• Daft Punk – Alive 1997

• Cultural Vibe – Ma Foom Bey

“The vibe of this track captures the deep sounds of the NY underground” — Roger Sanchez

• Logic – The Warning

• Timex Social Club – Rumors

Bonus: Shep Pettibone Remix

Take away the first part of the song, and don’t watch the video and this is worthy of Future Thursday. It’s the future of Rap.

• Busta Rhymes – Break Ya Neck

You need good speakers for this one

• Masters at Work

• Urbanized feat. Silvano – Helpless (I Don’t Know What To Do Without You) (The Kenlou Remix)

I know the Americans hijacked this and stuck it in the same bin as crapstep and brostep but if you take away that association and just listen to this fresh, it’s the future.

• Rusko – Woo Boost

In case you ever wondered why it’s called “Merengue House”, listen to the intro to this.

• Fulanito – Callate

This was straight up scary when it first came out. I was a child and had no idea what it was; Marilyn Manson was the closest thing to this but I always looked at him in the same way as I would look at a scary movie—it wasn’t about music. But this … This was music, this was serious; so I couldn’t dismiss it as simple scary-movie theatrics. And since this was before the internet, a lot of questions went unanswered.

What is this?! What is the singer on about? Is he going to jump out of the screen and kill me and burn my house down?! Why are they underground? Why is the other guy (Liam Howlett) just standing there?

But the sound was so undeniable in this—and next songs that leaked little by little into the mainstream—that I eventually just understood: they’re a fucking great band THAT is what they are. Everything else is just theatrics.

• The Prodigy – Firestarter

• Don Carlos – Guitar Re Mida

Carlo Troja aka Don Carlos hails from Varese, in the North of Italy, and is active as a DJ from the late 70’s. He debuted as a producer towards the end of the 80’s with the single ‘Alone’ on Calypso Records (Irma), which became one of the cult tracks of the international Deep House scene.

• Don Carlos – Alone

He also reached the UK charts with the hit ‘You Make Me Feel’, sung by Byron Stingley, cover of the cult song by Sylvester. In 2000 he released a single on Erik Morillo’s Subliminal Soul label and played highly acclaimed gigs atMinistry of Sound and Turnmills in London. In 2002 he released his third album ‘Music in My Mind’ featuring top guest vocalists like Kim Mazelle, Michelle Weeks, Taka Boom and Kevin Bryant. Following two mixed compilations (‘Cafe De Paris Saint Tropez’ and ‘DJ Set’) in 2004 IRMA released a collection of his 90’s productions titled ‘Mediterraneo’, like his debut US album. After that a serious car accident kept him away from clubs and recording studio for several months. Finally back in shape he’s ready to release his fourth album ‘The Cool Deep’Deep’, 8 years since the previous one, which includes all the unreleased material produced during this time.

• The Aztec Mystic – Knights of the Jaguar

There’s something about this song which, even after knowing the track for 8 years or so, still gets my attention.

• Feed Me – Gravel

I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to post this, but at least it didn’t take me 29 years

• Black Box – Ride on Time (feat Loleatta Holloway)

• Dick and Dee Dee – Where Did All The Good Times Go?

“MJ Cole’s production is always on point and with the amazing vocals of Elizabeth Troy, who we knew from one of our top ten jungle tunes ‘Greater Love’, this is one of his finest UKG moments. You gotta bust the Napa Dance to this one! Also check out the ‘Crazy Dubb’ remix it’s crazy!” — Heartless Crew

• MJ Cole – Crazy Love (feat. Elisabeth Troy)

Bonus: Crazy Dubb

This sounds like “old House”—probably like everything I post—but put yourself in this scenario:

It’s night-time, you’re sitting in a car waiting for a friend to get off work. The inside of the car is a bubble; it’s warm, the sounds of the outside are muted, comfortable seat. But despite the comfort of the car, he’s taking a little too long so you you turn on the radio and some song ends and this starts to play.

Tell me it doesn’t sound like the future.

• Masters At Work Feat. Xaviera Gold – Gonna Get Back To You (Kenlou 12″)

Le Knight Club – Rhumba

• Mark Farina – Gramma Si (Late Night Mix)
• Mark Farina – Gramma So