Live House Sets

Another grand tour inside my 90s house brain. Definitely raided the Strictly catalog a bit for this one! This is the 6th time we’ve done this party and my 3rd swing at it. This night has developed a niche following around here and I’m proud to be a part of it, getting all these beautiful classics off my chest and on the record.

From deep dubs to emotional vocals, a Michael Watford tribute, Sound Factory classics, to shady voguing beats, and even some rave classics. What other venue could I pull this off at?

Tracklisting:

4 To The Bar feat. Alexis P. Suter – Slam Me Baby! – Going All Out
Raw Power – The Movement – Strictly Rhythm
World Power feat. Althea Mcqueen – I’m Happy (After The Rave) – Cardiac
Lou2 – Freaky (The Alternative Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
Loni Clark – Love’s Got Me (On A Trip So High) (Mood II Swing Mix) – Nervous
Fonda Rae – Living In Ecstasy (The Groove Mix) – Wave
Mike Delgado – The Murder Track – Released For Pleasure
House 2 House – Hypnotize Me – Strictly Rhythm
House 2 House – I Wanna See You Dance – Strictly Rhythm
U.P.I. – Without Love – Strictly Rhythm
2 Hype DJs – It’s Just A Groove (B.O.P. Is A Feeling) – Strictly Rhythm
Mood II Swing – Ohh – Groove On
R.B.M. – The Boy (Ralph’s Hard House Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
Karen Pollack – You Can’t Touch Me (Murk Remix) – Emotive
Blunted Dummies – House For All (Thee John Acquaviva Edit – Remaster) – Definitive
Mood II Swing – Do It Your Way – Groove On
Paul Johnson – Hear The Music – Peacefrog
Alex Party – Saturday Night Party (Read My Lips) – UMM
Praxis feat. Kathy Brown – Turn Me Out (BUDDHA Edit) – Cutting Records
The K London Production Club – I Believe (The Hum Drum Mix Act 2) – K4B
Jane Child – All I Do (MK Mix) – Warner Bros.
Club 69 feat. Kim Cooper – I Look Good – Star 69
Judy Albanese – Love’s Here (At Last) (Kupper’s Vocalicious Dub) – Maxi
Michael Watford – So Into You (Inner City Club Mix) – EastWest
Michael Watford & Robert Owens – Come Together (Malachi Remix [Louis Bailey Re-Edit]) – Hard Times
M+S Presents The Guy Next Door – Deeper (Epic Klub) – Strictly Rhythm
Boris Dlugosch feat. Inaya Day – Keep Pushin’ (Grant Nelson Elevated Club Mix) – EMI Electrola
Gat Decor – Passion (Grant Nelson Vocal Pressure Mix) – Way Of Life
Mood II Swing feat. Stephanie Cooke – Holding On To Your Love (Mood II Swing Dub) – King Street
Club 69 feat. Kim Cooper – Let Me Be Your Underwear (Vocal Club Mix) – Twisted
Club 69 feat. Kim Cooper – Always Unique (Peter’s Disko Mix) – Twisted
George Morel – Talk To Me (The Talk Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
M & M – So Deep, So Good – Strictly Rhythm
Inner City – Pennies From Heaven (Remastered) – KMS
Inner City – Good Life (Remastered) – KMS
Cece Penniston – Finally ’97 (Classic Funk mix) – A&M
Black Box – Bright On Time – Groove Groove Melody
Captain Hollywood Project – More And More (Ultimix by Tim Robertson) – Blow Up
The Adventures of Stevie V – Dirty Cash (Alan Fitzpatrick Jaded Vocal Mix) – Transmission Recordings Ltd.
Mariah Carey – Dreamlover (David Morales Def Club) – Columbia
Pulse feat. Antoine Robertson – The Lover That You Are (Club Vox Mix) – Jellybean
Junior Vasquez Presents Vernessa Mitchell – Reap (Sound Factory Mix) – A Traxx
Madonna – Nobody Knows Me (Peter Rauhofer’s Private Life Part 1) – Maverick
A-DJ Tomer – Let Me Fix This (St. Marks Mix) – Inch By Inch
Eats Everything – Honey – FFRR
Ride Committee feat. Roxy – Get Huh (Junior’s New Mix) – E Legal
Rageous Projecting Franklin Fuentes – Tyler Moore Mary (Banji Bite Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
Def Touch – Freak It / Work It (Pumpin’ Non Stop Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
Jack And Jill – Work It Girlfriend (Eli Escobar Edit) – Strictly Rhythm
Ethyl Meatplow – Queenie (MK Dub Mix) – Dali
Masters At Work feat. Michael Watford – My Love (Full Vox Mix) – Freetown
Mondo Grosso – Souffles H – Nite Grooves
Roy Davis Presents The Believers – Essence Of Life (Roy’s Hard Doors Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
Ultra Naté – Free (Mood II Swing Dub Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
The KLF – Church Of The KLF – Arista
Lifelike & Kris Menace – What Time Is Love (Live At SSL Mix) – Spinnin’ Deep
Global Method – Good Life (Orbital Remix) – White
Jonny L – Hurt You So (S&M Mix) – Yo!Yo!
Jonny L – Ooh I Like It (Original Sin Edit) – XL Recordings

This is a mix I’ve been wanting to make for many years. It turns out I was able to do it live, as my residency at Ramrod began a new monthly 90s house party, and they had me play the first one.

Most of the tracks in this mix represent my very favorite music from that renaissance era, the tracks that influenced me most in my youth. What a time to be that age! It was a true job preparing the setlist and acquiring digital versions for the best quality, with some mashups and remasters I worked on specifically for the gig.

Many of these tracks have appeared in previous mixes of mine, but few have been played live. So it was wonderful to finally get them all off my chest in a single live set. And there will also be some very obvious hits in here. Some to set the tone of a new monthly party, but also because we were having a blast and singing along so I couldn’t resist.

But I still delivered a specially curated selection of personal underground faves and even got into some of that progressive sound that was rocking Europe in the early 90s, which truly inspired my forthcoming techno sound.

True fans of the genre will recognize almost all of these tracks. Other fans of my older sets will recognize a lot of these underground classics. But to put them all together in a single cohesive live set was a real treat, and something I’ve been meaning to do for many years.