Ceybil - Love So Special (1990)
A warning to all the boys. Cheeky on the surface. Pain on the inside. Ceybil's performance stirring my soul and loins in equal measure.
Cookie Watkins - I'm Attracted to You (1991)
Can you say sass? So simple. So classy.
KC Flightt - Planet E (Acid Drop Mix) (1989)
Utopian calls from a distant planet. Points for the Talking Heads sample. That acid line tho.
Meshell Ndegeocello - If That's Your Boyfriend (Lil' Freaky Mix) (1993)
The definition of badd with a double d. The perfect fuck you. Lil Louis on remix duties.
K Alexi Shelby - Vertigo (1989)
Dropped at the right moment, you can slay dragons with this shit. Saw Ed DMX fuck up a sweating room good n proper with this once. End of the party it was like I'd jumped in a lake. People were bouncing off the walls.
Mission Control - Outta Limits (Shelter Mix) (1992)
Murk records. Head shit. Nuff said.
Lil' Louis - Club Lonely (1992)
A bouncy number with that same bitter sweet thing going on as the Ceybil. Louis, one of the best to ever do it.
Gherkin Jerks - Parameters (1988)
Wonder how old Aphex was when he first heard this? Probably on acid in some Cornish quarry. Playing with the parameters of his mind. Could have chosen a million Larry Heard tracks, but this one is somehow a standout from an impeccable repertoire.
Project 86 - Industrial Bass (Industrial Mix) (1990)
House, but not as we know it. Back then you'd have all these different styles mixed together. Most of my favourite djs still do. And it's damn Nu Groove, breh!
Chez n Trent - Morning Factory (Vocal Mix) (1993)
This was the track which made me understand and convert to full on house head on a summer night in a Shoreditch basement. The definition of deep. It's A Love Supreme for the dance floor and I do not use those words lightly.