'86 is a tough one as I seem to have less tracks from this year than those around it. I was going to put up 'The Rain' by Oran Juice Jones but am dissatisfied with how quickly my copy fades out as Oran continues his vengeful tirade against his cheating lover with an increasingly disturbing glee. Shame! Hopefully there's a longer version out there but in the meantime have the original source material for The Source's anthemic 1991 hit - wonder how much money Frankie and Jamie made from it themselves (including it's customary re-mix every five or six years since). You'll notice the original was slightly higher-pitched than 'You Got The Love' and perhaps sounds 'flatter' but it's obviously glorious in it's own right.
Frankie Knuckles & Jamie Principle - Your Love
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Frankie Knuckles & Jamie Principle - Your Love
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Severed Heads - Lambougini
Appearing only* on an interestingly looking compilation from 1982, this is a fantastic and startlingly ahead of it's time track that seems to pre-empt a distinct dance music trend 20 years in advance. By that I just mean the 'micro' element of the production generally. Everything sounds (unintentionally?) strained and concentrated but in a way that evokes a summer haze with an hallucinogenic tinge.
As a result this track, for me, eclipses 'Dead Eyes Opened' which would follow a couple of years later and itself establish a reputation for striking prescience two decades on, or at least just highlighting how much the dudes at Kompakt and other German house labels were (presumably) influenced by SH.
Severed Heads - Lambougini
*track later listed as Lambourgini on this comp from last year.
