Ippu-Do – German Road (Epic) Salon Music – Hunting On Paris (Phonogram) Yellow Magic Orchestra – Key (Alfa) Miharu Koshi – Ryugujo No Koibito (Alfa) Earthling – You Go On Natural (Phonogram) Hajime Tachibana – Liquid (Ralph) Sandii & The Sunsetz – Sticky Music (Alfa) The Eastern Gang – Charlotte (Miracle) Minako – Town (Alfa) Yukihiro Takahashi – Drip Dry Eyes (Alfa) Miharu Koshi – L’Amours Toujours (Alfa) Testpattern – Modern Living (Alfa) Yukihiro Takahashi – Walking To The Beat (Alfa) Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian – Bamboo Houses (Virgin) Ippu-Do – Morning Menu (Epic) Ryuichi Sakamoto – Kimi Ni Tsuite (Nippon Life Insurance Co.)
The Druffalo rave saga continues. This time round the Druffalo Hit Squad travels back to the New York City of the early 90′s, when labels like Nu Groove, Strictly Rhythm and many more dropped several bombs each week on the city’s manic floors, and the according sound was a sample-heavy and stylistically irresponsible mixture of roots in Disco, Hip Hop, Freestyle and clues from worldwide House and Techno proceedings. An overdose of signals both deep and kicking, and a decidedly street approach to structure the madness.
At that time you could even dance to that, whenever and wherever you wanted to.
We sure did, and still do.
How about you?
The Sound Vandals – Extasy (Nu Groove) Full Moon – Allelujh (Dope Slap) Jam To It Again – Aquarius (City Limits) Brooklyn Funk Essentials – Change The Track (Minimal) Bobby Konders – Let There Be House (Nu Groove) Intellectual Harmonious Sanction – Save The Whales (R&S) Mental Mayhem – Joey’s Riot (Atmosphere) The Untouchables – Trippin’ (Strictly Rhythm) Direct – Techno Gone Mad (R&S) Project 86 – Industrial Bass (Nu Groove) Sound Factory – Cuban Gigolo (Capitol) Jovonn – Back To House (Goldtone) Static – The Native Track (Strictly Rhythm) House Syndicate – Jam The Mace (Dopewax) The Dope Wax Allstars – Angelo’s Groove (Dopewax) 33 1/3 Queen – Searchin’ (Nu Groove) Gypsymen – Bounce (E Legal) Foremost Poets – Reasons To Be Dismal (Nu Groove) Metro – Straphanger (Nu Groove) Open House Feat. Pace – Seven Day Weekend (Nu Groove) Arthur Baker And The Backbeat Disciples – Silly Games (A&M) KC Flightt – Planet E (RCA) Earth People – Reach Up To Mars (Underworld) J. Of Barcelona – Red Light District (Rey-D) Landlord – I Like It (Bigshot) A Bitch Called Johanna – I’m A Bitch (Project X) Ooscha – Ich Will Dich (Quark)
Bridging the generation gap right here, the Druffalo Hit Squad lends a helping hand with a heads up call to the hopes and dreams of boys and girls anywhere, anytime, anyplace. You might feel disillusioned, disenchanted, shattered, heartbroken, isolated, ignored, left over, left out, misunderstood, mistreated, underestimated, unwanted and unloved. We’ve been there. We suffered. We nearly dropped. But we draw conclusions. And we reached out. And we set in motion. And we found what we were looking for. This is for the survivors…
The Colourfield – Castles In The Air (Chrysalis) Heaven 17 – Let Me Go (Virgin) Mike Francis – Survivor (RCA) Chris Rea – Josephine (Magnet) David Bowie/Pat Metheny – This Is Not America (EMI America) Laid Back – Fly Away (Metronome) Madness – Yesterdays Men (Virgin) The Pale Fountains – Unless (Virgin) ABC – All Of My Heart (Neutron) Culture Club – Romance Beyond The Alphabet (Virgin) Icehouse – No Promises (Chrysalis) Tears For Fears – Advice For The Young At Heart (Fontana) The Dream Academy – The Love Parade (Blanco Y Negro) Talk Talk – It’s My Life (EMI) Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (EG) The Stranglers – Always The Sun (Epic) Electronic – Getting Away With It (Factory) The Lotus Eaters – You Don’t Need Someone New (Arista) Spandau Ballet – Gold (Chysalis) Danny Wilson – Mary’s Prayer (Virgin) The The – Uncertain Smile (Epic) Pet Shop Boys – Being Boring (Parlophone) The Go-Betweens – Bachelor Kisses (WEA) Blancmange – Waves (London)
Brian Protheroe – Pinball Ned Doheny – Get It Up For Love Bobby Caldwell – What You Won’t Do For Love Hall & Oates – Sara Smile Roxy Music – Just Like You Yvonne Elliman – I’ll Be Around Samantha Sang – Emotion Hot – Angel In Your Arms Angela Bofill – Angel Of The Night Maria Muldaur – Midnight At The Oasis Elkie Brooks – Only Love Can Break Your Heart Karla Bonoff – Personally Jorge Santana – Tonight You’re Mine Toto – Georgy Porgy Lulu – You Win, I Lose Rupert Holmes – Him Frankie Valli – Grease Mary Macgregor – I’ve Never Been To Me Olivia Newton-John – Please Don’t Keep Me Waiting Boz Scaggs – Lowdown Bette Midler – Hang On In There Baby Salazar – Never Gonna Let You Go Fleetwood Mac – Sara Genesis – Follow Me, Follow You Jan Hammer Group – Don’t You Know Elton John – Mama Can’t Buy You Love Agnetha Fältskog – Wrap Your Arms Around Me The Korgis – Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime Climax – Precious And Few The Hollies – Ait That I Breathe David Bowie – Moonage Daydream Scott Walker – Do I Love You Crosby, Stills & Nash – Just A Song Before I Go Al Stewart – End Of The Day
We’re sorted out for E’s and Wizz, the stereo of the overcrowded Jensen Interceptor heading up the M25 is blasting out The Spinmasters, while the Druffalos either make guestlist calls, read the latest Morley or WSC, sort out which trainers to wear or look nervously on the fuel display. We await 20000 hardcore members in longsleeves in a disused hangar in the middle of a field. We saw the lasers a while ago but we already missed the exit three times, ran out of water and beer, got police on our back, and it’s getting pitch dark.
This is the sound of the Druffalo Hit Squad’s UK edition of the international Rave Chronicles. Now hear this!
Bassheads – Non Verbal Communication (Deconstruction) Shades Of Rhythm – Musical Freedom (Aquatic) Yin Yang – Oh One (Rumour) Dr. Baker – Kaos (Desire) Orbital – Fahrenheit 3D3 (FFRR) The Garden Of Eden – The Serpent In The Garden (Pepper) Mark Rutherford – Get Real (Fourth & Broadway) Nemesis – After The Storm (Intrigue) Break The Limits – Fire Away (Break The Limits) Hardcore – Get A Little Stupid (XL) Nicolette – Single Minded People (Shut Up And Dance) Paradox – Jailbreak (Ronin) For This II – Trak 1 (Ozone) Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (RCA) Midi Rain – Always (Vinyl Solution) N Joi – Malfunction (Deconstruction) Bizarre Inc – Technological (Blue Chip) Baby Ford – Fordtrax (Rhythm King) Altern 8 – Objective (Network) C & M Connection – Bio Rhythms (Network) The Black Dog – Erb (General Productions) Nightmares On Wax- Aftermath (Warp) Unique 3 – The Theme (Ten) Cyclone – A Place Called Bliss (Network) Fila Brazillia – Mermaids (Pork) A Guy Called Gerald – Untitled (CBS) 808 State – Pacific State (ZTT) Fine Young Cannibals – I’m Not The Man I Used To Be
The Druffalo Hit Squad welcomes you to a new irregular series of showcases, which will feature our personal highlights from the international bastions of rave. For no particular reason whatsoever, we would like to dedicate the first installment to the most underrated rave nation: Canada. We assembled some extra hi-biased strobe anthems for the occasion, and played them on +8.
Nick Holder – Erotic Illusions (Strobe) Psyance – Andromeda’s Dance (Plus 8) Infra-Red – Metamorphis (Strobe) How II House – Lift The Nation (Outer Rhythm) Infra-Red – Love Me, Love Me (Strobe) F.U.S.E. – Phase 1 (Plus 8) Z-Formation – Brutal (Hi-Bias) Nick Holder – Frantic (Strobe) States Of Mind – Destiny (Strobe) Psyance – EQ (Plus 8) Infra-Red – Falling From The Light (Strobe) Psyance – Motion (Plus 8) Infra-Red – The Verge (Strobe) Cybersonik – Technarchy (Plus 8) Chrome – My Reflection (Plus 8) How II House – I Want U 2 Love Me (Strobe) Trancendence – Magique Noire (Strobe) States Of Mind – Elements Of Tone (Plus 8) Infra-Red – Calibrate This (Strobe) Hayden Andre Project – Broken Chains (Strobe) The Uprising – You Can Wait (Hi-Bias) Blunted Dummies – House For All (Definitive) The R.A.S.E. – Say It Loud (Strobe) Christina Lorr – Dark As The Night (Hi-Bias) Syndicate 305 – I Promise (Hi-Bias) Helen Sharpe – Got 2 Have Your Love (Strobe) Subculture – The Voyage (Strobe) Infra-Red – Love Honey (Strobe)
The Druffalo Hit Squad with yet another hurricane session for the party boys (and girls) who only come out at night. We own your lonely hearts, and we show you images of heaven. Yes, it is love, and we don’t move away from it, darlings. We got the gloves on, we dream electric, and we don’t stand back. Reason? No. Boredom? No. Orchestras? Yes. To a Debussy beat, the city waits forever. It shines like destruction, it lives inside us. We can make you see it. And we think hard about the weather, too. We’re pretty sure it must have rained. We dress for action, and howl at many moons. Who do you love? Is it us? Is this a test?
Kim Carnes – Hurricane (EMI America) Foxy – Party Boys (T.K. Records) Peter Brown – They Only Come Out At Night (CBS) Local Boy – Thriller/Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Profile) Peter Godwin – Images Of Heaven (Polydor) Gang Of 4 – Is It Love (Warner Bros. Records Inc.) Culture Club – Move Away (Virgin) Visage – Love Glove (Polydor) Giorgio Moroder With Philip Oakey – Together In Electric Dreams (Virgin) Stevie Nicks – Stand Back (WEA) John Farnham – Age Of Reason (RCA) Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan (CBS) Andrew Poppy – 32 Frames For Orchestra (ZTT) Pet Shop Boys – Left To My Own Devices (Parlophone) Yello – Call It Love (Vertigo) Eurythmics –Love Is A Stranger (RCA) Data – Living Inside Me (Virgin) Cut Glass – Alive With Love (Ear Hole) New Order – The Perfect Kiss (Factory) Blancmange – The Day Before You Came (London) Steely Dan – Glamour Profession (MCA) Chas Jankel – Glad To Know You (A&M) Greg Phillinganes – Behind The Mask (Planet) Elbow Bones & The Racketeers – You Get Me High (EMI America)
Despite the demolition of most of its former playgrounds, the legacy of the classic era of European punkfunkateers remains indestructible. The Druffalo Hit Squad was actually raised on a diet of edgy dancing, nervous drinking, and romantic industrialism. As we move to the vicious dub, panic horn sections, flat snares, slap basslines and vigorous chants like we used to, we press record. Now you press play…
23 Skidoo – Coup (Illuminated) The Flying Lizards – A-Train (Virgin) The Wolfgang Press – Assassination K. (4AD) Kazino – Binary (Carrere) A Certain Ratio – Mickey Way (Factory) Shriekback – My Spine (Is The Bassline) (Y Records) Thompson Twins – In The Name Of Love (T Records) ABC – Tears Are Not Enough (Neutron) Gabi Delgado – Amor (Virgin) Simple Minds – Theme For Great Cities (Virgin) The Raincoats – Animal Rhapsody (Version) (Rough Trade) 400 Blows – Return Of The Dog (Illuminated Records) Futura 2000 Feat. The Clash – The Escapades Of Futura 2000 (Celluloid) Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Reasons To Be Cheerful Pt. 3 (Stiff Records) Modern Romance – Can You Move (Midnight Mix) (Atlantic) Haircut 100 – Ski Club Of Great Britain (Arista) Medium Medium – So Hungry, So Angry (Intercord) Fehlfarben – Dollars + Deutschmarks (Special Dance Version) (Welt-Rekord) The Members – Chairmen Of The Board (Dance Mix) (Arista) Quando Quango – Love Tempo (Factory) Spandau Ballet – Chant No. 1 (Chrysalis) Clock DVA – Breakdown (Remix) (Polydor) Gang Of Four – At Home He’s A Tourist (EMI) Czukay/Wobble/Liebezeit – How Much Are They? (Welt-Rekord) The Slits – I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Island Records) Marianne Faithfull – Why D’ya Do It (Island Records) Colourbox – Look Like We’re Shy One Horse (Virgin) The Specials – Friday Night Saturday Morning (2 Tone)
For this edition of the Druffmix experience, the D.H.S. hop the bus for the weekender. Gazelles are on, talc is prepared, purple hearts are still broken and faith is kept.
We dedicate this mix to Levi Stubbs. Reach out, we’ll be there…
Four Tops – I Just Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind Johnny Bristol – Love No Longer Has A Hold On Me Lenny Williams – Messing With My Mind Alphonse Mouzon – I’m Glad That You’re Here Brandi Wells – Watch Out Cool Runners – Play The Game David Williams – Holdin’ Back Alfie Davison – Who Is Gonna Love Me Booker T – Don’t Stop Your Love Greg Perry – It Takes Heart Jimmy Ruffin – Hold On To Your Love Moment Of Truth – So Much For Love James Mason – Free Gladys Knight & The Pips – It’s A Better Than Good Time The Dells – It’s All Up To You Labi Siffre – It Must Be Love Diana Ross – Remember Me
This mix is well informed by my visits to Hard Wax at that time. I was living a 10 minute bike ride away and was going there several times a week to meet people and dig for new sounds. At that time both techno and uk bass music was buzzing with ideas, apart from the house stuff I was looking out for anyway. It was generally a very inspiring period.
UB313 – Q (The Black Dog Bitez Down On Beatz And Bleepz Mixx) TRG – Broken Heart (Martyn’s DCM Remix) Link – The Augur Martyn – All I Have Is Memories Shed – Warped Mind Luke Hess – Renewal Part 2 Mikkel Metal – Lumever Substance – Relish (Shed Remix) B12 – 32 Lineup Brothers’ Vibe – Cuero Para Mi Gente (Altered Vibes Mix) Stefan Goldmann – Radiant Grace Vakula – Loop For My Friends (Lerosa’s Unsavoury Mix) Herb LF – Sunliner (Demo) Prosumer & Murat Tepeli – Serenity (Soundstream Mix)
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