The original leaders of the acid house & rave scene; Paul Oakenfold, Nancy Noise and Colin Hudd combine with their seminal respective club brands Spectrum, Future and The Land of Oz on the new album Summer Of Love.Summer Of Love is the definitive musical soundtrack to the summers of 1988 & 1989, that were the backdrop to both the birth of acid house and a new cultural movement that sent shockwaves through UK society and still resonates in 2018, the 30th Anniversary of the Summer Of Love.
Summer Of Love is a 3CD mix of the biggest acid house, rave and Balearic classics mixed by three of the genres most high profile and historically documented DJs.
Paul Oakenfold needs little introduction, he's the man widely recognised as the discoverer & inventor of what we now know as Acid House, international megastar DJ, producer, remixer and film soundtrack composer.
Nancy Noise is probably the first female DJ to really make a name for herself and break down the doors of the formerly boys only club of DJing with her own distinct sound.
Colin Hudd is the legendary London Soul, Funk and Boogie DJ who was one of the first DJs in the UK to start playing US 'House' music and influenced a raft of DJs thereafter.
Paul Oakenfold kicks it all off on CD1 bringing the sound of Spectrum, the infamous acid house club, mixing up classics from the likes of Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, 808 State and Steve 'Silk' Hurley alongside more esoteric tracks form Sueno Latino,
The Residents and even 80s socialite Mandy Smith.CD2 presents legendary London DJ Colin Hudd with the sound of The Land Of Oz, an equally ecstatic blend of acid house & rave classics that takes in anthems from Quartz, Rhythim Is Rhythim, Bizarre Inc, Orbital, Joe Smooth and CeCe Rogers, with a healthy side of hip house from the Jungle Brothers, Fast Eddie and Jungle Crew.
Nancy Noise rounds off the album on CD3 with the sound of Future, best described as a cool & breezy Balearic mix that captures the essence of Ibiza, bottles it and brings it back to the UK 88
1988 and after 10 years of music trends and styles, London had found itself taken over by an underground music scene coming from enlightened DJs that would eclipse any previous musical genre & lifestyle before.
With club entrepreneur Ian St Paul and music pioneer Paul Oakenfold, club nights FUTURE, SPECTRUM and LAND OF OZ were born and grew from the boredom of existing music, clubs and the passion to shake the status quo.
FUTURE was launched at the Sanctuary, Heaven in January 1988, taking place on a Thursday night with DJ’s Paul Oakenfold and resident Nancy Noise. Nancy’s diverse style and her choice of music made FUTURE the totally happening club with an eclectic vibe, playing anything from ‘It’s Immaterial – ‘Driving Away From Home’ to David Bowie ‘Underground’. Nancy’s ‘sound’ literally made the difference, her influence coming from Amnesia DJ maestro Alfredo that brought Balearic to London. Heightened by a nice and safe attitude (NASA!) to clubbing and a freedom to dance to whatever you heard, the diversity of music from FUTURE gave birth to a new era of London club culture.
Later in ’88 after the success and influence of FUTURE, new club SPECTRUM was launched in the main room of Heaven on a Monday night. The music was centred on Paul Oakenfold playing mainly Balearic, leaning towards Acid House and Nu-Beat. Paul could drop sounds to an audience that were never fazed to listen to something new, he simply wanted to play. From tracks as diverse as the Nightwriters ‘Let The Music Lift You Up’ to Fini Tribe ‘De Testimony’ blasting on Heavens mega system with lasers & lights, 2,000 charged clubbers and a queue of hopefuls reaching around the Charring Cross road, SPECTRUM was simply the biggest club to have ever hit London and was set to leave an un-erasable mark.
SPECTRUM’s legacy, LAND OF OZ launched in April 1989. It was to be Ian St Paul and Paul Oakenfold’s last club together. Paul was joined by resident DJ Colin (Huddy) Hudd and though Balearic was still the music policy, their spirit wind of change blew in with Colin’s love of Chicago and Detroit house, allied to his dedication and art of putting it all together, this was ‘mixing’ as we know it now. Paul and Colin playing together made the difference and refreshed by House music paved the way for a generation of ‘super clubs’ writing the roadmap forward at a time when music brought the masses together.
SUMMER OF LOVE, the album, brings together three of the most diverse & iconic DJs in Paul Oakenfold, Nancy Noise and Colin Hudd. Bringing together the sounds and anthems from three of the most influential clubs London, the UK and consequently the World has ever seen … So, enjoy and lets rock to the beat!
Mick Jackson
credits
released May 1, 2023
CD1. Spectrum - Mixed By Paul Oakenfold
01 A Split-Second – Flesh
02 Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)
03 Ralphi Rosario ft. Xavier Gold - You Used To Hold Me
04 Joey Beltram - Energy Flash
05 Mory Kanté - Yeke Yeke (Afro Acid Mix)
06 Kraze - The Party (Club Mix
07 Steve “Silk” Hurley - Jack Your Body (Club Your Body)
08 Mr Fingers – Can You Feel It
09 Reese & Santonio - The Sound (Extended Mix)
10 Frankie Knuckles ft. Jamie Principle – Your Love
11 Sandee - Notice Me (Notice the House Mix)
12 Phuture - Acid Tracks
13 Sueno Latino with Manuel Goettsching Performing E2E4 – Sueno Latino (Paradise Version)
14 808 State – Pacific State
15 Photon Inc. ft. Paula Brion - Generate Power (Wild Pitch Mix)
16 Adonis - No Way Back
17 Fallout - The Morning After (Sunrise Mix)
18 Mandy Smith – I Just Can’t Wait (The Cool and Breezy Jazz Version)
19 The Residents - Kaw-Liga (Prairie Mix)
20 Finitribe - De Testimony (Collapsing Edit)
CD2. Land of Oz - Mixed By Colin Hudd
01 Quartz – Meltdown
02 Frankie Knuckles Presents Satoshi Tomiie – Tears (Classic Vocal)
03 Turntable Orchestra - You're Gonna Miss Me
04 Maurice - This is Acid
05 Jungle Brothers - I’ll House You (Club Mix)
06 LNR – Work It To The Bone
07 One O One - Rock To The Beat
08 CJ Bolland – Wonderland
09 Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings Of Life
10 Fast Eddie - Yo Yo Get Funky
11 Tony Scott - That’s How I’m Living
12 The Nightwriters - Let the Music Use You (Radio Mix)
13 Dionne - Come Get My Lovin'
14 Humanoid - Stakker Humanoid
15 Jungle Crew ft. Jungle Jorge – Elektric Dance (Hitman's House Mix)
16 Bizarre Inc - Such A Feeling
17 Clubland feat. Quartz – Let's Get Busy (Pump It Up)
18 Renegade Soundwave – Thunder
19 Orbital - Chime
20 Westbam – Hold Me Back (Ultimate Mix)
21 Joe Smooth - Promised Land
22 CeCe Rogers – Someday (Club Mix)
CD3. Future - Mixed By Nancy Noise.
01 Stretch - Why Did You Do It
02 Hongkong Syndikat - Too Much (Cola-Banana-Mix)
03 StoneBridge - Jazzy John's Freestyle Dub
04 Shakatak – R. Manic & Sister Cool (Manic Cuts)
05 Trashing Doves – Jesus On The Payroll (Street Groove)
06 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (Extended Version)
07 Code 61 - Drop The Deal
08 Art of Noise ft. Max Headroom – Paranoimia (Extended Version)
09 Dizzi Heights - Would I Find Love (Extended Version)
10 T-Coy - De Mas Mas
11 The Cure - Hot Hot Hot!!! (Extended Mix)
12 Oh Well - Oh Well
13 Yello - Bositch
14 Hamilton Bohannon – Let’s Start The Dance
15 Gene & Jim Are Into Shakes - Shake!
16 Raul Orellana - Guitarra (UK Mix)
17 It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Wicked Weather For Walking)
18 Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots
19 William Pitt - City Lights
20 Solid Gold Easy Amex ft. Red Box - Enjoy (Paul Oakenfold Future Mix)
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