RIP OSHM :-( Be Without You

Today is a sad day indeed. The fantastic 'Old School House Music 1990-2000' blog has been taken down by the authorities.
It was this blog that I first randomly stumbled across when surfing the net one day and is responsible for not only reminding me of classic FGC from days gone by but introducing me to FGC I'd never heard before as well as putting me in touch with some great lads that I have shared some superb memories and music with.
Not only this, it inspired me to start up my own blog which you are visiting now!!!
Worringly though, I feel my days may be numbered. I keep receiving 'warnings' from the DMCA about copyright infringement. FFS!!! Wankers!!!

Well here's a big FGC from just a few years back that is extremely uplifting with it's strings and vocals.
OSHM we will Be Without You :-( xxx
Keep the faith and the vibe alive brothers and sisters.

'Hands up, put your hands up,
Well let me see you put your hands up.

Anybody who's ever loved,
You know just what I feel,
Too hot to fake it,
Nothing can replace it.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/Y16I-mWj/WiFi_-_Be_Without_You.html

Stand Up

FGC from 94 and another I remember Parkie dropping. This is the 'Xen Mantra Reach For The Peaks Epic Mix'. Haha. Chooon!!!

'Stand up, and tell everybody I got him.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/mQN25uMi/Loleatta_Holloway_-_Stand_Up_X.html

Take California

FGC that I remember hearing Oakie play at the start of one of his sets.
Chooon!!! ... and if you aren't familiar with these guys work then check out their album 'Decksanddrumsandrockandroll' ... it's ace (and includes a track called Velvetpants lol)

http://www.4shared.com/audio/ltcTr_JU/Propellerheads_-_Take_Californ.html

All Night

Flip side of the 94 classic Saxy Lady. Chooon!!!

http://www.4shared.com/audio/VnLcCuzb/Quivver_-_All_Night__Funky_Tin.html

Millenium

Here's a FGC that I'm feeling right now.
It's got a proper nice chuggy groove although I can't help but think it's 10 years too late.

'Everybody sings, to the music that it brings,
Millenium.
And our hearts are open wide, with a joy we can not hide,
Millenium.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/8_vTRejf/Juanjo_Martin_Feat_Rebeka_Brow.html

Everybody Wants To Be Somebody

Tasty update of the Ruffneck and Yavahn FGC from 95. I was gonna rip and up the original vinyl (still might yet) but found this version (the Alex Gomez & Albert Maris remix) and I like it so check it.

'Everybody wants to be somebody.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/r6TUEC0b/Matthias_Menck__Thomas_Gold_-_.html

Pasilda

Soz, not been about for a few days, tons of crazy shit going down here.
Anyways, here's a mega FGC from 2000. Loads of fresh new mixes of this knocking about but this original KneeDeep version is da bomb. Absolutely love this. I always sing along even though I've absolutely no idea what the lyrics are, lol.

<3

http://www.4shared.com/audio/EtA3n7YT/afro_medusa_-_pasilda__knee_de.html

Keep It Right

Funky ass choonage from a couple of years back. Nice. A familiar sounding sample chucked in halfway through though can't put my finger on it. Any trainspotters out there know it? I think it was a chart choon fom around that time but...maybe not?

'Keep it right, you better keep it funky,
Keep it tight, you better keep it funky.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/iqYrw3YV/BobbyKlein_-_Keep_It_Right_Bus.html

Happy People

Late 90's sweet funky jam. Yeah baby, dig this shit!!!

'Just take a look around and tell me what you see,
Happy people.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/sIDLNUhK/Harlem_Zip_Code_-_Happy_People.html

Scattered Dreams

Fantastic house classic from the early 90's.
Deep and groovy FGC.
Yeehaw!!!

'Boom Chocka Boom'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/6TKtartk/280_West_-_Scattered_Dreams__B.html

Return Of The Original Artform

Something else a little bit different now, breakee stylee, but a FGC nevertheless. It's still funky groovy shit though and if it doesn't make you move there's probably something wrong with you.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/sa5p3Vd4/Major_Force_-_Return_of_the_or.html

Diamond

Quirky, groovy, funky plinkiness from 02 out on City Rockers.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/z2Ozzbmr/Daniel_Champu_-_Diamond.html

Same Ol' Thing

Phat bassline alert!!! First out in 98. Chooon!!!

'I wanna get down, get down tonight,
Cos I'm loving you and holding you tight,
I wanna get down 'cos it feels so right,
It's not the same ol' thing.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/VXxeK2qJ/Loverush_-_Same_Ol_Thing__Sand.html

Lies

FGC off of Olympic Recordings out of Liverpool in 94. I remember hearing Parkie drop this at Cream. Nice groovy bassline on this along with some nice vocals.

'You, you told me lies'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/F53xEU1H/Eric_Perez_Project_-_Lies__3am.html

Give It Back

Get it whilst it's hot!!! This is brilliant, imho.

A future classic, trust me. Huge!!!

'Give it all back to me,

'Cos you don't want it, you don't need it,

You are just playing with my heart.'

Not sure which is my favourite so upped them both. (Other mixes are available but these are the best two.)

Original

http://www.4shared.com/audio/3UQMnT6n/Sergio_Flores_ft_Joy_Malcolm_-.html

Scientific Soul

http://www.4shared.com/audio/K7NM8VQ5/Sergio_Flores_ft_Joy_Malcolm_-.html

Chocolate Sensation

Funky house from 99 sampling the classic 'Love Sensation'.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/GbOwjDEn/Chocolate_Sensation__Original_.html

Pacific State

(Another) one of my all time favourites... again. Now I posted the rather tasty update back in May. Well, it's only gone and been remixed all over and it's jus fookin great. It has been laced with lush piano this time, mmm...I love it. This is the Roy Mclaren Revival Mix.
Fookin' beltin'!!!

http://www.4shared.com/audio/pa8iDR0X/Doman__Gooding_-_Pacific_State.html

It Was Acid

Fresh as fook but sooooo oldskool. This is great!!!

'Maximum respect to Ron and the future for creating that acid sound at the musicbox.
Acid, acid, acid, acid, acid.
Acieeed!!!
Dance all night to it.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/NHAjgXem/Christian_Hornbostel__Alfred_A.html

Movin' Now

Oldskool Italian madness from 1990. Chooon!!!

'It's about time to move right now.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/pPVu8nOz/Pierre_Feroldi_Feat_Linda_Ray_.html

Do It Now

FGC from 2000 but re-released in 01 on Defected. Top piece of chilled grooving choonage with sublime piano tinkling on the epic 13min original version.
I've also included the Knee Deep Remix for a slightly different summery funkier take on it.
Very nice.

Original
http://www.4shared.com/audio/VmiW48Vi/Dubtribe_Sound_System_-_Do_It_.html

Knee Deep
http://www.4shared.com/audio/k2hAy1Qq/Dubtribe_Sound_System_-_Do_it_.html

I Can't Go For That

Hahahahahahaha... Love this. FGC from 81 but reworked for now.
Got to no.1 in America but only no.8 over here. If you're not sure what it is, give it a listen and I'm sure you'll recognise it.
Chooon!!!

http://www.4shared.com/audio/nF0_mrKn/Hall__Oats_-_I_Cant_Go_For_Tha.html

Two Can Play That Game

Fantastic FGC from 94. Great memories of this. Yet another classic. Once again please excuse the odd pop n crackle on the rip but that's vinyl for you, especially when it's been fookin hammered.

'Drop it.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/_Fhl5X3y/Bobby_Brown_-_Two_Can_Play_Tha.html

That Sound

Oh yeah, I love this. Super, sweet, soulful funky stuff. A little bit crackley off of the vinyl but it's another proper FGC for you.

'Everybody's singing,
Everybody's swinging,
Everbody's moving to the Terry sound.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/Rq3NqUVE/Terry_Hunter_-_That_Sound__Ter.html

Blues For You

Woohoo! Classic FGC from 94 out on Strictly Rhythm. Beautiful vocal garage house.

'I've got the blues for you baby.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/GC7sc0o7/Logic_-_Blues_For_You.html

Ooh I Love It (Love Break)

Yeah baby. Released late 90's but sounding so retro. Choonarooney!!!

'Don't you love? Don't you love it?
Ooh I love it.
Love when you shake it,
Hate it when you take it,
Love it when you wanna take a love break.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/L2O4WnOw/Salsoul_Orchestra_-_Ooh_I_Love.html

Insanity / Reality

FGC for me certainly back in 91. Proper oldskool. Yeah a little cheesey maybe but it always fookin rocked whenever it dropped. Chooon!!!

Insanity (Dream Tripper Remix)
http://www.4shared.com/audio/GpNfdEBB/Oceanic_-_Insanity__Dream_Trip.html

Here's the other track on the vinyl, a nice piano filled instrumental.

Reality
http://www.4shared.com/audio/_owSBjvr/Oceanic_-_Reality.html

Welcome To The Real World

Yes indeed. Proper high quality FGC everytime. Do you expect anything less?
This has brilliant soulful vocals and a sweet funky groove.
Top choon!!!

http://www.4shared.com/audio/3Ju9LE5J/Overjoyd_-_Welcome_To_The_Real.html

Release

Chooon!!! Two mixes here, both sides of the vinyl, totally different but both FGC in their own rights.

Come on!!!

MaW Mix
http://www.4shared.com/audio/QKotj6-C/Afro_Celt_Sound_System_-_Relea.html

Rollo Remix
http://www.4shared.com/audio/O1t4qpOU/Afro_Celt_Sound_System_-_Relea.html

Let The Music

A total classic of a FGC from The Night Writers aka Frankie Knuckles. It was first released all the way back in 87 in the US before being released in 88 over here.

Still sounds amazing today. Fantastic!!! Top Drawer!!! Chooon!!!

http://www.4shared.com/audio/RZUX83M5/The_Night_Writers_-_Let_The_Mu.html

We Got The Funk

Here's a proper funky FGC from 99 from Candy Apple.
It's amazing what a Google image search will bring up eh.

'We got the funk, we got the funk yeah!'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/YSPgFWBc/Candy_Apple_-_We_Got_The_Funk.html

Why Naked

FGC here that was hammered in the early 90's. Frank De Wulf is the man behind this track and is better known for his harder Belgium techno sound.
This on the other hand has a lovely clubby house sound and it's got a great little infectious groovy piano hook in it.

http://www.4shared.com/audio/C-aDL3g0/C_Concept_-_Why_Naked.html

Tonite

FGC from 98. I had forgot all about this one. Give it a listen whether you know it or not.
Chooon!!!

http://www.4shared.com/audio/Pr6GzgZG/Supercar_-_Tonite__extended_mi.html

Saint or Sinner (Blackbox Remix)

Freshness with oldskool flavour. Chooon!!!

'I got what you need boy,

Saint or a sinner.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/9HYu5hW4/Saint_or_Sinner__Blackbox_Remi.html

So Fly

Funky house from 02. This is off the remix vinyl. Nice.

'DJ spinnin'
Everybody so fly, fly
Fly everybody, so fly.'

http://www.4shared.com/audio/lw5jpfOo/M_-_So_Fly__Hott22_So_Fly_High.html