Special tunes for those after club shenanigans
01. Duran Duran – A View To A Kill (1985)
My first 7” single which I bought in Paris with my parents, they bought a Stevie Wonder album and this tune whose music video was filmed in Paris from the then James Bond movie.
02. S’Express – Superfly Guy (1988)
The very first 12” vinyl which I bought in Vienna. I wanted the ‘Theme from S’Express’, but it was sold out everywhere because it had just topped the charts around the world…and this is the follow up single…
03. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy (MCA Records) (1984)
Jimmy Somerville vocals, amazing piece! In 2004 he released a re-mastered double Ibadan compilation with the original 12″ mix version!
04. Off – Electrica Salsa (ZYX)(1986)
The now 50 Year-old gentleman, well known as a one of the world’s most celebrated DJs…he is Mr. Sven Vath!
05. Chad Jackson – Here The Drummer (Big Wave) (1990)
One of the most used pieces of music in the history of the DMC championships, we also can’t leave him out of the set. Sampling releases from artists such as, Africa Bambaataa / James Brown – Unitiy or Soul II Soul – Back to Life – acappela. The artist was a DMC World Champion in 1987 and a founding member of the DMC!!
06. Doobie Brothers – Long Train Running (Ben Liebrand Remix) (1992)
At that time Ben Liebrand was the producer who made a success of everything! Two copies of this vinyl we used in the 1993 DMC Championships in Budapest.
07. Everything But The Girl – Missing
I got this in 95′ in Frankfurt from the Discomania Distributor where we flew every week for new vinyl. The Belgian shop owner told me: Norbert, this vinyl will be in a hit in the coming months! We bought 50 pieces, went back to Budapest and started to play it in our record store, more and more people bought the vinyl…we had to order it several times after that, it was never enough. I’m a happy owner of a great limited blue coloured edition!
08. Underworld – Dark & Long (Junior Boys Own) (1994)
A long long track which I probably played the most in the mid-90s. Who does not remember the song from Trainspotting?
09. 51 Days – Paper Moon (Touché) (1994)
The legendary producer duo Jamez & Dobre. Any of the records they released, I immediately wanted to call my own! If you hear it now, it’s still a really timeless production!
10. New Order – Blue Monday (Hardfloor Remix) (London Records) (1995)
Second flowering of the New Order track from 1983, was also released in 1995 with the a version from Ramon Zenker & Oliver Bondzio aka Hardfloor.
Obrotka – Who Needs Enemies (Remixes)
(Abstract Music)
After serving up some killer original tracks from Obrotka, Abstract Music now enlists the services of Nikola Gala and Jay Bliss to rework one of the standout cuts. The results, invariably, are excellent. Obotka has been active since the 90s, has played almost every decent club in the world and because of his excellent discography taking in labels like Deeper Digital, Abstract Music and Wasabi is a revered part of the global dance community. First to remix his ‘Who Needs Enemies’ cut is Romanian 2020 Vision and All Inn records associate Jay Bliss. He flips the track into a deep, rubbery house groover with muted neon chords & crisp percussion. It’s a no nonsense affair with infectious and icy hi hats that really get under your skin. Next up, Nikola Gala is a prolific producer whose impeccably produced tracks have become big releases for Ibadan Records, Rekids, Freerange Records and Plastic City. He serves up two remixes, the first of which is a Dubby Mix of ‘Who Needs Enemies.’ Stripping things back to an essential, locked on groove, hunched drums, rolling hits and frazzled synth lines all make for a seductive track that is warm and organic in all the right ways. Finally, Gala turns out a Techy Mix of the same track that is much quicker, more urgent and banging. Metallic chords, grinding bass and indecipherable vocal cries all characterise this more physical version and it will bang in clubs as a result. All three remixes here offer something slightly different, but something equally essential, for all the real DJs out there.
Obrotka – Who Needs Enemies Remixes (Abstract Music Cat. No. ABSTR003) Release: December 11th 2014
