Classic UK Garage tunes (1997-2001 you may have missed out on

Executive Steve · 10-11-2010 04:17PM #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsXLQYE5cgs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QewPPl9wJ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMbMnYK5xZc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XlcddsYnLM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mw1z98d0NI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoeB82x5yrc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oexYDeIvYPI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQO_GE8zrKM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjoRakA3cKg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVHnAkzAt4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEMXInWXXtY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnaRK8e_Ls0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL0eEI0oM4M

cheesemaker · 10-11-2010 04:58PM

Don't get me started

YOP1992 · 10-11-2010 08:28PM

trust executive steve to resurrect the classics

seannash · 10-11-2010 09:21PM

Double 99-RIP Groove is still savage

Tim Deluxe is behind it i believe

BaZmO* · 10-11-2010 11:34PM

seannash wrote: »

Double 99-RIP Groove is still savage

Tim Deluxe is behind it i believe

Yeah great track, but it'd be quite different to the ones above. More UK Garage on a House tip, rather than 2 Step?

Android 666 · 10-11-2010 11:36PM

seannash wrote: »

Double 99-RIP Groove is still savage

Tim Deluxe is behind it i believe

I thought it sucked monkey's balls back then and I still do. The Horsepower, Groove Chronicles and El B stuff is great though. Cheers Steve

seannash · 10-11-2010 11:36PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Yeah great track, but it'd be quite different to the ones above. More UK Garage on a House tip, rather than 2 Step?

Thought that myself,Kinda similar to armand van heldens remix of spin spin sugar but it was called a garage remix also.

Guess it was the buzz word at the time

BaZmO* · 10-11-2010 11:40PM

seannash wrote: »

Thought that myself,Kinda similar to armand van heldens remix of spin spin sugar but it was called a garage remix also.

Guess it was the buzz word at the time

Yeah have that track, which I loved at the time. I remember it being very "in vogue" to have that garage type break down when the extended drawn out vocals in house tracks.

Am I right in saying 2 Step? Was that term coined to differentiate original UK Garage, like the ones that Steve posted, from the housier types?

jonnny68 · 10-11-2010 11:43PM

Some UK Garage tracks were really good, basically just house music with the bassline pumped up but i draw the line with this 2 step nonsense which subsequently followed,went to 1 or 2 UK Garage clubs around 98/99 in London but full of rude boys on crack and drinking Moet thinking they are the dogs wearing fake Versace and Moschino..shame as the music was good pity bout the crowd!!!

Android 666 · 10-11-2010 11:43PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Yeah have that track, which I loved at the time. I remember it being very "in vogue" to have that garage type break down when the extended drawn out vocals in house tracks.

Am I right in saying 2 Step? Was that term coined to differentiate original UK Garage, like the ones that Steve posted, from the housier types?

It was called Speed Garage

seannash · 10-11-2010 11:45PM

BaZmO* wrote: »

Am I right in saying 2 Step? Was that term coined to differentiate original UK Garage, like the ones that Steve posted, from the housier types?

Could be,I wouldnt be too sure.
Closest i got to garage back then was MJ Cole-Sincere ,Dj Luck and MC Neat or The Artful Dodger ha ha ha:o

In the US garage tended to mean a more housier type of music alright

BaZmO* · 10-11-2010 11:52PM

Android 666 wrote: »

It was called Speed Garage

Remember that term alright, although I'm starting to confuse myself now as to which was which.

seannash wrote: »

Could be,I wouldnt be too sure.
Closest i got to garage back then was MJ Cole-Sincere ,Dj Luck and MC Neat or The Artful Dodger ha ha ha:o

Liked those too.

:pac:

seannash wrote: »

In the US garage tended to mean a more housier type of music alright

I'm old enough to remember US Garage and then the confusion when UK Garage came out. Sound like my dad now talking about Original R & B compared to what it is now.

jtsuited · 11-11-2010 12:21AM

I own a MJ Cole record. but I only got it for the dub. that is all.

BaZmO* · 11-11-2010 12:23AM

jtsuited wrote: »

I own a MJ Cole record. but I only got it for the dub. that is all.

Yeah but you've only got about 12 records on vinyl. Noob!

Executive Steve · 11-11-2010 12:26AM

seannash wrote: »

Could be,I wouldnt be too sure.
Closest i got to garage back then was MJ Cole-Sincere ,Dj Luck and MC Neat or The Artful Dodger ha ha ha:o

In the US garage tended to mean a more housier type of music alright

Potted history / taxonomy:::

Basically "Garage" = US Vocal house - from the famous "Paradise Garage" club

Just as Hardcore and Jungle were peaking, and changing into D&B, vocal US House started to take off in a big way among affluent "urban" Londoners.

Next thing London did what London always does to music - speeds it up, adds sub bass and adds MC's... early names for this were (and please don't laugh) "+8", "Raggage" "Speed Garage" and then eventually "UK Garage"

"2-step" garage is to differentiate tunes that basically did away with the kickdrums that you still find in tunes like "RIP Groove" and all those Armand Van Helden bits, as well as tunes like this classic from 1996:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNljLy4Ktz4

Then you had what people called "Breakstep" which was a rougher strand of 2-step; Zinc and a lot of the True Playaz crew were knocking this stuff out under a variety of aliases:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfmqmrFHJZg

After about 2002 or so when the spotlight started to fade from the whole Garage thing and likes of So Solid had all gone off on a UK Urban / RnB / ip Hop tangent the heads who were still left in the scene started to strip things way back, making darker deeper garage tunes, at this point the "dub" or vocal-free side of a release became the side that was most likely to get (pirate radio) airplay as well as all the rewinds in the clubs; hence "dubstep".

Executive Steve · 11-11-2010 12:27AM

jtsuited wrote: »

I own a MJ Cole record. but I only got it for the dub. that is all.

No shame in owning an MJ Cole record, amazing producer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1sFOAmp9Yw

BaZmO* · 11-11-2010 12:40AM

I was always partial to this track, although it probably wasn't one of his "cooler" tracks. Ladies loved it though. :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEQ1EmL3gWU

jtsuited · 11-11-2010 12:50AM

Executive Steve wrote: »

No shame in owning an MJ Cole record, amazing producer...

oh agreed but it's that new one he did with Wiley with a barrage of lyrics about drops and how about how Mr. Wiley's lyrics are top notch.

And actually it's not the dub that I like (although it is pretty nice), it's the 'angel riddim'.
Jesus, I bought a record for the riddim. I'll be puttin in dreadlocks and out throwing bricks at cops before you know it.

Android 666 · 11-11-2010 10:37AM

jtsuited wrote: »

Jesus, I bought a record for the riddim. I'll be puttin in dreadlocks and out throwing bricks at cops before you know it.

jonnny68 · 11-11-2010 11:41AM

Indeed MJ Cole is a very talented producer.

Speed Garage as i said was alright there was some really good tunage however it wouldn't have a patch on REAL Garage AKA US Garage.

Paul1979 · 11-11-2010 02:04PM

i agree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck2H0bany1g

my favorite "garage" track ever-Arnold Jarvis "Take Some Time"

cheesemaker · 11-11-2010 03:08PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkMi5KvA2F8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNeH7CUYGw4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV9ejEljyoc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrWZp6jzpeI

FensterDJ · 11-11-2010 11:30PM

here's some brand new MJ Cole, very surprised they are giving this away for nada

Shy FX - Raver (feat. Kano, Donae'o Roses Gabor) (MJ Cole Remix)

http://fensterdj.posterous.com/shy-fx-raver-mj-cole-mix-free-tune

Android 666 · 12-11-2010 08:54PM

Holy Moley,
I can't get enough of Horsepower Productions - those guys are awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FQj04HaGmg

cheesemaker · 13-11-2010 11:57PM

bside to that is the one
Horsepower = Dons.
Two albums are gold.

New one out this month on Tempa.

Check out a preview on Benji B's show.

HORSEPOWER PRODUCTIONS SPECIAL GUESTS
Horsepower Productions — Rain – Tempa
TGS — On The Run (Horsepower remix) – Tempa
Horsepower Productions — Let’s Dance – Tempa
Horsepower Productions — Mexican Slayride – Tempa
Horsepower Productions — Lee Perry Exercising – Tempa
Horsepower Productions — Water – Tempa
Cybotron — Clear – Fantasy
Horsepower Productions — Open Up Your Eyes (Classic Deluxe) – Tempa
Horsepower Productions — Poison Wine – Tempa

jtsuited · 14-11-2010 01:05AM

Tempa's an absolutely top notch label. only recently got into them but there's a real consistency there.

cheesemaker · 14-11-2010 01:56AM

Founding label and club night.

The All-Stars CDs/EPs are worth picking up.
Most of the mixes are floating about online.

The Ramadanman disc from the last one would be most relvent to this thread anyway.
Kode9 was the best one

Scambuster · 14-11-2010 01:10PM

When you are talking classic UK garage you need to bring out the pop classics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kQj7uCxBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nggZE0A9nE

Logical Fallacy · 15-11-2010 10:32AM

A pretty awesome blend of vibes on this with a strong central garage theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6zyQeZyzVE

jtsuited · 15-11-2010 10:37AM

Scambuster wrote: »

When you are talking classic UK garage you need to bring out the pop classics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kQj7uCxBE

Jesus and there was me sayin the other day how surprising it was that nobody had ever sampled/copied the opening chords of Erik Satie's Gymnopedie.

Well that's put me in my place I can tells ya!

cheesemaker · 15-11-2010 05:14PM

The best thing about garage and infact house in those days was it didn't have to water itself down to be number one. pure ****e now

Classic UK Garage tunes (1997-2001 you may have missed out on

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