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Ultra Naté - Party Girl (1995)
Just a couple of years before the abominable 'Free' - probably the song that single-handedly made crap garage popular - Ultra Naté was still making great records. This one was part of the soundtrack...
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Los Clodettes - Alexandrie Alexandra (Joey Negro mixes) - 1995
Although moving to Paris in the early nineties made finding some records a real battle, there were - from time to time - benefits. The rise of the French touch, Dimitri from Paris, Daft Punk... it...
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Tito Puente - Para Los Rumberos (1992) (Masters At Work mixes)
1992 - 1994 were really classic years for me. New York house was at its prime: MAW, Sanchez, Morales, MK, Johnny Vicious, Vasquez, Tomiie... It was a really stimulating time.Masters At Work's roots in...
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EVE - Groove of Love (1994)
I think we can safely say that EVE was never meant to be a quality act. For a start, their name is a rather forced acronym of Ebony Vibe Everlasting. Plus, they were very obviously riding on En Vogue's...
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Utah Saints - What Can You Do For Me (1993)
One of things I loved about CD singles in the nineties was the difference between UK and US releases, the promise of more track, the surprise of new mixes.In 1991, Utah Saints were having success in...
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Wop Bop Torledo - Jungle Fever (1989)
UPDATED! (rip quality upped to 254kbps AAC)1989! This track is over 20 years old, which - I suppose - is like living in the era of the Beach Boys and listening to the Charleston. Whatever.Wop Bop...
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Miami Sound Machine - Jambala (1994)
Sometimes, the links between music and films are completely mystifying. I've never seen The Specialist, but from what I've found on YouTube, I haven't missed anything. This poorly scripted/acted/filmed...
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The Pointer Sister - Insanity (1990)
I've had a bit of eBay spree recently. It means taking time to trawl through things (many of which are deeply disinteresting), but there are still some finds to be had, like this one: a promo CD with...
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Dread Flimstone - From The Ghetto (1991)
Here's another find from my recent eBay spendarama, and another CD that wasn't on Discogs (now rectified, here). I first heard about these mixes from The Soul Vendor blog, which had lots of interesting...
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That Dead Bloke - Black or White (1992)
There have probably been endless jokes about the prescience of this track's title, coming from a man who ended up being neither black nor white. By the time it came out, Jackson was way past his best,...
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Aretha Frank1yn - A Deeper Love (1994)
In 1994, after a lengthy and fine career, Aretha Franklin was on the decline. Robert Clivillés and David Cole however were at their prime. At the time, dance was hot, soul was not. With hindsight, it...
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M0by - M0ve (MK Blades mix) (1993)
It's funny how a track can do nothing for you at one point in your life, and completely blow you away at another.Going through my old vinyl collection, I came across a 12" with this on it, and found it...
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Steve 'Silk' Hurley feat. Risse - Chain of Fools (1989)
Follow me, if you will, back in time, 21 years back. In 1989 Steve 'Silk' Hurley was only 27, (and just 25 years old at the time of "Jack Your Body"). His Wikipedia page calls him a one-hit wonder,...
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Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby (1990)
It is 1990. Americans Deee-Lite are huge, so marketing dictates that England needs its own version. This turns out to be Alison Moira Clarkson to play the role of Betty Boo, replete with high-pitch...
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Freedom Williams - Voice Of Freedom (1993)
Freedom Williams (Frederick Brandon Williams) was of course Clivilles & Cole's rapper for the C&C Music Project, plus a few remixes (like their epic Grace Jones remix). The three started...
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Freedom Williams - Groove Your Mind (1993)
So let's finish off the Freedom Williams story. If his previous single "Voice of Freedom" had got to no. 4 in the club charts, it only reached no. 74 in the Billboard charts, decidedly short of the...
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Johnny Vicious - Grind (1994)
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present one of the worst CD covers ever, for one of the best compilations ever. It may even be one of the worst covers of all time. Let's take a look at the evidence.1....
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The Be1ievers - Wh0 Dar3s To Be1ieve 1n Me (Roach Motel mix) (1994)
If you've read other parts of this blog, you may know that 1994 was THE year for house music (for me). It changed me forever, and I never quite got over it.The original of this Roy Davis Jr. track was...
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Loleatta Holloway - Mama Don’t, Papa Won’t (1992)
Salsoul may have been an excellent disco label, but as soon as the genre’s incredible popularity died out, Salsoul suffered accordingly. The remix collections brought out in the early nineties were an...
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Urban Blues Project feat. Jay Williams - Testify (1997)
I have to admit I missed this one when it came out. Too cheesy perhaps? Or perhaps the sleeve was just too damn ugly (c'mon, it's a disaster). However, with hindsight (and closer listening to the Roger...
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Tia Carrere - I Wanna Come Home With You Tonight (1993)
I can't believe I haven't posted this one before actually. It was one of my early edits, and is still one of my favourite tunes (after 18 years. Eighteen years!)Tia Carrere is best known for her role...
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J0m@nda - 1 Cr1ed The Tears (1994)
It's strange that Jomanda don't get more credit. They were pioneers of a garage / house / even rave sound (having started in 1988), the lyrics were pretty good (although they almost always revolved...
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Raw Stylus - Pushing Against The Flow (1996)
It's been a long while since I came across any hidden gems, such a long time in fact that I had seriously started to think it was over, that I'd heard every decent forgotten track from my favourite...
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Juliet Roberts - Free Love (1992)
Of all the stories of lost garage classics of the nineties, few are as tragic as Juliet Roberts. From a jazz background, she had a string of chart hits in the early nineties, with some absolute classic...
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Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Let The Beat Hit 'Em (1991)
This has to be one of the greatest club tracks of all time, with Clivilles & Cole at their zenith, showing how effortlessly they could deal with funky rhythms or house tracks with equal genius....
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