Leroy Skibone

Here’s some good Detroit stuff. The first mix of Bounce Your Body To The Box is still one of my favorites to this day. The other songs are cool too.

Reese & Santonio
Bounce Your Body To The Box (Power Hit Mix) – Mixed by Mike ‘Hit-Man’ Wilson
Bounce Your Body To The Box (Smooth Groove Mix) – Mixed by ‘Master Reese’
Force Field – Mixed by ‘Master Reese’
The Sound (Re-Mix) – Mixed by ‘May Day’ (Derrick May)

KMS Records KMS 012
Produced By Kevin Saunderson, Santonio, Ecols
Co-Produced by Andre Holmon

Here’s a three song single from Mike Dunn and Chris “Bam Bam” Westbrook.
I’ve always loved Magic Feet since it was more upbeat and the other two were more dark and minimal but now they have grown on me too.

Westbrook Records MD-WB-106

Here’s one of those soulful house tunes that I didn’t like much when it was released but now I love it.

Sterling Void and Paris Brightledge
It’s All Right
DJ International Records DJ 902
Produced by Sterling Void and Marshall Jefferson

I’m not sure where I originally heard this song. Probably MTV back in their video days. I loved the album version and was wondering what sort of remix they did with it. The main addition seems to be mostly some cowbell-ish percussion that I found extremely grating the first time I heard it but it quickly grew on me.
I tossed in the B-side Driftwood just to complete the 12 inch single.
Youtube had a field day with this one. Suggested tags include ‘house techno’, ‘new wave’, ‘disco’, ‘farsi’, ‘latin’, ‘turkish’, ‘classical’, ‘tango’, ‘medley’, and about a dozen others.
Rambling aside – the single is played at 45 rpm and is around 128bpm. If you play the instrumental at 33, you get this wierd, hypnotic, ambient 94bpm vibe that I thought sounded cool. I assumed that was just some wierdness on my part but shortly after the singles release, I heard the instrumental played – at the 33 speed – used as background music for some sports show video montage.

Two of my favorite artists join forces – Yello and Derrick May (aka Mayday).
And the result is…well, I hoped for something better, but it’s certainly interesting.

Yello
The Race (The Pits Mix)
Song by Boris Blank and Dieter Meier
Remixed by Derrick May (Mayday)

FYI – The B side is the standard dance mix of Oh Yeah.

Here’s MD III by Mike Dunn, a 4 track acid house single/EP.
Underground Records UN 111
Produced by Mike Dunn
Additional Vocals by Tyree

Pierre’s Pfantasy Club
Got The Bug

Trax Records TX157
Produced by D.J. Pierre
Mixed by Mike ‘Hitman’ Wilson

Here’s something from Joe Smooth – sampling some Yello for a house track.
And what does Youtube tags suggest today. ‘Progressive Rock’ – hmmm, well, I don’t see the connection there Youtube but if this sounds like ELP to you, congrats. ‘Old Skool’ – Really Youtube – as if texting and twittering aren’t damaging simple spelling and grammar enough, you feel the need to spell it ‘skool’ to hang with the cool kids (or your 1995 idea of what the cool kids are). For shame, Youtube. For shame!

The Party’s Over
No More Words
DJ International DJ 952
Produced And Mixed by Joe Smooth

Here’s a favorite of mine from the New York house scene.
As Chicago house music traveled across the globe, New York legend Arthur Baker tried his hand at some house sounds, adding his own special touches to it. I think if you listen closely, you can hear some ‘Breakers Revenge’ in that bassline – or maybe that’s just me.

Minimal Records 2
Produced and arranged by Arthur Baker
Re-Edited and extended by Junior Vasquez
Mixed by Mixmasters, Phil Harding, and Peter Waterman
Distributed by Criminal Records

I gave you some Strings Of Life a little while ago. Here’s the B side.