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Flashback Friday Music Share for 06/19/2015

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  • June 19, 2015 at 9:03 am #2213201
    Gerd Bauersfeld
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    More stuff from my ‘Must Play’ crate from the 80s:

    Artist: Newcleus
    Title: Automan
    Genre: Hip-Hop/Electro
    Year: 1984

    Some may recognize the melody, it was used by Snap in 1992 for there Hit Rhythm is a dancer.

    Artist: Laid Back
    Title: White Horse
    Genre: Electronic/Synth-Pop
    Year: 1983

    This is actually the B-side of their really big hit ‘Sunshine Reggae’ (Check this one out as well if you don’t know it). This B-side became their only hit in USA.

    Artist: Billy Ocean
    Title: Are you ready?
    Genre: Disco
    Year: 1980

    I remember hearing this song in a record shop. The single wasn’t available so I bought the whole album: Billy Ocean ‎– City Limit
    And I loved it. Another banger on this album is ‘Stay the night’, make sure you check that one out as well.

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8w5yf_billy-ocean-are-you-ready_webcam

    June 19, 2015 at 12:13 pm #2213261
    Dmitriy Pigildin
    Participant

    Hello Everyone!

    While my classmates were already fistpumping to “How Much Is The Fish”, one specific track of Scooter was still keeping my attention. Here is the one:

    Artist: Scooter
    Track Name: Hit The Drum
    Year: 1997

    Another track I really loved was from ‘No Time To Chill’:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdzuSkvUv7s

    Artist: Scooter
    Track Name: Expecting More From Ratty
    Year: 1998

    Enjoy your weekend!

    June 19, 2015 at 5:17 pm #2213551
    Alex Moschopoulos
    Participant

    I’ll continue d-M’s talk of Scooter with their big hit BEFORE they were Scooter…as Celebrate the Nun:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2yCHnU1S90

    Title: Will You Be There
    Artist: Celebrate the Nun
    Label: Parlophone Records, EMI Electrola

    Year released: 1989
    Genre(s): Synthpop, new wave

    Back when I started DJing, there was a small subculture of DJs pumping new wave and synthpop. It was “eurodance” before the actual term, but it was mainly those seeking the European sound over the urban sound of house. It also added variety to the musical landscape.

    I first heard Will You Be There from a local DJ who specialized in that new wave/synthpop sound, and was happy later to land myself a 12″ of it. Funny enough it wasn’t until 2006 or so that I saw that video and recognized the members. Celebrate the Nun was the original music project containing the original Scooter members and fourth member Britt Maxime. They started in 1985 and kept going until 1992, when it seemed synthpop and new wave lost flavor with the times.

    Story goes that the males of the group composed Hyper Hyper and wanted to dive more into energetic techno sounds, but Britt didn’t care for it and thus left the group…thus they renamed themselves Scooter. The rest is history.

    June 19, 2015 at 11:56 pm #2213701
    Alex Moschopoulos
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    I have one more for you today. I’ll tell ANY DJ this…if you don’t have this tune in your collection, go buy it now.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEL-dZRCxy8

    Title: Energy Flash
    Artist: Joey Beltram
    Label: Transmat

    Year released: 1990
    Genre(s): Techno

    I’ll never forget the first time I heard Energy Flash. I was mesmerized, and ran out immediately to pay $11 for a copy of the vinyl, which was an import off R&S. Originally, the tune was released off Derrick May’s Transmat label. What’s funny is that in an interview with Beltram, his original intention was to make what he thought was “cook dark house”, but what ended up happening was that labels and publications saw it as part of the new dawn of rave techno coming over the scene in the early 90s. I can’t blame them…after all, by that time Transmat and anything out of Detroit was seen as “techno”.

    Regardless of what you call it, Energy Flash is a truly timeless piece of music. You could pull it up, play it in a modern set, and it’ll fit right in…as well as make your crowd go nuts. I personally see this tune as my favorite piece of dance music for all time.

    If you don’t have it…go get it now.

    June 20, 2015 at 4:28 am #2213791
    Alex Moschopoulos
    Participant

    Ok, ran across another favorite and I’m posting it as a third:

    Title: Daylite
    Artist: Gypsymen
    Label: E Legal

    Year released: 1992
    Genre(s): House

    Gypsymen was one of the many aliases of Todd Terry. Not sure if he did it for artistic reasons, or to circumvent record contracts and thus be all over the place. I first heard Daylite on a Bad Boy Bill Hot Mix tape and missed on getting the vinyl back in the day, but was excited to find it on Beatport.

    It’s just a funky little number by the master himself.

    June 20, 2015 at 5:33 pm #2214031
    King of Snake
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    pheeeww… still open.

    a nice track of 2 favourites, Coldplay and Junkie XL.

    Talk

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LhbCL4Ww3s

    regards

    King of Snake

    June 20, 2015 at 7:35 pm #2214051
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Well, if you say White Horse, you have to say Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five = The Message. Starting off the HipHop Scene.

    June 21, 2015 at 12:12 pm #2214151
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Getting better each week! Keep it up.

    Closed for this week, til the next one.

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