25 Years Since....January 2000

Wow it's 25 years since the beginning of the 21st century. It felt exciting at the time, I was determined to draw a line under the 90s and embrace what the 21st century had to offer. Here were the tunes I was enjoying:

Bob Marley vs Funkstar De Luxe - Rainbow Country

The irony that the first charting record of the 21st century came from an artist who died nearly 2 decades prior. Much like "Sun Is Shining" of 1999, this was a Funkstar De Luxe reworking in a house music style. I'm pretty sure I heard this in the summer of 1999 and this release was probably taking advantage of the quiet January and selling to those who were cold and looking forward to the summer in Ibiza.

Des Mitchell - (Welcome) To The Dance

Again I'm pretty sure I first heard this in 1999 but do remember it hitting the charts in January 2000 and having this down as the record to start the 21st century with. Not that different to the trance in the summer of 1999 really. I guess the point is the world didn't change overnight at the turn of the century but gradually declined thereafter.

New Vision - (Just) Me & You

I definitely first heard this in the summer of 1999. Radio 1 were doing a weekend in Ibiza and this was the 2nd track Pete Tong played from his set at Café Mambo. There were several decent dance records having an impact on the charts and I expected this to be one of them. No sign of it for the rest of 1999, but then some time around the end of 1999/beginning of 2000 I turned the radio on in my car which was set to Radio 1 in those days and this was on one of the regular shows. I was going to play a tape, but kept it on the radio until this tune had finished.

Roger Sanchez - I Never Knew

I have a feeling I heard this in the summer of 1999 too. Roger Sanchez was one of those DJs whose profile grew in 1999, I remember a punter on one of the Ibiza shows that summer saying he'd just discovered Roger Sanchez and was blown away. At a time when trance music was dominating it was also good to hear some dance music with a bit more soul to it.

Nu Generation - In Your Arms (Rescue Me)

I think we finally have a record that I didn't hear until the year 2000. Maybe that's what drew me towards it, as mentioned at the start of this post I wanted to draw a line under the 90s and embrace what the 21st century had to offer.