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Sir Henry's Cork

I've mentioned Sir Henry's in passing before but today is the day when I go into some detail.

Old reliable JC passed this onto me this morning and I've been grabbing tunes like mad, full of nostalgia. For anyone who was at Sir Henry's in the 90's, or wanted to be there or just likes dance music from that time go check out what the guys from CorkDJs have come up with.

Sir Henry's (and Cork in general) always had the best nights out with a crowd that was always up for a full on party. I met some great people in those times- from standing in line to get the weekend started up to leaving and being invited to great partys ( a special shout out to Colm and Andrea at radio Friendly who broadcasted the after party at JC's stag!).

First off there is a nostalgia section with flyers from Sweat, the weekenders (see flyer below) and some pics (I may be in one of them! :-)

Then we have a trailer for a documentary about Sir Henrys. I really hope to see the full version of this as it tells a great story.                

"Sir Henrys needs no introduction: its walls saw some of the greatest DJs and club nights in Europe dwarfing any pretenders in other Irish towns and cities. Its demise and eventual demolition brought a tear to Cork hearts but the memories live on. Vinyl Films has embarked on what can only be described as a final and most fitting tribute. In this feature length documentary significantly titled “120 bpm” – a nod to the more relaxed pace of Henrys tunes – we are taken on a journey back in time with interviews from Greg and Shane, Stevie G, Jim X Comet, Henry’s manager Seán O’Neill, Mike Pickering, Radio Friendly head honcho Colm Moore, Graeme Park and New York producer Kerri Chandler."

A great story from this trailer comes from Jim X Comet when he talks about Laurent Garnier playing one Saturday night at the weekenders. I remember what he talks about (which is pretty amazing)-this was my birthday weekend and was a top night. Laurent Garnier was playing at 2am and mixed in Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' and as the chorus came in he hit the strobes and as Jim says it was like the roof was gonna come off the building!

And last but certainly not least-the cherry on the cake! The CorkDJs have gone and posted about 60 tunes that sum up Sir Henrys between 1987 and 1996!

Here are some of my favourites from back in the day.

Slam: Positive Education. One of the all time classic tunes-produced to perfection.
Download Slam.mp3

Sven Vath: Barbarella. From one of the masters of trance comes the hypnotizing Barbarella.
Download SvenVath.mp3

Jam & Spoon: The Age of Love. I just don't know what to say about this track. I never knew the name of it yet always loved it to bits. Beautiful.
Download JamAndSpoon.mp3

Ok-now we are getting towards the end of the night at Sir Henry's and gearing up for the after parties!

Rising High Collective: Fever Called Love. "You send me up, up, up to the highest peak."
Download RisingHighCollective.mp3

South Street Player: Who Keeps Changing Your Mind. Last tune of the night-in the courtyard of Sir Henrys, rain drizzling down but everyone dancing with all the soul in the world.
Download who_keeps_changing_your_mind.mp3

Then the after party!
4th Measure Men: 4You. JC's top choice always at his gaff. :-)
Download 4You.mp3

Thanks to everyone who organized, played and danced at those weekends-great memories.
I can't wait to go back for the reunion. ;-)

Cheers,
Cubik

Return 2 Acid

Artist: Kerri Chandler
Tune: Return 2 Acid

This tune goes out to the posse at Dilated Choonz- these guys consistently deliver choice tunes and never cease to impress and surprise me with their breath and depth. Cheers guys.
I am sure they have this track but none the less I have no doubt that they enjoy listening to it every time they hear it.
This acid throwback track is amazingly done with a stomping 808 and keys with the 303 snaking its merry way up and down your spine. And then you are asked "So tell me, where was the first time  you heard acid?  Was it at the warehouse? Were you at a dark club?.......Or is it now?"
Nice.
Download return_2_acid.mp3
If it is your first time hearing acid....welcome to our world.

I can remember my first acid tune, and I think it was in a car. It was Hardfloor: Acperience (cheers again JC). Hear it here.

Kerri Chandler-you just rocked my world again.

Cheers,
Cubik

Are you acperienced?

Artist: Hardfloor
Tune: Acperience

Well, here is another old school acid tune that I had pulled from the vaults.
This was the first acid/house/trance/techno tune that I ever heard! At the time I was listening to Sonic Youth, Pixies, The Smiths, etc. so this came as an absolute surprise to me-of course I asked 'what is that and where can I hear more?'. Little did I realise that it was the begining of a bit of a journey that would involve many tunes like this one.
Anyho.
Starting off with one of the most solid kick beats you'll ever come across the acid 303 is slowly introduced (sounding remarkably like a demented rubber band), then the hi-hats start snapping and away we go.
This track comes in at a whopping 8 minutes and it is acid 303 onslaught pretty much all the way with finely tuned layers of 303 interwined and flowing over each other . With a build up around 3 minutes into it that'll rock you out and another one at around 6 minutes that'll finish you off! If anyone has heard The Streets' 'We All Sing'-this song is what he was talking about, excpet we weren't signing very much to be honest. :-)
Great track-gets my hair standing on end every time.
So...big up to the UFO crowd...you know who you are

Download 05_hardfloor_hardtrance_acperience.mp3

Loopy baby

Artist: Pizzaman
Tune: Babyloop

Ah, the good old days. This track goes out to the one and only JC. Many a night we would sit in his gaff listening to this, and others like it, until the wee hours.
Pizzman is (primarily), the one and only Norman Cook/FatboySlim and was formed around 1995.

This track is a classic old dance tune with a slow build up, solid driving beat, yummy squelchy acid (303) and a break that would get all the arms in the air back in the day.
Definitely fun to listen to now.
If only I could slow it down a bit......the duracell bunny is loosing his energy!
;-)
Download 04_babyloop.mp3