https://pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/135621/knhc-seattles-year-dance-chart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_Ahead_(Tube_%26_Berger_song)
This was an easy choice. I still listen to Straight Ahead often in 2025. Ironically, this is the first appearance for Chrissie Hynde. After I found out what Tattooed Love Boys was about, I stopped seeking out Pretenders songs out for musical inspiration. Yes indeed, lyrical content means everything-almost everything to me.
https://pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/135621/knhc-seattles-year-dance-chart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_Your_Feet
I was tempted to cross-reference the Billboard charts this year but whatever was more popular was no more memorable than Junior Senior.
https://pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/135621/knhc-seattles-year-dance-chart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Morillo
It was hard to find information on this memorable track. That reminded me this was around the time I was becoming familiar with the term “white label.” You know who introduced me to white labels, don’t you? We’re almost done with my journey-retrospective. I’m not sure Shuggie Love is on the charts we’re using, but it crossed my mind on time. What a record, up-tempo and easy to listen to for a whole 8 minutes.
https://pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/135621/knhc-seattles-year-dance-chart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_Me_Edelweiss
Just an example of the BPM and arrangements I was digging in the 2000s, still young enough to dance to it.
https://pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/135621/knhc-seattles-year-dance-chart
This is the chart I will use for the rest of my musical journey. Just in case I can’t find at least one song/record to shout-out from the c89.5 playlist, I’ll let their charts inspire me. We’ll be sure to find a cut, a bomb, a jam or a hit to post in order to honor y2k and beyond. I truly loved my dance radio edits and remixes around this time. Let’s go!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_(song)
I grabbed Britney early. I really liked Toxic when it came out. I recognized the production was a little less than what I was used to in the preceding decades, but a cut nonetheless.
Music is going to be my lifeline- my heartbeat in the 2000s. Remember mama? She transitioned in 2003 and I will turn to music to cure my broken heart.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_(Cassius_album)
As we finish the 90s, I don’t have as much to be grateful about. I stopped listening to popular artists who I truly adored in the 80s. I am an official house music fan in the 90s, a preference that sustained throughout a few separate decades. At home, I am starting to produce electronic dance music.
I can only think of one release to post as a favorite from 1999. This is a song/record I really wanted to replicate along with the other house producers I shouted out earlier.
In 1999 I started my first and only record label, DB!SPA Records in Seattle, Washington. I’ve previously credited Shocklin Lewis Jr. and Christopher J. White as co-founders of this pro-black, alternative, non-secular dance label. I was the party (out of the three) motivated by positive, child-friendly, “spiritual” music. Hopefully I have demonstrated this preference thus far.
I’ve used many monikers over the years including Boomslang, The Anti-Sex, Saint Blade, Fearless Leader, Monster, NMNI Rath and today some call me Superblack (SB). I’m flattered.
https://www.bandmix.co.uk/fearless-monster
Leaving L.A. (2001) Saint Blade Band
In 2017, I changed the name of DB!SPA Records to Superblack Records. I’ll talk about Superblack Records when we get through the 2000s.
The Boss DR-5 was my crutch between 1999-2010. I would buy one today but I guess I won’t. Boss DR- 5, Fostex -26, Yamaha PSR-170, Casio SK-1 and a Radio Shack microphone. Use this recipe to make up a new sound, from the past.
I struggled to find any tracks from 1998 that resonated with my contemporary listening preferences. This is rather disheartening, especially following the invigorating selections from the previous year. I recalled, which is crucial on my musical journey, the songs/records that captivated me during this period. One track that made a notable impression was “Can I Get A,” which was a substantial hit.
I found the production and the rapping to be thoroughly enjoyable. Regrettably, this song possesses a degree of raunchiness that may be deemed inappropriate for older audiences and younger audiences to boot. Please relish the radio edit provided below.
Puff Daddy is supplying bouncy hip hop for the urban dance clubs. The clubs are poppin’ in 1997. I’m not in them anymore but I regret not becoming a DJ in the 90s. This profession infiltrated the dance music industry and DJs became all the rage (again) in the 2000s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_dance_singles_of_1997
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Goin%27_On_(In_Your_Soul)
Ladies and gentlemen, the above is an example of a 10/10 IMHO.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_in_Love_with_You_(Duke_song)