{xtypo_dropcap}T{/xtypo_dropcap}his song and its video are mostly responsible for me getting into house music. In Germany and the UK "Jack Your Body" produced by Steve 'Silk' Hurley and originally released in 1986 on the 'DJ International' sublabel 'Underground' from Chicago actually made it in the charts and it was played all over the radio. The European major label which licensed this song put together a video using old jazz dance snippets and some cheap computer animation (back in the days actually pretty fresh). I remember seeing this video on many different TV stations.
My wife Kat just sent this to me via StumbleUpon and our reaction was exactly the same.
'This is soooo like us' :) but luckily in addition we both get out on the weekends when I DJ.
Chills.. everytime I hear this song. Make sure you check out the 12" with the Acieed Mix by Steve 'Silk' Hurley. That was the one mostly played in European clubs and that's the one I usually drop when I play this classic jam from 1989. Check out the full release info, credits etc. at Ten City - That's The Way Love Is - Atlantic Records 1989
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please hit me up if you have a better quality version of this video. I gotta pull out my old VHS tapes and hope the sound's a bit more decent that the version above .. either way .. a must have in any House Music DJ's collection...
Live version video of this amazing song performed on MTV (Europe is my guess??) by Shaun Escoffery and band. 'Days Like This' is one of the greatest tunes you can hear on a deep house floor when that magical moment is in the air. If you have been to any of the Shelter parties during the recent WMCs you know what I am talking about. A big scream and EVERYONE... starts singing along. DJ Spinna definitely worked his magic when he remixed it for Oyster Music in 2001.
Personally, I've become very selective when it comes to picking the right moment to drop this song in a club. It really has to be one of THOSE nights. And when it is, well :) ...read above.
This live version takes the song to another level (if possible). When I saw it on YouTube it put a huge smile on my face. Check out the video of the great performance by Shaun and his band below. Adrian from Oyster Music posted this and many other Shaun Escofferey videos. This link takes you to his YouTube profile where you can watch the other videos.
I really wish there's a full release of this live version coming sometime soon. Maybe even a whole live album.
Find out how one of the greatest dance music anthems was created. I came across this video on YouTube and thought I'd share it with you. quote: A short clip from a film I made with Elliott Eastwick about the music of Detroit and its impact on our home town of Manchester. Here techno pioneer Derrick May tells us how he made the seminal 'Strings of Life'.
Also includes Doves
and Hacienda Dj Mike Pickering Matthew Norman. Film maker, artist and photographer ||| http://www.figfilm.co.uk
{xtypo_dropcap}D{/xtypo_dropcap}ope Dope Dope . You have to watch this video. Some background infos & interviews on one of the most influential underground house music record labels - NU GROOVE Records from New York City ..
listen to all those amazing tracks; makes you go record hunting all over again :) ..
oh, and please get in touch with me if you have the original videotape .. I'd love to see the rest. . .
Just came across this java applet that shows websites as sitegraphs. I had checked it out a while back w/ the old website design but now the graph's so much prettier :) .. it grows with every playlist, blogpost, comment, podcast, link etc. that I add to deepershades.net.
check these out ..
some portraits shot by Adam Gibbons from Soul Revival, Boston.
Soul Funktion during the DEMF in Detroit was the bomb .. EVERYONE WHO WAS PART OF THIS PARTY DID AN AMAZING JOB. When I arrived in Detroit on Sat. night and talked to a few people, it seemed like everyone already knew about what was gonna go down on May 27th to the Fi-Nite Gallery. The line up was mos def a big part of what drove people to this event.
{xtypo_dropcap}T{/xtypo_dropcap}his song and its video are mostly responsible for me getting into house music. In Germany and the UK "Jack Your Body" produced by Steve 'Silk' Hurley and originally released in 1986 on the 'DJ International' sublabel 'Underground' from Chicago actually made it in the charts and it was played all over the radio. The European major label which licensed this song put together a video using old jazz dance snippets and some cheap computer animation (back in the days actually pretty fresh). I remember seeing this video on many different TV stations.
Chills.. everytime I hear this song. Make sure you check out the 12" with the Acieed Mix by Steve 'Silk' Hurley. That was the one mostly played in European clubs and that's the one I usually drop when I play this classic jam from 1989. Check out the full release info, credits etc. at 
Live version video of this amazing song performed on MTV (Europe is my guess??) by Shaun Escoffery and band. 'Days Like This' is one of the greatest tunes you can hear on a deep house floor when that magical moment is in the air. If you have been to any of the Shelter parties during the recent WMCs you know what I am talking about. A big scream and EVERYONE... starts singing along. DJ Spinna definitely worked his magic when he remixed it for 
Find out how one of the greatest dance music anthems was created. I came across this video on YouTube and thought I'd share it with you.
{xtypo_dropcap}D{/xtypo_dropcap}ope Dope Dope . You have to watch this video. 
