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To Natalie

Always young and forever beautiful you will remain for all the days of my life.
Missed and cherished in equal parts the spirit that was you will never leave my heart.


Location:Sweden

After the introduction of V4 I took a complete break.At the moment (Feb 2009) I'm contiributing to Discogs a little more than I have been as I'm updating my collection.Upon returning I'm amased by the mess the site seems to be in.I'm stumbling over mistakes constantly and feel obliged to do something about it.So far I have managed to keep myself to myself only letting my thoughts be heard when it affects my own collection.
I still beleive the time I spend on Discogs to be wasted as there is little control over the accuracy of what is entered into the Database.

A brief summary of my life:
I started buying records when I was seven years old, put records before everything else for the next 19 years.Left England for New Zealand and managed to break the curse that is record buying.A few years later landed in Sweden and started buying records again.Now with the existence of the internet my record buying disease is worse than ever.

I was born in England and grew up in the Westbourne Park area of London.My earliest music memories are of me sitting on the wall outside where I lived,entertaining passers by with my tapes of late sixties/early seventies Reggae,and the new sound of the time which was Electro.
In 1983 we moved away from London for a calmer life in the suburbs.Now living in Hayes which had a distinct lack of street life, radio was to be my new motivator.I listened to shows hosted by Tony Blackburn, Robbie Vincent, Dave Pearce and Chris Forbes.The music consisted of and covererd everything from Pop/Soul to Street Funk with a slice of 80's Disco and Electro.I heard mixing for the first time thanks to a weekly mix put together by Froggy (Steve Howlett) RIP.
I submersed myself in music.My record collection included artists such as Loose Ends, Herbie Hancock, The Cool Notes and George Clinton.I even found myself raiding Isaac Hayes, Mavin Gaye, Al Green and of course every Disco record known to Mankind from my mums collection.
Then one Saturday, in the summer of 1986, at around two thirty in the morning while listening to the Chris Forbes show I heard something very different.Bass, beats and not a whole lot more.But what Bass and Beats these were!!House Music had landed.
From 1986 onwards I was consumed by House Music.I would not touch a tune from another genre no matter how good it was.
Looking back I regret somewhat my narrow mindedness, and have later on in life been busy buying all those missed gems than didn't fit into my musical tastes of the time.

Here's a list of my favourite records from my collection from 1977 onwards.
I've chosen one record from each year.

1977 Peter Brown (2) Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me / Burning Love Breakdown
1978 T-Connection At Midnight
1979 Taana Gardner When You Touch Me
1980 Kano I'm Ready / Holly Dolly
1981 Class Action Week End
1982 Rockers Revenge Walking On Sunshine
1983 Afrika Bambaataa & SoulSonic Force Planet Rock
1984 Strafe Set It Off
1985 Chip E. Like This
1986 Chip E. Time To Jack
1987 Frankie Knuckles Baby Wants To Ride / Your Love
1988 Sha-lor I'm In Love
1989 Jere McAllister What I Do
1990 Robert Owens Visions
1991 Underground Solution Luv Dancin' (Remix)
1992 Age Of Love The Age Of Love (The Jam & Spoon Mixes)
1993 Jack Master Basement Trax Vol. 1
1994 Armand Van Helden Witch Doktor
1995 Beat Foundation Save Me
1996 Roach Motel The Night
1997 Fire Island White Powder Dreams
1998 Armand Van Helden You Don't Know Me
1999 Da Mob It's All Good
2000 Armand Van Helden Koochy
2001 Josh Wink Evil Acid
2002 Green Velvet Genedefekt
2003 Celestial Choir Stand On The Word
2004 Koma & Bones Take Me Back
2005 Peace Division Club Therapy / Flashback
2006 Julien Jabre Swimming Places
2007 Tim Fuller The Slightest Touch Remixes Vol 1
2008 Crazy P/Inland Knights Dust Till Dawn Sampler 1

If I had to pick one year which was inspirational and life changing it would have to be 1986.
This was the year that House Music took off and started to deviate into different forms.It was also the year that the Jazz/Funk scene really started to produce some amazing releases before it died out alltogether.Many of the release's in the Street Funk scene were being accepted as pop records and the British charts show cased some real diverse, and at times, odd sounds.
Was (Not Was) came out with Robot Girl, Lola gave us the odd but delicious Wax The Van, and George Clinton treated us with the insane Do Fries Go With That Shake.Willie Colón melted us with Set Fire To Me and Man Friday gave us the dubbed out Love Honey, Love Heartache.
The House music scene couldn't have been more diverse while still retaining the all enveloping 'House Music' tag.From Farley Jackmaster Funk's Love Can't Turn Around, through Adonis's No Way Back to Nitro Deluxe's Let's Get Brutal.
So 1986 was a special year for me.To say it changed my life may have been an over statement but it certainly changed the way I viewed the world of music.

Greatest influence:Soul DJ Steve 'Froggy' Howlett who sadly passed away in March 2008.
As a London lad the first time I heard mixing was when I was tuned into Radio London in the early 80's.Robbie Vincent had a show in which Froggy would be a guest mixer.
I can't impress on you enough how important these shows were to me at that time in my life.The tapes I made from these broadcasts shaped my life into something better.

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Jamiroquai - Alright - 22-May-09 06:22 AM
Oh...Yes. This one almost slipped by me. Im a fan of Jamiroquai but not really a fan of the remixes that have been done of their work. A lot of the time these remixes speed up the vocals, add a cheesy eurobeat over real instuments and turn it into pop fluff. The Fred Falke & Alan Braxe remix seems to have almost done the opposite. The vocal plays at the original speed and infact plays as the main sound on the 12". Its almost like they had access to vocals that never made it to the final cut. I listened to this and thought it was almost a different record. Theyve added a beat for the dance floor but maintained Jay Kays vocal in all its glory, and then some. Todd Terrys remix is a little more straight forward, its not bad and definetly deserves a place on this release, but I feel the A side is the money shot here. A nice surprise for me, a some what jaded cynic.

Taana Gardner - When You Touch Me - 03-Nov-08 09:03 AM
I recently re discovered this due to the Masters At Work remix that came out a few years back.
This original version is not too different and after playing it I was surprised just how good it still sounds.
I think this record was possibly slightly forgotten which is a shame because in my opinion it is a better record than either Heartbeat or Work That Body which seem to be the two that everyone remembers.
Starting of as a ballad before shifting gear into a full on Disco record this release captures both the romantic and the dancer in us.Whispery, girl like vocals which are sensual and engaging compliment the music perfectly.I think that might be the secret of this release.How the strong Bass and moving melodies never compete with the vocal but compliment it in every manner.One of my all time favourite records.

Black Science Orchestra - Save Us - 09-Oct-08 08:45 AM
One of Junior Boys Owns essential releases which has stood the test of time.Strong basslines of the deepest proportion, sweet rhythms and very little in the way of a main vocal to distract the dancer.The B side takes it deeper still.Definetly a track for the early hours in any classic House set or possibly for a more intimate setting.I think it also owes more than a little to Marvin Gayes L.P I Want You, both in its sound and in its constuction.Pure class.

Larry Levan - Live At The Legendary Paradise Garage - 03-Sep-08 09:42 AM
Im not really one to mince words and when I have a critism to make, I grit my teeth and make it.
I start my review with that comment because if truth be told, when first hearing this Cd,I wanted to be critical.I placed the Cd in the tray, pressed play, and sat back and listened.I was far from impressed.The mixing was slap dash, the selection of tracks was not my taste and the music didnt really head anywhere.I was dissapointed.I however decided I shouldnt make my mind up after one listen and played it a few more times.Without realising the Cd pratically never left my Cd player.The tracks grew on me, the mixing technique began to make sense and the Cd became the soundtrack for my Saturday nights.This Cd is fantastic.I dont know how but each and every track has grown on me to such an extent that I really dont know how I was critical in the first place.A total turn about of opinion.So I would recommend this Cd to anyone if you enjoy late 70s Disco, Funk, Soul.If you have the ability to approach this mix from another time when mixing was about Heart and Soul and not about Mechanics and Technology.

Various - Queer Trax - Coming In Loud & Queer - 07-Aug-08 08:47 AM
Being an avid fan of House music it was a comfort to recognise just about every track included on the cd and I anticipated the moment when I placed the cd in the cd player and pressed play.
The cd started of promising but by the time it reached the first mix the rot started to set in.
I tried to keep an open mind that we have all become use to seemless blends and this must be approached from a different stand point.I tried to think of it as a back in the day mix but this just didnt help.
The mixes are thrown together with little thought or consideration.Vocals from out going tracks mix over vocals from incoming tracks, songs are pitched too high, and the mixes on the whole sound amateur.Add to this that the mastering sounds terrible with many tracks having to much mid range, and that crackly old vinyl has been used it does not provide anything that I can listen to.
I realise the limitations of some of those old Trax releases but see no reason for that to affect the mastering or the mixing perfection in this day and age.
Im not one to leave negative comments but in this instance I really felt I had to.

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