- The Shindig club in Newcastle is a clubbing institution in the UK with a record of being one of the truest house clubs around with a history harking back to ye olde 1991. The history lesson goes something like this: growing from a small 200 capacity to the current 1350 at Foundation with arguably one of the best sound systems in the country, regular guest appearances from the likes of Danny Rampling, Roger Sanchez, Deep Dish, Eric Morillo, Lottie, Danny Howells and Yousef, and a hungry devoted crowd which files in each week. Shindig Volume 1 is brought to you by the lovable chaps responsible for all those quality tunes and labels nestled in your record box: Lexicon Avenue, Forensic Records, New Phunk Theory, Little Green Men and of course Shindig. So with a history like that you’ve got to expect a pretty special CD right?
Queue press release quotes:
"It's not about chartbusters or big name DJ's…it's what's happening musically at Shindig as it happens…." Rob Cameron – Promoter
Quite.
The first CD features tracks from Brent Laurence, Anada Project. Cuba Computers, more Chus & Cellabos and Mooncat than you can shake a stick at, and a ‘special’ Lexicon Avenue rework of Creamer and K’s ‘Wish you were here’. I was left scratching my head at first, wondering if it in fact was 1991 and why my handbag wasn’t closer to my side. That said it’s a nice chunky affair, nodding its head to the bygone era of dark heads down progressive house. I’m going to award tune of CD1 to that little drummer boy – DJ Chus for ‘That Groove Feeling’ (Defected) which is a proper big room tune with bag o bongos. ‘I wish you were here’? Won’t this tune ever go away?
Perhaps CD2 should have come before CD1. It starts off with a lovely Ashley Beedle mix of Emulsion ‘ Kinda Blue’ and then swings into Noel Nanton ‘Your Love’ (Ian Pooley mix). Lovely. This CD is definitely living up to beforesaid quote – Future Funk Essentials, Audiowhores, Gene Farris, Simon Grey and Dennis Ferrer all feature here on what can be described as a more laid back house CD. This is true house music?
Make tracks to Shindig and check the club because it is a truly awesome night out with Scot Bradford, Scooby and guests. CD2 will be hanging out in my CD changer and I’m more than curious as to what Volume 2 will bring. Hopefully more of that true house vibe which seems a little lacking on this release.
Tracklisting
CD 1
1 Brent Laurence - Aint Gonna (Montanari & Greppi Dark Docal ) Soulgroove
2 Ananda Project Feat. Terrance Downs - Falling For You (G Pal New York Vocal) - Nite Groves
3 Golden Sol Feat Maureen Parker - Keep Your Head Up (Montanari & Ruberto Dark Vocal ) - Sfp
4 Cuba Computers - Haunting Me (Chus & Ceballos Vocal ) - Shinichi
5 Mooncat Feat Ferank - Hear What Was Said (Original Mix) - Forensic
6 Sidechained - Cityscape - Abyss
7 Mooncat Feat Mary - Strong (Vocal Mix) - Low Pressings
8 Dj Chus Presents The Groove Foundation - That Feeling (Chus Mucho Drums) - Defected
9 Palm Rich & Jose Nunez Feat Daliah - Got To Have Your Love - (Subliminal Vocal) - Subliminal
10 Dj Rasoul - Oh Baby - (Chus & Ceballos Iberican Remix) - Hooj Choons
11 John Creamer & Stephane K - I Wish You Were Here (Lexicon Avenue Vocal) - Critikal Records
CD 2
1 Emulsion - Kinda Blue (Ashley Beadle Mix) - Loaded
2 Noel Nanton - Your Love - Nrk
3 Future Funk Essentials
I Believe (Vincenco Remix) Records Of Interest
4 Audiowhores - Housemusic Allnight (Original) - Celebrity Records
5 Gene Farris - Black Satin (Miguel Migs Petal Dub) - Soma
6 Ralf Gum Feat Concha Buika - Nobody Can Touch Me (Ralf Gum & Christian P's Original Touch) - Gogo Music
7 Jay J - Keep On Rising (Dj Chus & David Penn Stereo Music) - Defected
8 Simon Grey - One (Knee Deep Vocal Mix) - Records Of Interest
9 Kojo Presents The Blackbyrds - Serious Vibes (Joey Negro Club Mix) - Z
10 Dennis Ferrer - Reach For Freedom (Df's Vocal) - King St/Nite Grooves
11 Jamie Lewis Feat. Michael Watford - For You (Kot + Haze Mix) - Aurei