Flashback Friday Music Share for 06/17/2016

Here’s one I remembered this weekend:

Title: Looking At You
Artist: Sunscreem
Label: Columbia, Bonzai

Genre(s): House, Progressive House, Trance
Year released: 1996

I think in the 90s, it was hard to describe groups like The Shamen, Utah Saints, and Sunscreem. They seemed to be a new era of groups that floated on a gray area of house, rave, new wave, and alternative music.

Sunscreem began in Essex and seemingly made their way through the many changes in the music scene over the 90s. I’d hear them first played in scenes featuring the last vestiges of new wave music, normally played alongside Erasure and New Order, but as that sound went to the past and the rave and underground scenes thrived, I’d see Sunscreem pop up here and there.

Looking at You is a funny story with me, as I was out with my brother and friends getting a drink at a club, noticing the heavy amount of built men with no shirts on. Didn’t bother me, but I was oblivious that it was a gay night. Great music though. I remember Looking at You came on and I had to make my way across a crowded dance floor to find out the title. I think the fellas were more intimidated at me than anything. Still, it’s a wonderful tune that I love to this day.