Barbara Morgenstern – Eine Verabredung Hans Platzgumer – Das Binnenland Urbs – Happy Days (Peter Kruder Remix) Baby D – I Need Your Loving (Andreas Dorau Eine Version) DJ DSL – I L.O.V.E. You The Primitive Painter – Hope Bomb The Bass & Lali Puna – Recut (Herrmann & Kleine Mix) The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Higher Than The Stars (Skanfrom Remix) Hans Platzgumer – Dann = Schluß Sluts ‚N‘ Strings & 909 – Dig This? DJ DSL – Happy Bear Martha & The Muffins – Echo Beach (Flowing Version) Justus Köhncke – Der Augenblick Ulrich Schnauss – Between Us And Them Kante – Im Ersten Licht (dustbunnymix by Robert Lippok) Glance – The Happy People Alias – Unseen Sights Ian Pooley – Raw Hans Platzgumer – Drecksschwein Ethik – Trump Tower Billy Mackenzie – Colours Will Come Blumfeld – Tausend Tränen Tief Revtone – Love Movement (Ulrich Schnauss Remix) Sophia Kennedy – Angel Lagoon SVN – Untitled A4 Move D – Soap Bubbles Tiefschwarz – Bye Bye Baby Hans Platzgumer & Catriona Shaw – Miss Me Commercial Breakup – Walking Back Home Ian Pooley – Disco Love Siro – Memory Project Michaela Melián – Manifesto Tarwater – Unseen In The Disco Hans Platzgumer – Calanques Alec Empire – Kick Some Soul Pt. 1 Sugar B – Princess Leia Tase – Oh Boy Mutter – Am Abend Whirlpool Productions – Quiet Storm Ennio Morricone – Amore Come Dolore (Needs Remix) KUF – Wildlife Superpanzer – Geheimer Star Tex & Erobique – People Of A Destimate
Chicago’s DJ Pierre already had the credentials to be responsible for a lasting sound revolution in club music when he, together with Earl “Spanky” Smith Jr., and Herbert “Herb J” Jackson as Phuture, tweaked the knobs of the Roland TB-303 and came up with the squelching sounds that defined acid house. But regular visits to the seminal Wild Pitch parties put on by Bobby Konders and Greg Day in early 90s New York City inspired him to reinvent himself once again, and again with lasting consequences. The Wild Pitch parties consisted of several rooms with different musical agendas between reggae, disco, hip hop, house and techno. Pierre’s idea was to gather the diverse styles played into one track, but by applying a structure that stepped away from the traditions of club music functionality. Over the course of tracks often hitting or passing the 10 minute mark, he opted for a gradual introduction of a track’s key elements. Starting with the kick drum, every further sound was slowly and patiently layered onto another on a rolling groove, heaping up the intensity step by step until a climactic release. This may not read as being revolutionary, but it was executed so skillfully that it shook up the foundations of house, introducing a level of upbuilding tension and a hypnotic quality that was yet unheard of. And it also led to Pierre becoming one the most in-demand remixers in the years to come. Here is a guide to some classics and overlooked gems that defined wild pitch.
Photon Inc. Feat. Paula Brion – Generate Power (Wild Pitch Mix) (Strictly Rhythm, 1991)
The ground zero of the genre, and all the key elements are already there: the waddling groove, the standing strings, the stab repetition, the signalling vocal samples. The upbuilding structure was not as refined yet, but the intensity level sure was. This track literally ran over house music in its release year, and Pierre obviously noticed that he was onto something.
DJ Pierre – Muzik (The Tribal Wild Pitch Mix) (Strictly Rhythm, 1992)
DJ Pierre often said in interviews that wild pitch was inspired by his own DJing preferences of sneaking in elements of other tracks in long blends. „Muzik“ is a perfect example for that. Just check how its elements fade in and out, are repeated, modulated, replaced, continued and layered. It is a master class in structure.
Divided in four parts segued into another and add up to 15 breathtaking minutes, this track tore through dancefloors with a massive boom still seeking comparison. Yet it is actually clocking at 120 bpm, proving that pace does not equal heaviness. And it builds and builds. Someplace else, Chez Damier and Ron Trent were taking notes.
The first of a series of mixes that contain records I most played at my residency at Tanzdiele club in my hometown Kiel, from 1995 to 2001. The artworks are from a fake newspaper form the future that we made for a sci-fi themed night once.
C. Damier & R. Trent – Morning Factory
Millsart – Gamma Player
Ron Trent – Untitled
Round Two – New Day
Chez Damier & Stacey Pullen – Forever Monna
Wamdue Kids – Dreams
4th Measure Men – The Need
Jellybean – Twilight Dome Pt. 2
Ratcliffe – Grape Soda
The Salsoul Crew – Salsoul Mega Mix / Firebird
Whirlpool Productions – It Happened Last Night
Rockers Hi-Fi – Push Push
Daniel Wang – Not Feeling It
Todd Terry – Melissa’s Dream
Romanthony – Ministry Of Love
JohNick – Play The World
Ultra Naté – Party Girl (Turn Me Loose)
The Mole People – Break Night
Green Velvet – Flash
House Music Lovers – Listen Carefully
The S Man Featuring Orchestra 7 – Rhumba
Wildchild – Renegade Master
Ian Pooley – My Anthem
Seven Grand Housing Authority – Love’s Got Me High
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