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Name: Tony Ennis
Member Since: Feb 17, 2005
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Rated 2146 releases, average: 3.76
Location: Sweden
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At the moment I'm not contiributing to Discogs much.
I 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.
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened".
I was born in 1970 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.
At about ten years old my record collection included Adam And The Ants, The Specials, Boomtown Rats and even Wham.It took some years to get over the embarrassment of this and even longer to admit that I had ever owned these records.
In 1983 my mother remarried and we moved out of London.
Now living in Hayes which had a distinct lack of street life, radio was to be my new educator.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).
I submersed myself in music.My record collection now included artists such as Loose Ends, Herbie Hancock, The Cool Notes and George Clinton.I even found myself raiding Issac 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 embrace 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.
It's 2008 when I added these last comments and I still buy records to this day.
My musical tastes have widened since 1986 but I'm still basically buying House Music or music from one of it's genres many off spring.I guess getting a little older has also made me a little nostalgic and I find myself buying music that helped to form House Music.Although I was young at the time of thier original release I still remember a large deal of them.If I don't remember them, I do recognise thier style or stucture and this is enough to make even my uncoordinated feet move to the rhythm.
Here's a list of my favourite records from my collection from 1978 - 2008.
I've chosen five where I have up to 100 releases from the same year, ten where I have over that amount, and only three for the years where record buying was rare.
1978
Ashford & Simpson It Seems To Hang On
T-Connection At Midnight
Funkadelic One Nation Under A Groove
Instant Funk I Got My Mind Made Up / Crying
Two Man Sound Que Tal America
1979
Machine There But For The Grace Of God Go I
Jimmy "Bo" Horne Spank
Taana Gardner When You Touch Me
Ashford & Simpson Found A Cure / You Always Could
Positive Force We Got The Funk / Tell Me What You See
1980
Kano I'm Ready / Holly Dolly
Change Searching / Angel In My Pocket B Side
Loleatta Holloway Love Sensation
Fatback Band, The Backstrokin' (Remix)
Loose Joints Is It All Over My Face?
1981
Omni Out Of My Hands (Love's Taken Over)
Vicki Sue Robinson Hot Summer Night
Soft Cell Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go
D-Train You're The One For Me
Soft Cell Sex Dwarf
1982
Rockers Revenge Walking On Sunshine
Peech Boys Don't Make Me Wait
Capricorn (3) I Need Love
Eddy Grant Electric Avenue / Time Warp B Side
Imagination Just An Illusion
1983
Afrika Bambaataa & SoulSonic Force Planet Rock
Klein & M.B.O. The MBO Theme
Hashim Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
First Choice Let No Man Put Asunder
Doctor's Cat Feel The Drive
1984
Strafe Set It Off
Change Change Of Heart
Cool Notes, The I Forgot
John Rocca I Want It To Be Real
Prince And The Revolution Let's Go Crazy / Erotic City B Side
1985
J.M.Silk Music Is The Key
Loose Ends Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)
Cleavage Barah
Chip E. Like This
Jamie Principle Waiting On My Angel
1986
Willie Colón Set Fire To Me
E.S.P. It's You
Adonis No Way Back
Chip E. Time To Jack
Sweet D Thank Ya B Side
Cultural Vibe Ma Foom Bey
Raze Jump In Your Dance B Side
Jamie Principle Your Love
Nitro Deluxe Let's Get Brutal
Fingers Inc. Mystery Of Love
1987
Frankie Knuckles Presents: Baby Wants To Ride / Your Love
Ben Mays Lover Man / Jail Bait B Side
Sly & Robbie Boops (Here To Go)
Master C & J Face It
Lola Wax The Van
Joe Church Don't You Wanna Be Mine
Robert Owens I'm Strong
Joe Smooth The Promised Land
Farley "Jackmaster" Funk It's U
Phuture Acid Tracks
1988
Sha-lor I'm In Love
Mike Dunn So Let It Be Houze!
Paris Brightledge Learn To Love
Ralphi Rosario In The Night
Pierre's Pfantasy Club Dream Girl
Phuture We Are Phuture
Sweat Boyz, The Do You Wanna Jack?
In-Dex Give Me A Sign
MD III Face The Nation
"Fast" Eddie Smith Acid Thunder
1989
Beat Club, The Security
Terry Baldwin Don't Lead Me
Impedance Tainted Love
Intense (2) Garage Movement EP
Paris Grey Don't Make Me Jack
Jere McAllister What I Do
Frankie Knuckles Tears
KC Flightt Summer Madness
Turntable Orchestra You're Gonna Miss Me (A Guy Called Gerald Remix)
Cut The Q Who Needs A Love Like That
1990
Jamie Principle Date With The Rain
Lil' Louis & The World Nyce & Slo
Robert Owens Visions
A Tribe Called Quest Pubic Enemy / I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
Seal Crazy
Carlton Do You Dream (Remix)
Orbital Chime
Lisa Abbott Talk To Me
Deee-Lite Groove Is In The Heart / What Is Love?
Jetz Orchestra The Chase
1991
Underground Solution Luv Dancin' (Remix)
Prince & The New Power Generation Gett Off
Bizarre Inc Playing With Knives
T99 Anasthasia
Altern 8 Remixed Vertigo EP
1992
Arrested Development People Everyday
Aly-Us Follow Me
Age Of Love The Age Of Love (The Jam & Spoon Mixes)
Lemon Interupt Dirty
Leftfield Song Of Life (Remixes) / Release The Horns
1993
Hardrive Hardrive
Fire Island There But For The Grace Of God
Jack Master Basement Trax Vol. 1
1994
Armand Van Helden Witch Doktor
Junior Vasquez Get Your Hands Off My Man
X-Press 2 Hip Housin / Rock 2 House (Remixes)
1995
Beat Foundation Save Me
Floppy Sounds Ultrasong
Lil Mo' Yin Yang Reach
Josh Wink Higher State Of Consciousness
Heller & Farley Project From The Dat Vol. 1
1996
Roach Motel The Night
Black Science Orchestra Save Us
Bel Canto Rumour (Remixes By Masters At Work)
X-Press 2 Tranz Euro Xpress
Various Untitled
1997 - 2002
Fire Island White Powder Dreams
Constipated MonkeysCro Magnon (What About Our Love) And Erectus
Armand Van Helden You Don't Know Me
Cricco Castelli A Day In Copacabana
Da Mob It's All Good
Armand Van Helden Koochy / Phreeknik
Various Masters At Work Presents West End Records - The 25th Anniversary Edition Mastermix - Vinyl Collectors Set
Slacker Looky Thing
Green Velvet Genedefekt
Groove Armada Lovebox EP
2003
DK Murder Was The Bass
Celestial Choir Stand On The Word
Soul Mekanik Lil Silver Boogie Box
FC Kahuna Nothing Is Wrong
Koma & Bones Black Satsuma
Tiga Burning Down
Audio Bullys Way Too Long
Harry "Choo Choo" Romero I Go Back : The Remixes
Steve Angello Voices
Hedrock Valley Beats How Do You Feel
2004
Chicken Lips Do It Proper (Justin Robertson / King Roc Remixes)
Portobella London Punk / Freakin' In Stereo B Side
Koma & Bones Take Me Back
Soul Central Strings Of Life
Michael Gray The Weekend (Nic Fanciulli Vocal And Dub Mix)
Peace Division Deeper
Fight Club Spread Love
Depeche Mode [r=324149
Spektrum Kinda New
Slacker Turning To Air
2005
DJ Remo Black Sabrina (Remixed)
Wonderland Avenue White Horse
Timo Maas Feedback Welcome / Massive Passive
Peace Division Club Therapy / Flashback
Quentin Harris Let's Be Young (Pt. 2)
Erick Morillo What Do You Want (Part 2)
Jamiroquai Seven Days In Sunny June
DJ Dero Dero's Illusion
Nuyorican Soul I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
Kerri Chandler Bar A Thym
2006
Julien Jabre Swimming Places
Beatconductor Sumthin' Betta / Kumbara
REKID Next Stop Chicago
Capracara Opal Rush / Flashback 86
Knife, The Silent Shout
Black Strobe Last Dub On Earth
Claude VonStroke The Whistler / Who's Afraid Of Detroit?
Chelonis R. Jones Deer In The Headlights
Peace Division Blacklight Sleaze (Radio Slave Mixes)
REKID 85 Space / Retroactive
2007
2008
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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 Boy's Own's 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 Gaye's L.P 'I Want You', both in its sound and in its constuction.Pure class.
Larry Levan - Live At The Paradise Garage - 03-Sep-08 09:42 AM
I'm 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 didn't really head anywhere.I was dissapointed.I however decided I shouldn't 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 don't know how but each and every track has grown on me to such an extent that I really don't 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 70's 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 didn't 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.
I'm not one to leave negative comments but in this instance I really felt I had to.
Nitro Deluxe - Let's Get Brutal - 04-Aug-08 09:31 AM
At the time of it's release in 1986 this record blew me away. With it's ground shaking basslines, it's simplistic monotony and hypnotising synth chords it did everything to satisfy the dance gene we all own.
I remember getting into heated debates with my closest friend, of the time, as to whether this was a 'House' release or an 'Electro' release.Thankfully my music tastes have broadened since 1986 and I no longer feel I have to put everything into it's specific genré.I can now see this for what it was, a genre breaking release that could never be summed up in mortal terms.
2008 and I still find I'm putting this on the turntable and trying to educate people in what pure music is made of.
An amazing release that still sounds true to form to this day.
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