Dear me, I was recording so many mixes with early 90s house in 2007/08, it almost feels like I was trying to ignite a revival all by myself. The 90s house revival eventually happened not much later, but then I was interested in other music and did not care anymore. I had all the records so I probably could have done a lot of gigs milking the monentum, but hey. My timing is often so bad, it is almost proverbial.
The Opious Project – Jazz Party The Rude Awakening – The Dip Maurice – Melody Sure Is Pure – One Drop Of Rain Rags – Abstract Sound Source – A Naked Theme Davina – Don’t You Want It The Sugarcubes – Leash Called Love Sound On Sound – Time To Feel Loveroot – Hold Me Right Mental Instrum – Bott-ee Rider Hidden Agenda – Story Of My Life The Believers – Who Dares To Believe In Me? S.D.M. – Where Did House Go Joe T. Vannelli – Play With The Voice Sensory Elements Vol. 1 – Something 4 U Yohan Square – Love Of Life
At last, The Druffalo Hit Squad comes down from the mountain for the tenth time. And you better believe the gospel according to…
Data – Living Inside Me The Associates – Waiting For The Loveboat Sparks – Music That You Can Dance To Bobby O – German Girl De Rogue – Nightlife Fashion Brother Beyond – The Harder I Try The B-52’s – Summer Of Love Neil Young – Computer Age Was (Not Was) – Anything Can Happen A Certain Ratio – 27 Forever Kevin Rowland – Tonight The Blow Monkeys – This Is Your Life Karen Finley – Tales Of Taboo Animotion – Obsession Matia Bazar – I Feel You Moses – Our Revolution M.K. All Stars – Bohemian Rhapsody
This is the sequel to the mix “The Boo In My Boogie” as featured in newsletter Finnished 0002. Feel free to check the backstory there. The title is the other half of the quote by two elderly George Michael fans from a documentary about him. The music? Another exploration of disco and synthpop records I played around clubs back then. The picture is a rare glimpse of the setup I used to record mixes, and still use. A Yamaha Stereo Receiver I have since I was a teenager, plus Bang & Olufsen speakers from the 70s I got from my parents. Two Technics SL-1200 MK2s and an Ecler Smac First mixer I bought in 1995. Yes, I am not an audiophile person.
Malcolm McLaren & The World’s Famous Supreme Team Show – World’s Famous (I. D.) I Level – 3 A.M. Richard Jon Smith – Baby’s Got Another (Dub Version) Scritti Politti – Wood Beez (Version) Savage Progress – Dark Town Blancmange – Feel Me (Extended Version) Regina – Baby Love (Vocal Long Version) Thelma Houston – I’d Rather Spend The Bad Times With You… Teri Wells – I’ll Be Around Crown Heights Affair – I Don’t Want To Change You Imagination – Burnin’ Up Malcolm McLaren & The World’s Famous Supreme Team Show – D’Ya Like Scratchin’? Bad Manners – What The Papers Say Heaven 17 – Penthouse And Pavement (Instrumental) Pigbag – Hit The ‘O’ Deck (Instrumental) Funkapolitan – As The Time Goes By (Long Version) Modern Romance – I Stand Alone Gichi Dan’s Beechwood #9 – On A Day Like Today Carrie Lucas – Tic Toc Natalie Cole – Party Lights
Hello friends near and far. The D*ruffalo Hit Squad is back in full swing. And we brought something with us.
The Gist – Love At First Sight Everything But The Girl – Bittersweet The Smiths – Work Is A Four-Letter Word The Beat – Save It For Later Aztec Camera – Oblivious Tracie Young – Invitation The Style Council – How She Threw It All Away Prefab Sprout – Cars And Girls Orange Juice – I Can’t Help Myself The Icicle Works – Love Is Wonderful Colour The Pale Fountains – …From Across The Kitchen Table The Fun Boy Three – We’re Having All The Fun Dexys Midnight Runners – Tell Me When My Light Turns Green Madness – Disappear Makin’ Time – Feels Like It’s Love JoBoxers – Just Got Lucky Nick Heyward – When It’s Started To Begin It’s Immaterial – Ed’s Funky Diner (The Kleinholz Caper) It’s Immaterial – Ed’s Funky Diner (Album Version) The Company She Keeps – What A Girl Wants The The – This Is The Day
Sailin’ on the good ship Druffalo you are, and through salt water windows you see the light, and through alert ears you hear melodies, and riffs, and riffs and soothing strings, and beats. Ahoy!
Richard Pryor – Nigger With A Seizure (Excerpt) Tim Moore – Second Avenue Daryl Hall / John Oates – She’s Gone Was (Not Was) – Betrayal Fleetwood Mac – Sentimental Lady Harry Thumann – You Turn Me On Bell & James – You Never Know What You’ve Got Boz Scaggs – Jojo Robert Palmer – Every Kinda People Peggy Lee – Sweet Talk Olivia Newton-John – Magic Ph.D. – Poor City Crosby, Stills & Nash – Dark Star Hot Chocolate – So You Win Again Ace – How Long Roxy Music – Still Falls The Rain Andy Gibb – Too Many Looks In Your Eyes Robbie Dupree – Steal Away Andrew Gold – Lonely Boy Eric Clapton – Behind The Mask Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat
To be honest, I do not remember why I did this mix. I was probably in the mood for some bottom heavy 90s house from the US, yet again. The sound of your formative years, you never forget it. Just try to not get stuck in it, I suppose.
U2 – Lemon Daniela Mercury – O Canto Da Cidade Tito Valdez – Tumbe G.M. – Housax Elastic Reality – Cassa De X Shock Wave – The Mental Track The Potion – Dumbwayo St. Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart QX-1 Presents A Black Girl Named Sally – Say You Love Me Mood II Swing – I Need Your Luv Doug Lazy – H.O.U.S.E. Deep Style – …Down Mirage Feat. Gary L – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright Slam Mode – The Dance (Move Your Feet) Fingers – Dead End Alley North/Clybourn – O Ban 1
Sometimes it seems so strange now that there were times when mellow house music like this was played in clubs and people screamed with joy. Just listen and check back with yourself. Would you freak out to this? I certainly did, quite often. In crowds who felt the same at the same time. There is this subtle elegant swing to records like these. If a DJ puts it right, it can completely transcend the room. But I think it is great music to listen to anyway, independent of the setting you hear it in.
G.M. – L.O.V.E. Ambient Sierra – Land Of Dreams N-Sync Inc. – Mellow Frenzy Shades Of Black – Make U Mine Utopia Project – File #3 Brooklyn Massive – In A Time Sway & King Tech – Follow 4 Now Green Baize – Synthetic Rhythm Classic Man – Mellow EDN – Don’t Make Me Wait Soulboy – Love Or Lust Chicago Syndicate – Move Your Body Pal Joey – Rat Race Celo-Sound – Every Day Every Nite Sound Source – Jazz House Herb Alpert – North On South St. Paradise Inc- Deep Thoughts
I always liked how in the early 90s there were so many great tunes that were hybrids between House and Techno, but nobody really cared about how to call it, and somtimes you could really not tell. It just fit both. This mix is a good impression of what I mean. A few years later what was actually Tech House was something different.
Fortune & Fame – Is This Your Life Incog-Needle – Can U Feel It 2000 & One – Fokuz Sunday Adams – (Oohh Ohh Ah Ha) I Wanna Feel It! Nemesis – After The Storm Mystique – Passion Exposure – Love Quest Nick Holder – Frantic Intellectual Harmonius Sanction – Save The Whales H&M – Sleepchamber Myoshi Morris – Muzik The Garden Of Eden – Serpent In The Garden Paul Rutherford – Happy Face Travis Nelson – Secret Lives Annette – Dream 17 Infra-Red – Falling From The Light Sound Source – Waterfall The Bass Foundation – Free Travis Nelson – Travis’ Theme
Well, it was about time for another round, wasn’t it? In fact, we’ve been promised red hot sessions by wonderful people, but apparently those recordings are so complex and uncleared that they are still in production hell.
In the meantime, the Druffalo Hit Squad sat down, took some sips, pondered and went selecting. This time we decided to drop the tempo and go all epic. Monolithic beats, sweetest tunes and late night to early morning street cred, rhyming and scheming, with a pinch of stardust. We even went busy with the crossfader at some point, if only on one record. It’s a new technique we call “The Absorber Scratch” that will wreck competition worldwide and can only be used sparsely. The first one to locate it in the show gets a free round of kisses, hugs and Anchovy Bellinis at Berlin’s Roses pub on Oranienstr, next time we crawl there.
We are a problem that no one can fix, with Druffmix 6!
Alain Delon – Comme Au Cinema (Extended Version) Chaz Jankel – I Can Get Over It (If You Can Get Over Here) Bomb The Bass – Winter In July (Cosmic Jammer Club Mix) Digital Underground – Freaks Of The Industry Adina Howard – Freak Like Me (Remix Without Rap) Destiny’s Child – Girl (Single Version) Fresh 4 – Smoke Filled Thoughts MC 900 Ft Jesus – The City Sleeps (Album Mix) Young MC – I Come Off (Southern Comfort Mix) Leta Davis – Joey’s Groove Robert Palmer – Every Kinda People (Reproduction Extended) The Pasadenas – Reeling (Extended Version) Malcolm McLaren – Waltz Darling (Extended Version) The World’s Famous Supreme Team – Hey D.J. (Instrumental Version) Summer Slams – Mellow Moment Massive Attack – Daydreaming (Brixton Bass Mix) People Under The Stairs – Tuxedo Rap Pizzicato Five – Baby Love Child The Cover Girls – Wishing On A Star (Jeep 12”) Saint Etienne – Spring Grace Jones – Slave To The Rhythm (Blooded) Martine Girault – Revival Lalomie Washburn – Try My Love (Radio Mix Extended Vinyl Version) Richie Rich – Coming From London Dungeon Family – Trans DF Express (Club Mix) Maxi Priest – Peace Throughout The World (The Video Remix) Bobby Konders & Massive Sounds – Unity Banderas – This Is Your Life (Less Stress Mix) Massive Attack – Any Love (Larry Heard Mix) The Style Council – It Didn’t Matter Rufus & Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody (Hallucinogenic Version) Caron Wheeler – Livin’ In The Light (Brixton Bass Mix) The Sindecut – Tell Me Why (Part 2 – The Exchange) Saint Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Kenlou B-Boy Beats) Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Vocal) Tony, Toni, Toné – Oakland Stroke (Brixton Club Mix) Intime – Second Sight Danny Tenaglia – World Of Plenty Chapter & The Verse – Which Way Is Up? Pressure Drop – You’re Mine (Album Version) Stereo MC’s – Two Horse Town Jesus Loves You – Love’s Gonna Get You Down Mr Fingers – What About This Love (Even Deeper Mix) Mica Paris – Young Soul Rebels (Original Version) Julia & Co – I’m So Happy Inner City – Hallelujah (Leftfield Glory Mix)
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