’s Groove Mix)

00:00:00 1 Banji Boys – Love Thang (Runaway Mix)
00:04:58 2 Butch Quick – Higher (Underground Version)
00:12:44 3 The Rhythm Factor – Lose Control (Egotrip Mix)
00:16:53 4 Rare Arts – Boriqua Posse – The L. Digital Mix
00:21:56 5 Virtual Soul – Luvin’ (Whole Lotta Luv)
00:27:12 6 Lovechild – Sweet Ambience (Club Mix)
00:31:04 7 Scottie Deep – Soul Searchin’ (Deep Dish Dub) (feat. Toni Williams)
00:37:03 8 DJ Pierre – To Tha Muzik
00:45:36 9 Photon Inc. – Generate Power (Wild Pitch Mix) (feat. Paula Brion)
00:52:22 10 Endangered Species – Ping Pong (Re-Pinged House Remix)
00:58:13 11 House 2 House – Hypnotize Me – (Trance Mix)
01:03:18 12 Simone – Hey Fellas (Morel’s Gospel Mix)
01:07:38 13 House 2 House – I Really Do (Main Course)
01:12:57 14 Madd Noise – Blow The Horn
01:17:54 15 Sole Fusion – Basstone (House Nation Mix)
01:24:02 16 The Rhythm Masters – Hold me Back (Rhythm Mix)
01:30:01 17 DV8 – Freedom (Ego Trip Mix)
01:35:05 18 K.C.Y.C. – Stompin Grounds (Stompin Ground Mix)
01:40:16 19 Rhythm Warfare – Two Notches (Battle Mix)
01:44:50 20 Sun, Sun, Sun – Curious (Vocal Mix)
01:51:12 21 Chapter 1 – Unleash the Groove (E-Funk Mix)
01:56:53 22 E-Culture – Tribal Confusion (Inhalation Mix)
02:03:36 23 House 2 House – Do 4 Me (House 2 House Dub)
02:07:28 24 K.C.Y.C. – Under Control
02:14:20 25 Roy Davis Jr. – I’m Here To Spread Love
02:19:03 26 Ultraworld – Northern Piano (Hardcore Piano Mix)
02:23:29 27 Underground Solution – Luv Dancin’ (In Deep Mix)
02:31:11 28 Sole Fusion – We Can Make It (Bass Hit Dub)
02:37:57 29 Wamdue Project – Remember The Memory
02:44:30 30 Darkman – Seduction (Dangerous Mix)
02:48:20 31 DJ Pierre – Take It Up (Blow It Up)
02:55:35 32 Phuture – Inside Out (Roy’s Rad Nomad Mix)
03:04:20 33 Cynthia M – Love Storm (Radio Edit)
03:07:28 34 Platinum Crew – Getting Me Hot (Double Platinum Club Mix)
03:13:27 35 The Untouchables – Somethin Bugged
03:21:58 36 Tribal Infusion – Sumba-Lumba (S-Man’s Got You In a Trance Mix)
03:27:00 37 Barbara Tucker – Beautiful People (Club Mix)
03:36:05 38 House Society – Feel Me
03:41:12 39 The Rhythm Masters – It’s In My Mind (Bayridge Mix)
03:46:13 40 Dan Curtin & Time Undefined – Alive (Summer Rain Mix)
03:51:30 41 The Untouchables – Yeah C’Mon
03:56:32 42 Djaimin – Give You (Hype Groove Mix)
04:01:52 43 The Believers & Heather Wildman – Gotta Keep Holding On (Creators of Deepness Mix)
04:10:09 44 Warpath – Stray Angels
04:14:37 45 Phuture – Rise from Your Grave (Wake Da F___ Up Mix)
04:19:30 46 Phuture – Rise from Your Grave (Wild pitch mix)
04:25:14 47 Black Orchid – Love You Madly (Love-A-Dub)
04:30:09 48 636 – Rain (80 Proof Garage Mix) (feat. Arnold Jarvis)
04:39:25 49 The Rhythm Masters – Doo-Day (“60 Dub”)
04:44:21 50 Turn-Style & Althea McQueen – Reachin’ Higher (The Remix)
04:49:44 51 Wamdue Project – Three Toed Frog
04:54:46 52 Hardrive – Deep Inside
05:00:59 53 Rageous & Franklin Fuentes – Tyler Moore Mary (Banji Bite Mix)
05:08:22 54 Beatboxx – Keep On Jumpin’ (Subclub Mix) (feat. Chazzie)
05:15:07 55 Sultans Of Swing – Move It To The Left (Rise Mix)

00:00:00 1 Cynthia M – Everything I Do (House Mix)
00:08:07 2 The Youngbloods – You Got Me Burnin’ Up (UK Deep Mix)
00:13:13 3 Logic – One Step Beyond (Raw Mix)
00:18:23 4 Logic – Blues for You (Vocal Mix #1)
00:24:04 5 Low End Theory – Be Gone Wit Yoself (Be Gone Wit Yoself Dub)
00:27:57 6 Urban Rhythm – Luv Will Make It Right (Hardhouse Mix)
00:32:40 7 Butch Quick – Under Pressure (Club Mix)
00:39:47 8 Audio Clash – Don’t Take It Away (Da Wild Pitch Mix)
00:45:45 9 Circle Children – Mamba Mama (Armand’s New School Mix)
00:50:43 10 Yoshito – Got A Feeling
00:55:53 11 Logic – The Flavor of Love (Wayne’s Flavored Love Mix)
00:59:13 12 River Ocean feat. India – Love & Happiness (Yemaya Y Ochùn) (Junior Boys Own Super Dub)
01:07:43 13 Politix of Dancing – Swirls
01:12:57 14 The Untouchables – Dance to The Rhythm
01:18:05 15 Kitchen Sync – Serious Work (Deep Re-work Mix)
01:21:17 16 Lovechild – Sweet Ambience (Deep Dub)
01:25:35 17 Ultra Naté – Free (Mood II Swing Extended Vocal Mix Edit)
01:31:36 18 DV8 – Thoughts of Tomorrow (Club Mix)
01:36:53 19 Kitchen Sync – Shhh…Deeper (Scotty Deep Mix)
01:41:58 20 Morel’s Grooves – Down to The Waistline (Honey)
01:48:52 21 Barbara Tucker – I Get Lifted (Duck Beats)
01:54:55 22 Barbara Tucker – I Get Lifted (The Bar Dub)
01:58:20 23 Boston Boyz – Come Wit Me (Can Mix)
02:04:20 24 Chronic Sounds – Evelin’s Basement (Environmental Mix)
02:10:29 25 George Morel – Let’s Groove
02:16:54 26 Roy Davis Jr. – The Terminator (Da Radical Wild Pitch)
02:26:57 27 Morel’s Grooves – Todos Latinos (The Barrio Break Down Mix)
02:30:53 28 Divine Soul – Search’N (Higher Ground) (DJ Choco’s G Dub Mix)
02:34:56 29 South Street Player – (Who?) Keeps Changing Your Mind? (The Night Mix)
02:39:58 30 Erick ‘More’ Morillo – Dancing (A ‘Little’ – ‘More’ Vocal Mix)
02:44:54 31 Barbara Tucker – I Get Lifted (Armand’s Get Deep Mix)
02:52:36 32 The Mole People – Break Night (The Mardi Gras Mix)
03:03:14 33 Caucasian Boy – Electric Mistress (Organistic Mix)
03:08:08 34 Dan Curtin & Time Undefined – Cascade
03:13:21 35 DJ Sneak – Dancin
03:24:14 36 DJ Sneak – The Music in Me
03:29:53 37 Sunday School – House Is a Feeling (Hardtrax Mix)
03:34:53 38 Capital Swing – Jazz Doubt (Break It Mix)
03:39:16 39 DJ Sneak – Manos Que Tocan (Deep Mix)
03:47:05 40 DJ Sneak – Throw Your Hands
03:53:22 41 Spanish Rituals – Morir Sonando (Die Dreaming) (The Main Mix)
03:59:13 42 The Don – The Horn Song
04:05:17 43 Wamdue Project – In Love With You (Calarce Mix)
04:10:52 44 Caucasian Boy – Northern Lights (The Prime Cutz Mix)
04:18:13 45 Ultra Nate “I Don’t Understand It” (Mood II Swing Dub)
04:22:32 46 Ultra Naté – Found a Cure (Mood II Rascal Search Dub Mix)
04:27:36 47 Todd Terry All Stars – Get Down (Kenny Dope Mix) (feat. Kenny Dope, DJ Sneak, Terry Hunter & Tara McDonald)
04:33:02 48 – The Time Undefined – All For You
04:39:40 49 Blu Cocteau – Dea
04:44:03 50 Blu Cocteau – Niemi


Finn Johannsen – Hausmusik 24 (1997)

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Studio 54 – Catch Da Big Ones

Superlova – All Night

Mood II Swing Feat. Loni Clark – Searchin’ (Searchin’ For Inches)

Studio 54 – A Track 4 Lois

Discotexx – Say That You Love Me

Care – On And On

Downtown Gigolos – L’Amour

Nine Fingers – In Love (DJ Linus Mix)

DJ Linus – Gedankengift

Glissando Bros. – Man On The Moon

F.S.K. – Tel Aviv


A guide to Flute House

Posted: November 8th, 2018 | Author: | Filed under: Reviews, Texts English | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

At the end of the 80s house music added deep. Seminal artists like Larry Heard, Marshall Jefferson or Virgo Four abandoned the track-dominated sound palette and introduced musicianship to a genre that was then better known for dancefloor functionality. But it was from 1990 on that the vibe really spread and developed, particularly in New York City. I first heard the term flute house when Roger Sanchez released „Luv Dancin‘“ by Underground Solution. Some also called it ambient or mellow house. But the music was not made for home listening purposes, DJs would use it, too. As a gentle introduction, or as a moment of regeneration during peak time, or as the best possible way to ease the crowd out again into the early morning, so that not a single glorious moment of what just happened the hours before was tainted by something less. A lot of these tracks had enough kicks to have you working at any time, but they also seemed to be created for unique moments, closed eyes, embraces, disbelief evoked by sheer beauty. A lot of these tracks had tags like ambient or jazz in their titles and credits, but they did not really try to be either. The artists involved liked to display their musical abilities, and their skills to establish a mood and an atmosphere. They knew how to write a melody, they knew how to arrange their layers and instruments, they were determined to sound as good as their means would allow. By the time Frankie Knuckles‘ Whistle Song was released in 1991, the flutes, vibraphones, saxophones or similar instruments were already derided, but the sound had come to stay, until this day. This playlist gathers some classic moments that paved the way.

Logic – The Final Frontier (Acoustic Mix) (Strictly Rhythm, 1990)

Wayne Gardiner took Larry Heard’s gentle elegance (the bassline is lifted from Fingers Inc.’s deep house blueprint “Can You Feel It”) and added the archetypical swing of early 90s New York City house. His back catalogue is filled with lots of sublime grandeur, but this track is structured like a jazz band taking turns on their respective instruments, and steadily building up layer after layer of tension and drama in the process. The result is still peerless.

Freedom Authority – Expressions (Flute Groove) (XL Recordings, 1990)

That Bobby Konders quit producing house music for a career in dancehall and dub productions when he was capable of track like this, is still a an irreparable trauma for many. As with many of his tunes, this can completely zone you out. Eight minutes of considerably relentless flutiness, accompanied by a dubbed out bassline and some eerie strings. A psychedelic masterpiece.

The Vision – Shardé (Nu Groove, 1991)

Eddie Maduro was an accomplice of Wayne Gardiner (for example he co-wrote Logic‘s „The Warning“ and supplied its seminal vocal introduction), and this is one of his finest moments. It is named after his daughter, and I am very convinced that the world would be a better place if such a beautiful piece of music would be composed for every child.

The Nick Jones Experience – Wake Up People (Massive B, 1991)

New Jersey DJ and producer Nick Jones with a total gem on Bobby Konders‘ Massive B imprint, with some help by Satoshi Tomiie. Not your typical house groove, but this forever remained a special track for special moments anyway. But if chosen wisely, it can elevate those moments to something completely else, be it in the club or when you are on your own.

Beautiful People – I Got The Rhythm (Club Mix) (Cabaret, 1991)

I assume this collaboration of Joey Longo aka Pal Joey with Manabu Nagayama and Toshihiko Mori came into being when King Street Sounds label head Hisa Ishioka introduced American and Japanes producers to each other in the early 90s. This tracks bears the trademark Pal Joey mixture of hip hop ruffness and deep sounds, but it is way longer, more complex in structure, and it even adds a steady breakbeat to fine effect. Beautiful People indeed, and they sure got the rhythm.

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Vocals Matter – A Guide to Garage House

Posted: May 31st, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Reviews, Texts English | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

The now defunct UK magazine The Face used to end each issue with a one-liner, but when I read the words “Vocals Matter” there sometime in the mid 90s, it deeply afflicted me. Was there really a need to point this out? In fact there was. A vocalist and a song were basic elements of House Music since its early days in the Mid 80s. Which was not really surprising, after all House was a direct continuation of what started in the mid 70s with Soul and then Disco, and instrumentals where the exception, and not the rule. Then Garage House already displayed its origins in its name, the combination of the music played in both New York’s Paradise Garage and Chicago’s Warehouse. But after its heyday in the first half of the 90s, Garage House’s popularity was gradually declining. The clubs got bigger, and the sounds followed suit. The songs, however, seemed to get weaker in the process, and eventually a good tune became the exception. It might be a bit simplistic to argue that it is much easier to produce a good track than a good song, but comparatively there are not many artists left even trying. I am publishing an ongoing chronological series of mixes consisting of personal Vocal House favourites from the past until the present, and I picked a few overlooked gems for this guide.

Dance Advisory Commission ‎– Free Your Mind (Yesterday’s Mix) (12th Avenue Records 1991)

The sole release on this imprint operated by Ben “Cozmo D” Cenac. Produced by David Anthony, who revived this track for a release on Emotive the following year. But the original record has the better versions. Eternal self-liberation on the floor imperatives, carried by a subtle Hip House aftermath breakbeat, which is just effortlessly swinging.

Swing Out Sister – Notgonnachange (Mix Of Drama) (Fontana 1992)

The Def Mix productions cannot be overestimated in Garage House history. 1992 was probably the year that saw more Vocal led House releases than any other year, as the Majors employed an increasing number of club DJs and producers to sprinkle some nocturnal stardust and dancefloor credentials on their chart bound artists. And so you have the most consistent remixer of the genre, Frankie Knuckles, turning UK Blue-Eyed Soulsters into a showstopping symphony of baroque proportions. His way of arranging pianos and strings into lush elegance is really distinct. It is also totally timeless.

Darryl D’Bonneau – Say You’re Gonna Stay (New Generation 1992)

The original masterpiece, hidden on a mini-compilation by a label supposedly affiliated with New Generation, the home of most of the weird and wonderful Larry P. Rauson productions. The track had a second life on Jellybean in 1995, albeit in way less intense versions. The interaction of main and background vocals here is pure perfection, the vocal performance is anyway. The song is an eight minute plea for forgiveness that is beyond par. I would not believe anybody telling me that she actually did not forgive him after hearing this.

K. London Posse Featuring Dawn Tallman ‎– Caught In Luv (Rhythm Mix Vocal) (K4B Records 1994)

From 1993 on Garage House was played to increasingly bigger crowds, and the sweet melodies of former years were now often replaced by a Gospel led urgency, and heavier sounds. Producers like Masters At Work, Mood II Swing or Louie “Balo” Guzman showed the way, and many producers followed. Including Kingsley O., who released a string of high quality records on his K4B label that paired Diva plus team delivery with considerably twisted dubs. Buying double copies to combine both to best effect became mandatory.

Loveland – Hope (Never Give Up) (Junior’s Factory Vocal) (Eastern Bloc Records 1994)

NYC’s Sound Factory was the temple of the new booming Garage House sound, and Junior Vasquez was its adamant high priest. His rules and requirements for his floor are exemplified by this remix, one of many he did in those years. On this occasion riding on the ever reliable Robin S template developed by Sweden’s Finest remix team Swemix/Stonebridge, but adding those tribal rhythms, those rave stabbing chords and particularly introducing that rollercoaster structure that was diminished to one or two drops in recent years. The vocals do not serve not much more purpose than barely holding it all together, but they are still needed.

Brothers’ Vibe Featuring Teddy McClennan – Can U Feel It (Vocal) (Jersey Underground 1996)

The Rodriguez brothers paying their dues to Larry Heard’s eternal classic of a very similar name. It may lack its puzzling blissful emotionality, but it manages to catch up as deep, dark and dubbed out companion and it kicks you mesmerizingly, with your eyes closed, into realms you were probably not yet ready to enter. And you do not even care if you ever get out again.

Urban Soul – What Do I Gotta Do (Eric Kupper Club Mix) (King Street Sounds 1997)

Roland Clark was an early voice of the New Jersey sound back to the very early 90s, his shattered falsetto perfectly accompanied by the dramatic melancholia of his productions. Eric Kupper, man of many a thousand beautiful moments in House Music history, expectedly manages to add further bittersweet intensity to the equation, and a direct route to wailing with the best of them. If you think that House most songs are superficial and one-dimensional, you might just listen to the wrong ones.

The Klub Family – When I Fall In Love (Main Vocal Mix) (Funky People 1998)

There cannot be enough praise for the contributions of Blaze to the canon of songs in House music. Few were as committed to the tradition of Soul within the genre, and few could update said tradition with a sound so distinctively their own. Thus they were an exception when House came into being and they remained an exception for the years to come. Sometime inbetween, they helped to pave the way to the more spiritual and conscious sound celebrated at NYC clubs such as The Shelter and Body & Soul, and then they ruled it. Never ever write them off.

Loftis #V Featuring Lafe ‎– Dreamin’ (Joe Smooth Vocal Mix) (Loft Records 2002)

After a productive but rather short period on DJ International in the early 90s, Craig S. Loftis reappeared with this stunning record (the Blaze inspired “You Are All I Need” from one year later is also well worth tracking down). At that time Joe Smooth had vanished from my radar as well, but even if they had only done this one tune, I would be forever grateful. The way this track maintains a floating excellence over such a monolithic funked up groove is just incredible. And then comes the dub version, and you better watch out.

Big Moses ‎– Deep Inside (Vocal) (Big Moe Records 2004)

Moise Laporte is best known for his sublime “Brighter Days” from 1996, but I cannot recommend this record enough either. I really despise a lot of “Soulful Garage” for its bland Pseudo-Jazz drenched noodlings but here all wrong musicianship temptations are kept in check for a well-balanced sophisticated groover straight for the Modern Soul floor. May the girls and boys keep on swinging, and may the faith be kept.

Electronic Beats 5/16


Finn Johannsen – Werking Class Heroes Part 2

Posted: November 9th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Mixes | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Go Bitch Go! – Work This Pussy (Original Bitch Mix)
DJ Sneak – Work It
Sub-Culture Feat- Marcus – Dreams (Tribal Life Mix)
Springboard – Be My Man (Club Mix)
Todd Edwards – Winter Behavior
Sound Design – Searchin’
Gypsymen – Bounce
M.A.D.A. – The Good Stuff (Culture Mix)
Mental Instrum – Bott-ee Rider (Open Wide!!)
Gayland – Get By (The Instrumental)
Georgie Porgie – Strawberry (Georgie’s Club Mix)
Deep Style – …Down (Elementary Dub)
L.J. – No Work
O.D.C. – Model 9000
Aswad – Shine (Remix Dub)
DJ Sneak – Come Together
Nature Boy – Tobago
The Cover Girls – Wishing On A Star (Magic Sessions Vocal Dub)
Martha Wash – Carry On (Masters At Work Dub Mix)
Uncanny Alliance – I Got My Education (Underground Dub)
Louie “Balo” Guzman – Don’t Shut Me Out
The Miners – Calling You (Giancarlino Stress Mix)
Mood II Swing Productions – I Need Your Luv (Right Now) (Balo’s Banji Mix)
Full Swing – Choices (Choices Vocal Mix)
Marina Van-Rooy – Sly One
Lectroluv – If We Try (Hard Dub Edit)
Pal Joey – Rat Race
Celo-Sound – Every Day Every Nite
Hardrive Feat. L.G. – Sindae (Kenlou Dub)
Black Rascals – Sympathy (Club Dub)
Three Generations Feat. Chevell – Get It Off
Romanthony – Falling From Grace
Interceptor – Together (The S-Man’s Miami Mix)
Daniela Mercury – O Canto Da Cidade (Murk Boys Miami Mix)
Mission Control – Outta Limits


Finn Johannsen – Tanzdiele, Kiel, 1996

Posted: March 1st, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Mixes | Tags: , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

 

DJ Duke – Escape From N.Y.
Sensorama – Quarzzeit
Circulation – Memory
Schatrax – First Heartbeat
Kevin Yost – Natural High
DJ Sneak – Latin Seoul
GU – I Need GU
3-Play – Summer Breezz
The Ghetto Kids – Summer In The City
Sensory Productions – Houseluck
Gene Farris Presents The DEB Project – Visions Of The Future
Dave Angel – Fever
Suburban Knight – Echo Location
Trackman – Don’t Stop
Pete Conman – The Range Count
LoSoul – Open Door
Product Of Da Neighbourhood – Living In Brooklyn
Global Communication – The Way
Wamdue Kids – Memory And Forgetting
Moodymann – I Can’t Kick This Feelin When It Hits
René et Gaston – Merluche Ideale
Mood II Swing – All Night Long
Boo Williams – Home Town Chicago
Model 500 – I Wanna Be There
Jonny L – This Time
DJ Linus – Pleasure
Netto – Like Ghosts
Projekt: PM – When The Voices Come
Faze Action – In The Trees
Motorbass – Les Ondes


Omniverse – Antares

Posted: July 27th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Rezensionen | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Eins musste man den Italienern schon immer lassen, sie wissen meist sehr zeitig welcher Sound sich in qualitativer und kommerzieller Hinsicht zu kopieren lohnt. Das zieht sich von Adaptionen amerikanischer Discomusik der klassischen Phase bis hin zu heutigem Minimalgeklacker. Natürlich hat das auch oft zu sehr originären Interpretationen geführt, teilweise wurde auch etwas ganz Neues daraus was sich an die Ursprungsländer als Ursprung zurückverkaufen ließ. Die musikalisch fortschrittliche Fraktion von Italo Disco wäre ein Beispiel, diverse ältere House- und Technoproduzenten in den US-Metropolen können es bestätigen. Ein wirklich glückliches Zusammentreffen war die italienische Annektierung von House. Wurden die ersten Chicago-Trax noch mit massivem Pianoeinsatz und plakativsten Disco-Diven-Samples Ende der 80er zu Chartbreakern à la Blackbox verkehrt, an denen sich insbesondere die englische Breakbeat-Szene schon seit Jahren erfreut und abarbeitet, griff man Anfang der 90er den New Yorker House-Sound auf, für den vor allem Labels wie Strictly Rhythm, Nervous und Nu Groove standen, neben zahllosen anderen anbetungswürdigen Kleinstadressen mit gelegentlichen Geniestreichen. Auf einmal erschienen Importe aus Italien, die in der Sanftheit und Emotionalität der US-Prototypen geradezu badeten, denn in den Großclubs in Rimini und Riccione wie Peter Pan oder Ethos Mama reichten die großzügigen Flächen und Bassgrooves von Produzenten wie Wayne Gardiner, Bobby Konders, Mood II Swing, den Burrell-Brüdern oder Nathaniel X nicht einmal aus, da ging es um andere Räume und ein anderes Gemeinschaftsgefühl auf der Tanzfläche, da musste mit dem großen Pinsel nachgebessert werden. Wenn man Italo House dieser Jahre beschreibt, verfällt man deswegen schnell in azurblaue Klischees, denn tatsächlich eint alle diese Stücke, dass sie eine mediterrane Selbstzufriedenheit ausstrahlen, die mit dem vom urbanen Alltagskampf geprägten Melancholieklang amerikanischer Großstädte nur noch in Resten zu tun hat. Stattdessen bekommt man hier eine reiche Palette an Sounds und Arrangements, die teilweise bis knapp unter die Kitschgrenze stoßen, auf der Tanzfläche aber nicht nur für die kollektive Glückseligkeit aufgebrezelter Einheimischer und der clubeigenen Fächertänzerinnen sorgten. Reichlich Urlauber waren genauso von dieser warmen Umarmung eingenommen, und reisten mit einer musikalischen Utopie in ihre grauen Vorstädte zurück. So etwas erzielt man natürlich nur mit Könnerschaft, und die Produzenten hinter Omniverse beispielsweise, Ricky Montanari und Moz-art, wussten schon seit etlichen Jahren was bei ihren Tänzern funktioniert und was nicht. Beide waren seit den 70ern hinter den Decks, ersterer fing eher als klassischer Disco-DJ an, letzterer war einer der wenigen Cosmic-Pioniere, die heutzutage jeder schon damals kannte. Und „Antares“ ist neben „Alone“ von Don Carlos die Genredefinition, sechs Minuten wie ein übermütiger Sprung in einen glitzernden Pool, und wenn man am anderen Ende wieder auftaucht, sieht man schöne Menschen in luftiger Bekleidung und schweißtreibenden Bewegungen, und da kommt auch schon der erste Drink. Es geht auch ohne Kopf.

Omniverse – Antares (Antima, 1991)

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Musik hören mit: Tama Sumo

Posted: October 30th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Interviews Deutsch | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Lowtec – Angstrom (Polyfon) 2009

Das ist neueren Datums. Redaktionshit.

So viel zum Thema trippig. Könnte ich dafür schon anwenden den Begriff.

Ist das eine Platte über die Du im Plattenladen nachdenken würdest?

Wahrscheinlich ja. Möchte sie aber noch ein bisschen länger hören.

Bist du jemand der Platten im Laden etwas länger hört?

Ich höre gerne ein bisschen länger, weil ich ansonsten gerne mal etwas nicht entdecke, und dann denke „das ist es nicht“. Aber dann merke ich, dass sich das entfaltet, wenn man ein bisschen länger reinhört. Umgekehrt ist es mir auch schon mal passiert, dass ich ganz schnell reingehört hab und mich zuhause frage, was ich da mitgenommen habe. Das hier mag ich von der Stimmung ganz gern. Die hat schon ein bisschen was Düsteres, aber gleichzeitig auch was ganz Entspanntes, wo man sich reinlegen und dahin fließen kann.

Ein Soundtrack-Feeling?

Ja, auf jeden Fall. Da kann man schon mal ein bisschen wackeln, das könnte ich mir für ein Anfangsset super schön vorstellen. Zum Reinkommen.

Das ist die neue Lowtec.

Jetzt wo du es sagst finde ich es gar nicht so abwegig. War jetzt überhaupt nicht der Erste, der mir einfiel, aber doch schön.

Terre Thaemlitz – Hush Now (DJ Sprinkles Broken Record Mix) (Public Record) 2006

Alt?

Ulkigerweise nicht. Das ganze Knacken gehört konzeptuell dazu und ist ganz schön übertrieben. Also wir haben hier Jemanden, der schon ein sehr komplexes Verhältnis zur Clubkultur hat.

Obwohl ich sagen muss, dass ich die Knackgeräusche im Moment dezenter angenehmer finden würde. Also es nervt mich gerade. Am Anfang dachte ich noch: „Oh, da bin ich wirklich voll reingefallen, dachte halt es ist ein altes Stück.“ Das ist mir zu inflationär eingesetzt. So ein bisschen ab und zu hätte ganz viel Charme haben können. Aber so ist es: „Guck mal, ich hab eine lustige Idee.“

Der Mixtitel ist „Broken Record Mix“.

Das ist mir jetzt gerade zu gewollt.

Und wie findest du die Musik ansonsten?

Die könnte hübsch sein. Ich höre ich mir aber lieber eine alte Platte an mit ein bisschen Knistern. Und ich finde das Vocal-Sample total blöd, ist so ein bisschen cooles „Hey Hey Hey“. Es kommt auch zu oft.

Das ist Terre Thaemlitz als DJ Sprinkles.

Das find ich erstaunlich, weil ich den eigentlich toll finde. Die Idee an sich wäre nicht schlecht, aber es ist mir überall zuviel Gewürz drin.

Aber es geht schon in die Richtung von „Midtown 120 Blues“.

Ich würde das Sample rausnehmen und das Knistern reduzieren. Dann wäre es echt super. Hat eine schöne Stimmung und einen tollen Oldschool-Charakter.

Die Art von Bassline benutzt er gerne, erinnert an „Nude Photo“ von Derrick May.

Das finde ich ja ganz toll. Ah, jetzt wird es auch mit dem Knistern weniger. Vielleicht gibt es das auch als „nur leicht angestaubte Platte“-Mix.

Das ist nur als MP3-File erschienen.

Ohne Sample und mit weniger Knistern wäre es der Hit. Aber es gibt tatsächlich andere Tracks von ihm mit ähnlichen Basslines. Wirklich schade, weil ich den sonst ganz grandios finde.

Aber es ist eigentlich eine sehr konsequente Haltung, etwas so Schönes zu verhunzen. Vielleicht bringt er es ja noch ohne Knacken heraus.

Konsequente Haltung ist natürlich ein Argument, aber ich frag mich immer, was eine konsequente Haltung nützt, wenn es mich nervt. Und ich finde das so schade, weil das ohne das Knacken garantiert eine Platte wäre, die ich kaufen würde. Read the rest of this entry »


Urbanized Featuring Silvano – Helpless (I Don’t Know What To Do Without You)

Posted: August 18th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Rezensionen | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Seit House Mitte der 90er Jahre die Großraumclubs eroberte, befindet sich House mit Gesang in einer erheblichen Schaffenskrise. Wo vorher Hymnen mit schönen Melodien mit Armgeruder im Club mitgesungen wurden, herrscht nun Überforderung hinsichtlich der Diva plus Kirchenchor-Standards und Unterforderung hinsichtlich der Tatsache, dass in dieser Konstellation nicht mehr eingängige Songs in der Tradition von Soul und Disco benötigt werden, sondern nur noch einschüchternde Breitwandspiritualität. Und wenn mich später heute noch ein Blitz aus dem Himmel treffen mag, der Gospel ist schuld. Dabei gibt es eigentlich genug Beispiele, wie man das Thema für alle Seiten gewinnbringend angeht ohne sich in imperativen Grußformeln auf Filterdiscobasis für die Handtaschenklientel zu erschöpfen oder gleich die ganz große Messe abzuhalten. Lovesongs zum Beispiel, die einfach so schön und wahrhaftig sind, dass der Himmel nicht erst beschrieen werden muss damit er sich öffnen möge. Bei dieser Platte von 1992 macht er das jedenfalls ganz von selbst. Ursprünglich von Mood II Swing zur ihrer besten Schaffensperiode ausgetüftelt, machen Masters At Work in ihrem Remix aus dem Song eine herzerweichende Erklärung an die bittersüße Hilflosigkeit, die nur die ganz große Liebe auszulösen vermag. Elegant schwingt er dahin, dieser Track, von wenig mehr zusammenhalten als einem genialen Klavierakkord und diesem überzeugenden Hilferuf von Silvano, der mich aus etwas rätselhaften Gründen immer an eine Garage-Version von Chris Isaaks “Wicked Game“ erinnert. Aber rätselhafte Assoziationen sollte man niemals verleugnen.

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