A little while back I rediscovered Soundgarden’s wicked Superunknown album after it had been sitting in my shelves for around 15 years untouched. I’d completely forgotten how great it is, I don’t think there’s a crap tune on it and some of the lesser known ones definitely stand out the most for me.
I picked this one to post up because of the wicked moody intro but really I could have chosen just about anything from the 15 tracks on there. I highly recommend you go out and grab it, especially the double coloured vinyl edition. Yum
Ex-New Kid On The Block comes out with a pop smash in 1999. Who woulda thunk it? While I’ll be first to point out that pop music is mainly utter crap there are some real gems hidden away this, for me, definitely being one of them.
I guess I should really hate this tune but those funky semi-electro style beats and cheesy chorus always gets me singing along. Couldn’t find the video on YouTube apart from a version with terrible audio. Instead here are a load of pics of Mr Knight for you to swoon along to as you listen…
The Pointer Sisters had some seriously top tunes, this definitely being one of ’em. Massive chorus that I really recognise from being sampled/ripped in something else but can’t quite put my finger on.
The video is incredible with ridiculous boxing dance moves from 2:35 onwards. Big tune!
Totally awesome tune from Aleem who I know absolutely nothing about. Once again played to me by the same mate who had the Foster Sylvers tune. Another one that’s been sampled for a slightly more obscure track – C.M.C’s – Let Loose on one of my favourite hardcore labels, Ibiza Records.
I absolutely love this style of 80s electronic soul and really wish I knew more of the track names. If anyone has some recommendations then post ’em in the comments. I need more of this sort of stuff in my collection!
A friend of mine showed me this tune years back after picking it up second hand. Apparently a well known old skool tune in its field I recognised the intro from M-Beat’s jungle track, Style.
Performed and released when he was only 11 years old Foster Sylvers was part of a family of singers & songwriters, similar to the Jacksons, so I’m told. This was his first hit and has also been sampled on many Hip Hop tracks, according to Google.
