As an accidental companion piece to recent posts on Bagging Area and No Badger Required, I've been sorting out some CDs that I will no longer keep, having ripped them to MP3 some time ago. Prior to donating the CDs, I've been listening to each of them in their entirety. Some, including today's selection, have a tenuous link to NBR's excellent "Crossover Tracks" series (coincidentally, the artist in this morning’s final post also features here).
One of the (re)discoveries was two cover-mounted CDs released to accompany the Muzik Magazine Dance Awards 2001, respectively sub-titled The Party and The Future. With 'The Future' now being over two decades in the past, it's been a really enjoyable listen, both solid compilations and music that - to my ears, at least - hasn't dated as much as I may have thought.
No surprise that Dot Allison was smashing it with the title track of her album, co-produced with Keith Tenniswood. Her current more pastoral music is excellent but this bass-heavy electro chugger is a welcome reminder of her dancefloor credentials.
From Edinburgh to Glasgow and a very pleasant surprise to find Monica Queen providing vocals to Chris Coco's All Of My Beautiful Friends. I got her 2022 album Stop That Girl as part of my Last Night From Glasgow membership and from there was belatedly introduced to The Kingfishers, little realising that Monica had been hiding in my collection all along. A reminder that I should also seek out the Chris Coco solo album that this track is lifted from.
Fellow Glaswegians Craig Morrison and Graeme Reedie aka Silicone Soul also pop up, a reminder of how good they were. Sadly, they appear to have called it a day over a decade ago.
Another sadly defunct duo is Fort Lauderdale aka Steve Webster and Toby Jenkins. I've just discovered that they went on to form Higamos Hogamos in the late 2000s and Steve resurrected the latter to record and release an album, Generation Games, during lockdown. We Ain't Got No Money Honey is the opener of Fort Lauderdale's second album, Time Is Of The Essence, and it makes for a rather beautiful closing track too.
1) Mindset To Cycle: FC Kahuna (2000)
2) We're Only Science (Album Version): Dot Allison (2001)
3) Big Groovy Fucker (Edit): Plump DJs (2001)
4) Star 69 (What The F**k) (Wine 'Em Dine 'Em 69 'Em Mix By X-Press 2): Fatboy Slim (2001)
5) The Answer (Album Version): Silicone Soul ft. Melanie Clarke (2000)
6) All Of My Beautiful Friends (Album Version): Chris Coco ft. Monica Queen (2001)
7) Deeper Water (Wookiee Slut Extended Vocal Remix): PMT ft. Michelle Breeze (2000)
8) Darkness 01/01/01: Steve Mac & Yousef (2001)
9) I Feel Loved (Danny Tenaglia's Labor Of Love Edit): Depeche Mode (2001)
10) One For You (Original Mix): James Holden (2001)
11) We Ain't Got No Money Honey: Fort Lauderdale (2001)
2000: ...A Soul Thing: 5
2000: Big Kahuna Kicks Two Sampler (promo 12"): 1
2000: Deeper Water EP: 7
2001: I Feel Loved EP: 9
2001: Muzik Magazine Dance Awards 2001 Vol.1: The Party: 3
2001: One For You EP: 10
2001: Star 69 (What The F**k) EP: 4
2001: The Drumbums EP: 8
2001: Time Is Of The Essence: 11
2001: We Are Science: 2
2002: Next Wave: 6
If you like Monica Queen check out Thrum and also Tenament and Temple two radically different but excellent bands she is part of.
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