Helter Skelter @ The Sanctuary Milton Keynes 07/10/1995

  

Music Maker

For the 3rd time this year we go to Helter Skelter at The Sanctuary in Milton Keynes.

As mentioned previously Helter Skelter made up the bulk of my tape pack collection in the 90s. At some point in 1996 I made my way onto their mailing list where I could order tape packs directly from them. There came a point maybe a year or so later that I decided to start backfilling my collection as opposed to just ordering the latest one.

Not all of them were available though and this particular event was one of those. Some time later Helter Skelter put on their newsletter they had some older tape packs back in stock so I tried again. This time I succeeded in getting all of the tape packs I order except this one, so I'm in new territory here.  

It was the main area tape pack I tried to get as opposed to the Technodrome one, yet the set I've decided to post comes from the Technodrome one.

The Music Maker was a DJ who pretty much only played at Helter Skelter in the Technodrome. His sets were basically anything goes as long as it was hard and fast. You would also hear the words "The Music Maker" frequently throughout his set. I found this typically crazy Music Maker set very enjoyable so decided this should be the one I post, particularly as we're unlikely to find him at other raves.

Also in the Technodrome was Brisk and I remember seeing that and questioning whether he played a techno set for the occasion. The answer is no, it's a typical Brisk set that starts with the Dutch and Scottish records and ends with the English ones and starts in typical Brisk style with "Jiiieehaaaa" by Diss Reaction. The music was more closely aligned in 1995, but what you'd hear in the main arena vs Technodrome in later years would be completely different.

The main arena was mainly happy hardcore with 8 sets vs 4 drum & bass sets. A notable thing about the previous 2 Helter Skelters was the lack of new for 1995 tunes. This time however there are many more.

These are the hardcore ones, many of which appeared in the Ramos set:

Happy Tunes - Fantasy

Juicy Cuts - Vol.1

Terrible Twins - Cained & Able

Love Nation & Justin Time - Music Is Ecstacy

Happy Tunes & Billy Daniel Bunter - Raging Desire

Suburban Delay - Regenerator

GBT Inc. - Burn Mother Fukka

Supreme, Sunset Regime & Mr. Hyde - Breakout

D-Zyne & Fury - Sing It

Ramos, Supreme & Sunset Regime - In The Place To Be

Ramos, Sunset Regime & Jammin - Nothing But Living

Hixxy & Bananaman - Forever

Highlife - Is This Happiness?

Alk-E-D - Home

Sonicdriver - Died In Your Arms

Eruption - Don’t Stop

Ultimate S.T. - Momentum

Genaside - Mutations

Suburban Delay - Alpha Buzz

The Beatsquad - Roll The Drum

DJ Waxweazle vs. Guitar Rob - Spread Your Wings

Jee-Beat Squad -  Rythum

Genaside - Nuclear

DJ Hixxy & Lady Trixxy - One Spliff

Hixxy & Lady Trixxy - Attitude

One of note here is "Juicy Cuts Vol.1" which is a reworking of "Love You More" by Paul Elstak. I would speculate this will be what we're hearing from now on as opposed to the Paul Elstak record in sets.

The most played record is "On Top" by A Sense Of Summer which appears in 4 of the 8 sets.

These are the new for 1995 drum & bass tunes:

Shy FX - This Style Relick

The Dream Team - Watch Out

The Ganja Kru - Bring The Horns

Missing - Rewound Riddim

Basic Influence - Still Waters

Souljah - Down With The Lites

Renegade - Eastern Promise

Lemon D - Wu Tang

Pascal - True Grit

Timebase - Funky

Ed Rush - What’s Up

Roz - U Can Be My Lover

Daz  - Liquidizer

Tango - Understanding

Dr S Gachet - Remember The Roller

Although we are seeing hardcore and drum & bass in the same arena, you do sense a bit of friction between the 2 scenes when Magika says they play drum & bass on Radio 1 but not hardcore and they should do because hardcore is just as big.

He had a point at the time, but I don't find it amusing in a way because I recall at a Helter Skelter in 1999 he said during a hardcore set that it isn't just about hardcore, it's also about drum & bass now. He's basically been a drum & bass MC ever since and has also since stated how he didn't like the direction hardcore had taken by the time he left. Again though he had a point.

One more Helter Skelter to go this year and I'm sure it will feature. 

UK Number 40s: Hysterix - Must Be The Music (1994)

 

When an act has a solitary Top 40 hit to their name which made number 40, no albums and no Wikipedia page then getting any information can be quite a challenge.

Hysterix started off as Coloursound who had a solitary record to their name with "Talk to Me". This was remixed by Sasha and appeared as a b-side to "Pressure" which was the first release by Hysterix. Neither of these charted.

It then appeared again as the b-side to this record. The mention of Sasha gives an indication of what sort of music this is, progressive house. Further non-charting singles followed in 1994 and they reached number 65 in 1995 with the record "Everything" which appeared on The Word.

The singer on this record was Maxine Harvey who had enjoyed earlier chart success singing for The KLF. Also in the group were Darren Black and Richard Belgrave who would then join forces with Nick Carmen under the names Sniper, AD 2000 and Spank 5.0 but none of the records released under those names charted.

The remaining member was Nigel Butler who would go on to be a member of indie band Theaudience in the late 90s. He's also a prolific songwriter which his biggest hit as songwriter being "Checkin It Out" by Lil Chris in 2006.

According to Darren Black's discogs page he released a folk album in 2020. Whether they are referring to the right Darren Black I don't know.

Top 30 in 1992 Reviewed: Week 40

Here's my weekly look at the Top 30 from 30 years ago. The plan is for these posts to go out at 17:30 on a Sunday.

Here is the Top 40 in full.

Obviously some of the records will be the same as last week so therefore the review will be the same for these. I've indicated which ones are new so you can skip the others if you read last weeks post.

Once again my opinions are inevitably going to differ from other people, but I'm not trying to convince anyone something is good or rubbish, I'm simply giving my opinion.

So this is the top 30 from this week in 1992 with my verdict on each record:

30. Felix - Don't You Want Me

Hardbag has arrived with this being credited as the breakthrough record for that genre. Felix was the only one flying the flag for the genre commercially in the early days as it wasn't until 1994 when we started to get the flood of hardbag Top 40 hits. You could say this was ahead of its time then.

Verdict - Good

29. Annie Lennox - Walking On Broken Glass

There are some records where I can pin point exactly when they came out and this is one of them. I associate this with starting a new year at school. There is also no doubt that this is the best Annie Lennox solo record I've heard.

Verdict - Good

28. Boy George - The Crying Game

By 1992 Boy George was more of a DJ than a singer, but he recorded this record for the film of the same name. I've seen the film and I don't think I've ever been so shocked when watching a film but I'll say no more as I don't want to spoil it for you if you haven't seen it. I prefer the film to the song though.

Verdict - Rubbish

27. The Sundays - Goodbye (New)

The Sundays are best known for "Here's Where the Story Ends" but that was never a single. This was their Top 40 debut. The one complaint I have about this record is that it's not as good as the excellent "Summertime" which was their 2nd and final Top 40 hit to date 5 years later. I guess you could say this is the warm up to that.

Verdict - Good

26. Def Leppard - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad

On one hand this sounds a bit poundland "When Love and Hate Collide" even though that tune was yet to come out. On the other hand it sounds like its from the 80s rather than 1992. Digging deeper it turns out that "When Love and Hate Collide" had already been written by this point, just not released on anything. That more or less makes it the similar sounding but nowhere near as good follow up.

Verdict - Rubbish

25. Suede - Metal Mickey

The Top 40 debut for Suede which is a sign that the Brit Pop era is just around the corner. I recall "Animal Nitrate" being the first Suede song I heard even though I definitely heard this one in the 90s. That said, it's not the most memorable song. I doesn't really go anywhere.

Verdict - Rubbish

24. Crowded House - It's Only Natural

After have 2 singles in a row that were weather related they charted with this single which opens with the line "ice will melt". It was the final Top 40 hit from their "Woodface" album and their next Top 40 hit would be another weather related one in "Distant Sun". I don't think I've heard this one in 30 years and it sounds a bit better than I remember it and I was inclined to think it's at least OK, but it's better than that.

Verdict - Good

23. Neneh Cherry - Money Love (New)

My memory of Neneh Cherry was she did "Buffalo Stance" etc. at the end of the 80s and then disappeared until she came back with "7 Seconds" in 1994. Turns out she did have Top 40 hits in between such as this one. I can understand why I don't remember it, I've forgotten how it goes already.

Verdict - Rubbish

22. Doctor Spin - Tetris (New)

The era of toytown techno in the Top 40 was now over and rave was giving way to eurodance. The theme for the novelty side of eurodance was versions of computer game music with this being the first. Quite surprisingly the man behind this record was Andrew Lloyd Webber. I prefer this to pretty much everything else he's done but that's because I really don't like his music.

Verdict - Rubbish

21. Pearl Jam - Jeremy

This was the 3rd UK Top 40 hit for Pearl Jam and arguably the song they are best known for. It's good in parts but there's too much filler in it for my liking and it goes on a bit too long too.

Verdict - OK

20. Daniel O'Donnell - I Just Want To Dance With You

There are a number of candidates for having the most 90s Top 40 hits that I don't remember, but I think Daniel O'Donnell is the strongest contender so far. He had 12 Top 40 hits in the 90s and although I remember his existence I honestly couldn't name you one of his song off the top of my head. This was the first and there's a good chance I'll have forgotten it by the time you read this.

Verdict - Rubbish

19. Messiah ft Precious Wilson - I Feel Love

This is a cover of the Donna Summer record. It's done techno style and if techno existed in the 70s then this is probably what it would have sounded like. Messiah are best remembered for "Temple of Dreams" but this was their highest charting single.

Verdict - Good

18. Stereo MC's - Connected

We were at the beginning of the school year at this point and I can tell you that we were studying electricity in science. My reason for remembering that is because in our experiments we used connectors and at the same time this record was out. It's their Top 40 debut and lead track off their 3rd album of the same name. It also played it's part in my decision to buy the album.

Verdict - Good

17. Bizarre Inc ft Angie Brown - I'm Gonna Get You (New)

This is a tune which reminds me of the beginning of a school year. I loved this tune at the time and still do. It was the 3rd Top 40 hit for Bizarre Inc but it was a change in direction compared to it's predecessors. The story is that the record label wanted them to make more of a pop record and this was the result. 

Verdict - Good

16. Mike Oldfield - Sentinel (New)

This is the opening track to his "Tubular Bells II" album which is is the sequel to his "Tubular Bells" album in the 70s. I listened to that album years ago after hearing about what a masterpiece it was. I can't say I was a big fan if I'm honest, but I didn't mind it. I can say the same about this record too.

Verdict - OK

15. Jon Secada - Just Another Day

The debut for Jon Secada and the only hit of his that many people would remember. I love the contrast between the vocals and backing track in this. You hear the intro and it sounds quite happy and upbeat, then you hear the pain in his voice. 

Verdict - Good

14. REM - Drive (New)

This was the lead single from the "Automatic for the People" album which is arguably the album they're best known for. It was quite a low key introduction to the album though, I don't remember too many people acknowledging "Drive" at the time and the other singles are much better remembered. That means it hasn't been played to death so I still like it. 

Verdict - Good

13. East 17 - House Of Love

This is where it all began for East 17s Top 40 career. I could openly admit to liking this record at the time as this was before the unwritten rule amongst my peers that you're not supposed to like boy bands. I openly admit to still liking it today.

Verdict - Good

12. Luther Vandross And Janet Jackson - The Best Things In Life Are Free

When I saw the video to this I thought Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson looked different to how I remember them. That is of course because it's not Luther Vandross or Janet Jackson in the video, it's Damon Wayans and Stacey Dash from the film "Mo Money" which this record is from. 

Verdict - Good

11. The Prodigy - Fire / Jericho

Back in 1992 I was watching "Sounds of the 60s" with my parents and Crazy World of Arthur Brown appeared on it. I heard the words "I am the god of hellfire" at the beginning and then my parents changed the channel. Next thing I'm hearing this tune quite regularly thinking wow that really sounded ahead of its time for the 60s. This was of course because it was The Prodigy sampling a 60s record. It was my favourite tune for a period of time. "Jericho" is also a decent tune.

Verdict - Good / Good

10. Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer

In my college days I bought an old rave compilation from Cash Converters and put it on in the common room. Several people in the common room weren't into rave and weren't familiar with most of the tunes. I was there saying they were missing out, this was good stuff. Then this tune came on which everyone did know, but I had to concede that this one was shit. Think that was the only one we all agreed on.

Verdict - Rubbish

9. Manic Street Preachers - Theme From M*A*S*H / Fatima Mansions - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You

This is a double a-side with a different band either side. It was taken from the "Ruby Trax" compilation that celebrated 40 years on NME magazine and featured indie bands covering previous number one hits. It gave the Manic Street Preachers their first Top 10 hit and Fatima Mansions their only Top 40 hit to date. The Manic Street Preachers cover is basically a heavier recording of the original but the Fatima Mansions cover sounds nothing like the original. Both are good in their own way.

Verdict - Good / Good

8. Brian May - Too Much Love Will Kill You

Like many, I first heard this at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert. I thought the song itself was a tribute to Freddie Mercury but then 3 years later came a Queen version with Freddie Mercury actually singing it. I liked this along with "Driven By You" enough to get the "Back To The Light" album on which they appear.

Verdict - Good

7. Lionel Richie - My Destiny

This record seems a bit out of place in 1992. It's one of those I feel I've always known but it's most likely that when I first heard it in 1992 I just assumed it was an old record. It was the 2nd single released for his greatest hits album, the first not making the Top 40 and prior to that he hadn't been in the Top 40 since 1986. Quite surprisingly he was still having Top 40 hits as late as 2004 but this is the last one I actually remember. It's your typical naff Lionel Richie record.

Verdict - Rubbish

6. Boyz II Men - End Of The Road

When it comes to Boyz II Men I can't look past the comparison that's often made between them and Jodeci which is basically Jodeci were the bad boys of R&B whereas Boyz II Men were the clean cut group. Behind the scenes though Babyface was one of the writers and he has also written for K-Ci & Jojo of Jodeci. That doesn't mean this song is good though.

Verdict - Rubbish

5. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Iron Lion Zion

Having very much heard of Bob Marley and seeing he had quite a few hits from looking in my British Hit Singles book, I'd not knowingly heard a Bob Marley record until this song came out. There was something oddly familiar about it. Obviously it was recorded long before it came out but this was the first time it had seen light of day. 

Verdict - Good

4. Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite

I recall a few years ago watching a "Forgotten Gems of the 90s" show on one of the music channels. It was a welcome change to the usual anthem bashing you get on retro channels. If memory serves me correctly this was number one. My initial thought was is this really forgotten, but then I guess I've not heard it much since the 90s. That may be a reason why I still like it.

Verdict - Good

3. Undercover - Baker Street

Being a London resident, I pass though Baker Street a lot and still to this very day I get this record going through my head more often than not when I do so. It was the Top 40 debut for Undercover and their best known. I'd not heard the Gerry Rafferty original at the time so this is my default version. 

Verdict - Good

2. Dr Alban - It's My Life

This was the beginning of Sweden taking over the music world. Dr Alban was a Nigerian based in Sweden and wrote this with Denniz Pop who founded Cherion Studios. There were a number of songwriters who have since been very prolific with their songwriting including Max Martin who at the time of writing only has Paul McCartney ahead of him in terms of most Top 40 hits as songwriter. Given how much dreadful music has been created as a result of this I should hate it. However it probably would have still happened with or without this record and I do like it in a 90s nostalgia sort of way.

Verdict - Good

1. The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode

One memory I have of this record is that someone who I would regularly get lifts from would turn the radio off when this would come on. At the time I thought they simply could stand it but it's more likely they knew what the lyrics meant and didn't want kids listening to it. I still managed to hear it a lot though not knowing what the lyrics really were. I liked it because it's a good tune.

Verdict - Good

If we give the records which were good 1 point each and those which were OK half a point, the final score is 20/30, or 67%. Slight improvement over last week.

20 Years Since....Q3 2002

Time for our quarterly look at what tunes I was enjoying 20 years ago:

Ashanti - Foolish

Ashanti had made her name for herself earlier on in the year as the singer on "Always On Time" by Ja Rule. I therefore listened with interest when she released this, her solo debut.

I was cautious that Christina Milian launched her solo career via the same route previously and her solo hits were a pile of shite. Fortunately Ashanti made a decent record.

Tim Deluxe ft Sam Obernik - It Just Won't Do

When Fatboy Slim did his Brighton Beach gig that seemingly the whole country went to I believe this was the first tune he played.

I wasn't one of those people at that gig, but I do recall a trip to the Lincolnshire coast that summer and this appearing on the Dreem Teem show on Radio 1 whilst I was driving there.

DJ Marky & XRS ft Stamina MC - LK (Carolina Carol Bela)

I remember a Helter Skelter newsletter back in the 90s where they said they were flying DJ Marky, a Brazilian drum & bass DJ over to play his first set in the UK.

A few years later there he was on Top of the Pops. I'd been a bit bitter about drum & bass prior to this because it was growing in popularity whilst hardcore was dead. I had to concede by this point though that I was enjoying modern drum & bass more than I was enjoying modern hardcore.

NERD - Rockstar

Admittedly it took me a while to get into this. I was a fan of "Lapdance" by NERD but wasn't keen on the more rock direction they were taking here initially.

I'm not sure what happened exactly, but it grew on me enough to go and buy the album which I was addicted to for a period of time.

It has to be said it's a million times better than the complete utter shite Pharrell has been doing in more recent times.

Cam Ron ft Juelz Santana - Oh Boy

At the time this record was out I bumped into an old college mate in town. We headed to the record shops and I bought the last copy of Bonkers 8 in the shop which was something he also wanted to buy.

He then bought the last copy in the shop of the Cam Ron album which was something I quite wanted myself. That was until I realised it was on Roc-a-fella records, the label owned by Jay-Z who's a rapper I've always despised. I never did buy the album, not that I really care about the label these days but the moment had passed.

Romeo - Romeo Dunn

I blamed the So Solid Crew for the death of UK garage which was basically dead by this point. We were also seeing the So Solid Crew make solo records.

It's not a garage record at all, it's a rap record and a massive improvement on anything the So Solid Crew did.

Mary J Blige ft Ja Rule - Rainy Dayz

I was really into Ja Rule around this period and was forever listening to his "Pain Is Love" album. That drew my interest to this record and I bought the CD single.

To be honest I never really listen to it after I bought it and it eventually ended up in a charity shop. It's not a bad record, but I do find it pretty mediocre these days.

Scooter - Nassaja

This was the new tune from their greatest hits album "Push the Beat For This Jam". I already owned that album when it was released as a single and it's basically what you'd expect from Scooter.

I remember hearing this being played on a Saturday night out which was an indication this was to be their new single.

NORE - Nothin

Perhaps one of the things that drew me towards buying the NERD album was the productions by The Neptune which was Pharrell and Chad from NERD.

I'll be honest the only other NORE tune I know appears on "The Neptune's Presents the Clones" album.

Eminem - Cleanin Out My Closet

I bought "The Eminem Show" album the day it was released and this was one of my favourite tracks on the album.

One issue I did have is the beats are pretty poor, but the darkness of the record makes up for that.

Beenie Man ft Janet - Feel It Boy

The Neptunes were everywhere around this time, even putting their signature sound on dancehall records. In hindsight maybe this was the pathway for me being into dancehall for a period of time.

25 Years Since....September 1997

Is it really September already? 1997 certainly didn't go that quickly, but with the good music that was around maybe that was a good thing:

DJ Quicksilver - Free

This was the lesser known follow up single from DJ Quicksilver but I was paying attention because I liked his first hit and he was a name that had been brought to my attention prior to that,

I must admit it hasn't aged well, still acceptable but I'm not sure I'd think much of it if I heard it for the first time now.

Bentley Rhythm Ace - Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out!

I first came across Bentley Rhythm Ace when they were featured in Dream magazine which was a rave magazine around in the 90s.

I have to say it wasn't what I was expecting it to sound like when I heard it. I allowed it to grow on me though and still like it to this very day.

Roni Size/Reprazent - Heroes

Speaking of Dream magazine, it was possibly in the same issue where in the letters people were complaining about Roni Size going commercial. I was also inclined to agree because I wanted the music I liked to be underground.

There was no denying it was decent music though. I've also just discovered that DJ Krust from Reprazent was previously part of Fresh 4 who had a Top 40 hit back in 1989.

Praxis ft Kathy Brown - Turn Me Out (Turn To Sugar)

I associate this record with footage from the 4th room at Helter Skelter where DJ Phil Foster plays it, but we can hear one of the punters shouting his head off and then tells the camera to stop following him.

There's something about this tune I won't try to describe, it just works.

Dario G - Sunchyme

The point of these posts is to look at the music I was enjoying at the time as opposed to music from the time I'm enjoying now, but this sort of fits both categories.

I definitely was enjoying this record at the time, I remember it being a breath of fresh air when it was on Top of the Pops. I started liking it more though several years later when it came on the music channels and I thought I'd much rather listen to something like this than hardcore these days.

Nowadays it depends what mood I'm in.

Pleasuredome @ Fantasy Island, Ingoldmells 30/09/1995

 

This weeks raving in 1995 takes us to the Pleasuredome at Fantasy Island for the 2nd time this year. When we first visited in March it was the first event to be held at Fantasy Island. This time it's the same venue, but this was the event where it had grown bigger with more rooms added.

The music policy had also changed somewhat. The main arena had a music policy of techno and trance and included Carl Cox on the line up who had made an appearance at the Pleasuredome back in May when he had changed from hardcore to techno.

Tape wise it's a bit thin on the ground. The only sets on tape come from Brisk, Dougal, Fergus, Talla and DJ Vibes. There is however a video from this event which captures a wider variety of what's going on, including the drum & bass room hosted by Formation Records which is the label owned by DJ SS.

The Carl Cox set had Magika MCing on it which was possibly the last time this happened in the 90s. When Carl Cox was a hardcore DJ they were a DJ/MC partnership, but when Carl Cox moved onto techno he tended not to have MCs. He never played at the Pleasuredome again after this.

Now we're 9 months into the year I've listened to so many tapes I can't say for sure, but I believe this is the first time we've heard MC Storm on tape this year. Quite a significant moment when you consider he's arguably the most powerful person in the hardcore scene in the modern era.

It was the UK debut for German techno DJ Talla. Magika says on the tape that it will be a little different to what they're used to and it is good to hear things being shaken up a bit.

Resident DJ Fergus was in the hardcore room but his set wouldn't have sounded out of place in the main arena as this was the sort of music he was playing.

Brisk started his set in familiar fashion with "Jiiieehaaaa" by Diss Reaction and followed his usual formula of Dutch and Scottish records in the first half and English records in the 2nd half.

Dougal did a live PA, but quite how live it was I don't know. It did look like he was just pretending to play the keyboards and the tunes he played sounded no different to the recorded versions. He was throwing vinyl's into the crowd, a nice gesture but I can't help but think it would have been annoying carting a record around with you for the rest of the rave.

The DJ Vibes set contains a record he first played at Dreamscape 20 which I actually assumed had already been played before, "Gonna Be Alright" by Vibes & Wishdokta. This was the last Vibes & Wishdokta tune and also the last hardcore tune Wishdokta would make before going on to pioneering UK garage under his real name Grant Nelson.

Not on the tapes but on the video is Force DJing by himself, though it says Force & the Evolution on the flyer. This would surely be one of the last times he'd be seen DJing without Styles for the rest of the 90s.

These are the new for 1995 tunes:

DJ Groovy - Shake It

Davie Forbes - V.G.8.

DJ Taz Feat Fuckface - Bust Mutha

Sandman - Recall

Raver's Nature - Bring Me Noise

Dougal & Mickey Skeedale - Power Within

Sonicdriver – Terrorpods

Ravers Choice - Ravers Choice 4

This just covers the tapes, I'm sure there were more from the night as a whole. All 3 hardcore sets on tape had "Toytown" by Hixxy & Sharkey in them, I'm sure that won't be the last time that happens either.

I do feel another trip to the Pleasuredome is due before the year is out, but we'll see.

UK Number 40s: Urban Species - Brother (1992)

 

In 1991 Incognito scored a Top 10 hit with "Always There" which opened the floodgates for several other acid jazz acts to enjoy chart success. It would be more the lower reaches of the charts though as by 1994 the only other acid jazz record to have made the Top 10 was the Jamiroquai debut "Too Young to Die" in 1993.

Urban Species were one of those acid jazz acts. They were signed by Gilles Peterson in 1992 to Talkin Loud records which was also Incognitos record label.

Their Top 40 debut came in 1994 with "Spiritual Love" which made number 35. Then came this which is their final Top 40 hit to date. The single edit of this was produced by Bluey of Incognito. 

They would have several non-charting singles and 2 albums during the 90s with Peter "Mintos" Akinrinlola the only constant member before calling it a day in 2000.