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Isotonik – Everywhere I Go

Public Enemy sample, big chunky break, hefty rave stabs a-plenty, diva vocal, big piano line – it’s all there in this 1992 classic from Chris Paul AKA Isotonik. It’s a bit of a monster and still does...

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Frankie Bones – Funky Acid Makossa

Frankie Bones is the man! His Bonesbreaks and Looney Tunes 12s in the late 80s opened the door for him to make his first UK appearance in 1989. Initially a 5000 capacity event, word quickly spread and...

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Gloria Jones – Tainted Love

While may folks may recognise this tunes as one by Soft Cell, the original is of course a northern soul classic that made it big in the UK. US star Gloria Jones recorded “Tainted Love” in 1964 and was...

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Kaos – Definition Of Love

Having recently purchased the KMS 25th Anniversary collection I think its safe to say that my classics are now taken care of foe the next 48 weeks. The first track that I came upon was the Kaos (Ann...

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Hot Chocolate – Disco Queen

While Hot Chocolate were known by the masses for their chart topping ballads, they were very much from the underground with a string of funk infused disco hits. We noticed recently that there is a...

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Beats International – Dub Be Good To Me

We like to get in about a nice classic on a Friday morning and this week sees us take a wee wander back to 1990 with Norman Cook and Beats International. The track is a loose cover of the SOS Band’s...

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X-Press 2 – Muzik Xpress (20th Anniversary)

I’m never sure what to make of celebrating the anniversary of a record’s release. Maybe it just makes me feel old. Usually though once I listen to it again, sometimes for the first time in years, the...

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Size 9 – I’m Ready

Undoubtedly one of the world’s best DJs and producers, Josh Wink was responsible for some absolutely huge tunes in the 90s and this, under the Size 9 moniker, was one of the biggest. Released in 1995...

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Bad Company – Seizure

While the 90s were mostly about innovation in the world of drum n bass, sadly the 2000s would become more about imitation. One of the acts whose material would inevitably lead to a million copycats...

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48K give us the lowdown on ten lost old skool rave classics ahead of their...

Glasgow’s 48K collective have been putting on some rather fine nights over the past couple of years. The focus on classic early 90s breakbeat hardcore alongside an intimate vibe inside a bowling club...

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Transglobal Underground – Templehead

You’ll have been back at work for about a week now. Pay day is a good while away and the January “can’t be arsed”-ness will be in full flow. Let us lift your mood instantly with the click of a play...

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U96 – Das Boot

A recent conversation about Klaus Doldinger’s “Das Boot” soundtrack reminded me of this 1991 rave classic from U96 and sent me scurrying into the depths of the record crates to uncover my prized 7″...

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Club 69 Classics Night

This week we get into more classic action by celebrating all that is the proper Glasgow clubbing institution that is Club 69. While all the plaudits go to The Arches and Sub Club, 69 is where the real...

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10 Essential Suburban Base Classics

With a new retrospective compilation out now, we pick out 10 of our favourites from the influential imprint's back catalogue, stretching all the way back to its origins in 1991.

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XL Recordings: 10 Essential Rave Classics

As the legendary label gets set to mark 25 years in business with a compilation entitled Pay Close Attention, we take look back at their finest moments of the early 90s.

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