I’m going to be all over the place today, but this one is for Graham Scott. One of my all-time faves from the trance/hardbag explosion of 15-17 years ago:
Title: Time to Burn
Artist: Storm
Label: Zeitgeist / Data Records
Genre(s): Trance, Hard Trance, Techno, Hardbag
Year released: 2000
I remember long ago when I acquired some CD of “music of Ibiza”, and included was a data CD with bonuses, one of which was a montage of performances at what looked like Creamfields with the usual suspects like Pete Tong, Carl Cox, Sonique, and others…but it was all with this tune as the soundtrack. I just remembered running out to seek the tune and playing it like crazy when I picked up a vinyl.
Wildly enough, Storm is a German duo of Markus Löffel and Rolf Ellmer. They have also been known as Dance 2 Trance, Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, and most famously Jam & Spoon. In many ways the two have been noted as the “fathers of trance music” with their famous cut “Stella” (as Jam & Spoon), so it’s wild they bounced around different sounds under different names.
I THINK MY FAVOURITE OF ALL-TIME……..MAcArthur Park……Richard Harris………why because of the melody of the song,the orchestral arrangement….this song reached number one….on the top 100….June 4th.1968……..
GerdB…I’ve been astounded at how many Jellybean tunes I’ve only now noticed in my life. I remember in the 80s they played “Who Found Who” a lot, but never knew how much more he did.
Ulysses Wolfgang, that cover of “Finally” is insane. Did they post that version for sale or anything?
Randy, that one just makes me think of the exposure I’ve had to groups like Country Joe & the Fish. The 60s must have been a wild ride in how much music evolved and changed in those ten years.
Title: Generate Power (Wild Pitch Remix)
Artist: Photon, Inc.
Label: Strictly Rhythm
Genre(s): House, Deep, NYC
Year released: 1991
Funny how this was released in 1991, when so many DJs really didn’t catch on until 1994. I look at this tune as one of the big anthems of that mid-90s time when NYC ruled the house sound, and Strictly Rhythm put out most of the anthems of the time. While Photon, Inc. was really an alias for acid pioneer DJ Pierre, “Generate Power” just proves he can go way beyond tweaky 303 masterpieces.
The Wild Pitch Mix was a b-side dub that at least in Chicago saw most of the love over the original version. It’s a timeless tune to this day.
And one for Ulysses…a cut from KMD when he was into his “Black Power”/Public Enemy vibe. I still loved it.
(told you all I’d be all over the place today)
Title: Rise ‘N’ Shine
Artist: Kool Moe Dee ft KRS One & Chuck D
Label: Jive/RCA Records
Genre(s): Rap
Year released: 1991
I remember catching this one on the music video channels back in the day, and while I was a total househead, about to start DJing, I ended up buying this tune first on cassette, then later on vinyl. It definitely felt like KMD was trying to imitate the Public Enemy vibe, but it was a good tune, and I think of it when I think of rap music back in those days when gangsta rap was starting to grow.
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