Fascinating Rhythms - Sound Systems & Dancefloors
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Fascinating Rhythms - Sound Systems & Dancefloors
[ Virgin Records / 3 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 8 November 2013
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'Fascinating Rhythms' celebrates 25 years of Virgin Records soundtracking the nights and days, the highs and higher-stills, of those who hear the call to dance and answer it with no little pizzazz. Collecting a raft of disparately styled but consistently affecting tracks from 1988 to the present day, this compilation tells the story of dance music's evolution, and its continuing trend to absorb myriad influences and transform into brighter and more brilliant forms.
The albums begins its journey through the recent history of fluctuating BPMs with the fusion sounds of Neneh Cherry's 'Buffalo Stance', the sort of song - Cherry's debut and greatest hit - taking cues from hip-hop, but underpinned by production from a dance world titan (Bomb The Bass), it's a cut that can still pack a dancefloor.
Of similarly classic, timeless design are Soul II Soul's 'Back To Life', Heaven 17's 'Temptation', Everything But The Girl's 'Walking Wounded', David Guetta's 'When Love Takes Over' and Chemical Brothers 'Block Rockin' Beats. All are songs that capture a moment that stays with you.
Naturally, it's not all zesty tempos - even the most ardent dance fans need to cool down occasionally and the album reflects that necessary contrast by including less-frenzied tracks from Massive Attack ('Teardrop')and Enigma ('Sadness Part 1').
There's space, too, for the tracks that caught a zeitgeist, but didn't necessarily translate to longer-term recognition for their makers. So you'll find the irresistible 'Fascinating Rhythm' here, a track written by William Orbit (as Bass-O-Matic) before he became a go-to guy for Madonna and Blur.
And that's the point of a compilation like this: to spread happiness. Nobody usually dances when they're down, and the tracks assembled here are all instructions to make merry.
Key tracks include: Bass-O-Matic- Fascinating Rhythm; Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People; Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me); Inner City - Good Life; Fluke - Groovy Feeling
Tracks:
Disc 1
1.Inner City - Big Fun (Sept 88)
2.Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (Dec 88)
3.Inner City - Good Life (Dec 88)
4.Soul II Soul - Keep On Moving (Mar 89)
5.Soul II Soul - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) (June 89)
6.Redhead Kingpin - Do The Right Thing (July 89)
7.Public Image Limited - Warrior (Dave Dorrell Mix) (July 89)
8.Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could (Aug 89)
9.E-Zee Possee - Everything Starts With An 'E' (Aug 89)
10.The Human League - Heart Like A Wheel (Aug 90)
11.Bass-O-Matic - Fascinating Rhythm (Sept 90)
12.Enigma - Sadness Part 1 (Dec 90)
13.Jesus Loves You - Bow Down Mister (Feb 91)
14.The Mock Turtles - Can You Dig It? (Mar 91)
Disc 2
1.Jesus Loves You - Generations Of Love (June 91)
2.Paris Angels - Perfume (Loved Up) (July 91)
3.System 7 - Strange Quotations (Sept 91)
4.The Grid - Figure Of 8 (Jul 92)
5.Heaven 17 - Temptation (Brothers In Rhythm Remix) (Nov 92)
6.The Grid - Crystal Clear (Mar 93)
7.Fluke - Groovy Feeling (Make Mine A 99) (Sept 93)
8.The Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms (Aug 94)
9.Dreadzone - Little Britain (Dec 95)
10.Everything But The Girl - Walking Wounded (Apr 96)
11.Neneh Cherry - Woman (Aug 96)
12.The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats (Apr 97)
13.John Lydon - Psychopath (Leftfield Mix) (June 97)
Disc 3
1.Massive Attack - Teardrop (May 98)
2.Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen (Neil Barnes Remix) (June 02)
3.Justice v Simian - We Are Your Friends (Oct 02)
4.The Music - Freedom Fighters (John Digweed and Nick Muir Remix) (Sept 04)
5.John Lydon - The Rabbit Song (Oct 05)
6.Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (Sept 08)
7.Deadmau5 featuring Rob Swire - Ghosts 'n' Stuff (Nov 08)
8.David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over (Apr 09)
9.Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Feb 10)
10.Eric Prydz - 2 Night (May 12)
11.Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin - Don't You Worry Child (Sept 12)
12.Sebastian Ingrosso, Tommy Trash & John Martin - Reload (May 13)
13.Tensnake featuring Fiora - See Right Through (Aug 13)
