SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 20 Greatest House Tracks of 1980's

20 "THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS" - Ten City (1989)

19 "IT'S YOU" - E.S.P. (1986)

18 "IN & OUT OF MY LIFE" - Adeva (1988)

17 "LET THE MUSIC (USE YOU)" - The Night Writers (1987)

16 "TEARS" - Frankie Knuckles presents Satoshi Tomiie feat. Robert Owens (1989)

15 "RESPECT" - Adeva (1988)

14 "MOVE YOUR BODY (THE HOUSE MUSIC ANTHEM)" - Marshall Jefferson & On The House (1986)

13 "PEOPLE HOLD ON" - Coldcut feat. Lisa Stansfield (1989)

12 "SOMEDAY" - Ce Ce Rogers (1987)

11 "DON'T YOU WANT ME" - Jomanda (1989)

10 "PARADISE (Shep Pettibone Remix) - Diana Ross (1989)

9 "IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (Vocal Mix)" - Da Posse feat. Christa Jordan (1988)

8 "CAN YOU FEEL IT" - Fingers Inc. feat. Robert Owens (1988)

7 "LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY (Jellybean & David Morales 1987 Classic Underground Mix)" - Whitney Houston (1988)

6 "PROMISED LAND" - Joe Smooth (1988)

5 "DIRTY CASH (MONEY TALKS)" - Adventures Of Stevie V (1989)

4 "BABY WANTS TO RIDE" - Frankie Knuckles feat. Jamie Principle (1987)

3 "NO WAY BACK" - Adonis (1986)

2 "AIN'T NOBODY BETTER" - Inner City (1989)

1 "BIG FUN" - Inner City (1988)

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CHOON OF THE DAY: "NAVY & CREAM" - U.S. Girls

U.S. Girls, the most captivating of all artists currently residing at 4AD - "the record label that gave birth to indie cool", released her curiously eclectic "Half Free" album last year. Following the stream of immersive singles promoting the album "Damn That Valley", "Woman's Work" and "Window Shades" Megan Remy continues to inspire with "Navy & Cream" a song which balances between the wall of industrial electro sound and her very own experimental definition of Pop music in the same time. One of a kind.

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SHREM'S WORLDLY DELIGHTS: "ENTA ARABI" - Kabreet

Continuing my New Year's resolution about posting more songs from the lesser explored corners of the musical world, I give you this truly captivating recording from the Berlin based Yemeni/German duo Kabreet. "Enta Arabi" comes from Ibi Ibrahim & Hanno Stecher's freshly released debut album "Momken Bokra" which you can stream and purchase on Bandcamp. The elegant composition mixes some traditional Arabic instruments with minimal electronica in a subtle way. With its understated melody, nostalgic vocals and the unquestionably melodic aspect of the al-ʿArabiyyah, "Enta Arabi" is a real treat not only for those already partial to Middle Eastern sounds.



Here's the video for the equally seductive title track taken from Kabreet's first LP:

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SHREMIVERSARIES: Janet Jackson's "CONTROL" 30th

JANET JACKSON "CONTROL"

RELEASE DATE: 4th February, 1986
LABEL: A&M
PRODUCERS: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, Monte Moir, Steve Wiese
CHART: US #1, NZ #5, NLD #7, UK #8, CAN #11

SINGLES:

1. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY" - released 13 January 1986
CHART: UK #3, NLD #3, US #4, AUS #6, CAN #6

2. "NASTY" - released 15 April 1986
CHART: US #3, NLD #5, CAN #8, NZ #8, SWI #8

3. "WHEN I THINK OF YOU" - released 28 July 1986
CHART: US #1, NLD #2, CAN #6, IRL #10, UK #10

4. "CONTROL" - released 21 October 1986
CHART: US #5, NLD #9, NZ #16, CAN #18, BEL #20

5. "LET'S WAIT AWHILE" - released 6 January 1987
CHART: US #2, UK #3, IRL #4, CAN #11, NLD #14

6. "THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE" - released 12 May 1987
CHART: US #14, NLD #15, BEL #17, IRL #23, UK #24

7. "FUNNY HOW TIME FLIES (WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN)" - released 25 November 1987
CHART: IRL #24, UK #59

FAVOURITE NON-SINGLE TRACK:

"HE DOESN'T KNOW I'M ALIVE"

FAVOURITE NON-ALBUM TRACK:

"START ANEW"



FAVOURITE REMIXES:

"THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE (Shep Pettibone's Long Vocal Remix)



"NASTY (Cool Summer Mix Part One)"

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Crème de la crème: TOP 20 BEST OF JANUARY 2016

20 (N) "Negroni Eyes" - Wallace (self-released)

19 (N) "Pressure Pressure" - Mona Lazette (Toy Tonics)

18 (N) "People Say" - Seramic (GMF Records)

17 (N) "Diamond Girls" - Guerilla Toss (DFA)

16 (N) "All Night" - SG Lewis feat. Dornik (Jasmine Music/PMR)

15 (N) "Mala" - Maluca (RPM MSC)

14 (N) "Take It To The Top" - LEISURE (self-released)

13 (N) "Out Of Reach" - Annie (Pleasure Masters)

12 (N) "In My Garden" - Invisible Cities feat. Róisín Murphy (Double Drop)

11 (N) "Everything Nice" - Jaakko Eino Kalevi feat. Farao (Weird World)

10 (N) "G-T Salong" - Golden Ivy (Music Dreams)

9 (N) "Woman" - Rosie Lowe (Wolf Tone)

8 (N) "Men of Glass" - Sevdaliza feat. Rome Fortune (self-released)

7 (N) "The Hardest Thing To Do" - Tony Primo & Nixxie (Warp)

6 (N) "Overcome" - Laura Mvula feat. Nile Rodgers (Sony)

5 (N) "Love Invaders" - Fatima Yamaha (Magnetron)

4 (N) "Where U Are" - Rina Sawayama (self-released)

3 (N) "Razrushitelniy Krug (Destructive Cycle)" - Kedr Livanskiy (2MR)

2 (N) "Because" - Smerz (self-released)

1 (N) "It Means I Love You" - Jessy Lanza (Hyperdub)

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