Deep Singh

Hi,

I've eventually got my new HiFi system set up!

I want to get hold of the dance music I used to listen to (mainly on mix tapes and pirate radio) on CD to enjoy it properly. So what I'm after are compilation CDs. Problem is I don't know what half these songs were actually called!

The sort of music I'm talking about is drum n bass, jungle, happy house and hip house from the years approx 1989 - 1998. As an example here are some song/artists I can remember

Richie Rich Salsa House

Doug Lazy Let it Roll

The Scientist Take them to the cemetary?

Early Prodigy stuff

Later stuff:

Omnio Trio

Ray Keith

Origin Unknown

Arsonist

Clubs I went to were 1) World Dance 2) Utopia 3) Labyrinthe 4) MoS

DJs around were Groove Rider, Fabio, Mickey Finn, Ray Keith, LTJ Bukem



This is obviously a very short list of titles I can remember quickly. Can anyone suggest any compilation CDs out there now that might contain some of this stuff?

Thanks

Scoobychick

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Deep, we've probably bumped into each other at sometime in the past I've got lots, will have a sort through and post a list

Edit to say have a look on one of the music download sites where you can preview a bit of each track, that's what i do to find out what the tunes are before I buy a CD.

Also check out the Hed Kandi 'Back To Love' series, all the classic house and UK garage tunes from '87 on are there

I've got a CD called 'Classic To The Core, volume 1 & 2' which is all classic old school hardcore from '91 - '92 and is excellent for a trip down memory lane

I've also got one called 'Garage Pressure' which is a compilation of classic garage house anthems from approx '92 to '94 featuring stuff like Robert Owns, Alison Limerick, Inner City, C&C Music Factory etc.

MoS did one called 'Back To The Old Skool Club Classic' which is a bit cheesy and features greats such aas Livin' Joy, Strike, Gat Decor etc.

Another MoS one I have is 'Back To The Old Skool' which is more happy hardcore and commercial stuff but has a few good track son like Jaydee - Plastic Dreams etc.

Deep Singh

Were you the one with the white gloves and a whistle?


Have you got them on vinyl or CD?

Thanks

Scoobychick

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No, didn't have a whistle or white gloves but was always the last man standing on a podium or table at the end of the night waving my arms in the air like I just didn't care

They're on CD but I now download a lot of old stuff for the car and my iPod.

Scoobychick

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Discogs is a great site for reference, if was a house tune in the late '80s and '90s it'll be on there

DJ Dunk

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For your classic DnB/Jungle compilation I'd recommend Jungle Massive mixed by DJ Hype, came out around 2001 but has the ones you'll remember.

You've listed a pretty big timeline, but one that I was pretty heavily involved in

DJ Dunk (former World Dance promoter/ticket agent)

PS. The Scientist track was The Exorcist.

chocolate_o_brian

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shame im not 10 years older or i dare say id have been able to help more.

id like to think im really informative over the history of trance music from 92" onwards, but hip house drum'n'bass etc isnt my thing.

prodigy and old skool hardcore... excellent choice love to pick some of their early vinyl up

astraboy

Index of /mixes
Three mixes in three parts.
Monster House Mix

Rufus & Chaka Kahn - Aint Nobody
JT & The Big Family - Moments In Soul
Soul II Soul - Back To Life
Gwen Guthrie - Aint Nothin But The Rent
St Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
T-Coy - Carino
Orange Lemon - Dreams Of Santa Anna
Phase II - Reachin'
Reese - Rock To The Beat
Sterling Void - Runaway Girl
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Black Riot - Just make that move
Moodswings - Works Of Atreus - 6 Train
Al Naayfisch - Hashim
Ceejay - A Little Love
CeCe Rogers - All Join Hands
Marrs - Pump Up The Volume
Don Pablos Animals - Venus
Ten City - Thats The Way Love Is
Inner City - Big Fun
Sly - I Need A Freak
Adonis - No Way Back
Sterling Void - Its Alright
FJMF - Love Cant Turn Around
Black Box - Ride On Time
New Order - Blue Monday
Electroset - How Does it Feel (briefly)
Electronic - Getting Away With It
New Order - Megamix
Happy Mondays - Step On
Sterling Void - I Dont Wanna Go
Joe Smooth - Promised Land
Raze - Break 4 Love
Brand New Heavies - Back To Love
Hack One - Think Tank
Jillian Mendez - Dont Know What You're Missing
S-Express - Theme From S-Express
Frankie Knuckles - Your Love
Green Planet - Aurora
Friends Of Matthew - Out There
The Mackenzie - Chicago Trip
Jaydee - Plastic Dreams
Beltram - Energy Flash
Sil - Windows
Outlander - Vamp
Leftfield - Not Forgotten
Turn Up The Bassline - Accapella
The Posse - Straight Up House
Sub Sub - Spaceface
King Bee - Back By Dope Demand
K Klass - Wildlife Ep
Orbital - Chime
Fast Eddie - Acid Thunder
Roberta Flack - Uh Uh Oh Oh (look out here it comes)
Cultural Vibe - Ma Foom Bey
2 In A Room - Take Me Away
Mike "Hitman" Wilson - Another Sleepless Night
Orbital - Belfast
Nenah Cherry - Buffalo Stance

Get it quick before it goes!
astraboy.

Deep Singh

Thanks.

Not a big garage nor trance fan. More early house, hip house dnb and jungle

Dunk, yes it was called Exorcist! Any other compilations you recommend and any idea where I can get them?

Scoobychick, which site do you use for downloading the old stuff? I want CDs not MP3 but the site may let me have a little listen to stuff and help in the choice of cds.

Thanks to all

DJ Dunk

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There are many horribly titled compliations around with some classics, like this one

Find Various Artists - The No.1 Rave Album 4CD on eBay within, CDs, Music (end time 20-Nov-07 20:54:12 GMT)

RRH

Thanks for that Astraboy

HedKandi series available for (very reasonable) download at Mp3Sparks.com

hth deep

Suresh

Deep was that the Labyrinth in Dalston? I was there from time to time in 1992 or so. Don't remember that much though
Can't help with the music compilation though, I've only got a few of those old school tracks on MP3 myself, for example -

Orange Lemon - Dreams Of Santa Anna
Rythim Is Rhythim-strings Of Life

chocolate_o_brian

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i got that sheet gangster. quite good for some one as young as me....educational.

Az Sti Type R

Ahhhh man! I'm a massive old skool music fan, I'm 27 but have knowledge of real old skool house beats from as far back to the late 80's, which means I would of only been 8-9 years old! but I even loved it back then, having 2 uncles as DJ's I was brought into it from an early age, now i follow in their footsteps and have been DJ'ing myself for about 10 years now.

Then as a teenager my older sister was a bit of a raver so I used to listen to nothing but Dreamscape and Fantasia mixed tapes, dreaming that I was old enough to go to The Sanctury Warehouse in Milton Keynes for a Dreamscape bash, DJ Dougle was my favourite. Then went onto a bit of jungle and DnB.

My biggest involvement in music was garage though, as that was my era for clubbing, going to places like Gass club, Camden Palace, Colisseium (spelling?) Leisure Lounge etc. I Still love it, brings back soooo many good memories when I listen to garage, especially the 'proper' underground early garage from the mid to late 90's. I went out with my mate in his motor on saturday night and he was listening to some old garage c.d pack, Exposure, and I just had to nick it off him! Listening to it on the way to work this morning and was in my own world nodding my head constantly without control of it shouting out 'Tune!!' to myself every now and then!

Can't beat it, there is no other music that properly gets me going like that.

Scoobychick

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Deep, the MoS download site has long previews Ministry of Sound Download - the essential dance music download store

Also I search out old skool compilations on Mp3Sparks.com and have a listen - just for the longer previews obviously

I think I've now got most of the old tunes that I loved back in the day (a lot from Hed Kandi - Back to Love series) but there are still some rare mixes and other stuff that allude me. My ex fiance started out as a DJ on Dance FM back in the late '80s then went on to DJ at all sorts of places during the '90s including my favourite club Garage City, we also used to run a night in a bar one night a week and so amassed a superb collection of tunes. I know he still has the enitire collection and I'd love to get my mitts on it

Wurzel

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Deep, no idea where you are located but there was a Utopia in Reading near the Porsche offices, don't suppose that is the one you are refering to is it?

Me and my mates used to frequent that place in the 90s

Deep Singh

Thanks I'll try those websites SC.

Suresh, yes the one in Dalston. I think its been knocked down now!

Wurzel, no never been to Reading (for raves that is). Can't remember where it was.

Steve Whitehorn

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Head kandi - As mentioned - Back to love compilations are a good start point.
You would probably like 03/02 which is all stuff from 89.

My clubbing days are over - cant mix it with the kids, now I am officialy middle aged. Started in 79 with level42 and light of the world etc - clubbing started in 84 for me with the real old school stuff and I retired in about 01 LOL

Scoobychick

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Blimey Steve, we must've been living parallel lives

Steve Whitehorn

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LOL
Was interesting to see dance music develop in front of your eyes though.

Am playing that Headkandi compilation as tap this out....absoulte cracking tunes...these kids don´t know what they are missing

Most of my clubbing was Bristol and Manchester with London at the tail end.
Despite being an old git I still have mountains of stuff lying about....which will be played very loudly in my next scoob

gatty

thats a bloody good stint though dont knock it.

i was into indie from 15-18 then into "house" from 19-25 giving it large rattling like a smartie tube.

house music had soul back then good times!!

gatty

1. sasha
2.digweed
3.oakenfold
4.rampling
5.tong
6.tony de vit
7.***
8.davolli
9.goldie
10.clarke
11.ossia
12.graham park
13.tenaglia
14.nasty
15.healy
16.whithead
17.phil gifford
18.andy ward
19.seaman
20.vath

to name a few proper classy djs non of this crap you get today!!

CLASS!

j4ckos mate

a lad at work is in a band thats on an album on the telly called clubland 13 or something, its bounce music,

Wurzel

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Steve, you are only as old as the woman you feel

Man it is good being 24 again

Lum

I'd just get the MP3s to find out what the songs are called, then look for the CDs.

I can confirm that The Exocist by Scientist can be found on the album Rave Generation vol1 by Dino Records, though that's likely out of print now. Another good set to look for would be the "Best Of Rave" compilations by Low Price Music. It was a set of 4 CDs each with the full length mixes on, so only 12 songs per CD. I got my copy when it was current and it cost me 12 quid. Bargain!

Early Prodigy stuff shouldn't be too hard to find. I think The Prodigy Experience is still in print (I still see it in record stores) but the ideal one to go for is Experience Expanded since the second CD contains the more popular, more danceable remixes.

For happy hardcore, the first 4 Bonkers albums are really good. They go a bit downhill after that, which isn't really suprising since happy hardcore itself went downhill around that time, resulting in the chav crap that is popular now.

If you're into Oldskool, you may also want to look into the new "Hardcore Breaks" scene, from what I can tell a bunch of people have basically decided, "hey, modern rave is ****, lets make oldskool again, only with better equipment". There are samples for download on sites like hardcorebreaks.co.uk

Steve Whitehorn

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That makes me 26 then Steve
(Probably will put off buying the next scoob untill early spring - if the right one comes along in the meantime then I will probably just nab it - but havent seen what I am looking for yet)

Lum - I will check out those Bonkers albums - as I havent got them. Thanks

astraboy

Bonkers is still going today, 17 was out a few weeks back, Brisk, Ham, Sharkey, Energy, Scott brown and Marc Smith all go b2b over three CDs.
Sharkey's mix on bonkers 3 is widely renowned as the best of the entire series and with good reason. Freeform was just being born at this time and there is some truely amazing music on it.

As for the modern stuff, ther has been a recent resurgence of vocal based tracks at the expense of actual kickdrums, which, as someone who likes to dance to them, is somewhat dissapointing. But some people are still putting out good stuff, Seduction is putting out some amazing bouncy hardcore and Gammer is the hottest talent of the moment, able to do things that ae beyond belief.
yeah I've tried to get into breaks, but I've given it up as a lost cause. I dont even know why, but the music sounds so mundane compared to the old stuff and try as I might, I just cant dance to it! Strange eh?
astraboy.

DCI Gene Hunt

"oops up side ya head, oops up side ya head" is my favourite!!

Granby

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And i bet your sitting on the floor doing the rowing motions

DCI Gene Hunt

You just know I actually am