EVB Jump Back

Whilst chatting with Mike P. of B&B today, his first remark was "I got 'Didn't know I was looking for love till I found you' stuck in my head thanks to your post."

Amusing side story, I IMd Robocub what Mike P. had said to me. I think he was shocked and befuddled, as he responded, " He said THAT to you!?" I told Robocub, after the fact, that it was the lyrics to a song. One of those whacky out of context comedic moments a la "Three's Company." Yuck, Yuck. Err… It was funny… you had to be there.

Mike P. commented on how, he was floored when he'd first heard the song "Looking for Love" at the WMC, the Winter Music Conference, for those not in the know. It is dance music's showcase event, where the various branches of the industry hawk their wares. Club celebrities, DJs and otherwise, go to be seen, to be in the scene and to make connections. Plus, it's a big old party.

Being NOT in the industry, I could never justify going to the WMC. It would be a never ending party for me, a veritable 'lost' vacation. It would be a trip from which I would need a real 'rest and relaxation' vacation from.

Nope. Never gone, probably never will. Uncertain that I'd like too, in the WMCs current incarnation. It was the WMCs of old that I would have enjoyed attending.

Dance music had a renaissance sometime around 1999 to 2001, IMO. Perhaps it was because I was going out nearly every weekend, making me infinitely more familiar with the songs that were 'hot' at the moment. There were a lot of hot songs at that time, compared to the smattering I hear these days. I could trainspot one in four songs. Okay, maybe one in five, but even still, that was saying a lot.

Oh, to do that again.

Sigh.

Nah.

I've got far too little irresponsibility in me and I could never do drugs like that again. Still, that period of time left an indelible mark on me.

Hence the name of this post, Jump Back. I 'jumped back' into the iTunes library to troll around for some music, songs that were of the moment, when dance music was special to me.

First song up,

Rapture - IIO
Released in 2001. I remember the first time I heard this song dropped at Vinyl. The room was dark, the lights pulsed to the electro beats. People screamed as the song drove forward and they danced. Goosebumps and chills as I recall.

Unfortunately, the song found commercial success and airplay on the radio. Immediately it was passé to play in a club. Deep Dish was bolstered by their remixes of Rapture and helped make them well-known. That and the Apple commercial didn't hurt either.

It has since been retired from the radio with little to no play, so hearing it again… it has regained some of it's original response.

Next up,

Pixels - UBU
Sure it was released in 2000, but I'm certain that many a DJ had this white label BOMB in their boxes as early as mid-1999. It was a subtle, yet subversive track with great bass and catchy rhythm. However, it could never find commercial success, insufficient lyrics and what little lyrics it did have were "Pretty soon, we're both going to be completely twisted. But there's no going back. We're going to have to ride it out." As I understand, it's a sample from "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." Mental note: must check out that movie.

I've included links to the songs for review purposes. Please support music artists, kick a record exec.

Other links you'll find on the blog… for review…
Flash (Danny Tenaglia's Nitrous Oxide Mix) - Green Velvet
Always Remember to Honor and Respect Your Mother - Dusted (Deep Dish Loves Their Mother Remix)
Walking On Fire - Evolution
The Baguio Track (Bedrock Mix) - Luzon
Frank Sinatra - Miss Kittin
I Know You Can - Whatever Girl
A Little Bit Paranoid - Different Gear