It's that time again to turn the clock back 25 years:
Robert Miles - Children
If I'm honest I had a bit of a love/hate relationship with this tune. In the beginning I loved it, but then I heard it so many times that summer that I started to resent it. When Robert Miles released further records I didn't really entertain them because I was so sick of this.
But lets talk about the time I was enjoying it. I'm a big fan of the piano sound in dance music and this is a very piano driven track. Robert Miles was Italian and the house music coming from Italy in the late 80s/early 90s. That sound had a lot of potential, but was often let down by screeching vocals ruining the tune.
This however is an instrumental so therefore doesn't have that problem. I eventually went on to buy Robert Miles "Dreamland" album too.
M-Beat ft Jamiroquai - Do You Know Where You're Coming From
Despite that, this was only the 8th jungle/drum & bass record to make the Top 40. 3 of those hits came from M-Beat with this being his final Top 40 hit to date.
Being a fan of the underground, the lack of drum & bass hits was a good thing in my book. I did question whether I should be liking a drum & bass tune that features a non-drum & bass act like Jamiroquai but I've always liked a bit of Jamiroquai and this is one of their best records in my opinion.
Carl Cox - Sensual Sophis-Ti-Cat
I remember hearing this for the first time. I was with a mate who would describe himself as a pure raver and I turned the radio on and this was playing. He said "what the fuck is this?", I said "I don't know, but I quite like it". You could tell he disapproved.
The record ended and the DJ said "that was the new record from Carl Cox". Suddenly my mate said "great tune". I can't help but think if it wasn't by Carl Cox he wouldn't have said that. I guess that goes to show how much influence the name Carl Cox had back in the day.
Q-Tex - Let The Love
Speaking of influential names, here's one that influenced me. Q-Tex were a big Scottish name in the rave scene who had a big tune with "Power Of Love". Amongst its members was Scott Brown who still to this very day is a big name in the rave scene.
It did get watered down a bit for commercial release. As my rule for these posts is to only include Top 40 hits I feel I should post that version. I recommend listening to a harder version though.
Dave Clarke - No One's Driving
This wouldn't have got played on daytime radio, just John Peel and perhaps some specialist dance shows. I'm pretty sure it was the John Peel show when I first heard this.
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