Posted by Budgie at June 27, 2006 03:10 PM

Attempting to curse the good weather yet again...

I posted my "Sun In My Morning" comp a couple of weeks back when the weather was bright and warm. A day later, it all took a turn for the worse.

Well, now the sun is back out again, I thought I'd post up a couple of bits and bobs that didn't make it into the previous post.

Just watch those rainclouds roll in once I hit "publish"...

Track : RENE & ANGELA - "I LOVE YOU MORE (MR K's INSTRUMENTAL EDIT)"

Actually, this appeared in my "Sun In My Morning" comp and was the impetus in putting the thing together. I picked this up over on Bumrocks back in the middle of May and it just seemed like the perfect summer record. And I still do. It's 26 years old and its slow motion disco makes the hairs on my neck stand up. Got to love that piano riff, those strings and even the cheeky synth riff that gives a passing nod to "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"...

Danny Krivit just lets the track groove away at it's own pace. It's a fantastic edit that is in no hurry whatsoever.

The funny thing is, I'd never heard it before and then a couple of weeks back I was on my decks and discovered the vocal version of the track on an album compiled by the legend that is Francois Kevorkian... And even then, I didn't want to play it incase it tarnished my love for this instrumental.

I actually only played the vocal version whilst typing this up, and I can report that it is great.

The curse and joys of having a big record collection...

Track : SHOLA AMA - "YOU'RE THE ONE I LOVE (D'INFLUENCE PARADISE MIX)"

Ok, now onto the ones that didn't make it. But keeping in that disco mode...

Here early 90's soulsters, D'Influence, do a number on Shola's '97 R&B hit "You're The One I Love". And what a job they do too. Taking the infamous Paradise Garage DJ Larry Levan's classic remix of Gwen Guthrie's "Seventh Heaven" as the base, they then work Shola Ama's vocals around it.

Absolutely stunning. It's always a sunny day when you get to hear that "Seventh Heaven" Sly & Robbie rhythm...

Track : RAY MANG - "LOVE DANCING"

Another disco reworking. This time "Let's Lovedance Tonight" by Gary's Gang gets the instrumental edit treatment from Block 16 member Ray Mang. Don't get me wrong, the original is great, but to just have the track breezing along with that repetative melody (you may recognise it as it was sampled by Soulsearcher on their 1998 house track "Can't Get Enough") is pure bliss.

Track : CHAKA KHAN with RUFUS - "AIN'T NOBODY (FRANKIE KNUCKLES REMIX)"

Balearic classic time. Back in the day this was a big end of night anthem for Alfredo at Amnesia and for Rampling back at Shoom. Again, great as the original is, you want to hear what House god Frankie Knuckles has done to it...

It's almost an instrumetal take on it, but it's been toughened up big time and made to sound really trippy by echoing off the pianos and Chaka's vocals whenever they appear.

Enjoy.

Go Buy : The Unabombers / Various Artists - Saturday Night Sunday Morning
Go Buy : X-Press 2 / Various Artists - Choice
Go Buy : Faze Action / Various Artists - Through The Skies
Go Buy : Francois K / Various Artists - Choice : A Collection Of Classics

Feel free to leave a comment about these tracks in The Pipe section of the forum.

Ta,
Budgie