Remember Leisure Suit Larry

Some of you randy gamers out there would have fond memories of Al Lowe, best remembered for being the creator of the wildly popular Leisure Suit Larry series. Here's a replica of the famous 1987 Sierra On-line classic Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (PC only, sorry!).

Acid Over

Last night at Redrum was a big success. Shout out to Mika Snickars for rocking out with some great slept-on house tunes and Pete at Kill City Sport for the afterparty. Here's one of yesterday's heavyhitting latenight tracks on Chicago's legendary Underground Records.

Tyree - Acid Over

It's a friday night

and while everybody is chillin' - DJ K2 is rocking two spots - an around-the-midnight house/classic rap and r&b set at Redrum



and later same night some newer sounds at Den Kungliga Klubben



This 1990 classic by Alex Neri and Marco Adry will probably get play in both sets just because italians did it better:

Ecstasy - This Is My House (Maxi version)

Fortified Live

Talib Kweli live at Nosturi, Helsinki tonight. We still rank this Rawkus 12" from 1997 as Kweli's best effort.

Reflection Eternal - Fortified Live [zshare, 320]

Name and number

They appeared out of nowhere, as if they were transported from a parallel universe wherein blue-eyed soul was seen as rock & roll's salvation in the late 80s. Likeminded groups like Johnny Hates Jazz, Waterfront, Living in a Box, and Curiosity
Killed the Cat all debuted and disappeared at the same time.

Of the four Curiosity Killed the Cat leaned more towards the teen girl population that hung Smash Hits posters on their bedroom walls. The band's lightweight funk and photogenic looks rewarded them with mainstream acceptance in their native England but America didn't budge.

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Name And Number

Beastie Boys

It's been a while since my last post.Anyway here's two tracks from the great Beastie Boys 1st album Licensed to Ill.

Beastie Boys - The New Style

Beastie Boys - Girls

Live garage

A beautiful piece of house music from 1996.

Roy Davis Jr. - Gabrielle (Live Garage)

Frankie Knuckles part 2

Warehouse resident Frankie Knuckles did his mix of this timeless disco/house classic in 1983. This is easily one of my alltime favorite tunes. Considered a "must-be" on every greatest disco tracks list. *In the late great Christopher voice* - If you don't know, now you know...

First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder (Frankie Knuckles mix)

Time To Party

Relatively early house from New Jersey. Appears on The History Of The House Sound Of Chicago compilation. In good rotation last night. Gucci crew GT galore!

Gary L. - Time (Time To Party)

Gucci time

Gucci Time grand opening tonight at Redrum! Don't be fooled by the "appella" in the parentheses, this version of "Nu Nu" is some serious heat when used right in any club with proper soundsystem.

Lidell Townsell - Nu Nu (Nu Appella)

Ron Trent

The run out groove on side A said it all "This masterpiece will be a classic forever.." Fun fact: Ron Trent was only 15 years old when he made this one in 1990.

Ron Trent - Altered States (Original Mix)

Time warp

More 80's from the crates. A classic b-side of the Electic Avenue á la Eddy Grant. Electric Avenue was both a UK and U.S. #2 in 1983, selling over a million copies.

Eddy Grant - Time Warp

I want you to know

Random house on the legendary New York label Nu Groove Records.

Groove Committee - I Want You To Know (Vocal)

Groove Committee - I Want You To Know (Inst.)

Do wah diddy

There's a Facebook group titled "All the French I know, I learned from De La Soul". I have to extend that definition to "2 Live Crew taught me English".

2 Live Crew - Pop That Pussy

Dancehall

Mr Vegas and Beenie Man on this classic dancehall riddim "Playground"

Mr Vegas - Nike Air (Hands In The Air)

Beenie Man - Who Am I

House music (pt.2)

Big saturday coming up! House music all night long! Below are a couple of classic vocal tracks that will help you make it through these rainy winter days. The first one is an epic promo only edit by the one'n'only FK, released in 1991. Second on the platter is a beautiful vocal gospel track by Kenny Bobien, produced by Masters At Work in 1998.

Frankie Knuckles feat. Lisa Michaelis - Rainfalls (Rainapella)

Kenny Bobien - Rise Above The Storm

Bonus track is by one of my most respects fellow Finns - Klas "Sasse" Lindblad aka Freestyle Man. This one's off his 1999 "Solid Support" EP.

Freestyle Man - Tender Rain

Techno Classics

Two techno classics. Enjoy

Green Velvet - Flash

Model 500 - No Ufo's(remix)

KALI

Two classic Bay Area independent raps from the mid 90's

City Side Crew - Kali

Dereliks - Iz On Some Other

Think

An essential piece of Baltimore's history in club music:

Scotty B had one copy in the store at the time...when he realized what was on the record, he called the record company and ordered 100 copies of this killer club classic. -DJ Technics

Precious Red - Think (Precious Female Preachin' mix)

Precious Red - Think (Farley's mix)

Best of both worlds (Part 1)

Back home from a 90s hiphop night which (so much as I wished) could have ended with this song from 1995.

R.Kelly feat. Notorious BIG - (You To Be) Happy