Olskool 'Retro' House?

[lawler]

Any fans on here?

Doubt anyone been to any Retro nights...but worth a shot

[andyjo1982]

How old skool you talking? i remember a lot of early 90's stuff...

[lawler]

Ye that kind of stuff.....in particular the Retro nights....thinks its more of a Northern thing :-/

(Not like Motown etc lol like piano house etc)

[Thurbs]

I was in to house in the early 90's. Used to go to Gatecrasher, Fantasy Island, Club UK, MoS, Good Times etc most weekends and failed two colleges as a result. Too much class A .

It makes me smile when I hear re-mixed versions of the classics in to modern pop or 'dance' music. Bring back Groverider, Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling....

[lawler]

Yeah I know what you mean there is a lot of st remixes.

Some can be quite good though if they are done prerly lol

Cant beat nights like this...going out just for the music...good times

[Soir]

maximes, bowlers, the zone, wigan pier...

that kind of thing?

500 records from that era collecting dust at home - need to put on the pc somehow..

[Progressive]

Been to a few Retro nights when I was younger. Now they just seem to attract lads looking for a brawl and tacky lasses. Certainly wouldn't go to one now, even if I did like the music.

The way they run Retro is wrong in my opinion. They are conning the punters but it's an absolute cash cow so I see why they keep going with it for as long as they can get away with.

[lawler]

I do agree with you...It used to be about the music but now can be seen as 'chav'.

Do like the oldskool music thoug; espcially when its mixed in with more elctro style funky house.....cant beat it

[Plotloss]

Northern Soul retro or are we talking later than that?

House music has been my bag for longer than I care to remember.

[lawler]

Northern Soul is a bit even more before my time....more like early/mid 90's - big piano style house music.

Go on Youtube and type in Paul Taylor - Retro...and that will be the kind of stuff...

[Plotloss]

You know you're getting old when the music that formed you as a person is now considered retro.

There's life in my glowsticks yet however.

House with huge piano breaks used to be referred to as Italian House.

The finest ever piano house tune was Derrick May as Rhythym is Rhythym doing Strings of Life.

Strictly speaking May was a Detroit Techno producer but Strings is just so epic, so so epic as to sound fresh as a daisy today despite being recorded in 1989.

When it was first played at the Paradise Garage the crowd loved it so much it was played 7 times in a row.

[Progressive]

The thing that put me off about Retro was the endless politics. Moving from venue to venue. Having the 'Last Retro' once every 6 months (which made for massive ticket prices). If the people are prepared to go along with the soap opera then so be it I guess.

[lawler]

Plotloss said:

You know you're getting old when the music that formed you as a person is now considered retro.

There's life in my glowsticks yet however.

House with huge piano breaks used to be referred to as Italian House.

The finest ever piano house tune was Derrick May as Rhythym is Rhythym doing Strings of Life.

Strictly speaking May was a Detroit Techno producer but Strings is just so epic, so so epic as to sound fresh as a daisy today despite being recorded in 1989.

When it was first played at the Paradise Garage the crowd loved it so much it was played 7 times in a row.

That is a really great exampole of what Piano house is....Rhythm Foundation - Let the whole world know is also a good one.


I know what you mean about the politics but I just went for the music really....nothing in my opinion came close to it

[Plotloss]

I hate to say it but you really should have been there the first time round.

It was all so new, so fresh, so liberating. Happy times.

[lawler]

Some of us did not have the oppertunity....would have been great though!

[Condi]

Just before my time, I was one year old when Strings of Life was a hit and then about 12 by the end of the decade when the big piano riffs faded. Mind you, it certainly influenced what I like and what I listened to in future, there is some nice house coming back though - we've finally picked up some of the more chilled out Balearic House which is much more my bag than whats been around for the last few years.

[Progressive]

Unfortunately Balearic House has never really taken off. You would rarely find a decent night playing that genre. I suppose it is more 'bar' than 'club'. I love the way that Balearic House is like Pop music in Ibiza. Get in a taxi, go in a shop, go to a bar and you will hear it. I'm not sure I would like it if it was that popular in UK for example but when the sun is out and you have got a San Miguel in hand, it is perfect.

[Dunclane]

My era was around '95 onwards, some great stuff about then. Reminds me of when I first learnt to drive and had stereo going with windows down! Ahh those were the days!

[toast boy]

I'd love to go to a good retro dance night but can't say I've seen one that looked decent in ages. The only ones I've been to in the last couple of years have been private boat parties organised by friends, playing proper classics from the past 20 years - brilliant.

[sidaorb]

'Strings Of Life', thanks for the memories for just mentioning that track, flashback to Ritzy on Tottenham High Street, together with 900 Number and Don't Scandalise Mine by Sugarbear. Going to have to dig out my Deep Heat CD collection now.