Girls make me lots of cake these days but I don’t think I’ve got any of this pie.
AMG - JIGGABLE PIE

BONUS ULTRA LO-FI TRACK
Pimp C, RIP, had some interesting talents…
UGK - I’M SO BAD

I wish going out and meeting people was more like it was in 1990s American popular culture. I want to go up to all the hot girls in the club like Jazz eyeing up Hillary Banks in The Fresh Prince and say things like “Damn girl! You look fine”! or “Why dance with a zero when you can get with a hero?” This track sort of has that vibe. FYI Apparently Positive K rapped the female voice too.

POSITIVE K - I GOT A MAN

Link stolen from Missingtoof.com

Every time I go round to my mate’s house I consume a big fat dose of swing and slowly I’ve become addicted to the stuff. I crave it!

I remember when the Work It sound was popular first time round. I had compilation tapes that featured Wreckx-N-Effect, SWV, En Vogue and Mary J but not much else. It was really the music that many of the kids in class’ older sisters listened to. My friends and me were probably too busy going insane in the membrane to Cypress Hill or something to pay attention.

I do remember a few things like…

FATHER MC FEAT JODECI - EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT

There was a time when Rephlex could do no wrong in my eyes. In the late 90s they released so many gems. My favourites include the especially retarded stuff like Bodenstandig 2000’s Maxi German Rave Blast Hits 3, Chaos A.D’s Remixes and Freakwincey’s I Farted. I also adored DMX Krew’s We Are DMX album and Cylob’s Living In The 1980s and Rewind - when those two made pop it was uniquely clever and fun. Fuschimuschi’s Super Sexy Lady was cool  and, yeah, Lektrogirl’s I Love My Computer has many moments of extreme genius too.

I don’t know if it was me sheepishly following fashion but by 2002 that scene seemed too retro (lol) and it felt like an incestuously chinstroking closed shop of egos and geekdom. These days I realise every scene’s the same and none of that matters and now I love all those 12”s again.

Here’s a long out of print track from their more unashamedly retro back catalogue that showcases why most plugins don’t match Roland analogue synths*

RAILWAY RAVER - PUMP UP THE HOUSING BENEFIT
and here’s another
RAILWAY RAVER - I WANT TO HELP U, ROLAND

* It’s an issue that I spend a lot of time thinking about.

I wish I had a copy of this 1992 record by the mysterous Michael Knight on Devon Records. The 12″ costs £90 on Discogs so all I have are these mid-fi MP3s.

MICHAEL KNIGHT - KNIGHT RYDER (12″ VERSION)
MICHAEL KNIGHT- KNIGHT RYDER (DUB MIX)
MICHAEL KNIGHT- KNIGHT RYDER (HIP HOUSE MIX)