Nexus 21

thx to ambi for the up!
part1.rar + part2.rar in ogg format
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A few singles and an album by Altern 8's original alias.

(Still) Life Keeps Moving (12")(1989) mp3 mixes
The Rhythm Of Life (LP) (1989) mp3
Progressive Logic EP (EP)(1990) mp3
I Know We Can Make It (12")(1991) mp3
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The first Nexus 21 release was "(Still) Life Keeps Moving", a vocal techno tune today regarded as an early classic. They followed this up with their outstanding sole LP "The Rhythm Of Life", which was strongly influenced by Detroit techno, but also included acid house, electro and breakbeats elements. After the release of the album, Blue Chip folded, and Nexus 21 found a new home in the just founded Network Records. Meanwhile, R&S snapped up "Logical Progression" and "Techno City" from The Rhythm Of Life and released them on 12”. KMS released a set of Detroit remixes of "(Still) Life Keeps Moving" by Carl Craig / Mark Kinchen / Kevin Saunderson. The first Archer / Peat releases for Network were licensed versions of Another Night and the Detroit remixes. Then the pair tried out yet another alter ego and released the "Overload EP" as Altern 8. They came back to being Nexus 21 for the deep techno of "Self Hypnosis", their contribution to the Bio Rhythm compilation. A remix of Self Hypnosis then appeared on the "Progressive Logic EP", alongside "Together" (from Bio Rhythm 2) and two tunes from The Rhythm Of Life, one remixed. A second Nexus 21 album was ready in late 1991, but due to sample clearance problems, the LP never materialised. A small edition of white labels of "I Know We Can Make It"/"Sychologic PSP" was released, which showcased a bigger hardcore influence. After the success of "The Vertigo EP" and "Activ-8", credited to Altern 8, Mark Archer and Chris Peat concentrated on that project.

Frankie Bones

Frankie Bones - Bonesbreaks Volume 1 1988
Frankie Bones - Bonesbreaks Volume 2 1988
Frankie Bones - Bonesbreaks Volume 3 1989
Frankie Bones - Bonesbreaks Volume 4 1990
Frankie Bones - Bonesbreaks Volume 5 1990

Frankie Bones was the original and first DJ coming out of the Brooklyn Underground during the mid 80's with the vision of what was yet to come on the Global front of Electronic Dance Music culture. His early mission came in the many releases of Fourth Floor and Nugroove Records. In a time when timing meant everything, the buzz of his early works caught the attention of the rapidly growing scenesters in the London Orbital M25 raves during the Summer Of Love in 1988.
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Those early "Bonesbreaks" vinyls led Frankie to playing at a rave called "Energy" which had 25,000 people. With the scene already reaching critical mass, Bones had set off a fierce bidding war between XL Recordings and Deconstruction Records which led to two albums by Musto & Bones. The U.K. was very impressed by Frankie's unique Brooklyn style which was a raw-freestylish-bass-in-your-bass-bins-but-electro-bass style that was raw enough to keep the entire scene and industry at bay, waiting for the underground to bubble over. With gigs, remixing and production work pouring in by the truckload, Frankie ventured out into the early European scene playing key breaking parties in France, Holland, Italy, Denmark and Germany. Each country taking note of his style and wanting to license music.

Lil Louis

Lil Louis - French Kisses (The Complete Mix Collection EP) (1989)

Lil Louis & The World* - From The Mind Of Lil Louis (1989)

Lil' Louis & The World - Journey With The Lonely(1992)

One of the most popular Chicago house producers during the late '80s thanks to his massive club hit "French Kiss," Lil' Louis was also the only Chicago producer to successfully deal with the major labels; he released two albums for Epic, and only left the label at his own instigation.

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By the 1980s, Lil' Louis was hosting the biggest house parties in Chicago, and he began recording his productions around that time as well. His first single "How I Feel" appeared on his own label, and he began collaborating with Marshall Jefferson on several tracks — "Seven Ways to Jack" by Hercules, Byron Stingily's "I Can't Stay Awake." In 1987, his new single "French Kiss" became a local hit, then a platinum-selling international classic after being licensed to CBS and ffrr. The success triggered a major-label contract through Epic, and the release of his debut album From the Mind of Lil' Louis in 1989. Charting a course across jazz-fusion and R&B as well as house, the LP was one of the best produced by any of the Chicago figures, and included session contributions from Larry Heard, Die Warzau and his own father on drums. From the album, the moody single "I Called U" became another club hit. His follow-up LP, the more stylistically unified Journey with the Lonely, didn't fare as well and Lil' Louis retired from recording for over four years, preferring instead to set up his own studio in New York and work on production.

Frankie Knuckles

Va - Frankie Knuckles Presents (1989) alternate link thx to Wunderhorn1

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A1 Frankie Knuckles - Your Love A2 Kevin Irving - Children Of The Night A3 Santos - Beat The Knuckles A4 Dezz - Boom, Boom A5 Frankie Knuckles - Baby Wants To Ride B1 Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body B2 Frankie Knuckles - Bad Boy B3 Boris Badenough - Hey Rocky B4 Frankie Knuckles - Cold World

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The man many call the godfather of house, Frankie Knuckles began DJing in New York in the early '70s while still a teenager, years before the disco boom which proved to be the first flowering of modern dance music. Ten years later he was in Chicago, putting together megamixes of old disco hits with new drum-machine percussion for an appreciative audience at crucial clubs like the Music Box and the Warehouse. Another decade on from those first formative steps for house music, Knuckles was back in his New York home, working as a producer and remixer for the biggest pop stars in the business. His career spans more time than any dance producer and without him, the landscape would be immeasurably different.

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Knuckles moved to Chicago in 1977 and began DJing at the Warehouse, spinning Salsoul and Philadelphia Int'l records in front of a crowd unused to the New York DJing style, which included beat-mixing and the addition of percussion fills (from a separate turntable) to spruce up the sound of traditional soul. In 1983, Knuckles opened his own club, the Power Plant. While Ron Hardy was entrancing a largely gay, uptown crowd at the Music Box, Knuckles introduced the sound to many of the Southside producers who made waves during the 1980s: Marshall Jefferson, Larry Heard, Adonis, Steve "Silk" Hurley and at least half a dozen others.

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After more than 15 years spinning vinyl, Frankie Knuckles began recording as well, debuting with several singles released on the seminal Trax Records. Such efforts as "Your Love," "Baby Wants to Ride," "You Got the Love" and "Angel" (most credited to Knuckles though vocalist Jamie Principle undoubtedly exercised some influence) were among the best tracks released in the Chicago house explosion of the mid-'80s. Knuckles also recorded for Danica ("Let the Music Use You") and worked with younger producers like Marshall Jefferson as well as future Fingers, Inc. vocalist Robert Owens. Just as Chicago house began spreading worldwide during 1986-87 though, Knuckles returned to New York.
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He formed Def Mix Productions with David Morales (one of the other major names in house music) and began working on house treatments for the biggest pop stars of the 1980s and '90s, including Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Inner City and En Vogue.Despite the popularity of house in the international arena, the godfather of the music waited several years before the major labels came calling for something other than a remix. Finally, Virgin signed him to an artist contract in 1991 and released his debut album Beyond the Mix. The singles "The Whistle Song," "Rainfalls" and "Workout" moved up the dance charts, though the album failed to connect with pop or R&B fans.

Va - The History Of The House Sound Of Chicago

Various - The History Of The House Sound Of Chicago (15 Cd Compilation)(1989)

First 8 discs

All 15 Discs

Tracklist:1-01 Colonel Abrams Trapped (Dance Version) (6:32) 1-02 Shirley Lites Heat You Up (Melt You Down) (6:54) 1-03 Candido Jingo (5:44) 1-04 Positive Force We Got The Funk (5:41) 1-05 First Choice Let No Man Put Asunder (A "Shep Pettibone Mix") (5:16) 1-06 Jimmy "Bo" Horne Spank (5:13) 1-07 Two Man Sound Que Tal America (Midnight Mix) (5:51) 1-08 Sharon Redd Can You Handle It (5:07) 1-09 Geraldine Hunt Can't Fake The Feeling (5:15) 1-10 Sparque Let's Go Dancing (Club Dancing) (8:11) 2-01 D-Train You're The One For Me (Vocal Version) (6:36) 2-02 Raw Silk Do It To The Music (Vocal Mix) (6:34) 2-03 Ripple Beat Goes On (4:50) 2-04 Klein & M.B.O. Dirty Talk (5:36) 2-05 Martin Circus Disco Circus (6:37) 2-06 Fat Larry's Band Act Like You Know (6:37) 2-07 T-Connection At Midnight (5:12) 2-08 D-Train Keep On (6:44) 2-09 Telex Moskow Diskow (Original Version) (4:34) 2-10 Instant Funk I Got My Mind Made Up (Larry Levan Remix) (6:36) 3-01 J.M. Silk Music Is The Key (House Key) (7:26) 3-02 Arrogance Crazy (Club Mix) (5:31) 3-03 It, The Donnie (Club M Remix - Chip E. 3-04 Shawn Christopher People Of All Nations (Club Mix) (7:26) 3-05 Chip E. & K. Joy Like This (Extended Mix) (5:47) 3-06 Farm Boy Move (Club Mix) (5:44) 3-07 J.M. Silk Shadows Of Your Love (House Mix) (6:33) 3-08 Mark Imperial J' Adore Danser (Club Mix) (6:25) 3-09 White Knight Never Give Up (Club Mix) (5:29) 3-10 Fingers Inc. A Path (Club Mix) (5:18) 4-01 Liz Torres What You Make Me Feel (Fierce Mix) (7:42) 4-02 House Rockers Everybody Do It! (Hollywood Mix) (6:11) 4-03 House People Godfather Of House (Club Version) (4:57) 4-04 E.S.P. It's You (Vocal) (4:15) 4-05 Tyree* I Fear The Night (Subterranean Mix) (6:47) 4-06 Fingers Inc. It's Over (Dub) (6:13) 4-07 Raz Amour Puerto Riqueno (Puerto Rican Lover) (Spanish Club Mix) (4:52) 4-08 Fingers Inc. Mystery Of Love (Club Mix) (6:40) 4-09 Steve "Silk" Hurley Jack Your Body (Club Mix) (6:53) 4-10 Professor Funk & The House Brothers Work Your Body Rap (5:13) 5-01 Mario Reyes What Ever Turns You On (Club Mix) (6:15) 5-02 Farley "Jackmaster" Funk It's You (House Mix) (7:16) 5-03 Chip E. Time To Jack (4:30) 5-04 Femme Fion Jack The House (5:52) Remix - Farley "Jackmaster" Funk 5-05 MK II Used By DJ (Vocal Mix) (5:55) 5-06 Kenny "Jammin" Jason & "Fast" Eddie Smith Can U Dance (6:54) 5-07 Fingers Inc. It's Over (Club Mix) (4:43) 5-08 Dymond Wild About Your Love (Club Mix) (6:14) Mixed By - Bad Boy Bill 5-09 Chip E. If You Only Knew (Radio Edit) (4:25) 5-10 Julian "Jumpin" Perez Jack Me 'Til I Scream (Jumpin' Mix) (5:22) 6-01 Adonis No Way Back (4:58) 6-02 On The House Ride the Rhythm (6:31) 6-03 Farley "Jackmaster" Funk Funking With The Drums Again (Farley Farley) (5:05) 6-04 Farm Boy Jackin' Me Around (Farm Mix) (6:56) 6-05 Boris Badenough Hey Rocky (Extended Mix) (6:38) 6-06 Marshall Jefferson Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem) (7:46) 6-07 Sampson "Butch" Moore House Beat Box (Instrumental Mix) (5:27) 6-08 Sweet D Thank Ya (5:35) 6-09 Kevin Irving Children Of The Night (Dub) (6:50) 6-10 Phuture Your Only Friend (4:33) 7-01 Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jesse Saunders Love Can't Turn Around (5:39) 7-02 Denise Motto Imnxtc (5:19) 7-03 Ralphi Rosario You Used To Hold Me (Kenny 'Jammin' Jason & Fast Eddie Smith Mix) (6:56) 7-04 Libra Libra I Like It (6:30) 7-05 Liz Torres Can't Get Enough (Club Mix) (5:21) 7-06 House Master Boyz And The Rude Boy Of House, The House Nation (8:12) 7-07 On The House Pleasure Control (Radio Version) (4:28) 7-08 Force, The It's O.K., It's O.K. (5:33) 7-09 Hercules 7 Ways (Vocal Mix) (6:50) 7-10 Ramos (2) The Jackin' National Anthem (4:04) 8-01 Blaze Whatcha Gonna Do (Vocal Mix) (5:45) 8-02 Mel & Kim Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (The Mortgage Mix) (6:30) 8-03 Cleavage Barah (The House Mix) (5:17) 8-04 Phil Fearon Ain't Nothing But A House Party (6:43) 8-05 Harlequin Four's Set It Off (5:50) 8-06 Jack 'N' Chill The Jack That House Built (5:45) 8-07 Raze Jack The Groove (4:15) 8-08 Kissing The Pink Certain Things Are Likely (Garage) (6:18) 8-09 Cultural Vibe Ma Foom Bey (Love Chant Version) (5:34) 8-10 Mirage (12) Jack Mix #2 (including Jack Your Body, Respectable, Showing Out, Male Stripper, Axel F., Jackin',9-01 Nitro Deluxe This Brutal House (US Version) (5:24) 9-02 Jack E Makossa The Opera House (6:02) 9-03 Mel & Kim Respectable (Tabloid Mix) (5:20) 9-04 Gary L.* Time (Time To Party) (8:05) 9-05 Wired (3) To The Beat Of The Drum (On The Burn Mix) (5:20) 9-06 2 Puerto Ricans, A Blackman And A Dominican Do It Properly (Def Mix) (6:14) 9-07 Lenny Dee & Tommy Musto Everything Bamboo (Club Version) (5:19) 9-08 Wally Jump Jr & The Criminal Element Turn Me Loose (7:13) 9-09 Movement, The (7) The Movement (4:59) 9-10 Home Wreckers Jackin' (EMU Style) (6:04) 10-01 Risqué Rhythm Team 122 House (5:11) 10-02 Matt Warren Way To My Heart (Chicago House Mix) (7:37) 10-03 Mink What Does It Take (Fashion Mix) (5:30) 10-04 Rhythim Is Rhythim Nude Photo (5:36) 10-05 Philly Cream Love Can't Turn Around (Vocal Club Version) (5:26) 10-06 Quest (9) Mind Games (Underground Mix) (6:43) 10-07 Kreem Triangle Of Love (Vocal Mix) (5:29) 10-08 Master Plan Electric Baile (Commercial Mix) (5:07) 10-09 Billie Nobody's Business (Radio Mix) (6:27)10-10 Thompson & Lenoir Can't Stop The House (6:21) 11-01 Chic Jack Le Freak (6:33) 11-02 Loleatta Holloway Hit And Run '88 Gotta Be Number One (6:02) 11-03 Dalis Rock Steady (Instrumental) (4:29) 11-04 Cerrone Supernature '88 (6:47) 11-05 Patrick Adams Jack In The Bush (6:23) 11-06 Freeez I. O. U. (Megamix) (6:02) 11-07 Paris Grey Don't Make Me Jack (Tonite I Want To House You) (Club Mix) (5:45) 11-08 John Rocca I Want It To Be Real (Farley's Hot House Piano Mix) (7:06) 11-09 Turntable Terror Trax Let's Begin (5:25) 11-10 Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Shy Boyz, The U Ain't Really House (Club Mix) (5:25) 12-01 Criminal Element Orchestra Put The Needle To The Record (6:07) 12-02 Jellybean* The Real Thing (West 26th Street Mix) (7:46) 12-03 Kelly Charles You're No Good For Me (Club Mix) (5:59) 12-04 L.A. Mix Don't Stop Jammin' (The Brutal Remix) (5:12) 12-05 Rhythim Is Rhythim Strings (Flam-Boy-Ant Mix) (4:59) 12-06 MARRS Pump Up The Volume (Original Version) (5:09) 12-07 Full House Communicate (Club Mix) (6:26) 12-08 Secret Secret We Came To Jack (5:07) 12-09 T-Coy Carino (6:30) 12-10 Beatmasters, The Rock Da House (Remix) (6:39) 13-01 Bomb The Bass Beat Dis (Extended Dis) (6:00) 13-02 S'Express Theme From S-Express (6:01) 13-03 Coldcut Doctorin' The House (5:44) 13-04 Krush House Arrest (The Beat Is The Law) (6:37) 13-05 Yazz And The Plastic Population The Only Way Is Up (5:47) 13-06 Was (Not Was) Spy In The House Of Love (Jeffrey B. Young & Dangerous Mix) (6:34) 13-07 2 Men A Drum Machine And A Trumpet I'm Tired Of Getting Pushed Around (The Mayhem Rhythm Mix) (3:53) 13-08 Penthouse 4 Bust This House Down (The Turnaround Mix) (6:15) 13-09 Cut To Shock Put That Record Back On (6:33) 13-10 Pop Stars Pop Goes The House (6:16) 14-01 D Mob We Call It Acieed (The Matey Mix) (5:46) 14-02 Fast Eddie* Acid Thunder (4:34) 14-03 Night Writers, The Let The Music (Use You) (7:57) 14-04 Swan Lake In The Name Of Love (Club Mix) (5:23) 14-05 Tyree* Acid Over (Tyree's Mix) (6:31) 14-06 Jolly Roger Acid Man (Original Mix) (5:04) 14-07 Baby Ford Oochy Koochy (F.U. Baby Yeh Yeh) (Konrad Cadet Mix) (5:49) 14-08 Royal House Can You Party (Todd Terry's B-Boy Remix) (6:08) 14-09 Bam Bam Give It To Me (Club Mix) (6:12) 14-10 Endless Poker's, The The Poke (5:56) 15-01 Inner City Big Fun (Les Adams Remix) (7:20) 15-02 Phase II Reachin' (Latin Workout Mix) (5:57) 15-03 Bighouse, The Get Off That Wall (Vocal) (5:52) 15-04 Jungle Brothers I'll House You (4:58) 15-05 Paul Rutherford Get Real (Happy House Mix) (5:55) 15-06 Kraze The Party (6:13) 15-07 Fingers Inc. Can You Feel It (5:32) 15-08 Jamie Principle Baby Wants To Ride (Club Mix) (6:28) 15-09 Bam Bam Where Is Your Child (5:39) 15-10 Todd Terry Project, The Just Wanna Dance (5:48)

Black Box

I Don't Know Anybody Else (12") (1989)

Ride On Time (12", Maxi)(1989)

Strike It Up (12")(1990)

Black Box - Hits & Mixes (Compilation)(1997)

Part 1 Part 2 Pass : www.peb.pl

One of the leading exponents of a wave of Italian house music that flourished on the dancefloors of the late 80s and early 90s, Black Box comprised three Italian studio musicians (Daniele Davoli, Mirko Limoni and Valerio Semplici), collectively known as Groove Groove Melody. Based in the Reggio Emilia area of northern Italy, and made frequent use of "singer" Katrine (b. Catherine Quinol, Paris, France, of Guadelope descent). Semplici was a clarinet teacher and played in the La Scala Classical Music Orchestra in Milan. Davoli was a well-known Italian club DJ (known as DJ Lelewel), largely at the Marabu Starlight Club, while Limoni was the computer and keyboard whizz kid of the trio and had previously engineered for Italian pop act Spagna. The Groove Groove Melody team were established as one of the top two production outfits in Italian dance music, churning out more than a dozen singles a year in their native country.

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Katrine was spotted by Spagna's guitarist at a club, and, after introductions, featured as vocalist on "Ride On Time". The single became the first of a series of Italian house records to crossover to the UK charts, staying at number 1 for six weeks in 1989. Controversy reigned when it was realized that the single had sampled the voice of singer Loleatta Holloway from the "Love Sensation" single she made with Dan Hartman in the late 70s. An agreement was eventually worked out with Salsoul (who owned the rights) as both companies benefited from 800,000 UK sales.

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The Groove Groove Melody team were also behind the production of Starlight's "Numero Uno" and Mixmaster, The's "Grand Piano", another prime example of "Italo-house", and another crossover hit. Under seven or more pseudonyms, they turned out numerous further records. However, as Black Box, their hits included "I Don't Know Anybody Else" (also based on "Love Sensation"), "Everybody Everybody" (the last of the "Ride On Time" trilogy), "Strike It Up", and "Fantasy", a revamp of the Earth, Wind & Fire hit, all of which featured an uncredited Martha Wash on vocals and broke them into the US market.

Westbam - Singles

The leader of Germany's house and techno scene since his beginning early in the 1980s, Westbam recorded several house/rave crossover hits during the late '80s and early '90s but is renowned for his founding of the Mayday Festival and the Love Parade, the latter of which routinely drew hundreds of thousands of club-goers into the streets of Berlin on an annual basis.

Westbam - Do It In The Mix (12'') (1987)
Westbam - The Roof Is On Fire (1989)
Westbam - Cold stomper (1989)
Westbam - and party (REMIX)
Westbam - and party (Maxi Cd 1989)

Westbam - Der Bundespräsidenten-Mix & Der Pink Panther Mix 1990
WestBam - Alarm Clock / Hold Me Back (CD-Maxi) 1990
Westbam - No More Fucking Rock And Roll (1990)
Westbam - The Mayday Anthem (1992)
Westbam - I Can't Stop (12'') (1991)

Stone Roses - Fools Gold

Fools Gold" became the band's biggest commercial hit at the time. It was their first single to reach the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and stayed in the Top 75 for 14 weeks.The dance-oriented song showcased the rhythm section of Mani on bass and Reni on percussion. John Squire also shone on guitar with its various wah-wah pedal effects. Finally, Ian Brown sang the vocals in a unique whispered delivery. He would also perform with this technique for the track "Something's Burning". The bassline was "inspired" by "Know How" by Young MC, which is a sample from the Shaft theme song, performed by Isaac Hayes. The lyrics reference Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and the Marquis de Sade.The drum track, though played by Reni, was recorded as he played in time to an unknown 70s funk loop at the insistence of John, angering the drummer at the apparent lack of belief in his talent. This was later said to have contributed to Reni leaving the band.Despite its overwhelming success, the band did not intend to release "Fools Gold" as an A-side. Promo kits originally contained "What the World Is Waiting For" as the A-side, with "Fools Gold" on the B-side. When the press began raving about the song's funky bassline, the band was confused since "What the World Is Waiting For" was a simple guitar based track. The Roses realized the press was referring to "Fools Gold" and they promptly released the songs as a double A-side.The band's manager of the time, Gareth Evans, was also adamant upon first hearing the song that it was far superior to the intended A-side and should be released as a double A-side.After Reni left the band in 1995, "Fools Gold" was essentially retired from the live set, since replacement Robbie Maddix could not emulate Reni's complex drumming loops.

Happy Mondays

Along with the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays were the leaders of the late-'80s/early-'90s dance club-influenced Manchester scene, experiencing a brief moment in the spotlight before collapsing in 1992. While the Stone Roses were based in '60s pop, adding only a slight hint of dance music, Happy Mondays immersed themselves in the club and rave culture, eventually becoming the most recognizable band of that drug-fueled scene. The Mondays' music relied heavily on the sound and rhythm of house music, spiked with '70s soul licks and swirling '60s psychedelia. It was bright, colorful music that had fractured melodies that never quite gelled into cohesive songs.
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Unwittingly or not, Happy Mondays personified the ugly side of rave culture. They were thugs, purely and simply — they brought out the latent violence that lay beneath the surface of any drug culture, even one as seemingly beatific as England's late-'80s/early-'90s rave scene. Under the leadership of vocalist Shaun Ryder, the group sounded and acted like thugs, especially in comparison with their peace-loving peers, the Stone Roses. Ryder's lyrics were twisted and surrealistic, loaded with bizarre pop culture references, drug slang, and menacing sexuality. Appropriately, their music was as convoluted. Happy Mondays were one of the first rock bands to integrate hip-hop techniques into their music. They didn't sample, but they borrowed melodies and lyrics and, in the process, committed rock blasphemy. For a band that celebrated their vulgarity and excessiveness, Happy Mondays appropriately were undone by their addictions, but they left behind a surprisingly influential legacy, apparent in everyone from dance bands like the Chemical Brothers to rock & rollers like Oasis.

808 State - Ten years of ...and more

and a few more albums

808 State - Ex:El [1991]
808 State - Utd. State 90 [1990]
808 State - Ninety [1989]

808 State collection

A pioneer of the acid house sound, 808 State formed in Manchester, England in 1988 when Martin Price, the owner of the city's legendary record store Eastern Bloc and the founder of the independent label Creed, first joined forces with local musician and producer Graham Massey. After teaming with collaborator Gerald Simpson, 808 State recorded its debut EP Newbuild in 1988, and also began remixing tracks for groups like the Inspiral Carpets. After Simpson exited to form his solo project A Guy Called Gerald, Price and Massey enlisted DJs Andrew Barker and Darren Partington (known together as the Spinmasters) for the recording of 1989's Quadrastate EP, which earned the group a huge club hit with the track "Pacific." After signing with ZTT, they released the album 90, which was embraced by the burgeoning rave culture. A series of diverse singles followed, culminating in the 1991 album Ex: El, which featured guest vocals from New Order's Bernard Sumner and Bjork.

Va - Jackmaster Phuture Trax

Part 1 Part 2 Va - Jackmaster Phuture Trax (1989)

Tracklisting:A1 Tyree* Hardcore Hip House (4:43) A2 Fast Eddie* My Melodie (5:13) A3 Joe Smooth Reign (4:59) A4 Chip E* No Reason (7:24) B1 Marshall Jefferson Presents Dancing Flutes,The* Do The Do (6:17) B2 Hokus Pokus Different World (5:00) B3 K.A. Posse Dog Dance (4:52) B4 Marshall Jefferson Presents Dancing Flutes, The* Give A Little More (5:09) C1 Underground Movement (3) Jammin' Piano (4:50) C2 Tyree* Oh Yea (4:09) C3 Slick Master Rick Halloween House (6:12) C4 Robot & The DJs* Energy (3:41) D1 MD 111* Take Me Here (4:02) D2 Peter Black How Far I Go (5:07) D3 Mixmasters* House Express (4:34) D4 Fast Eddie* I Can Dance (5:00)

Inner City

Album Link



Paradise Remixed




Big Fun (Single) or here

The group that took Detroit techno to the masses via the British charts and the world's dancefloors, Inner City was an intense collaboration between a noted Chicago house vocalist and one of the most influential Detroit producers of the 1980s. Both Paris Grey and Kevin Saunderson were well-known for their contributions to the club music of their respective communities well before their 1989 debut album. Saunderson did more to advance techno than anyone except Juan Atkins and Derrick May, through his releases as Tronik House, Reese, E-Dancer and Essaray. Between the two Inner City topped dance charts in America and Britain 11 times, hit Britain's Top 40 eight times, and sold over six million records.

"Big Fun" was released late in 1988 on the Virgin compilation Techno: The New Dance Sound of Detroit, and hit the British charts in a surprising crossover success. Signed to Virgin soon after, Saunderson and Grey hit again later that same year with the Top Ten single "Good Life." Their debut album Paradise (Big Fun on its American issue) reached the UK Top 20, though it largely failed to cross over on the American pop charts. Paradise Remixed followed in 1990 and later singles "Ain't Nobody Better," "Watcha Gonna Do with My Lovin" and "That Man (He's Mine)" lit up dancefloors around the world, spreading the word about techno to thousands of mainstream clubbers familiar only with house music.

Electronic - Singles

Maxi-hits


Getting Away with It



Disappointed

Get The Message

One of the first supergroups from post-punk Great Britain, Electronic is the on-off project formed by New Order's Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr, former guitarist of the Smiths. The duo released "Getting Away with It" in December 1989, with both Sumner and Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys on vocals. The single just missed the Top Ten in England, but was the end of Electronic for over two years; Sumner and Tennant returned to their respective groups while Marr played on albums by The The and Billy Bragg.
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Electronic's sophomore single "Get the Message" finally appeared in April 1991, and an eponymous debut album followed in June. The non-album single "Disappointed" was released just over a year later. Sumner then returned to New Order to record their sixth album Republic, while Marr returned to his sideman role with The The and the Pretenders.