25 Years Since....July 2000

In July 2000 I was probably more likely to be writing and playing music than listening to it, but still plenty of tunes I was enjoying listening to:

Lonyo - Summer Of Love

In the summer of 1999 Ibiza really looked like the place to be, but in the summer of 2000 it wasn't. One factor would have been that the dance music of the moment was UK garage and that was more likely to be found in Ayia Napa. Here's a record that was no doubt being played over there and one of many great garage records coming out around this time. 

Detroit Gand Pubahs - Sandwiches

It's obviously difficult to take a record about sandwiches seriously. Let's face it though, dance music has never been known for having decent lyrics and nor should it. The lyrics to this are a load of nonsense but draws attention and from there you can appreciate the actual music.

Artful Dodger ft Craig David & Robbie Craig - Woman Trouble

After the success of their chart debut and respective follow ups, Artful Dodger and Craig David are reunited on this record. This time though Craig David doesn't really do much on this record with the lions share of the vocals going to Robbie Craig. In my mind this is the best tune Craig David has been involved with, but not the best Artful Dodger record. That's more to do with how good other Artful Dodger tunes are and it is up there with the best. 

Alice Deejay - Will I Ever

In some ways I wished that Alice Deejay were a one hit wonder with "Better Off Alone". Whilst clearly commercial I like to think the minimal vocals give it a degree of credibility. The music that followed was cheesy as fuck, but a lot of fun to listen to at the same time. This is probably the best of those cheesy records, but I can't help but think it inspired some genuinely dreadful vocal trance such as Lasgo.

Zed Bias - Neighbourhood

Since we entered the 21st century these posts have been very garage heavy. The point is to reflect the music I was enjoying at the time though and its true to say I was listening to garage way more than any other genre of music around this time.