Feel my Bicep

In keeping with recent posts, we’re pleased to present a delightfully smooth remix from none other than ole’ frank knuckles, stamping his own chicago warehouse style firmly on the Chaka Khan classic, it’s a dub so the vocal appears late on, just teasing us. Great stuff!

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This track defines SLEAZE. Absolute filth, We were having difficulties tracking this version down, but here she is. This is exactly the kinda’ kipper you could expect from one of the darker themed Optimo nights up in Glasgow.  Frankie Knuckles = pure New York slime. We love.

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Those gentle synth washes, the cowbell and the smooth vocals, all in the right place to create a amazing piece of house music. Music for your soul!

Frankie Knuckles helped define what house is, this tune is often cited by house enthusiasts as his finest work. “The piano riff alone is worth the price, but when combined with the bassline, overall production values and that vocal, it’s a credible candidate for best house record ever. And it was made in 1987.”

Backbeats have just release 10 compilations of tunes from probably the finest Independent Labels in house, disco, soul and funk… Labels like Trax, Philly Groove, Jewel, Paula, Ronn, Ace, Tribe, Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant. No-one can look the other way to ‘Garage Classics‘ or ‘The House that Jackin’ built“….These are gold!

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Nice creepy tune from Mr Irving, awesome tune for Halloween. One of his best, awesome raw piano breakdowns that are calling out for an edit. The vocals are on another level as usual, sick sick stuff.

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This version is the A2 on the vinyl, cant find a decent quality of the A1. It is  a Bicep anthem! Chicago House meets Disco with some seriously sleazy vocals. Beep beep! Ahhhh Follow that meat trail.

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Hackney boy producer and edit extraordinaire, we are yet to find a bad tune from this guy. Originally one half of Radioslave he now runs Arcobaleno records and holds down a residency at We Love Sundays at Space. This mix from May 30th 2006 fueled my love for the techno italo combo. Resident adivisor has a cool piece about the man in question.

1. X-Ray Connection – Get Ready (sSuk edit)
2. Poussez – Come on and do it (Cuts)
3. Jimmy Bo Horn – Spank (sSuk edit)
4. Nitro Deluxe – Lets get Brutal (sSuk edit)
5. Chicago – Street Player (beats)
6. Roxy Music – Angel Eyes (Intro Edit)
7. Animotion – Obsession (edit)
8. Gwen Guthrie – Seventh Heaven (Intro)
9. Gonzalez – Haven’t Stopped Dancing (Congo Break edit)
10. Ecstasy, Passion & Pain – Touch & Go (sSuk edit)
11. Eddy Grant – Nobody got the Time (edit)
12. Daft Punk – Technologic (Deeep Accapella)
13. Sly Mongoose – Snakes & Ladder (Rub’n'Tug Remix cut)
14. Anthony & Camp – What’s I Like (Beats)
15. cosmo Vitelli– Delayer (Quiet Village Project Remix) (Intro)
16. Kaptein Kaliber – Oh ah ah
17. Telex – How do you Dance (Tomboy Remix) (Intro Beats)
18. Frankie Knuckles – Baby Wants to Ride
19. Savas Pascalidis – Break it down
20. Tomboy – Samba
21. Alden Tyrell – Knockers
22. Tiga – Good as Gold (Morgan Geist Monophonic Mix) (sSuk no-vox edit)
23. Kelley Polar – Vocalize (Morgan Geist 12″ Re-Edit) (sSuk intro edit)
24. Sascha Funke – In Between Days
25. Lindstrom – Take me to Metro

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Greg Wilson was one of the first DJs in the UK to mix two records together. He was a resident at the legendary Wigan Pier in the 1970-s and 1980-s. In 1983 he became the first DJ to host a weekly dance music night at Manchester Hacienda. Greg was the first DJ to mix live on British TV. He stopped DJing in 1984, but picked up his headphones again in 2003, playing at the likes of The Electric Chair, Fabric and Basics to widespread acclaim.

1. The Originals – Down To Love Town (Dimitri From Paris mix) – Motown

2. Soul Searchers – Blow Your Whistle – Sussex

3. Goody Goody – It Looks Like Love – Atlantic

4. Shirley Lites – Heat You Up (Melt Down mix) – West End

5. Metro Area – Dance Reaction – Environ

6. Talking Heads – Psycho Killer (Greg Wilson mix) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only

7. Sugardaddy – Love Honey (Greg Wilson mix) – Tirk

8. Chic – I Want Your Love (Todd Terje mix) – Supreme / DJ Only

9. Q – The Voice Of Q – Philly World

10. Nitro Deluxe – This Brutal House – Cutting

11. Atlantic Conveyor – We Are – Untracked

12. Firefly – Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side) – Emergency

13. Kasso – Walkman – F1 Team 14?

15. Rose Royce – Do Your Dance – Whitfield

16. Gunchback Boogie Band – Funn – Prelude

17. Rufus feat Chaka Khan – Aint Nobody (Frankie Knuckles mix) – Warner Brothers

18. Happy Mondays – WFL (Vince Clarke mix) – Factory

19. Young Dog Alien – Gotta Keep Workin It (Greg Wilson mashup) – Reactivate

20. Stevie Wonder – Superstition (Todd Terje mix) – Motown

21. Loose Ends – Hangin On A String (Frankie Knuckles mix) – Ten

22. Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady (Danny Krivit mix) – Rock / DJ Only

23. Gwen Guthrie – Seventh Heaven (Larry Levan mix) – Garage

24. The Commodores – Machine Gun (Situation mix) – Motown

25. B.T (Breanda Taylor) – You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too (Greg Wilson mix) – Tirk

26. West Phillips – (Im Just A) Sucker For A Pretty Face – Quality

27. Edit The Edit – Two Sides Of Sympanthy (PTA mashup / Greg Wilson mix) – Edit The Edit / DJ Only

28. Stone Roses – Fools Gold – Silvertone

29. Banbarra – Shack Up – United Artists

30. War – Me And Baby Brother – Island

31. Gino Soccio – Try It Out – Warner Brothers

32. Geraldine Hunt – Cant Fake The Feeling – Prism

33. Brown – I Specialize In Love – Profile

34. Visual – The Music Got Me – Prelude

35. Incredible Bongo Band – Apache – MGM

36. Tweet – Boogie 2nite (Fat Camp mix) – Elektra / DJ Only

37. Dc La Rue – Cathedrals (Greg Wilson mix) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only

38. Teenage DJ – I Was A Teenage DJ (part 1) (Greg Wilson mix) – Reactivate

39. Sir Joe Quarterman – (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind (Barna Soundmachine mix) – GSF / DJ Only

40. League Unlimited Orchestra – Things That Dreams Are Made Of – Virgin

41. TW Funkmasters – Love Money – Champagne

42. Last Rhythm – Last Rhythm – American

43. The Clash – Casbah Breakdown (Joey Negro mix) – CBS

44. 808 State – Pacific State (Greg Wilson mix) – ZTT

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