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BACK IN THE BOX is a brand new series from leading UK house label, NRK. Taking the World’s leading and longest serving DJ legends, B.I.T.B. invites them to plunder deep into their collections to those old house records that rocked the party time and time again, records that have since been left dormant on the shelves, waiting for the right moment to be dusted off (and this is that moment!). We’re talking about those records that shaped and influenced a whole music scene, from that golden era of house music from the late 80s-mid 90s. A mix that will evoke great memories of lost nights on the dancefloor, B.I.T.B is the trip back in time you’ve been waiting for!
Following on from the first release in the B.I.T.B series selected and mixed by Joey Negro, NRK invite ‘Little’ Louie Vega to do some serious crate diggin in the second installment who takes us on a good old romp down house music’s memory lane. Vega revives his “Little” Louie Vega tag especially for Back In The Box, and lays down an amazing 2 hour mix of favourite classics and forgotten gems over two CDs. A veritable who’s who of house music’s glorious past, this double mix retrospective of a golden era includes tracks & remixes from Todd Terry, Blaze, Black Science Orchestra, Eric Kupper, Romanthony, Crystal Waters, Sounds Of Blackness, Ralphie Rosario, Michael Watford....even Norman Cook makes a surprise entry under his Mighty Dub Katz guise!.. With no stone unturned, house anthems and underground classics rub shoulders with those tracks that rocked Vega’s sets back in the day.
Honing his skills on the New York club circuit in the mid-80s, legendary house music pioneer, ‘Little’ Louie Vega collaborated with Kenny “Dope” Gonzales for the Masters At Work project that has since gone on to spawn countless dance music “moments” (“I Can’t Get No Sleep”, “Work”, “To Be In Love”), and helped create and shape the house music sound as we know it. And proving that dance music is truly an all encompassing genre, Vega’s Nu Yorican Soul project enlisted the likes of George Benson, Jocelyn Brown, Roy Ayres, Tito Puente and Jazzy Jeff for a string of anthems like “I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun”, “It’s Alright, I Feel It” and “Runaway”. Quite simply, Vega has earned his stripes, and continues to win Grammy Awards, produce massive club hits, multi-instrumentation album projects, and continues to DJ the world over.
CD01 Mixed by Louie Vega
1. Mighty Dub Kats - It's Just Another Groove
+ Ruffneck feat. Yavhan - Everybody Be Somebody (Acapella)
2. Gypsymen – Hear The Music
3. House Of Gypsies – Samba
4. Swing Kids – Everybody
5. Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)
6. Shazz – El Camino (DJ Gregory Mix)
7. Merimaid - Luv Is
8. Karen Pollack – You Can't Touch Me
9. Interceptor - Together
10. Alexander Hope – Saturdays
11. Groove Collective – I Want You (She's So Heavy)
12. Gerideau – Take A Stand (Blaze Mix)
13. Nick Holder - Summer Daze
CD02 Mixed by Louie Vega
1. K-Scope – Latin Blues
2. Vinnie Colaiuta - Momoska
3. Luna Project – I Wanna Be Free
4. Aphrohead – In The Dark We Live
5. KenLou – The Bounce
6. Romanthony - Let Me Show You Love
7. Black Science Orchestra – Where Were You?
8. Ralphie Rosario ft. Xavier Gold – You Used To Hold Me
9. Reese Project – Direct Me (Joey Negro Mix)
10. Norma Jean Bell – I’m The Baddest Bitch
11. William S – I'll Never Let You Go
12. Nightmoves – Transdance
13. Michael Watford - Return Your Love To Me
14. Sounds Of Blackness - The Pressure
15. Black Masses - Wonderful Person
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